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and_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o constitute_v of_o such_o diocesane_a church_n the_o old_a nonconformist_n common_o own_v the_o parish_n church_n and_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o make_v up_o of_o such_o but_o not_o the_o diocesane_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o mistake_n that_o own_v the_o parish_n church_n and_o worship_n be_v a_o own_n of_o the_o present_a diocesane_n constitution_n mr._n b._n against_o dr._n o._n p._n 9_o so_o that_o mr._n baxter_n distinguish_v between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o it_o be_v make_v up_o of_o many_o particular_a complete_a church_n that_o be_v parochial_a and_o as_o it_o be_v make_v up_o of_o many_o particular_a diocesane_n church_n and_o here_o it_o must_v be_v note_a 1._o that_o though_o mr._n baxter_n suppose_v the_o national_a church_n of_o england_n to_o fall_v under_o these_o two_o distinct_a consideration_n yet_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la its_o notorious_a that_o there_o be_v not_o two_o such_o national_a church_n of_o 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those_o their_o wicked_a and_o anabaptistical_n error_n and_o in_o canon_n 73._o where_o the_o title_n be_v minister_n not_o to_o hold_v private_a conventicle_n it_o be_v thus_o ordain_v for_o as_o much_o as_o all_o conventicle_n and_o secret_a meeting_n of_o priest_n and_o minister_n have_v be_v ever_o just_o account_v very_o hurtful_a to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o they_o live_v we_o do_v now_o ordain_v and_o constitute_v that_o no_o priest_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n nor_o any_o other_o person_n shall_v meet_v together_o in_o any_o private_a house_n or_o elsewhere_o to_o consult_v upon_o any_o matter_n or_o course_n to_o be_v take_v by_o they_o or_o upon_o their_o motion_n or_o direction_n by_o any_o other_o which_o may_v any_o way_n tend_v to_o the_o impeach_a or_o deprave_v of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o government_n and_o discipline_n now_o establish_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n ipso_fw-la 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as_o they_o be_v erect_v in_o opposition_n unto_o and_o destruction_n of_o the_o national_a settle_a