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the_o whole_a body_n and_o if_o it_o shall_v happen_v that_o any_o power_n of_o the_o key_n shall_v appear_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n as_o distinct_a from_o her_o officer_n whether_o it_o belong_v first_o to_o the_o catholic_a visible_a church_n or_o to_o a_o particular_a congregation_n the_o question_n than_o be_v clear_o this_o whether_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v give_v subjectiuè_fw-la to_o the_o church-catholike_a in_o her_o officer_n on_o the_o particular_a congregation_n without_o or_o with_o her_o officer_n and_o now_o we_o shall_v consider_v what_o you_o resolve_v upon_o this_o question_n thus_o you_o assert_v the_o church_n to_o which_o the_o lord_n jesus_n commit_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n matth._n 16.29_o be_v caetus_fw-la fidelium_fw-la common_o call_v a_o particular_a visible_a church_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o answer_v not_o as_o a_o avenger_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o colour_n of_o that_o but_o as_o 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you_o say_v they_o dispute_v catholic_a visible_a church_n but_o maintain_v the_o catholic_a church_n to_o be_v invisible_a but_o 1._o the_o church_n catholic_a of_o i_o which_o those_o divine_n speak_v against_o papist_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o we_o in_o this_o dispute_n they_o intend_v it_o of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o elect_n of_o all_o age_n and_o time_n which_o be_v the_o catholic_a church_n mention_v in_o the_o creed_n as_o the_o object_n of_o our_o faith_n not_o of_o our_o sense_n but_o we_o take_v it_o in_o the_o second_o sense_n deliver_v in_o the_o beginning_n for_o the_o whole_a multitude_n of_o believer_n or_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o all_o place_n of_o the_o world_n at_o once_o and_o the_o part_n of_o this_o church_n whether_o particular_a member_n or_o particular_a congregation_n be_v visible_a the_o whole_a or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o the_o catholic_a church_n must_v needs_o be_v visible_a 1._o d._n ames_n med._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 31._o sect_n 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it_o immediate_o from_o christ_n i_o desire_v you_o will_v consider_v who_o m._n hooker_n mean_v in_o those_o word_n that_o conceit_n be_v more_o wide_a from_o the_o mark_n etc._n etc._n pag_n 195._o sect_n 2._o it_o be_v strange_a that_o all_o this_o while_o you_o shall_v agree_v no_o better_o obj._n 7_o i_o say_v last_o the_o church_n there_o mean_v be_v call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o a_o particular_a congregation_n of_o believer_n be_v never_o call_v so_o be_v but_o a_o member_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n you_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o material_a whether_o it_o be_v call_v so_o or_o no_o it_o be_v enough_o it_o be_v call_v a_o church_n yea_o as_o distinguish_v from_o church-officer_n act_n 25.22_o 7._o suprà _fw-la pag._n 7._o 23._o etc._n etc._n i_o give_v the_o sense_n and_o rosolution_n of_o that_o text_n afore_o the_o sum_n be_v this_o it_o do_v not_o hold_v a_o church_n of_o believer_n as_o exist_v without_o officer_n for_o that_o church_n have_v officer_n but_o only_o 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