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to_o several_a diocesian_n by_o a_o distribution_n of_o power_n limit_v in_o its_o exercise_n to_o a_o certain_a portion_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o by_o they_o communicate_v by_o several_a engine_n to_o parochial_a priest_n in_o their_o several_a place_n a_o man_n with_o half_a a_o eye_n may_v see_v that_o here_o be_v many_o thing_n to_o be_v prove_v thus_o their_o first_o church_n be_v national_n 19_o which_o be_v distribute_v into_o several_a great_a portion_n term_v province_n those_o again_o into_o other_o now_o call_v diocese_n and_o those_o again_o subdivide_v into_o parochial_a or_o particular_a congregation_n now_o the_o union_n of_o this_o church_n consist_v in_o the_o due_a observance_n of_o the_o same_o worship_n specifical_o by_o all_o the_o member_n of_o it_o and_o subjection_n according_a to_o rule_n of_o their_o own_o appointment_n which_o be_v call_v common_o canon_n by_o way_n of_o distinction_n unto_o the_o ruler_n before_o mention_v in_o their_o several_a capacity_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o peculiar_a form_n of_o this_o church_n that_o of_o the_o church_n catholic_n absolute_o so_o call_v be_v its_o unity_n with_o christ_n and_o in_o its_o self_n by_o the_o one_o spirit_n whereby_o it_o be_v animate_v that_o of_o the_o church_n catholic_n visible_o profess_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o they_o do_v profess_v as_o be_v by_o they_o profess_v that_o of_o a_o particular_a church_n as_o such_o its_o observance_n and_o performance_n of_o the_o same_o ordinance_n of_o worship_n numerical_o in_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o subjection_n to_o the_o same_o rule_n of_o love_n for_o edification_n of_o the_o whole_a of_o this_o national_n as_o it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o subjection_n of_o one_o sort_n of_o officer_n unto_o another_o within_o a_o precinct_n limit_v original_o whole_o on_o a_o account_n foreign_a to_o any_o church_n state_n whatever_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o call_v the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o its_o participation_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n on_o the_o account_n of_o its_o most_o noble_a member_n nor_o yet_o from_o its_o participation_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o invisible_a church_n in_o the_o world_n on_o the_o account_n of_o its_o profession_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o both_o which_o respect_n we_o profess_v our_o unity_n with_o it_o nor_o yet_o from_o its_o participation_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n which_o it_o do_v not_o in_o its_o self_n nor_o as_o such_o but_o in_o some_o of_o its_o particular_a congregation_n but_o from_o a_o peculiar_a form_n of_o its_o own_o as_o above_o describe_v which_o be_v to_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v of_o the_o institution_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o this_o description_n give_v of_o their_o church_n state_n 20_o with_o who_o we_o have_v now_o to_o do_v i_o have_v purposely_o avoid_v the_o mention_n of_o thing_n odious_a &_o expose_v to_o common_a obloquy_n which_o yet_o be_v the_o very_a â—ies_n &_o ligament_n of_o their_o order_n because_o the_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v in_o its_o self_n be_v naked_o represent_v we_o may_v not_o be_v prejudice_v in_o judge_v of_o the_o strength_n and_o utmost_a of_o the_o charge_n that_o lie_v against_o any_o of_o we_o on_o the_o account_n of_o a_o departure_n from_o it_o the_o communion_n of_o this_o church_n they_o say_v we_o have_v forsake_v 21_o and_o break_v its_o unity_n and_o therefore_o be_v schismatic_n i_o answer_v in_o a_o word_n lay_v aside_o so_o much_o of_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o it_o mention_v before_o and_o the_o several_a way_n of_o its_o administration_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o colour_n or_o pretence_n that_o it_o shall_v relate_v to_o any_o gospel_n institution_n pass_v by_o also_o the_o consideration_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o man_n enjoy_v authority_n in_o or_o exercise_v
