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eminent_a he_o shall_v forsake_v his_o pastor_n and_o join_v to_o the_o other_o and_o if_o after_o this_o still_o a_o more_o eminent_a man_n come_v he_o shall_v leave_v the_o former_a and_o join_v to_o he_o and_o by_o the_o same_o law_n a_o pastor_n who_o have_v a_o good_a people_n yet_o if_o other_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o receive_v more_o good_a he_o may_v leave_v his_o own_o people_n and_o go_v to_o they_o 50._o what_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n will_v there_o be_v continual_o in_o the_o church_n this_o be_v condemn_v also_o by_o the_o new_a england_n minister_n this_o m_o r_o cawdrey_n do_v expose_v if_o a_o man_n may_v lawful_o separate_v from_o a_o true_a church_n etc._n etc._n only_o with_o a_o good_a mind_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o church-institution_n true_a or_o conceit_v by_o his_o own_o light_n all_o the_o secretary_n and_o separist_n donatist_n brownist_n in_o the_o world_n may_v be_v justify_v this_o say_v another_o 74._o speak_v of_o hear_v for_o this_o reason_n be_v a_o church-destroying_a principle_n sure_o if_o one_o member_n be_v not_o fix_v than_o not_o another_o nor_o another_o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o not_o the_o pastor_n nor_o teacher_n and_o so_o farewell_n churches_n four_o this_o will_v be_v endless_a so_o m_o r_o burrough_n 4._o man_n must_v not_o separate_v from_o a_o church_n 163._o though_o there_o be_v corruption_n in_o it_o to_o gather_v into_o a_o new_a church_n which_o may_v be_v more_o pure_a and_o in_o some_o respect_v more_o comfortable_a first_o because_o we_o never_o find_v the_o saint_n in_o scripture_n separate_v or_o raise_v church_n in_o such_o a_o case_n and_o second_o there_o will_v be_v no_o continuance_n in_o church-fellowship_n if_o this_o be_v admit_v for_o what_o church_n be_v so_o pure_a and_o have_v all_o thing_n so_o comfortable_a but_o within_o a_o while_n another_o church_n will_v be_v more_o pure_a and_o some_o thing_n will_v be_v more_o comfortable_a there_o and_o he_o conclude_v with_o this_o prudent_a maxim_n the_o general_a peace_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v more_o regard_v than_o some_o comfortable_a accommodation_n to_o ourselves_o 85._o so_o m_n r_o baxter_n what_o if_o twenty_o minister_n be_v one_o able_a than_o another_o in_o their_o several_a degree_n do_v it_o follow_v that_o only_o the_o able_a of_o all_o these_o may_v be_v join_v with_o because_o that_o all_o the_o rest_n do_v worse_o and_o yet_o this_o must_v be_v if_o edification_n be_v always_o to_o be_v consult_v and_o be_v to_o determine_v we_o in_o our_o choice_n of_o minister_n church_n and_o ordinance_n five_o they_o say_v 5._o edification_n do_v not_o depend_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o external_a administration_n of_o worship_n as_o god_n blessing_n and_o that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o break_v the_o order_n peace_n and_o union_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o it_o 58._o the_o former_a be_v assert_v by_o m_n r_o hildersham_n it_o be_v our_o sin_n and_o shame_n and_o be_v just_a cause_n of_o humble_v to_o we_o if_o we_o can_v profit_v by_o the_o mean_a minister_n god_n