separation_n into_o party_n in_o the_o political_a use_n of_o the_o word_n why_o it_o may_v not_o so_o be_v use_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a sense_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n but_o if_o this_o be_v the_o way_n of_o beg_v the_o question_n i_o confess_v i_o know_v not_o what_o course_n to_o take_v to_o prove_v what_o i_o intend_v such_o word_n be_v use_v sometime_o in_o warm_a dispute_n causeless_o it_o be_v well_o they_o be_v place_v where_o there_o be_v some_o pretence_n for_o they_o certain_o they_o will_v not_o serve_v every_o turn_n before_o i_o assert_v the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n i_o instance_v in_o all_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v use_v and_o evince_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o from_o they_o if_o this_o be_v beg_v it_o be_v not_o that_o lazy_a trade_n of_o beg_v which_o some_o use_n but_o such_o as_o a_o man_n have_v as_o good_a profess_o work_v as_o follow_v how_o well_o he_o have_v disprove_v this_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n from_o scripture_n we_o have_v see_v i_o be_o 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pass_v over_o what_o i_o produce_v to_o give_v light_n and_o evidence_n unto_o my_o assertion_n he_o proceed_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o observation_n and_o inference_n i_o make_v upon_o it_o p._n 29._o and_o onward_o the_o first_o he_o insist_v upon_o be_v that_o the_o thing_n mention_v be_v entire_o in_o one_o church_n among_o the_o member_n of_o one_o particular_a society_n no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o one_o church_n divide_v against_o another_o or_o separate_v from_o another_o to_o this_o he_o reply_v 1._o that_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n be_v a_o collective_a church_n make_v up_o of_o many_o congregation_n and_o that_o i_o myself_o confess_v they_o have_v solemn_a assembly_n not_o one_o assembly_n only_o that_o i_o beg_v the_o question_n by_o take_v it_o for_o one_o single_a congregation_n but_o i_o suppose_v one_o particular_a congregation_n may_v have_v more_o than_o one_o solemn_a assembly_n even_o as_o many_o as_o be_v the_o time_n wherein_o they_o solemn_o 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a_o interest_n in_o this_o church_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o reverend_a author_n profess_v that_o he_o have_v but_o little_a to_o say_v to_o these_o thing_n some_o exception_n he_o put_v in_o unto_o some_o expression_n use_v in_o the_o explication_n of_o my_o sense_n in_o this_o particular_a that_o which_o he_o chief_o insist_v upon_o be_v the_o accommodation_n of_o that_o promise_n matth._n 16._o 28._o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n to_o the_o church_n in_o this_o sense_n which_o he_o conclude_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o professor_n now_o as_o i_o be_o not_o at_o all_o concern_v as_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o be_o in_o confirmation_n of_o to_o which_o of_o these_o it_o be_v apply_v so_o i_o be_o far_o from_o be_v alone_o in_o that_o application_n of_o it_o to_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o i_o insist_v upon_o all_o our_o divine_n that_o from_o hence_o prove_v the_o perseverance_n of_o all_o individual_a believer_n as_o 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but_o in_o respect_n of_o this_o consequence_n i_o be_o not_o convince_v and_o i_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o say_v that_o this_o promise_n be_v not_o make_v to_o every_o particular_a believer_n and_o only_o unto_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o vindicate_v to_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n all_o those_o ground_n of_o consolation_n which_o he_o be_v so_o willing_a they_o shall_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o as_o to_o the_o union_n of_o this_o church_n and_o the_o breach_n of_o it_o our_o reverend_a author_n have_v a_o little_a to_o say_v because_o there_o may_v be_v some_o decay_n in_o true_a grace_n in_o the_o member_n of_o this_o church_n he_o affirm_v that_o in_o a_o sort_n there_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o breach_n in_o this_o union_n and_o so_o consequent_o a_o schism_n in_o this_o body_n he_o seem_v former_o to_o be_v afraid_a lest_o all_o schism_n shall_v be_v thrust_v out_o of_o the_o world_n if_o he_o can_v retrieve_v it_o on_o the_o account_n of_o any_o true_a believer_n fail_v in_o grace_n or_o fall_v for_o a_o season_n i_o suppose_v he_o need_v not_o fear_v the_o loss_n of_o it_o whilst_o this_o world_n continue_v but_o it_o be_v fit_a wise_a and_o learned_a man_n shall_v take_v the_o liberty_n of_o call_v thing_n by_o what_o name_n they_o please_v so_o they_o will_v be_v please_v withal_o not_o to_o impose_v their_o conception_n and_o use_n of_o term_n on_o they_o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o understand_v the_o reason_n of_o they_o it_o be_v true_a there_o may_v be_v a_o schism_n among_o the_o member_n of_o this_o church_n but_o not_o as_o member_n of_o this_o church_n nor_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o union_n thereof_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o schism_n be_v the_o breach_n of_o union_n but_o not_o of_o every_o union_n much_o less_o not_o a_o breach_n of_o that_o which_o if_o there_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o it_o be_v not_o schism_n however_o by_o the_o way_n i_o be_o bold_a to_o tell_v this_o reverend_a author_n that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o his_o 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guilty_a of_o schism_n concern_v not_o the_o business_n under_o debate_n himself_o i_o hope_v be_v satisfy_v chap._n 7._o our_o progress_n in_o the_o next_o place_n be_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n visible_a who_o be_v the_o member_n of_o this_o church_n whereof_o it_o be_v constitute_v what_o be_v require_v to_o make_v they_o so_o on_o what_o account_n man_n visible_o profess_v the_o gospel_n may_v be_v esteem_v just_o devest_v of_o the_o privilege_n of_o be_v member_n of_o this_o church_n with_o sundry_a respect_n of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o sense_n be_v in_o my_o treatise_n discuss_v the_o union_n of_o this_o church_n that_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a unto_o it_o as_o such_o i_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o save_a doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n not_o evert_v by_o any_o of_o the_o miscarriage_n error_n or_o opposition_n to_o it_o that_o be_v there_o recount_v the_o breach_n of_o this_o union_n i_o manifest_a to_o consist_v 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