one_o another_o have_v be_v the_o great_a ball_n of_o strife_n and_o most_o effectual_a engine_n of_o difference_n and_o distance_n between_o we_o may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o reconcile_v in_o love_n they_o that_o true_o fear_v god_n though_o engage_v in_o several_a way_n as_o to_o some_o particular_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v not_o any_o great_a hope_n of_o much_o success_n on_o this_o account_n for_o let_v principle_n and_o way_n be_v make_v as_o evident_a as_o if_o he_o that_o write_v they_o carry_v the_o sun_n in_o his_o hand_n yet_o whilst_o man_n be_v forestall_v by_o prejudices_fw-la and_o have_v their_o affection_n and_o spirit_n engage_v suitable_o thereunto_o no_o great_a alteration_n in_o their_o mind_n and_o way_n on_o the_o clear_a conviction_n whatever_o be_v to_o be_v expect_v all_o our_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o our_o expectation_n of_o what_o he_o have_v promise_v be_v to_o be_v proportion_v to_o what_o he_o can_v effect_v not_o to_o what_o of_o outward_a mean_n we_o see_v to_o be_v use_v 4._o to_o conclude_v 68_o what_o vain_a jangle_n man_n be_v endless_o engage_v in_o who_o will_v lay_v their_o own_o false_a hypothesis_n and_o preconception_n as_o a_o ground_n of_o far_a procedure_n be_v also_o in_o part_n evident_a by_o what_o have_v be_v deliver_v hence_o for_o instance_n be_v that_o doughty_a dispute_n in_o the_o world_n whether_o a_o schismatic_a do_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n or_o no_o which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v determine_v in_o the_o negative_a when_o it_o be_v impossible_a a_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o but_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o be_v a_o church_n member_n a_o church_n be_v that_o alienum_fw-la solum_fw-la wherein_o that_o evil_a dwell_v the_o most_o of_o the_o inquiry_n that_o be_v make_v and_o dispute_v on_o whether_o this_o or_o that_o sort_n of_o man_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n or_o no_o be_v of_o the_o same_o value_n and_o import_v he_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n catholic_n who_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n by_o the_o spirit_n and_o none_o other_o and_o he_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n general_n visible_a who_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o destroy_v it_o not_o by_o any_o thing_n of_o a_o just_a inconsistency_n with_o the_o belief_n of_o it_o and_o he_o belong_v to_o a_o particular_a church_n who_o have_v be_v in_o a_o due_a order_n join_v thereunto_o have_v neither_o voluntary_o desert_v it_o nor_o be_v judicial_o eject_v out_o of_o it_o thus_o one_o may_v be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n who_o be_v no_o member_n of_o the_o general_a visible_a church_n nor_o of_o a_o particular_a church_n as_o a_o elect_a infant_n sanctify_v from_o the_o womb_n die_v before_o baptism_n and_o one_o may_v be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n general_a visible_a who_o be_v no_o member_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n nor_o of_o a_o particular_a church_n as_o a_o man_n make_v profession_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n yet_o not_o unite_v to_o christ_n by_o the_o spirit_n nor_o join_v to_o any_o particular_a visible_a church_n or_o he_o may_v be_v also_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o not_o of_o a_o particular_a as_o also_o of_o a_o particular_a church_n and_o not_o of_o the_o catholic_n and_o a_o man_n may_v every_o true_a believer_n walk_v orderly_o ordinary_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o every_o sense_n