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The nature of church-government freely discussed and set out in three letters.
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Burthogge, Richard, 1638?-ca. 1700.
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1691
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Wing B6152; ESTC R30874
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seem_v evident_a by_o compare_v that_o text_n with_o the_o 24._o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o evangelist_n ver_n 2_o 14_o and_o 24._o the_o meaning_n of_o mat._n 1._o 29._o be_v that_o joseph_n do_v not_o know_v his_o wife_n till_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o her_o first-born_a and_o that_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o he_o know_v she_o afterward_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n of_o until_o i_o make_v it_o parallel_v with_o mat._n 28._o 20._o so_o that_o when_o christ_n say_v he_o will_v be_v with_o his_o apostle_n until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o jewish_a world_n he_o be_v plain_a he_o will_v be_v with_o they_o so_o long_o but_o do_v not_o imply_v by_o that_o until_o that_o he_o will_v be_v with_o they_o no_o long_o without_o the_o favour_n that_o we_o common_o allow_v to_o popular_a expression_n what_o be_v say_v mat._n 28._o 20._o will_v not_o hold_v in_o the_o usual_a sense_n that_o be_v give_v it_o as_o to_o the_o apostle_n successor_n and_o with_o that_o favour_n i_o see_v no_o strength_n in_o any_o argument_n against_o i_o which_o carry_v it_o in_o the_o letter_n unto_o the_o apostle_n if_o the_o apostle_n must_v not_o be_v understand_v to_o stand_v personal_o and_o only_o for_o themselves_o in_o that_o commission_n mat._n 28._o they_o must_v be_v understand_v to_o stand_v in_o it_o representative_o for_o the_o whole_a church_n or_o body_n of_o christian_a people_n in_o that_o same_o manner_n as_o they_o stand_v for_o they_o in_o the_o istitution_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n when_o it_o be_v say_v to_o they_o do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o these_o word_n be_v say_v to_o they_o not_o as_o they_o be_v minister_n but_o as_o communicant_o take_v you_o eat_v you_o take_v drink_v do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o for_o else_o there_o be_v no_o canon_n of_o communion_n for_o the_o common_a people_n or_o laity_n now_o i_o pray_v tell_v i_o which_o of_o these_o notion_n do_v the_o apostle_n stand_v in_o when_o they_o receive_v that_o commission_n 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