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dagger_n etc._n etc._n now_o whereas_o it_o have_v be_v object_v that_o they_o refuse_v not_o simple_o to_o come_v that_o charity_n will_v have_v take_v thing_n in_o the_o best_a part_n that_o the_o church_n may_v have_v appoint_v they_o another_o day_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v also_o grant_v that_o these_o and_o all_o such_o thing_n shall_v have_v be_v due_o weigh_v afore_o the_o censure_n have_v be_v execute_v and_o that_o whatsoever_o error_n be_v commit_v therein_o be_v always_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v yet_o for_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_a the_o censure_n be_v deem_v to_o be_v just_a and_o not_o to_o be_v recall_v and_o for_o those_o he_o speak_v of_o that_o withstand_v their_o receive_n in_o again_o even_o this_o show_v that_o there_o be_v then_o among_o themselves_o which_o think_v the_o excommunication_n be_v not_o to_o be_v revoke_v yet_o be_v not_o they_o therefore_o excommunicate_v as_o he_o say_v but_o be_v earnest_o exhort_v to_o rest_v in_o their_o difference_n of_o 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think_v he_o may_v dally_v with_o religion_n at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o mock_v as_o he_o have_v sow_v to_o the_o flesh_n so_o let_v he_o look_v of_o the_o flesh_n to_o reap_v corruption_n for_o as_o every_o man_n sow_v so_o shall_v he_o reap_v gal._n 6.7.8_o 2._o of_o the_o second_o instance_n which_o be_v about_o such_o as_o have_v hear_v the_o word_n preach_v in_o the_o dutch_a church_n i_o have_v speak_v before_o if_o he_o have_v name_v the_o divers_a he_o speak_v of_o it_o may_v have_v be_v show_v that_o they_o be_v cast_v out_o for_o divers_a cause_n as_o m._n sl._n who_o only_o he_o name_v in_o particular_a be_v for_o receive_v and_o maynteyn_v these_o error_n 1._o the_o baptise_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o such_o as_o be_v no_o member_n of_o any_o visible_a church_n of_o christ_n neither_o can_v be_v themselves_o receive_v to_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o any_o such_o church_n 2._o read_v prayer_n or_o a_o set_a form_n of_o prayer_n prescribe_v by_o man_n for_o thâ—_n worship_n of_o god_n as_o also_o mainteyn_v that_o that_o only_o be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v these_o be_v other_o thing_n then_o only_o hear_v the_o word_n preach_v as_o this_o proctor_n for_o excommunicate_n object_v again_o and_o again_o in_o his_o libel_n and_o both_o the_o teacher_n and_o myself_o tell_v he_o aforehand_o what_o will_v follow_v if_o he_o join_v with_o the_o dutch_a in_o these_o corruption_n aforesaid_a which_o m._n sl._n himself_o know_v to_o be_v true_a as_o he_o do_v also_o that_o the_o other_o matter_n here_o intimate_v be_v about_o their_o temple_n whither_o he_o be_v to_o bring_v the_o scholar_n to_o the_o public_a worship_n concern_v which_o there_o be_v then_o some_o diversity_n of_o judgement_n and_o himself_o affirm_v that_o he_o have_v always_o hold_v it_o lawful_a to_o hear_v in_o those_o place_n &_o so_o have_v occasion_n before_o practise_v after_o he_o be_v come_v to_o 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the_o law_n of_o god_n require_v that_o all_o sin_n and_o sinner_n be_v censure_v without_o respect_n of_o person_n and_o who_o ever_o will_v have_v blame_v etc._n such_o of_o the_o primitive_a church_n as_o be_v free_a from_o the_o error_n find_v in_o etc._n other_o of_o they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n about_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a fornication_n spiritual_a and_o bodily_a justification_n by_o work_n of_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n if_o any_o of_o their_o member_n decline_v thereunto_o they_o shall_v have_v excommunicate_v they_o for_o this_o cause_n if_o the_o particular_n note_v in_o this_o dutch_a church_n be_v not_o error_n &_o corruption_n why_o be_v not_o that_o point_n undertake_v to_o be_v clear_v if_o they_o be_v such_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o for_o they_o according_o censure_v our_o member_n decline_v thereunto_o 3._o of_o the_o three_o which_o be_v about_o the_o question_n of_o apostasy_n often_o speak_v of_o by_o he_o who_o be_v so_o notable_a a_o 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