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can_v make_v great_a gap_n in_o the_o hedge_n of_o the_o vineyard_n for_o good_a to_o go_v forth_o and_o evil_a to_o enter_v if_o a_o wide_a gate_n can_v be_v set_v open_a for_o evil_n in_o judgement_n and_o life_n it_o must_v be_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n and_o this_o we_o may_v easy_o judge_v by_o what_o success_n it_o have_v already_o have_v even_o among_o all_o party_n and_o even_o such_o that_o mere_o in_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n or_o desire_v of_o great_a perfection_n in_o holiness_n have_v part_v from_o they_o now_o if_o we_o look_v upon_o envy_n strife_n and_o dlvision_n break_v first_o out_n from_o satan_n by_o who_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v and_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n and_o issue_v free_o from_o man_n lapse_v nature_n as_o to_o be_v make_v up_o by_o christ_n and_o write_v against_o by_o the_o gospel_n as_o maintain_v by_o reign_v lust_n and_o maintain_v the_o reign_n of_o lust_n it_o must_v needs_o prove_v thus_o at_o last_o that_o a_o people_n beginning_n and_o proceed_v herein_o do_v betray_v a_o carnal_a mind_n if_o not_o total_o carnal_a other_o cartwright_n ball._n synod_n against_o dissent_v &c._n &c._n with_o many_o other_o and_o whereas_o there_o have_v be_v much_o say_v in_o the_o justification_n of_o separation_n and_o division_n and_o much_o more_o against_o it_o i_o shall_v say_v little_a polemical_o in_o this_o discourse_n only_a hint_n a_o objection_n or_o two_o brief_o with_o their_o answer_n some_o from_o matth._n 18.22_o gather_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o gather_a church_n make_v up_o of_o member_n rend_v and_o divide_v from_o other_o the_o place_n make_v against_o they_o for_o 1._o that_o two_o or_o three_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o a_o church_n as_o appear_v clear_o by_o the_o context_n to_o any_o intelligent_a and_o unbiased_a christian_n 2._o or_o if_o in_o general_a it_o appertain_v to_o christian_n yet_o it_o be_v speak_v to_o such_o as_o be_v still_o of_o the_o same_o church_n before_o speak_v of_o and_o still_o preserve_v their_o unity_n to_o the_o whole_a notwithstanding_o their_o private_a assemble_v two_o or_o three_o of_o you_o 3_o mark_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o meeting_n in_o my_o name_n ib._n nese_n quidem_fw-la variâ_fw-la interpretatione_n decipiant_fw-la etc._n etc._n ostendens_fw-la non_fw-la multitudini_fw-la sed_fw-la unanimitati_fw-la deprecantium_fw-la plurimum_fw-la tribui_fw-la cypr._n ib._n can_v they_o be_v gather_v in_o his_o name_n that_o divide_v the_o church_n and_o truth_n itself_o can_v they_o meet_v in_o his_o fear_n that_o despise_v his_o worship_n can_v it_o be_v to_o his_o glory_n that_o labour_v against_o unity_n let_v we_o not_o deceive_v ourselves_o by_o false_a gloss_v the_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n god_n hear_v not_o man_n of_o many_o mouth_n but_o of_o one_o mouth_n and_o heart_n other_o say_v that_o god_n command_v they_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o babylon_n true_o so_o you_o ought_v in_o respect_n of_o your_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a safety_n 279._o non_fw-la laudamus_fw-la errones_fw-la qui_fw-la vagantur_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la nullam_fw-la se_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la adjungunt_fw-la quia_fw-la nusquam_fw-la inveniant_fw-la talem_fw-la ideam_fw-la in_fw-la quâ_fw-la non_fw-la desideretur_fw-la aliquid_fw-la in_o moribus_fw-la aut_fw-la disciplina_fw-la sed_fw-la quaeramus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la articuli_fw-la sidei_fw-la recte_fw-la docentur_fw-la &_o errores_fw-la non_fw-la defenduntur_fw-la &_o adhanc_fw-la nos_fw-la adjungamus_fw-la hanc_fw-la docentem_fw-la audiamus_fw-la &_o diligamus_fw-la &_o nostram_fw-la invocationem_fw-la &_o confessionem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la precibus_fw-la &_o confessioni_fw-la aggregemus_fw-la chem._n part_n 3._o de_fw-fr eccles_n p._n 279._o and_o out_o of_o a_o church_n that_o be_v babylonish_n idolatrical_a defile_v in_o the_o very_a fundamental_o of_o religion_n and_o corrupt_v in_o the_o material_n of_o the_o ordinance_n from_o such_o depart_n but_o not_o from_o church_n that_o every_o one_o call_v babylonish_n and_o especial_o such_o as_o call_v it_o so_o that_o they_o may_v set_v up_o another_o of_o their_o own_o and_o while_o you_o depart_v from_o babylon_n so_o call_v take_v heed_n you_o do_v not_o real_o run_v into_o babylon_n its_o damnable_a error_n etc._n etc._n but_o where_o doctrine_n be_v sound_a according_a to_o divine_a writ_n discipline_n in_o general_a pure_a no_o such_o be_v babylon_n from_o no_o such_o let_v we_o depart_v but_o the_o more_o refine_a take_v offence_n at_o our_o mix_a congregation_n and_o so_o depart_v 1._o yea_o if_o they_o depart_v because_o mix_v with_o some_o unsanctified_a professor_n as_o they_o judge_v and_o will_v not_o join_v with_o any_o mix_v they_o must_v resolve_v to_o be_v of_o no_o constitute_v and_o particular_a church_n in_o this_o world_n no_o not_o of_o christ_n own_o if_o he_o and_o his_o disciple_n and_o hearer_n be_v now_o present_a in_o this_o world_n 2._o however_o thou_o taxe_v many_o of_o they_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v by_o the_o 70_o evermore_o congregare_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d congregatio_fw-la and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d first_o concern_v the_o church_n as_o she_o be_v in_o herself_o not_o only_o many_o precious_a promise_n of_o peace_n and_o unity_n be_v make_v unto_o she_o but_o the_o gospel_n the_o compliment_n of_o promise_n hold_v out_o the_o same_o by_o way_n of_o direction_n love_v as_o a_o stream_n run_v through_o the_o whole_a channel_n of_o scripture_n it_o be_v the_o great_a cry_n of_o all_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o observation_n scatter_v in_o one_o or_o two_o place_n that_o have_v be_v sufficient_a but_o it_o be_v that_o silver_n string_n that_o be_v draw_v through_o all_o the_o epistle_n and_o tie_v on_o a_o most_o complete_a knot_n in_o st._n john_n epistle_n and_o as_o these_o command_n be_v send_v to_o the_o church_n and_o all_o that_o be_v of_o she_o so_o mark_v under_o what_o parable_n 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