have_v send_v the_o power_n of_o the_o ministry_n depend_v not_o on_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o teacher_n gift_n but_o god_n blessing_n the_o latter_a be_v maintain_v by_o m_n r_o vines_n 246._o it_o be_v say_v order_n in_o a_o army_n kill_v no_o body_n yet_o without_o it_o the_o army_n be_v but_o a_o rout_n neither_o able_a to_o offend_v or_o defend_v so_o haply_o order_n in_o the_o church_n convert_v no_o body_n yet_o without_o it_o i_o see_v not_o how_o the_o church_n can_v attain_v her_o end_n or_o preserve_v themselves_o in_o beget_v or_o breed_v up_o soul_n to_o god_n therefore_o be_v the_o advice_n of_o mr._n baxter_n sermon_n do_v not_o think_v to_o prosper_v by_o break_v over_o the_o hedge_n under_o pretence_n of_o any_o right_n of_o holiness_n so_o of_o edification_n whatsoever_o follow_v any_o party_n that_o will_v draw_v you_o to_o separation_n the_o mischief_n of_o which_o be_v represent_v by_o dr._n tuckney_n experience_n 9.31_o say_v he_o have_v teach_v we_o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v be_v poor_o edifyed_a by_o those_o who_o have_v daub_v up_o their_o babel_n with_o untempered_a mortar_n etc._n etc._n when_o the_o church_n be_v rend_v by_o schism_n and_o faction_n and_o one_o congregation_n be_v turn_v into_o many_o conventicle_n false_o now_o call_v church_n this_o do_v diminish_v weaken_v and_o ruin_n last_o when_o they_o do_v grant_v that_o edification_n may_v serve_v to_o guide_v we_o and_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v where_o we_o can_v most_o profit_n it_o be_v with_o such_o limitation_n and_o caution_n as_o these_o it_o must_v be_v seldom_o in_o a_o great_a case_n without_o offence_n and_o contempt_n 2â—3_n thus_o mr._n hildersham_n i_o dare_v
marg_n l._n 3._o continuat_fw-la p._n 7._o marg_n l._n 1._o lecture_n p._n 13._o l._n 2._o schism_n p._n 49._o l._n 32._o p._n 57_o l._n 28._o because_o l_o 32_o â—â—â—h_n be_v without_z p._n 61._o l._n 8._o that_o as_o there_o l._n 11._o so_o that_o have_v l._n 33._o perverse_a p._n 67._o marg_n l._n 28._o deal_n trial_n p._n 121._o p._n 70._o marg_n l._n 3_o deal_n plea_n p._n 1._o mr._n mede_n farewell_o serm._n on_o 1_o cor._n 1.3_o mr._n read_v his_o case_n p._n 4._o continuat_fw-la of_o morn_n exer._n ser._n 4._o p._n 92._o read_v ibid._n mr._n baxter_n defence_n of_o the_o cure_n part_v 2._o p._n 29._o a_o book_n license_v by_o m_n r_o cranfoâ—d_n baxter_n cure_n p._n 311._o continuat_fw-la morning_n exercise_n serm_v 4._o p._n 89._o 89._o rathband_n epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n prefix_v to_o the_o grave_n and_o modest_a confutation_n etc._n etc._n etc._n nichol_n plea_n for_o the_o puritan_n bayly_n dissuasive_a c._n 2._o p._n 21._o corbet_n discourse_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o england_n p._n 33._o nonconformist_n no_o schismatic_n p._n 13._o a_o grave_n and_o sober_a confut._n p._n 1._o etc._n etc._n p._n 57_o friendly_a trial_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o separate_a c._n 13._o p._n 306._o a_o letter_n of_o many_o minister_n in_o old_a england_n to_o other_o in_o new_a england_n p._n 24._o jerubbaal_n or_o the_o pleader_n implead_v p._n 18._o &_o 27._o brownist_n apol_n p_o 7._o an._n 1604._o discourse_n §._o 21._o p._n 43._o