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substance_n for_o you_o own_o their_o ministry_n true_a their_o ordinance_n true_a and_o indeed_o you_o be_v the_o sectary_n and_o schismatic_n in_o rent_v from_o they_o they_o be_v in_o your_o account_n a_o true_a church_n and_o ministry_n though_o corrupt_v this_n yourself_o acknowledge_v in_o your_o second_o argument_n and_o this_o parson_n tilly_n of_o compton_n in_o somersetshire_n no_o little_a one_o in_o the_o people_n account_n acknowledge_v in_o express_a term_n that_o rome_n be_v a_o true_a church_n and_o her_o ministry_n a_o true_a ministry_n etc._n etc._n 2._o there_o may_v be_v a_o opposition_n in_o some_o circumstantial_o and_o yet_o a_o join_n in_o other_o manasseh_n against_o ephraim_n and_o ephraim_n against_o manasseh_n and_o both_o against_o judah_n you_o be_v both_o against_o christ_n and_o his_o inter_v which_o be_v his_o people_n etc._n etc._n you_o say_v this_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n 1._o they_o be_v ordain_v to_o sacrifice_v 2._o you_o 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christ_n that_o we_o receive_v our_o conversion_n from_o sin_n to_o god_n in_o the_o public_a assembly_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o if_o conversion_n be_v a_o proof_n of_o a_o minister_n in_o office_n than_o woman_n may_v be_v minister_n in_o office_n or_o any_o man_n by_o who_o god_n convert_v for_o i_o believe_v yourselves_o dare_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o god_n be_v free_a in_o this_o thing_n and_o work_v by_o who_o and_o how_o he_o please_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 16._o joh._n 4._o 28._o you_o instance_n in_o paul_n prove_v his_o apostleship_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 2._o that_o be_v but_o in_o particular_a to_o they_o not_o that_o conversion_n of_o soul_n prove_v the_o office_n but_o the_o work_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o there_o may_v be_v some_o man_n of_o honesty_n and_o godly_a man_n though_o in_o darkness_n in_o part_n by_o who_o god_n may_v work_v for_o conversion_n yet_o this_o justify_v not_o the_o office_n 2._o if_o god_n do_v own_o his_o hidden_a one_o and_o afford_v his_o presence_n in_o 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