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his_o mouth_n it_o be_v too_o gross_a to_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n or_o to_o argue_v from_o thence_o that_o christ_n the_o husband_n of_o his_o church_n be_v a_o organical_a body_n three_o and_o last_o when_o the_o church_n be_v call_v one_o the_o only_a one_o of_o her_o mother_n though_o it_o be_v true_a she_o be_v one_o it_o seem_v rather_o to_o set_v out_o her_o excellency_n as_o rare_a and_o but_o one_o than_o her_o unity_n and_o so_o the_o other_o description_n all_o tend_v to_o set_v forth_o her_o beauty_n in_o the_o eye_n and_o esteem_v of_o christ_n neither_o be_v it_o any_o thing_n that_o the_o church_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o army_n terrible_a with_o banner_n for_o in_o the_o same_o chap._n vers_fw-la the_o last_o she_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o company_n of_o mahanaim_n or_o two_o army_n which_o be_v all_o one_o for_o the_o company_n of_o mahanaim_n consist_v of_o two_o army_n gen._n 32.1_o 2_o 3._o where_o jacob_n host_n meet_v a_o host_n of_o 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1.12_o 13._o hence_o he_o be_v studious_a the_o more_o to_o reunite_v they_o again_o chap._n 12.13_o and_o to_o direct_v they_o how_o to_o improve_v their_o gift_n orderly_o to_o edification_n chap._n 14._o and_o in_o this_o chapter_n he_o persuade_v their_o mind_n to_o unity_n who_o be_v divide_v partly_o through_o pride_n in_o their_o own_o gift_n partly_o by_o disdain_n of_o other_o not_o so_o gift_v hence_o he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n 1_o what_o once_o they_o be_v follow_v dumb_a idol_n 2_o that_o all_o gift_n be_v from_o the_o free_a dispensation_n of_o god_n and_o that_o one_o god_n one_o lord_n one_o spirit_n 3_o that_o god_n in_o his_o wisdom_n have_v dispense_v great_a variety_n of_o gift_n operation_n and_o administration_n 4_o that_o all_o be_v give_v to_o profit_v withal_o and_o these_o thing_n he_o illustrate_v by_o a_o simile_n take_v from_o a_o natural_a body_n which_o have_v large_o present_v and_o apply_v to_o this_o church_n vers_fw-la 27._o he_o conclude_v with_o 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can_v be_v name_v why_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o lawful_a for_o the_o apostle_n to_o baptize_v such_o as_o be_v no_o set_a member_n and_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v unlawful_a in_o all_o case_n for_o pastor_n of_o particular_a congregation_n answ_n we_o deny_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v so_o ordinary_o and_o therefore_o your_o argument_n do_v not_o hold_v if_o it_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o common_a practice_n but_o if_o it_o be_v build_v upon_o some_o few_o special_a case_n we_o retort_v the_o argument_n thus_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n do_v ordinary_o upon_o common_a ground_n that_o pastor_n ought_v to_o do_v but_o ordinary_o they_o baptize_v disciple_n admit_v they_o first_o into_o particular_a church_n therefore_o in_o the_o three_o reason_n we_o grant_v the_o conclusion_n of_o it_o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v walk_v by_o ordinary_a rule_n general_o reply_n four_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o receive_v the_o faithful_a etc._n etc._n be_v back_v on_o divine_a 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