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the_o english_a assembly_n verse_n 27.29_o jude._n 4.7.8.10_o verse_n 12._o verse_n 20.21.22.23_o 3._o john_n 9.10_o pag._n 8._o pag._n 9_o that_o particular_a member_n can_v proceed_v no_o further_o than_o admonition_n matth._n 18.18_o sect._n 6.9_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o christian_n whether_o a_o particular_a man_n can_v cast_v off_o a_o whole_a congregation_n the_o popish_a church_n no_o church_n of_o god_n 2_o king_n 17._o jer._n 3.3_o pag._n 10.15_o that_o the_o godly_a may_v not_o depart_v the_o communion_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o minister_n 1._o sam._n 2.12.15.16.17.18.19.20.21_o matth._n 23.2.3_o john·_n 10.4.5_o answer_v to_o m._n c._n pag._n 66._o sam._n 2.17_o cap._n 2.24_o 2._o sam._n 12.14_o isai_n 52.5_o ezech._n 36.20_o rom._n 2.24_o 1._o sam._n 1.1.2.3_o prou._n 14.1_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o those_o scripture_n which_o common_o the_o brownist_n cite_v to_o prove_v their_o separation_n from_o the_o communion_n a_o dicto_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la simple_a pag._n 12.13_o 2._o tim_n 3.1.2.3.4.5_o ver._n 10._o 1._o cor._n 5.9.10.11.12_o title_n against_o par_fw-fr pray_fw-mi and_o hire_v lecture_n answ_n to_o m._n c._n pag_n 13._o ver._n 9_o br._n great_a place_n in_o the_o epist_n to_o the_o cor._n discuss_v ver._n 10._o ver._n 12._o act._n 13.10.11_o 1._o pet._n 2.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25_o chap._n 3.1.2.3_o ad_fw-la 7._o matth._n 5.31.32_o mark_n 10.6.7.8_o ephes_n 5.22_o etc._n etc._n col_fw-fr 3.18_o etc._n etc._n eph._n 6._o 1.2_o etc._n etc._n tit._n 2.4.5_o 1._o cor_fw-la 7.21_o 2._o thes_n 3.14.15_o ethes_n 5.6.7.11_o ephes_n 4.1.2.3_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 16._o heb._n 10.25_o jud._n 19_o also_o pag._n 3._o pag._n 13._o orderly_o communicate_v be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o sacrament_n mat._n 26.26.27.28_o see_v the_o 6._o section_n eph._n 1.22.23_o 1._o cor._n