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church_n not_o a_o sound_a member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o which_o word_n he_o seem_v to_o acknowledge_v it_o a_o disease_a member_n or_o a_o sick_a member_n which_o indeed_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o what_o i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o commence_v doctor_n long_o since_o in_o oxford_n who_o question_n be_v ecclesia_fw-la romaâ—a_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ecclesia_fw-la uâ—â—a_fw-la the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o a_o true_a church_n and_o in_o his_o pâ—â—ition_n or_o to_o speak_v proper_o in_o oxford_n stile_n in_o his_o supposite_a he_o show_v the_o many_o conception_n and_o spiritual_a disease_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n a_o doctor_n reply_v on_o he_o use_v this_o argument_n ecclesia_fw-la vive_n est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la vera_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la viva_fw-la ergo_fw-la vera_fw-la the_o minor_a be_v deny_v the_o opponent_n proceed_v thus_o ecclesia_fw-la aegra_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la viva_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la 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admit_v into_o the_o church_n as_o those_o that_o have_v covenant_v with_o god_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n act._n 8._o vers_fw-la 12._o compare_v with_o the_o 37_o 38._o verse_n and_o as_o for_o the_o sacrament_n they_o combine_v and_o knit_v we_o together_o matth._n 28._o vers_fw-la 19_o 1_o cor._n 10._o vers_fw-la 16_o 17._o therefore_o unless_o mr._n nichols_n deny_v all_o this_o unto_o we_o he_o can_v deny_v we_o apostolical_a constitution_n oh_o than_o we_o have_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n by_o the_o doctrine_n and_o word_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v disciple_v by_o the_o word_n we_o be_v reconcile_v by_o the_o word_n to_o god_n we_o finde_v daily_o upon_o our_o soul_n a_o powerful_a work_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o ministry_n god_n have_v covenant_v with_o we_o to_o be_v our_o god_n and_o we_o by_o this_o word_n have_v take_v he_o for_o our_o god_n shall_v the_o seal_n of_o this_o covenant_n be_v deny_v unto_o we_o which_o the_o 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