insist_v on_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n by_o a_o union_n with_o christ_n the_o head_n of_o the_o visible_a general_n church_n by_o his_o profession_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o of_o a_o particular_a congregation_n by_o his_o voluntary_a assotiate_v himself_o therewith_o according_a to_o the_o will_n and_o appointment_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n finis_fw-la reader_n in_o the_o author_n absence_n many_o error_n and_o mistake_n obscure_v or_o pervert_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v have_v escape_v the_o press_n which_o thou_o be_v desire_v to_o correct_v according_a as_o here_o direct_v pag._n 2._o l._n 20._o r._n and_o p._n 3._o l._n 14._o man_n p._n 5._o l._n 22._o clamorous_a p._n 7._o l._n 6._o vobis_fw-la p._n 9_o l._n 19_o lutheran_n sacramentarian_n p._n 11._o l._n 21_o establish_v it_o p._n 13._o l._n 8._o conducingnesse_n p._n 15._o l._n 2._o the_o present_a p._n 16._o l._n 12._o yea_o i_o p._n 22._o l._n 18._o his_o word_n p._n 24._o l._n 8._o scissure_v p._n 29._o l._n 18._o extend_v be_v of_o p._n 31._o l._n 17._o unity_n of_o the_o p._n 36._o l._n 5._o deal_n among_o l._n 13._o metropolitan_n p._n 39_o l._n 22._o deal_n if_o p._n 42._o l._n 1._o instruct_v by_o authority_n from_o their_o p._n 43._o l._n 2._o &_o be_v not_o p._n 50._o l._n 26._o that_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o consider_v p._n 54._o l._n 18._o other_o promise_n p._n 60._o l._n 24._o in_o the_o civil_a state_n to_o p._n 64._o l._n 22._o our_o forefather_n p._n 73._o l._n 13._o deal_n of_o l._n 25._o scripture_n p._n 75._o l._n 7._o nor_o be_v they_o not_o at_o all_o l._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 38._o l._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 88_o l._n 1._o deal_n sense_n v._n 24._o say_v the_o apostle_n i_o fill_v up_o that_o l._n 12._o repartee_n l._n 21._o church_n there_o be_v no_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o church_n p._n 90._o l._n 1._o sense_n v._n 24._o say_v the_o apostle_n i_o fill_v up_o that_o p._n 91_o l._n 4._o zion_n p._n 93._o l._n 10._o that_o it_o have_v a_o p._n 101._o l._n 13._o dispute_v man_n p._n 102._o l._n 19_o be_v in_o p._n 110._o l._n 28._o moat_n p._n 124._o l._n 28._o juvenalis_n p._n 126._o l._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 131._o l._n 20._o have_v be_v p._n 133._o l._n 18._o sum_v up_o p._n 134._o l._n 15._o man_n p._n 146._o l._n 15._o ad_fw-la judaeos_fw-la p._n 155._o l._n ult_n scripture_n p._n 160._o l._n 13._o catholic_n church_n p._n 166._o l._n 20._o their_o writing_n l._n 21._o a_o sweet_a p._n 168._o l._n 28._o have_v not_o only_o p._n 169._o l._n 24._o begin_v p._n 172._o l._n 6._o sport_n l._n 8._o institution_n l._n 9_o language_n p._n 173._o l._n 18._o gentleman_n p._n 176._o l._n 15._o do_v that_o p._n 180._o l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 185._o l._n 19_o another_o p._n 186._o l._n 10._o to_o it_o p._n 189._o l._n 2._o athenaeus_n l._n 3._o thrasilaus_n p._n 192._o l._n 13._o patriarch_n or_o metropolitan_o l._n 29._o conscience_n p._n 194._o l._n 13_o 14._o be_v there_o p._n 198._o l._n 15._o scripture_n p._n 199._o l._n 24_o 25._o the_o gift_n of_o his_o spirit_n p._n 200._o l._n 14._o due_a to_o elder_n p._n 202._o l._n 7._o those_o many_o church_n p._n 204._o l._n 1._o it_o seem_v 205._o l._n 17._o deal_n his_o p._n 215._o l._n 18._o be_v the_o union_n inquire_v after_o p._n 216._o l._n 17._o their_o sense_n l._n 21._o deal_n the_o p._n 218._o l._n 2._o a_o title_n p._n 229._o l._n 24._o your_o several_a p._n 234._o l._n 13._o if_o i_o have_v p._n 236._o l._n 16._o the_o unity_n consist_v l._n 25._o visible_a church_n p._n 240._o l._n 21._o nor_o conc_fw-fr p._n 242._o l._n 1._o any_o man_n may_v p._n 244._o l._n 24._o deal_n as_o p._n 245._o l._n 1._o dio_fw-mi cassius_z l._n 15._o there_o be_v a_o p._n 247._o l._n 23._o one_o civil_a p._n 256._o l._n 20._o commit_v