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his_o accusation_n in_o general_n about_o justification_n sect._n 33._o of_o the_o state_v of_o the_o question_n about_o separate_a principle_n sect._n 34_o etc._n etc._n many_o of_o his_o misreport_n about_o my_o state_v it_o sect._n 38._o his_o first_o reason_n for_o separation_n examine_v viz._n because_o every_o parish_n church_n be_v part_n of_o a_o diocesane_a church_n how_o far_o that_o be_v true_a or_o not_o sect._n 39_o his_o second_o reason_n that_o a_o parish_n minister_n be_v but_o a_o servant_n to_o the_o diocesan_n sect._n 40._o his_o three_o reason_n because_o parish_n minister_n consent_n to_o silence_v and_o persecution_n by_o open_a consent_n or_o pernicious_a silence_n whether_o there_o be_v little_a difference_n between_o persecute_v and_o not_o sharp_o reprove_v it_o sect._n 41._o his_o four_o reason_n that_o parish_n minister_n enter_v sinful_o and_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n renounce_v their_o christian_a liberty_n all_o sinner_n or_o sinful_a enterer_n not_o to_o be_v separate_v from_o sect._n 42._o may_v not_o a_o true_a church_n be_v call_v defective_a and_o faulty_a sect._n 43._o his_o further_a reason_n 1._o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o else_o to_o preserve_v our_o christian_a liberty_n whether_o all_o christian_a liberty_n must_v be_v maintain_v and_o how_o sect._n 44._o 2._o whether_o to_o be_v present_a where_o thing_n be_v use_v in_o god_n worship_n which_o he_o command_v not_o be_v a_o sin_n sect._n 45._o 3._o whether_o if_o we_o separate_v not_o we_o sell_v the_o truth_n about_o christ_n sovereignty_n sect._n 46._o his_o reason_n from_o act_n 15._o retort_v sect._n 47._o he_o take_v not_o corruption_n and_o error_n as_o such_o without_o imposition_n to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n of_o separation_n how_o he_o be_v himself_o a_o imposer_n sect._n 48._o the_o charge_n of_o hypocrisy_n for_o join_v in_o what_o we_o approve_v not_o sect._n 49._o that_o christ_n call_v and_o design_v not_o his_o church_n to_o be_v impure_a and_o mix_v consider_v sect._n 50._o how_o far_o a_o church_n be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o for_o abet_v sin_n sect._n 51._o his_o grand_a answer_n to_o the_o example_n of_o church-pollution_n in_o scripture_n that_o they_o be_v settle_v as_o to_o officer_n and_o ordinance_n right_o and_o so_o have_v a_o power_n to_o keep_v themselves_o clean_o etc._n etc._n consider_v what_o power_n minister_n have_v now_o whether_o the_o age_n follow_v the_o first_o do_v fall_v into_o a_o universal_a innovation_n and_o degeneration_n in_o the_o essential_o of_o order_n and_o doctrine_n and_o antichristianism_n and_o so_o christ_n have_v no_o church_n and_o be_v no_o christ_n whether_o mr._n e._n b._n be_v a_o seeker_n and_o separate_v from_o all_o church_n as_o well_o as_o from_o all_o parochial_a sect._n 52._o whether_o the_o necessity_n of_o separation_n because_o of_o the_o say_v universal_a degeneration_n in_o essential_o continue_v still_o because_o we_o be_v reform_v from_o antichristianism_n 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lament_v 3._o when_o def._n par_fw-fr 1._o pag._n 98_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v full_o describe_v the_o opinion_n which_o i_o reject_v and_o have_v give_v in_o fifteen_o reason_n against_o it_o what_o do_v this_o easy_a confident_a disputer_n but_o instead_o of_o offer_v a_o answer_n to_o any_o one_o of_o they_o call_v it_o perfect_a folly_n and_o madness_n so_o to_o confute_v it_o by_o ill_a consequence_n do_v this_o dispute_v satisfy_v any_o sober_a enquirer_n after_o truth_n do_v he_o not_o reproach_v his_o follower_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n about_o he_o while_o he_o thus_o open_o seem_v to_o expect_v that_o they_o will_v rest_v in_o such_o reason_n or_o reply_n as_o these_o and_o real_o if_o we_o prove_v against_o the_o papist_n that_o though_o they_o direct_o deny_v not_o christ_n and_o his_o office_n yet_o that_o such_o consequent_n will_v follow_v upon_o divers_a of_o their_o error_n will_v this_o man_n that_o talk_v so_o much_o of_o antichristianism_n say_v that_o 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