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to_o discover_v it_o if_o he_o perceive_v such_o thing_n enter_v the_o church_n answ_n that_o both_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o care_n of_o religion_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o pasture_n of_o the_o church_n only_a but_o that_o every_o one_o that_o will_v be_v save_v aught_o to_o make_v deligent_fw-la search_v whether_o any_o corruption_n be_v already_o or_o be_v for_o the_o future_a like_o to_o be_v introduce_v and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v no_o less_o careful_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v perform_v this_o duty_n then_o if_o he_o be_v persuade_v that_o all_o beside_o himself_o be_v asleep_a now_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o profit_n will_v be_v small_a if_o some_o private_a man_n shall_v observe_v that_o a_o error_n be_v introduce_v unless_o he_o discover_v the_o say_a error_n and_o lay_v it_o open_a address_v to_o prot._n p._n 163._o read_v page_n 93._o 94._o 95._o 144._o 146._o 141._o 142._o etc._n etc._n query_n ix_o whether_o the_o barbados_n order_n upon_o record_n which_o be_v to_o give_v up_o our_o whole_a concern_v if_o require_v both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o man_n and_o womens-meeting_n see_v babels-builder_n p._n 5._o and_o the_o isle_n of_o elyes_n order_n upon_o record_n in_o our_o quarterly_o book_n which_o say_v thath_n for_o time_n to_o come_v no_o friend_n may_v permit_v or_o suffer_v marriage_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o friend_n at_o two_o man_n and_o two_o womens-meeting_n be_v distinct_a and_o apart_o each_o from_o other_o be_v not_o innovation_n and_o the_o setter_n of_o they_o up_o and_o confirm_v they_o innovator_n and_o do_v they_o not_o do_v violence_n to_o our_o first_o principle_n of_o union_n answ_n yea_o whosoever_o bring_v in_o or_o set_v up_o other_o precept_n constitution_n order_n and_o practice_n in_o point_n of_o worship_n and_o will_v set_v up_o other_o tradition_n than_o the_o apostle_n deliver_v either_o by_o word_n or_o write_n such_o be_v 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they_o into_o sin_n &_o to_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n gosp_n lib._n p._n 23._o write_v 1668._o by_o g._n f._n and_o in_o his_o several_a paper_n give_v forth_o for_o detect_v deciet_a it_o be_v thus_o say_v the_o world_n guide_n be_v without_o they_o in_o the_o tradition_n and_o precept_n of_o man_n which_o lead_v from_o god_n p._n 5._o etc._n etc._n but_o now_o conform_v to_o hadenham_n order_n or_o record_v he_o out_o of_o the_o unity_n etc._n etc._n as_o at_o large_a in_o cap._n 3._o these_o order_n be_v make_v the_o one_a of_o the_o 10_o month_n 1675._o this_o i_o set_v here_o not_o to_o adore_v because_o i_o do_v well_o understand_v he_o that_o give_v forth_o the_o battledore_n now_o bring_v grape_n of_o another_o land_n which_o sower_n be_v because_o not_o free_a from_o force_n and_o imposition_n although_o as_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o see_v they_o like_o old_a rome_n tradition_n these_o query_n or_o the_o substance_n of_o they_o i_o send_v 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