p._n 264._o l._n 2._o drive_v l._n 10._o or_o on_o any_o l._n 17._o their_o administration_n §._o 1._o §_o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chronic._n antioch_n joh._n male_a p._n 98._o a._n ms._n bib._n bod._n §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20._o §._o 21._o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 28._o §._o 29._o §._o 30._o §._o 31._o §._o 32_o §._o 33._o §._o 34._o §._o 35._o §._o 36._o §._o 37._o §._o 38._o §._o 39_o §._o 40._o §._o 41._o §._o 42._o §._o 43._o §._o 44._o §._o 45._o §._o 46._o §._o 47._o §._o 48._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20._o §._o 21._o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o ille_fw-la coetus_fw-la christianorum_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la clareâ—_n regeneratis_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la solus_fw-la coetus_fw-la christianorum_fw-la papae_fw-la subditorum_fw-la claret_n regeneratis_fw-la ergo_fw-la prob_fw-la apud_fw-la illas_fw-la solos_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la miracula_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ergo_fw-la val_n mag._n deut._n 13._o 1_o 2._o mat._n 7._o 22_o 23._o exod._n 3._o 7._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 28._o §._o 29._o §._o 30._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14_o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20._o §._o 21._o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 28._o §._o 29._o §._o 30._o §._o 31._o §._o 32._o §._o 33._o §._o 34._o §._o 35._o §._o 36._o §._o 3â—_n §._o 38._o §._o 39_o §._o 40._o §._o 41_o §._o 42._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20._o §._o 21._o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 28._o §._o 29._o §._o 30._o §_o 31._o §._o 32._o §._o 33._o §._o 34._o §._o 35._o §._o 36._o 36._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la aut_fw-la privatus_fw-la aut_fw-la populus_fw-la eorum_fw-la decretâ—â—_n non_fw-la stetit_fw-la sacrificiis_fw-la interdicunt_fw-la haec_fw-la paena_fw-la apud_fw-la eos_fw-la est_fw-la gravissima_fw-la quibus_fw-la ita_fw-la est_fw-la interdictum_fw-la two_o numero_fw-la impiorum_fw-la &_o sceleratorum_fw-la habentur_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la omnes_fw-la decedunt_fw-la aditum_fw-la eorum_fw-la sermonemque_fw-la defugiunt_fw-la ne_fw-la quid_fw-la ex_fw-la contagione_fw-la incommodi_fw-la accipiant_fw-la neque_fw-la iis_fw-la petentibus_fw-la jus_o redditur_fw-la neque_fw-la honos_fw-la ullus_fw-la communicatur_fw-la his_fw-la autem_fw-la omnibus_fw-la drâ—dibus_fw-la praeest_fw-la unus_fw-la qui_fw-la summam_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la habet_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la hoc_fw-la mortus_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la ex_fw-la reliquis_fw-la excellit_fw-la dignitate_fw-la succedit_fw-la at_o si_fw-la sunt_fw-la plures_fw-la suffragio_fw-la druidum_fw-la adlegitur_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la principatu_fw-la armis_fw-la contendunt_fw-la caes_n lib._n 6._o de_fw-fr bell._n gal._n §._o 37._o §._o 38._o §._o 39_o §._o 40._o §._o 41._o §._o 42._o §._o 43._o §._o 44._o §._o 45._o §._o 46._o §._o 47._o §._o 48._o §._o 49._o §._o 50._o §._o 51._o §._o 52._o §._o 53._o §._o 54._o §._o 55._o §._o 56._o §._o 57_o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20._o §._o 21._o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20_o §._o 21_o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 28._o §._o 29._o §._o 30._o §._o 31._o §._o 32._o §._o 33._o §._o 34._o §._o 35._o §._o 36._o §._o 37._o §._o 38._o §._o 39_o §._o 40._o §._o 41._o §._o 42._o §._o 43._o §._o 44._o §._o 45._o §._o 46._o §._o 47._o §._o 48._o §._o 49._o §._o 50._o §._o 51._o §._o 52._o §._o 53._o §._o 54._o §._o 55._o §._o 56._o §._o 57_o §._o 58._o §._o 59_o §._o 60._o §._o 62._o §._o 63._o §._o 64._o §._o 65_o §._o 66._o §._o 67._o §._o 68_o