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〈◊〉_d city_n may_v be_v gather_v together_o if_o you_o mean_v all_o the_o man_n of_o it_o whereas_o if_o woman_n and_o child_n be_v there_o too_o there_o will_v not_o be_v room_n for_o half_a for_o a_o quarter_n of_o they_o 2._o this_o meeting_n be_v not_o a_o ordinary_a sâ—â—ted_a meeting_n on_o a_o lord_n day_n but_o a_o occasional_a meeting_n for_o the_o text_n say_v not_o that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n come_v when_o they_o be_v gather_v together_o but_o they_o gather_v the_o church_n together_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a no_o woman_n or_o child_n be_v there_o nor_o it_o may_v be_v any_o beside_o the_o elder_n 3._o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o they_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n act_n 15.3_o they_o be_v bring_v on_o their_o way_n by_o the_o church_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v synecdochicâ—â—y_o understand_v either_o of_o the_o elder_n or_o at_o least_o some_o part_n oâ—_n the_o church_n and_o not_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o so_o be_v this_o place_n also_o to_o be_v 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sufficient_a pertinent_a and_o full_a of_o power_n to_o prove_v it_o and_o in_o this_o i_o praise_v your_o modesty_n 2._o your_o apply_v of_o the_o commendation_n of_o jugurtha_n to_o yourselves_o in_o your_o last_o that_o he_o do_v plâ—rimum_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o minimum_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la loqui_fw-la be_v no_o act_n of_o your_o modesty_n the_o independent_a answerer_n of_o mr._n prynnes_n quaere_n say_v independent_o be_v the_o meek_a man_n upon_o earth_n and_o you_o by_o your_o own_o report_n be_v man_n that_o do_v much_o and_o say_v little_a sure_o few_o think_v so_o but_o yourselves_o you_o say_v p._n 62.1_o we_o consider_v how_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n be_v maintain_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o we_o find_v that_o they_o have_v a_o stock_n of_o money_n which_o come_v partly_o at_o least_o by_o contribution_n luke_n 8.2_o 3._o and_o out_o of_o this_o stock_n be_v take_v for_o the_o poor_a also_o as_o from_o joh._n 13.29_o appear_v see_v junius_n 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congregration_n reply_v p._n 18._o except_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v hold_v forth_o a_o come_n together_o into_o one_o place_n their_o meeting_n at_o all_o any_o of_o they_o together_o though_o in_o a_o hundred_o place_n will_v be_v overthrow_v if_o the_o word_n do_v carry_v any_o respect_n to_o place_n then_o see_v it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a church_n they_o will_v be_v in_o force_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o whole_a church_n come_v together_o into_o one_o place_n rejoynder_n camero_n that_o learned_a critic_n say_v the_o word_n have_v respect_n to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o person_n not_o the_o identity_n of_o the_o place_n yet_o 2._o their_o meeting_n at_o all_o any_o of_o they_o need_v not_o be_v overthrow_v for_o though_o this_o phrase_n can_v not_o uphold_v it_o yet_o other_o text_n of_o scripture_n may_v 3._o yourselves_o know_v that_o james_n 2.2_o and_o heb._n 10.25_o the_o text_n cite_v in_o my_o answer_n do_v carry_v respect_n to_o place_n and_o do_v import_v that_o some_o meet_v together_o in_o one_o place_n and_o some_o in_o another_o place_n or_o place_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o import_v the_o meeting_n of_o they_o all_o in_o one_o place_n so_o we_o say_v the_o parliament_n come_v together_o the_o lord_n among_o themselves_o and_o the_o commons_o among_o themselves_o not_o all_o both_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o one_o house_n 4._o this_o phrase_n or_o one_o equivalent_a may_v respect_v place_n and_o yet_o be_v take_v distributive_o so_o joab_n and_o abner_n man_n 2_o sam._n 2.13_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o the_o holy_a ghost_n intend_v not_o to_o express_v thereby_o a_o meeting_n in_o one_o place_n but_o express_o overthrow_v that_o sense_n by_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o sit_v one_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o other_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o pool_n of_o gibeon_n the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v of_o edom_n ishmaelites_n moab_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 83.4_o 5_o 6._o so_o kingdom_n be_v say_v to_o come_v together_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n psalm_n 102.22_o reply_v p._n 18._o when_o these_o word_n be_v find_v without_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o the_o sense_n darken_v if_o not_o overthrow_v by_o such_o a_o interpretation_n shall_v act_n 2.44_o be_v render_v and_o all_o that_o believe_v be_v in_o one_o thing_n or_o mind_n so_o they_o may_v be_v though_o every_o one_o be_v in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o none_o of_o they_o together_o in_o the_o same_o place_n but_o how_o do_v it_o cohere_v with_o the_o next_o word_n and_o have_v all_o thing_n common_a if_o they_o meet_v not_o together_o in_o the_o same_o place_n rejoynder_n 1._o i_o can_v see_v any_o shadow_n of_o absurdity_n to_o say_v believer_n be_v in_o one_o