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pretence_n whatsoever_o especial_o upon_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o false_a baptism_n so_o call_v only_o by_o themselves_o shall_v after_o their_o covenant_n strike_v and_o promise_v make_v with_o and_o to_o any_o christian_a church_n or_o society_n of_o saint_n to_o perform_v all_o the_o particular_n specify_v turn_v their_o back_n upon_o this_o church_n thus_o tread_v and_o trample_v under_o foot_n their_o holy_a covenant_n and_o promise_n whether_o they_o can_v produce_v any_o thing_n from_o god_n or_o from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n so_o particular_a and_o express_a for_o their_o discharge_n and_o disobligement_n in_o this_o kind_n as_o that_o command_n of_o his_o be_v by_o which_o both_o they_o and_o all_o other_o stand_v charge_v to_o keep_v promise_n i_o fear_v the_o sin_n of_o churchbreaking_a yea_o and_o church-desert_n without_o the_o leave_n or_o consent_n of_o the_o church_n desert_v will_v not_o be_v understand_v or_o due_o consider_v by_o man_n until_o the_o punishment_n 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a_o sin_n of_o very_a near_o affinity_n with_o that_o which_o be_v unpardonable_a *_o 4._o now_o although_o i_o judge_v this_o somewhat_o too_o hard_a and_o heavy_a a_o censure_n of_o schismatical_a practice_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n like_o to_o the_o censure_n wherewith_o schismatic_n themselves_o always_o burden_n those_o christian_a society_n from_o which_o they_o rend_v themselves_o for_o want_v one_o thing_n or_o other_o that_o shall_v make_v they_o cize_v with_o the_o standard_n of_o their_o imagination_n yet_o due_a consideration_n have_v of_o all_o those_o high_a appearance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o scripture_n against_o schism_n division_n strife_n and_o contention_n among_o embody_a saint_n the_o sin_n of_o schism_n must_v needs_o be_v adjudge_v a_o sin_n of_o a_o deep_a demerit_n and_o high_a provocation_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n and_o the_o more_o precipitate_a violent_a and_o heady_a any_o schism_n shall_v be_v and_o with_o how_o much_o 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