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man_n in_o violation_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n 116._o he_o who_o leave_v the_o true_a bishop_n set_v up_o another_o altar_n and_o presume_v to_o celebrate_v another_o prayer_n or_o divine_a service_n different_a from_o he_o bear_v arm_n say_v he_o in_o another_o place_n against_o the_o church_n and_o resist_v god_n ordinance_n he_o be_v a_o enemy_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o a_o rebel_n against_o christ_n sacrifice_n for_o the_o faith_n he_o be_v perfidious_a for_o religion_n he_o be_v sacrilegious_a he_o be_v a_o undutiful_a servant_n a_o impious_a son_n a_o enemy_n instead_o of_o a_o brother_n and_o have_v set_v out_o these_o schismatical_a associate_n as_o so_o full_a of_o sin_n and_o provocation_n he_o warn_v all_o who_o will_v be_v careful_a of_o their_o own_o innocence_n or_o safety_n to_o stand_v off_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o such_o men._n 171._o a_o people_n that_o will_v fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n say_v he_o must_v not_o mix_v itself_o or_o 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other_o to_o be_v part_v with_o for_o the_o love_n of_o external_a peaâ—e_n and_o union_n iii_o to_o the_o communion_n of_o good_a christian_n under_o a_o schism_n and_o how_o they_o be_v to_o carry_v it_o towards_o schismatic_n 1._o first_o i_o shall_v say_v something_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o schism_n to_o show_v when_o a_o schism_n be_v make_v and_o by_o who_o schism_n lie_v in_o breach_n of_o union_n or_o in_o make_v two_o or_o many_o out_o of_o one_o 86._o schism_n say_v st._n cyprian_n which_o cut_v or_o break_v the_o unity_n or_o tear_v and_o divide_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v keep_v together_o as_o one_o body_n by_o schism_n as_o st._n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d note_n one_o church_n be_v break_v into_o many_o church_n and_o the_o unity_n thereof_o be_v abolish_v according_o the_o member_n be_v call_v upon_o to_o be_v join_v together_o in_o the_o same_o mind_n and_o in_o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d schism_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 10._o not_o to_o set_v up_o a_o independance_n among_o themselves_o and_o act_v separately_z but_o with_o mutual_a dependence_n and_o conjunction_n that_o there_o be_v no_o schism_n in_o the_o body_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 25._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schism_n be_v usual_o render_v division_n as_o 1_o cor._n 10._o and_o c._n 11._o 18._o this_o union_n which_o schism_n break_v be_v the_o union_n of_o a_o society_n for_o the_o church_n be_v a_o society_n of_o man_n associate_v and_o incorporate_v together_o for_o the_o work_n and_o purpose_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v call_v a_o 15._o family_n or_o †_o household_n or_o city_n which_o be_v all_o word_n expressive_a of_o society_n sy_n paul_n styles_n it_o the_o city_n of_o the_o live_a god_n heb._n 12._o 22._o and_o tell_v the_o christian_n 19_o at_o ephesus_n that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d fellow-citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n eph._n 2._o 19_o this_o
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