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a_o church_n and_o i_o take_v not_o heathen_n for_o the_o church_n xiii_o i_o believe_v that_o in_o this_o universal_a church_n be_v thousand_o of_o particular_a church_n and_o this_o by_o christ_n institution_n fourteen_o i_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a church_n or_o christian_n on_o earth_n who_o be_v not_o respective_o as_o visible_a or_o mystical_a a_o part_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n xv._n as_o every_o worship_a assembly_n be_v a_o church_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n so_o a_o church_n in_o a_o political_a sense_n be_v essential_o constitute_v of_o the_o pastor_n and_o people_n or_o the_o sacerdotal_a guide_n and_o the_o guide_v part_n and_o of_o such_o a_o church_n it_o be_v that_o i_o be_o speak_v xvi_o as_o such_o meeting_n in_o transitu_fw-la be_v a_o extemporate_a transient_a church_n so_o fix_v cohabitant_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o church_n according_o fix_v relate_v to_o each_o other_o as_o such_o for_o long_a than_o the_o present_a meeting_n xvii_o 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without_o consent_n for_o so_o great_a benefit_n none_o but_o consenter_n have_v right_a to_o nor_o can_v such_o relation_n be_v otherwise_o contract_v xxvii_o consent_v not_o signify_v nor_o know_v be_v none_o to_o the_o church_n xxviii_o a_o man_n may_v be_v oblige_v to_o consent_v that_o do_v not_o but_o that_o make_v no_o man_n a_o christian_a or_o member_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n else_o million_o of_o infidel_n and_o heathen_n be_v christian_n and_o so_o it_o make_v no_o one_o a_o member_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n that_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v one_o nor_o be_o i_o a_o pastor_n over_o any_o man_n as_o a_o church_n because_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v i_o for_o their_o pastor_n no_o more_o than_o that_o be_v a_o husband_n wife_n servant_n who_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v so_o and_o will_v not_o to_o say_v that_o i_o be_o a_o pastor_n to_o heathen_n as_o a_o church_n be_v a_o contradiction_n or_o that_o i_o be_o their_o pastor_n as_o my_o special_a christian_a 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