preface_n to_o 5._o disp._n p._n 6._o peace-offering_a p._n 12._o see_v mr._n baxter_n defence_n of_o his_o cure_n part_v 1._o p._n 64._o &_o part_v 2._o p._n 3._o &_o wadsworth_n in_o his_o separation_n yet_o no_o schism_n p._n 60_o 62._o mr._n troughton_n apology_n for_o the_o nonconformist_n c._n 3._o p._n 106._o letter_n 26._o on_o john_n p._n 121._o morning-exercise_n serm_v 4._o p._n 91._o tâ—â—â—ghton's_n apol_n p._n 104._o peace-offering_a p._n 17._o unreasonableness_n of_o the_o separation_n p._n 16._o grave_a and_o modest_a confutat_fw-la p._n 28._o unreasonableness_n of_o separation_n p._n 27.37_o apologet._n narration_n p._n 6._o cotton_n infant_n baptism_n p._n 181._o 181._o jus_fw-la divinam_fw-la minist_n evang._n p._n 12._o etc._n etc._n brinsly_n church_n remedy_n p._n 41_o 42._o cawdry_n independ_v a_o great_a schism_n p._n 60_o 89_o 172_o 172_o theoduâ—ia_n or_o just_a defence_n §._o 15_o 16._o preface_n etc._n etc._n 9_o §._o 3._o 3._o croston_n reformation_n not_o separation_n p._n 10._o and_o bethshemesh_n cloud_v p._n 101._o etc._n etc._n cawdrey_n independ_v a_o great_a schism_n p._n 132._o etc._n etc._n church-reformation_n p._n 42._o 42._o mr._n baxter_n plea_n for_o peace_n epist._n serm._n on_o gal._n 6.10_o p._n 24._o defence_n p._n 21._o part_n 1._o p._n 36._o 36._o mr._n corbit_n account_n of_o the_o principle_n etc._n etc._n of_o several_a nonconformist_n p._n 25._o troughton_n apol_n p._n 103._o defence_n of_o his_o cure_n part_v 2._o p._n 178._o v._o letter_n of_o minister_n of_o old_a england_n to_o new_a p._n 49._o apol._n c._n 4._o p._n 117._o defence_n of_o his_o cure_n part_v 2._o p._n 177._o wav_fw-mi clear_v p._n 8._o his_o letter_n p._n 3._o print_v 1641._o v._o hooker_n survey_n preface_n &_o part_v 1._o p._n 47._o on_o the_o ephes._n p._n 487_o 488_o 489._o pag._n 6._o ibid._n zion_n college_n visit_v unreasonableness_n of_o the_o separation_n p._n 97._o mr._n baxter_n cure_n of_o church_n division_n dir._n 56._o p._n 263._o paper_n for_o accommodation_n p._n 47._o reason_n for_o the_o christian_a religion_n p._n 464._o v._o annotation_n on_o the_o apologet_n narrat_fw-la p._n 17._o arraignment_n of_o schim_n p._n 26._o dwelling_v with_o god_n serm._n 6._o p._n 289_o 291._o 291._o on_o rev._n c._n 2._o v._o jenkin_n on_o judas_n v_o 19_o allen_n vindiciae_fw-la pietatis_fw-la second_o part_n p._n 123._o vindication_n of_o presbyterian_a government_n p._n 130._o cotton_n on_o john_n p._n 156._o 156._o grave_a confut_o p._n 57_o cawdrey_n independency_n further_o prove_v p._n 136._o 136._o brinsly_n arraignment_n p._n 15_o 24_o 44._o 44._o baily_n dissuasive_a c._n 6._o p._n 104._o 104._o ames_n puritanismus_n angl._n v._o parker_n on_o the_o cross_n part_v 2._o c._n 91._o §._o 21._o bax._n def._n p._n 55._o 55._o apologet_n nar._n p._n 6._o 6._o sac._n ill_a desert_n p._n 76._o 76._o the_o life_n of_o mr._n j._n allen_n p._n 111._o 111._o the_o doctrine_n of_o schism_n p._n 64._o 64._o reasonable_a account_n etc._n etc._n bonasus_n vapulans_fw-la p._n 113._o 113._o account_v of_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n p._n 26._o 26._o discourse_v of_o the_o religion_n etc._n etc._n p._n 33._o v._o mr._n read_z case_n p._n 15._o nonconformist_n plea_n for_o lay-communion_n p._n 1._o nonconformist_n plea_n