ministry_n have_v not_o prosper_v yea_o so_o many_o be_v the_o christian_n that_o the_o jew_n which_o make_v insurrection_n against_o paul_n be_v drive_v away_o and_o sosthenes_n beat_v by_o the_o geek_n gallâ—o_n the_o proconsul_n be_v paul_n friend_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o teacher_n as_o be_v intimate_v 1_o cor._n 4.15_o though_o you_o have_v 10000_o instructer_n imply_v they_o have_v many_o and_o they_o have_v contention_n among_o they_o one_o be_v for_o one_o teacher_n and_o another_o for_o another_o 1_o cor._n 4.6_o 1_o cor._n 11.12_o there_o be_v also_o many_o that_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n and_o of_o prophecy_n 1_o cor._n 14.31_o and_o paul_n tarry_v with_o they_o a_o year_n and_o six_o month_n together_o now_o it_o be_v incongruous_a there_o shall_v be_v so_o many_o pastor_n teacher_n speaker_n with_o tongue_n prophet_n unemployed_n at_o least_o in_o part_n and_o employ_v they_o all_o can_v not_o be_v to_o any_o purpose_n in_o one_o 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5_o 6._o so_o kingdom_n be_v say_v to_o come_v together_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n psalm_n 102.22_o reply_v p._n 18._o when_o these_o word_n be_v find_v without_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o the_o sense_n darken_v if_o not_o overthrow_v by_o such_o a_o interpretation_n shall_v act_n 2.44_o be_v render_v and_o all_o that_o believe_v be_v in_o one_o thing_n or_o mind_n so_o they_o may_v be_v though_o every_o one_o be_v in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o none_o of_o they_o together_o in_o the_o same_o place_n but_o how_o do_v it_o cohere_v with_o the_o next_o word_n and_o have_v all_o thing_n common_a if_o they_o meet_v not_o together_o in_o the_o same_o place_n rejoynder_n 1._o i_o can_v see_v any_o shadow_n of_o absurdity_n to_o say_v believer_n be_v in_o one_o or_o in_o one_o mind_n though_o it_o sound_v not_o well_o to_o say_v believer_n be_v in_o one_o thing_n nor_o know_v i_o any_o but_o yourselves_o so_o render_v the_o text_n and_o have_v all_o thing_n common_a it_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v they_o come_v together_o in_o one_o place_n and_o they_o may_v do_v it_o easy_o because_o all_o the_o person_n mention_v be_v in_o one_o city_n and_o the_o story_n make_v it_o plain_a that_o the_o ruler_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o pontius_n pilate_n and_o the_o gentile_n gather_v together_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o repugnant_a but_o that_o herod_n may_v meet_v with_o they_o especial_o see_v that_o we_o read_v that_o pilate_n and_o he_o be_v make_v friend_n rejoynder_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v signify_v consent_n of_o mind_n in_o one_o thing_n and_o that_o herod_n pilate_n and_o the_o gentile_n do_v agree_v in_o one_o design_n be_v as_o clear_a as_o the_o sun_n but_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v their_o meeting_n in_o one_o place_n as_o you_o assert_v be_v improbable_a 1_o because_o though_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o they_o may_v come_v together_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v make_v to_o appear_v by_o 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a_o rejoynder_n to_o master_n samuel_n eton_n and_o master_n timothy_n tailor_n be_v reply_n or_o a_o answer_n to_o their_o late_a book_n call_v a_o defence_n of_o sundry_a position_n and_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n with_o some_o occasional_a animadversion_n on_o the_o book_n call_v the_o congregational_a way_n justify_v for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o all_o that_o seek_v the_o truth_n in_o love_n especial_o for_o his_o dear_o belove_a and_o long_v for_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o and_o near_o to_o manchester_n in_o lancashire_n make_v and_o publish_v by_o richard_n hollinworth_n mancuniens_fw-la the_o lord_n will_v show_v who_o be_v his_o and_n who_o be_v holy_a london_n print_v by_o t._n r._n and_o e._n m._n for_o luke_n fawn_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o parrot_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1647._o some_o of_o the_o principal_a content_n of_o this_o book_n of_o gather_v church_n out_o of_o true_a church_n cap._n 1._o sect._n 1._o etc._n etc._n of_o separation_n from_o a_o true_a church_n because_o of_o corruption_n s._n 6._o presbyterial-classical_a national_a and_o ecumenical_a church_n c_o 1_o s_o 2._o p._n 6._o the_o citation_n in_o l._n 12_o be_v misprint_v for_o it_o read_v c_o 7_o s_z 1_o etc._n etc._n c_o 8_o s_z 2_o 3_o c_o 9_o s_z 1_o c_o 10_o s_z 2_o c_o 28_o s_o 3_o c_o 15_o c_o 18_o of_o parish_n how_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la and_o how_o not_o c._n 2._o s_o 1_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o christian_n