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to_o intermeddle_v in_o any_o public_a establishment_n of_o that_o religion_n far_o than_o to_o protect_v countenance_n and_o encourage_v the_o professor_n of_o it_o in_o their_o profession_n i_o call_v this_o a_o divide_v principle_n because_o the_o high_a power_n do_v more_o than_o so_o in_o have_v divide_v the_o whole_a nation_n into_o particular_a parish-church_n and_o have_v appoint_v gospel-ordinance_n to_o be_v administer_v in_o those_o congregation_n and_o oblige_v and_o constrain_a all_n profess_v the_o true_a christian_a religion_n in_o the_o nation_n to_o attend_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o those_o assembly_n this_o be_v the_o national_a way_n as_o they_o call_v it_o some_o do_v therefore_o separate_v from_o it_o in_o opposition_n to_o this_o divide_v principle_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v 1._o that_o nation_n profess_v the_o true_a christian_a religion_n do_v upon_o that_o account_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n stand_v relate_v to_o god_n as_o his_o 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work_n shall_v be_v eminent_o begin_v in_o a_o national_a way_n and_o all_o that_o nation_n be_v according_o bring_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o become_v his_o church_n and_o people_n and_o all_o the_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gentile_n that_o forsake_v their_o idol_n to_o join_v with_o they_o to_o worship_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n and_o be_v circumcise_a be_v without_o any_o exception_n save_o that_o of_o legal_a uncleanness_n to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n numb_a 9_o and_o thus_o it_o hold_v on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o gather_v only_o some_o here_o and_o there_o out_o of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o gentile_n until_o christ_n give_v commission_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o and_o as_o the_o time_n of_o bring_v in_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n draw_v near_o so_o prediction_n of_o it_o by_o the_o prophet_n be_v more_o particular_a and_o express_a isa_n 52.15_o he_o shall_v sprinkle_v many_o nation_n to_o wit_n as_o he_o promise_v in_o particular_a to_o the_o jew_n to_o sprinkle_v clean_a water_n upon_o they_o to_o cleanse_v they_o from_o all_o their_o filthiness_n and_o from_o all_o their_o idol_n ezek._n 36.25_o and_o again_o isa_n 55.5_o behold_v thou_o shall_v call_v a_o nation_n that_o thou_o know_v not_o and_o nation_n that_o know_v not_o thou_o shall_v run_v unto_o thou_o and_o god_n call_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o a_o nation_n answer_v to_o that_o call_v make_v a_o church_n work_v a_o relation_n between_o god_n and_o they_o as_o some_o have_v well_o observe_v and_o zechariah_n one_o of_o the_o last_o prophet_n speak_v yet_o more_o express_o chap._n 2.11_o and_o many_o nation_n shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n and_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n to_o be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o be_v his_o people_n plain_o signify_v such_o a_o relation_n between_o god_n and_o they_o as_o do_v make_v they_o to_o be_v of_o his_o church_n mat._n 21.43_o the_o 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