for_o peace_n §._o 17._o p._n 240._o 240._o bâ—rroughs_n irenicum_fw-la p._n 182._o 182._o vindication_n of_o presbyt_fw-la govern._n brinsly_n arraignment_n p._n 16.32_o corbet_n plea_n for_o lay-communion_n etc._n etc._n p._n 2._o irenicum_fw-la by_o discipulus_fw-la de_fw-la tempore_fw-la junior_fw-la alias_o m._n newcomen_fw-mi epist._n to_o reader_n friendly_a trial_n c._n 7._o p._n 121._o hildersham_n lect._n on_o john_n r._n rogers_n 7._o treatise_n tr._n 7._o c._n 4._o p._n 224._o vindicat._n of_o the_o presbyt_fw-la gou._n p._n 135._o jerubbaal_n p._n 28.30_o troughton_n apol_n p._n 107._o mr._n nye'_v case_n of_o great_a and_o present_a use_n p._n 4._o and_o 5._o mr._n read_z case_n p._n 14._o 14._o burrough_n irenicum_fw-la p._n 183._o lawfulness_n hear_v the_o public_a minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n nye'_v case_n p._n 24_o 25._o theodulia_n or_o a_o just_a defence_n of_o hear_v etc._n etc._n c._n 10._o §._o 15._o p._n 369._o c._n 9_o §._o 8._o p._n 319._o treatise_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o hear_v etc._n etc._n p._n ult_n theodulia_n answer_v to_o preface_n §._o 23._o p._n 47_o 48._o vid._n blake'_v vindiciae_fw-la foed_n c._n 31._o p._n 229_o etc._n etc._n arraignment_n of_o schism_n p._n 50._o temple_n measure_v p._n 78._o evangelical_n love_n p._n 76._o expos._n on_o 1_o epist._n john_n p._n 156._o cure_v of_o church-division_n dir._n 5._o p._n 40._o etc._n etc._n on_o the_o sacrament_n p._n 239._o account_v of_o the_o principle_n of_o n._n c._n p._n 8._o and_o discourse_v of_o religion_n §._o 16._o p_o 33._o irenicum_fw-la c._n 23._o p._n 162_o 163._o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o the_o separation_n p._n 107._o jâ—â—â—â—baal_n p._n 12._o apo_n p._n 7._o expos._n on_o 1_o epiâ—t_n joh._n p._n 157._o england_n remembrancer_n serm._n 2._o p._n 38._o arg._n 1._o confession_n of_o faith_n art_n 36._o comment_fw-fr on_o jâ—â—â—_n ver_fw-la 19_o his_o life_n p._n 111._o sacrileg_n desert_n p._n 96._o arg._n 2._o england_n remembrancer_n serm._n 4._o p._n 94_o 95._o 95._o ball_n be_v trial_n p._n 132._o 132._o the_o platform_n of_o discipline_n in_o new_a england_n c._n 14._o §._o 8._o 8._o lect._n 35._o on_o john_n p._n 165_o 166._o 166._o dwelling_v with_o 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arg._n 4._o unreas_n of_o the_o separate_a p._n 103._o trial_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o separate_a c._n 137_o 13â—_n sacrileg_a desert_n p._n 95._o defence_n of_o his_o cure_n part_v 1._o p._n 47._o iren._n c_o 23._o p._n 163._o godly_a man_n portion_n p._n 124._o com._n on_o ephes._n c._n 2.15_o p._n 297._o morton_n memorial_n p._n 78._o etc._n etc._n mr._n baxter_n def._n of_o cure_n part_v 2._o p._n 171._o england_n remembrancer_n ser._n 14._o p._n 371._o arg._n 5._o independ_v a_o schism_n p._n 192._o vindiciae_fw-la soe_v c._n 31._o p._n 228._o platform_n of_o discipline_n in_o new_a england_n c._n 14._o §._o 8._o temple_n measure_v p._n 78._o theodulia_n ans._n to_o pres._n §._o 25._o p._n 48._o arg._n 6._o confer_v savoy_n p._n 12_o 13._o mr._n baxters_n defence_n of_o the_o cure_n p._n 34_o 35._o trial_n of_o the_o ground_n etc._n etc._n p._n 308._o door_n of_o truth_n open_v
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