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the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o judgement_n it_o be_v that_o aught_o to_o be_v administer_v and_o public_o hold_v forth_o in_o his_o sacred_a name_n with_o the_o ground_n thereof_o from_o the_o law_n and_o testimony_n if_o man_n so_o deserve_v even_o to_o execration_n reas_n for_o the_o like_a care_n and_o the_o like_a mean_n in_o every_o respect_n be_v to_o be_v use_v hold_v forth_o and_o exercise_v over_o such_o sister_n church_n whether_o false_a or_o true_a if_o they_o be_v so_o deem_v through_o their_o own_o profession_n as_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v use_v over_o particular_a brethren_n by_o a_o particular_a church_n whether_o such_o brethren_n be_v false_a or_o true_a that_o through_o their_o own_o profession_n be_v deem_v brethren_n or_o call_v brethren_n as_o 1_o cor._n 5._o 11._o and_o if_o admonition_n and_o in_o some_o case_n excommunication_n be_v ordinance_n of_o god_n sanctify_v for_o the_o heal_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o god_n people_n go_v astray_o it_o be_v a_o sacrilegious_a injury_n either_o to_o the_o minister_n or_o elder_n or_o to_o whole_a church_n when_o they_o go_v astray_o to_o deprive_v they_o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o such_o wholesome_a medicine_n when_o the_o estate_n of_o their_o soul_n stand_v in_o need_n thereof_o as_o so_o their_o own_o argument_n do_v plain_o resolve_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o church_n of_o n._n eng._n pag._n 101._o chap._n 5._o sect._n 6._o but_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o even_o whole_a church_n may_v so_o far_o apostatise_v and_o go_v astray_o either_o in_o life_n or_o doctrine_n or_o government_n etc._n etc._n as_o well_o as_o particular_a member_n of_o a_o congregation_n reas_n for_o suppose_v all_o the_o congregation_n do_v not_o act_v so_o wicked_o as_o to_o be_v fornicator_n idolater_n or_o adulterer_n etc._n etc._n yet_o they_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o connive_v and_o indulge_v and_o be_v accessary_a with_o such_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n as_o the_o corinthian_n be_v with_o the_o incestuous_a person_n and_o therefore_o be_v sharp_o reprehend_v by_o the_o apostle_n paul_n and_o if_o after_o admonition_n in_o such_o case_n as_o be_v proper_a for_o such_o gradual_a proceed_n there_o follow_v not_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n or_o if_o any_o church_n shall_v tolerate_v idolatry_n blasphemy_n or_o profaneness_n all_o sister_n church_n ought_v in_o such_o case_n to_o proceed_v roundly_o against_o they_o look_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o church_n of_o new_a eng_n pag._n 93._o but_o for_o more_o certain_a testimony_n examine_v and_o compare_v these_o scripture_n follow_v to_o wit_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 11._o 2_o cor._n 2._o 6._o deu._n 13._o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o end_n exod._n 33._o 7._o act_n 13._o 45_o 46._o judg._n 20._o josh_n 7._o 13_o 24_o 25_o 26._o deut._n 27._o 15_o etc._n etc._n joshua_n 22._o 16_o etc._n etc._n jere._n 48._o 10_o mal._n 1._o 14._o and_o such_o like_a many_o prophetical_a popular_a and_o national_a curse_n which_o be_v exemplary_a for_o we_o 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41._o 42._o chap._n 16._o 15._o chap._n 8._o 37._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 16._o mat._n 3._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o therefore_o first_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n ought_v to_o be_v administer_v unto_o all_o such_o child_n one_o or_o both_o of_o who_o legitimate_a parent_n be_v true_a believer_n i_o mean_v believer_n of_o the_o true_a christian_a faith_n though_o yet_o for_o the_o present_a their_o faith_n be_v not_o justify_v in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o but_o mere_o historical_a as_o act_n 8._o 37._o if_o they_o be_v not_o dog_n or_o swine_n scorner_n of_o or_o barker_n against_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o his_o church_n and_o people_n and_o this_o also_o be_v but_o only_o to_o be_v expect_v to_o be_v hold_v forth_o or_o manifest_v to_o the_o church_n in_o the_o serious_a and_o public_a profession_n and_o acknowledgement_n thereof_o in_o the_o public_a congregation_n for_o it_o be_v no_o more_o that_o philip_n require_v of_o the_o eunuch_n and_o peter_z of_o the_o 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