magistrate_n c._n 3._o s_o 3._o no_o toleration_n in_o new-england_n c._n 3._o s_o 3_o 4_o 5._o whether_o seven_o or_o eight_o can_v make_v a_o church_n c._n 4._o s_o 1_o etc._n etc._n whether_o adam_n family_n noah_n christ_n and_o the_o 12_o disciple_n of_o ephesus_n and_o the_o 120_o at_o jerusalem_n be_v each_o of_o they_o particular_a church_n ibid._n the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v not_o ordinary_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n c._n 5._o s_o 2._o church_n be_v plant_v in_o city_n and_o great_a town_n not_o in_o village_n c._n 5._o s_o 5_o judaea_n be_v not_o so_o little_a but_o it_o may_v have_v many_o classical_a church_n in_o it_o ibid._n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n write_v to_o the_o church_n of_o achaia_n c._n 6._o s_o 1.7_o e_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o signify_v c._n 5._o s_o 4._o church_n take_v as_o proper_o in_o a_o distributive_a sense_n as_o for_o one_o assembly_n the_o word_n churches_n note_n not_o independency_n it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o jewish_a church_n c_o 10._o c._n 1._o combination_n of_o church_n c._n 8._o s_o 2._o c._n 10._o s_o 2_o 3._o whether_o and_o how_o the_o church_n consist_v of_o visible_a saint_n c._n 11._o s_o 1._o edification_n whether_o the_o only_a end_n of_o church-fellowship_n and_o not_o conversion_n c._n 11._o s_o 7._o who_o be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v c._n 11._o s_o 8_o 9_o the_o jewish_a church_n a_o church_n of_o saint_n c._n 11._o s_o 10_o of_o the_o church_n covenant_n c._n 12._o s_o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n church-fellowship_n whether_o a_o part_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n c._n 13._o s_o 5_o the_o author_n just_a apology_n for_o pretend_a abuse_v of_o the_o author_n out_o of_o which_o the_o position_n seem_v to_o be_v take_v c._n 14._o s_o 1_o whether_o christian_n without_o officer_n be_v proper_o call_v a_o church_n c._n 15_o 1._o of_o election_n of_o officer_n c._n 16_o ordination_n by_o bishop_n and_o popular_a ordination_n compare_v c_o 18_o s_o 4_o ordination_n and_o election_n compare_v c._n 18._o s_o 8_o neither_o tithe_n nor_o settle_a maintenance_n be_v unlawful_a c._n 20_o 21_o of_o lord_n day_n contribution_n for_o maintenance_n of_o minister_n and_o the_o design_n of_o it_o c._n 21_o s_o 1_o &c_n &c_n 9_o deacon_n not_o to_o take_v care_n of_o minister_n maintenance_n c_o 21_o s_o 3_o distinction_n whether_o between_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n c_o 23_o each_o church_n assembly_n be_v not_o zion_n c_o 24_o of_o the_o word_n without_o in_o 1_o cor._n 5._o c_o 25_o of_o anarchy_n worse_o than_o tyranny_n c_o 26_o s_o 2_o mark_n of_o malignancy_n c_o 26_o s_o 3_o presbyterial_a government_n not_o prelatical_a c_o 26_o s_o 3_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o prelatical_a &_o presbyterian_a way_n c_o 26_o s_o 3_o what_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o diotrophe_n c_o 26_o s_o 4_o independent_o likeness_n and_o unlikeness_n to_o corah_n etc._n etc._n c_o 27_o s_o 1_o etc._n etc._n difference_n between_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o the_o jewish_a c_o 27._o s_o 1_o c_o 28_o s_o 2_o 3_o 4_o of_o the_o key_n of_o liberty_n and_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o church_n consent_v to_o excommunication_n c_o 29_o s_o 1_o the_o key_n how_o give_v to_o peter_n c_o 29_o whether_o excommunication_n and_o deliver_v to_o satan_n be_v all_o one_o c_o 30_o the_o suppose_v sad_a condition_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a church_n c_o 31_o s_o 3_o a_o definition_n of_o discipline_n and_o essential_o examine_v c._n 33_o s_o 6._o the_o independent_o model_n promise_a c_o 33_o s_o 7_o of_o ministerial_a act_n in_o another_o congregation_n c_o 34_o why_o man_n may_v preach_v to_o heathen_n and_o before_o ordination_n and_o not_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n c_o 34_o s_o 2_o recommendation_n of_o minister_n and_o member_n c_o 34_o s_o 11_o christian_a reader_n i_o intend_v to_o have_v reprint_v in_o this_o book_n the_o position_n my_o answer_n to_o they_o and_o mr._n e._n and_o mr._n t._n reply_v to_o it_o and_o a_o large_a rejoynder_n but_o that_o course_n my_o wife_n friend_n judge_v tedious_a and_o chargeable_a not_o profitable_a i_o have_v therefore_o take_v up_o the_o pith_n of_o their_o reply_n especial_o of_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o pretend_v to_o scripture_n or_o reason_n and_o of_o my_o rejoynder_n omit_v preface_n personal_a matter_n repetition_n impertinency_n my_o style_n be_v plain_a and_o modest_a not_o victory_n but_o god_n truth_n the_o church_n peace_n thy_o good_a yea_o their_o good_a who_o in_o this_o be_v my_o adversary_n be_v 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