or_o in_o one_o mind_n though_o it_o sound_v not_o well_o to_o say_v believer_n be_v in_o one_o thing_n nor_o know_v i_o any_o but_o yourselves_o so_o render_v the_o text_n and_o have_v all_o thing_n common_a it_o be_v the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_v 4.32_o a_o place_n which_o seem_v parallel_v and_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o that_o believe_v be_v of_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o soul_n neither_o say_v any_o of_o they_o that_o ought_v he_o possess_v be_v his_o own_o but_o have_v all_o thing_n common_a sure_o you_o dare_v not_o quarrel_v with_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2._o suppose_v that_o this_o interpretation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o act_n 2.44_o will_v darken_v the_o sense_n it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o same_o interpretation_n in_o the_o text_n cite_v 1_o cor._n 11.20_o &_o 14.23_o will_v darken_v the_o sense_n also_o the_o same_o word_n may_v bear_v one_o sense_n in_o one_o scripture_n and_o yet_o not_o necessary_o bear_v the_o same_o sense_n in_o all_o other_o scripture_n reply_n p._n 19_o will_v those_o word_n in_o act_n 3.1_o now_o peter_n and_o john_n go_v up_o together_o into_o the_o temple_n be_v well_o translate_v they_o go_v up_o to_o the_o temple_n for_o the_o same_o thing_n not_o together_o in_o company_n but_o for_o one_o end_n than_o they_o may_v go_v one_o after_o another_o several_a passage_n in_o the_o story_n do_v flat_o contradict_v it_o and_o do_v show_v that_o they_o ascend_v together_o in_o company_n one_o of_o another_o into_o the_o temple_n rejoyndâ—r_fw-fr 1._o if_o some_o passage_n of_o the_o story_n show_v that_o they_o go_v together_o in_o company_n do_v any_o of_o they_o show_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prove_v their_o go_v together_o in_o company_n 2._o it_o be_v untrue_a that_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o story_n do_v flat_o contradict_v their_o meeting_n in_o one-ness_a of_o business_n that_o they_o go_v together_o for_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o with_o one_o mind_n yourselves_o will_v not_o deny_v 3._o no_o one_o ever_o say_v that_o one-ness_a of_o miâ—d_n and_o business_n do_v exclude_v one-ness_a of_o place_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n you_o confute_v only_o we_o say_v it_o do_v not_o necessary_o include_v it_o they_o may_v meet_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o mind_n and_o to_o one_o end_n and_o meet_v more_o place_n too_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cany_fw-mi any_o respect_n to_o place_n peter_n and_o john_n be_v but_o two_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o meet_v distributive_o in_o several_a place_n as_o the_o phrase_n if_o it_o do_v respect_n place_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v understand_v in_o other_o text_n as_o have_v be_v show_v reply_n but_o act_v 4.26_o compare_v with_o psal_n 2.2_o be_v allege_v to_o confirm_v the_o exposition_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o which_o we_o answer_v we_o see_v nothing_o but_o that_o the_o conspirator_n against_o christ_n meet_v in_o one_o place_n for_o psal_n 2._o say_v they_o take_v counsel_n together_o and_o how_o can_v that_o be_v better_o do_v then_o by_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n act_n 4.27.5_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o without_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v they_o come_v together_o in_o one_o place_n and_o they_o may_v do_v it_o easy_o because_o all_o the_o person_n mention_v be_v in_o one_o city_n and_o the_o story_n make_v it_o plain_a that_o the_o ruler_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o pontius_n pilate_n and_o the_o gentile_n gather_v together_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o repugnant_a but_o that_o herod_n may_v meet_v with_o they_o especial_o see_v that_o we_o read_v that_o pilate_n and_o he_o be_v make_v friend_n rejoynder_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v signify_v consent_n of_o mind_n in_o one_o thing_n and_o that_o herod_n pilate_n and_o the_o gentile_n do_v agree_v in_o one_o design_n be_v as_o clear_a as_o the_o sun_n but_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v their_o meeting_n in_o one_o place_n as_o you_o assert_v be_v improbable_a 1_o because_o though_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o they_o may_v come_v together_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v make_v to_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n that_o ever_o thâ—y_o do_v come_v together_o all_o at_o once_o in_o one_o place_n 2._o suppose_v they_o do_v sometime_o meet_v together_o do_v you_o in_o good_a earnest_n think_v that_o the_o pprophecy_n psal_n 2._o or_o the_o history_n act_v 4._o of_o their_o be_v gather_v together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v verify_v of_o they_o only_o in_o that_o punctilio_fw-la of_o time_n when_o all_o the_o foresay_a person_n without_o exception_n meet_v together_o in_o one_o place_n and_o not_o any_o other_o time_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o be_v together_o sometime_o in_o one_o house_n can_v they_o be_v say_v to_o meet_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o any_o other_o time_n but_o then_o sect._n 5._o reply_n p._n 19_o we_o