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and_o repentance_n not_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n but_o in_o deed_n and_o verity_n in_o every_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n 321._o communion_n of_o saint_n 321._o and_o tell_v we_o else_o where_o that_o this_o be_v the_o door_n whereby_o a_o man_n must_v enter_v into_o the_o church_n consider_v you_o teach_v that_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v member_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n and_o partaker_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o life_n for_o no_o unbeliever_n and_o impenitent_a person_n be_v member_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n you_o now_o that_o require_v true_a faith_n and_o repentance_n in_o every_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n say_v whether_o any_o of_o the_o visible_a church_n can_v be_v damn_v for_o the_o scripture_n say_v he_o that_o believe_v be_v save_v already_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o that_o if_o the_o wicked_a 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outward_a the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o form_n consist_v in_o three_o thing_n 1._o the_o spirit_n 2._o i'faith_o 3._o love._n the_o spirit_n be_v the_o soul_n animate_v the_o whole_a body_n faith_n unit_v the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o head_n christ_n jesus_n love_n unit_v the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n each_o to_o other_o the_o outward_a part_n thereof_o be_v a_o vow_n promise_n oath_n or_o covenant_n betwixt_o god_n and_o the_o saint_n every_o piece_n and_o parcel_n hereof_o he_o seem_v to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o disciple_n to_o prove_v substantial_o he_o allege_v no_o less_o than_o twelve_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o one_o point_n reply_n the_o form_n say_v he_o be_v partly_o inward_a and_o partly_o outward_a then_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n must_v be_v so_o too_o except_o he_o will_v have_v a_o form_n without_o matter_n which_o i_o know_v you_o will_v not_o say_v tell_v we_o therefore_o what_o be_v the_o inward_a 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