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14._o phil._n 3.16_o a_o discourse_n of_o certain_a trouble_n &_o excom_n etc._n etc._n confess_v with_o mr_n jun._n letter_n pag._n 54._o nehem._n 6.8_o prov._n 24.28_o 24.28_o in_o these_o country_n be_v from_o the_o church_n upon_o occasion_n occasion_n but_o afterward_o i_o do_v speak_v more_o to_o he_o here_o about_o as_o he_o may_v remember_v remember_v smyrnâ—_n philadelphia_n etc._n etc._n etc._n corinth_n galat._n pergamuâ—_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o be_v in_o deed_n the_o cause_n that_o make_v we_o think_v more_o and_o otherwise_o of_o this_o matter_n they_o we_o have_v do_v which_o we_o also_o show_v in_o the_o church_n church_n 2_o tim._n 1.5_o and_o 3.14.15_o and_o 1_o tim._n 4.6.12_o with_o act._n 16._o &_o 17._o &_o 18._o &_o 19_o &_o 20._o chap._n chap._n ephe._n 4.11_o rom._n 12.7_o aâ—t_fw-la 5.29_o prov._n 26.2_o psal._n 109.17.18_o numb_a 16._o gen._n 9.29.27_o 9.29.27_o whites_n discov_n p._n 24._o prov._n 11.21_o eccles._n 10.12.13_o 10.12.13_o aswell_o those_o 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the_o cathedral_n and_o parishional_a assembly_n can_v be_v assure_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o they_o join_v to_o the_o former_a ordain_v by_o christ_n and_o not_o to_o the_o latter_a devise_v by_o man_n even_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n now_o reduce_v our_o cause_n to_o these_o head_n if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o i_o err_v in_o one_o of_o they_o be_v therefore_o our_o cause_n betray_v or_o shall_v my_o particular_a error_n be_v impute_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n or_o repute_v the_o betray_n of_o our_o general_a cause_n be_v there_o not_o difference_n to_o be_v put_v between_o err_v through_o ignorance_n if_o this_o be_v a_o error_n and_o betray_v with_o knowledge_n or_o if_o this_o manner_n of_o reason_v which_o he_o use_v may_v be_v admit_v who_o can_v deny_v but_o the_o protestant_n of_o england_n and_o of_o all_o sort_n have_v a_o hundred_o and_o a_o hundred_o time_n betray_v their_o own_o cause_n and_o overthrow_v the_o very_a 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