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not_o in_o the_o same_o respect_n may_v be_v visible_o in_o covenant_n and_o visible_o out_o of_o covenant_n instance_n in_o a_o know_a witch_n she_o be_v visible_o in_o covenant_n in_o m._n h._n his_o sense_n as_o a_o church-member_n till_o excommunicate_v yet_o visible_o out_o of_o covenant_n in_o our_o sense_n as_o visible_o renounce_v christ_n and_o religion_n they_o who_o visible_o break_v the_o covenant_n by_o lie_v in_o visible_a impenitency_n and_o unbelief_n be_v visible_o out_o of_o covenant_n in_o a_o absolute_a sense_n though_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o be_v visible_o in_o covenant_n in_o a_o relative_a sense_n as_o not_o be_v excommunicate_v such_o be_v many_o of_o the_o israelite_n who_o be_v call_v the_o holy_a people_n dan._n 12._o 7._o and_o god_n people_n hos_fw-la 4._o v._n 6_o 8.12_o and_o 11._o 7._o yet_o host_n 1_o 9_o you_o be_v not_o my_o people_n and_o hos_n 2._o 2._o your_o mother_n be_v not_o my_o wife_n these_o seem_a contradiction_n be_v easy_o 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jew_n easy_o admit_v any_o for_o proselyte_n till_o upon_o good_a evidence_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o piety_n this_o foundation_n then_o fail_v church-membership_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la must_v needs_o cease_v and_o this_o be_v the_o very_a case_n of_o gross_o ignorant_a and_o scandalous_a person_n who_o therefore_o be_v not_o church-member_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la at_o least_o if_o they_o obstinate_o persist_v in_o those_o sin_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o sacrament_n m._n h._n ib._n the_o bare_a element_n do_v not_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n but_o the_o element_n as_o institute_v to_o that_o use_n but_o they_o be_v institute_v to_o be_v eat_v and_o drunken_a therefore_o those_o that_o be_v present_a must_v receive_v too_o etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o by_o concession_n of_o the_o first_o branch_n the_o confirm_a virtue_n of_o the_o sacramental_a element_n depend_v upon_o divine_a institution_n but_o have_v they_o a_o confirm_a virtue_n only_o as_o receive_v do_v not_o the_o 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not_o say_v opposer_n though_o even_o this_o word_n be_v not_o culpable_a if_o right_o and_o candid_o understand_v of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o act_n but_o i_o neither_o look_v at_o all_o of_o his_o mind_n as_o ungodly_a nor_o at_o all_o of_o our_o mind_n as_o godly_a i_o be_o far_o from_o limit_v piety_n to_o a_o party_n in_o his_o sense_n but_o desire_v rather_o to_o sit_v down_o and_o mourn_v that_o godly_a man_n be_v so_o accessary_a to_o in_o the_o make_n and_o abet_v of_o party_n both_o against_o faith_n and_o charity_n sect._n x._o in_o the_o ten_o section_n by_o instance_n of_o the_o passover_n etc._n etc._n m._n humprey_n labour_v to_o make_v it_o out_o that_o every_o church-member_n ought_v to_o receive_v the_o answer_n be_v easy_a as_o all_o circumcise_a person_n be_v to_o eat_v the_o passove_a yet_o divers_a in_o some_o case_n may_v not_o receive_v at_o such_o or_o such_o a_o time_n so_o all_o church-member_n be_v to_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n but_o not_o till_o 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evidence_n the_o absurdity_n let_v we_o argue_v proportionable_o about_o the_o command_n as_o we_o have_v do_v about_o the_o promise_n i_o ask_v mr._n h._n then_o whether_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o say_v i_o roger_n must_v not_o commit_v adultery_n i_o prove_v it_o do_v thus_o the_o scripture_n say_v no_o man_n shall_v commit_v adultery_n therefore_o it_o say_v i_o roger_n must_v not_o commit_v adultery_n the_o minor_a of_o the_o enthymeme_n i_o roger_n be_o a_o man_n be_v thus_o prove_v he_o that_o have_v the_o necessary_a mark_n of_o a_o man_n be_v a_o man_n i_o have_v these_o mark_n therefore_o i_o be_o a_o man_n object_n i_o but_o the_o scripture_n or_o philosophy_n no_o where_n say_v that_o i_o roger_n have_v those_o mark_n of_o a_o man_n therefore_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v from_o they_o that_o i_o be_o a_o man_n and_o by_o consequence_n it_o can_v be_v prove_v from_o scripture_n that_o i_o be_o forbid_v to_o commit_v adultery_n will_v not_o such_o a_o answer_n be_v both_o 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divine_a testimony_n sense_n assent_v to_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n see_v and_o feel_v joh._n 20._o 27_o 29._o faith_n assent_v not_o proper_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o sense_n nor_o do_v sense_n assent_n upon_o the_o principle_n of_o faith_n the_o proper_a object_n of_o faith_n be_v a_o thing_n not_o see_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o sense_n be_v a_o thing_n see_v and_o the_o same_o object_n in_o one_o sense_n be_v considerable_a as_o not_o see_v in_o another_o sense_n as_o see_v thus_o heathen_a by_o sense_n assent_n to_o a_o deity_n rom._n 1._o 20._o christian_n both_o by_o faith_n and_o sense_n whence_o the_o deity_n be_v say_v to_o be_v both_o visible_a and_o invisible_a in_o the_o forequote_v place_n and_o heb._n 11._o 27._o invisible_a to_o sense_n visible_a to_o faith_n invisible_a in_o its_o essence_n visible_a in_o its_o effect_n it_o be_v evident_a then_o that_o in_o some_o respect_v sense_n do_v not_o take_v away_o faith_n and_o that_o therefore_o this_o proposition_n i_o 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