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consensione_fw-la pag._n 265.266_o in_fw-la apparatu_fw-la in_o english_a thus_o this_o independency_n of_o church_n may_v be_v take_v two_o way_n either_o as_o not_o have_v respect_n to_o any_o neghbour_n church_n or_o as_o not_o depend_v on_o the_o authority_n of_o some_o church_n that_o be_v join_v in_o some_o classis_fw-la or_o synod_n of_o which_o the_o church_n themselves_o may_v make_v a_o part_n the_o former_a way_n be_v find_v to_o be_v more_o like_o the_o practice_n custom_n and_o use_v of_o the_o primitive_a church_n whereby_o this_o voluntary_a communion_n be_v among_o the_o church_n the_o latter_a way_n do_v more_o agree_v with_o the_o institution_n which_o afterwards_o be_v introduce_v by_o a_o human_a authority_n by_o this_o latter_a way_n the_o liberty_n of_o particular_a church_n seem_v to_o be_v less_o diminish_v then_o by_o the_o former_a but_o that_o which_o from_o the_o beginning_n be_v arbitrary_a afterwards_o be_v make_v necessary_a as_o a_o law_n this_o law_n true_o be_v positive_a and_o ecclesiastical_a and_o human_a not_o divine_a it_o be_v by_o a_o divine_a law_n that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v one_o but_o the_o unity_n of_o it_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o union_n or_o collection_n of_o many_o that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o flock_n or_o body_n but_o in_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n agreement_n in_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n page_n 265.266_o in_fw-la apparatu_fw-la fjnjs_fw-la 1_o cor._n 8.2_o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n joh._n 7.17_o 1_o john_n 4.1_o 1_o john_n 4.16_o luke_n 10.18_o matth._n 24.12_o 1_o john_n 4.8_o 1_o john_n 3.6_o john_n 13.1_o 1_o cor._n 1.12_o 13._o prov._n 6.28_o phil._n 1.15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o luke_n 22.58_o 60._o gal._n 2.12_o 13_o 14._o see_v master_n baily_n his_o dissuasive_a act_n 1.25_o 1_o thess._n 5.19_o prov._n 28.1_o 1_o tim._n 2.2_o gal._n 2.11_o act._n 21.20_o 1_o cor._n 8.7_o 8_o 10._o revel._n 5.6_o revel._n 18.1_o matth._n 7.1_o 2._o 1_o cor._n 9.20_o rom._n 15.2_o 1_o cor._n 8.9_o rom._n 14.17_o john_n 20_o 9_o luke_n 24.26_o john_n 3.25_o act_n 21.20_o matt._n 11.1_o 2_o 5._o mark_n 9.38_o luke_n 9.49_o act_n 19.2_o 3._o 1_o thess._n 5.20_o phil._n 3.2_o 5_o 16._o act_n 15.3_o 4._o 1_o cor._n 13.12_o col._n 3.13_o 1_o cor._n 8.2_o revel._n 17.17_o luke_n 28.18_o a_o matt._n 18.15_o act._n 15.19_o 28_o 31._o and_o 16.4_o 1_o tim._n 4.14_o tit._n 1.5_o 1_o tim._n 1.2_o tit._n 1.6_o act_n 13.1_o 1_o cor._n 12.17_o b_o act_n 6.6_o 2_o tim._n 2.2_o 1_o tim._n 4.14_o eph._n 4.11_o 12._o heb._n 13.17_o act._n 20.28_o 29._o revel._n 2.14_o 20_o a_o act._n 15.21_o 25_o 29._o 2_o cor._n 1.24_o 1_o pet._n 5.3_o 1_o tim._n 5.1_o matth._n 20.25_o b_o act_n 15.29_o joh._n 16.13_o gal._n 1.12_o act_n 2.43_o c_o mark_n 10.42_o luke_n 22.25_o joh._n 18.36_o d_o act_n 1.15_o and_o 15.22_o and_o 14.23_o e_o 1_o tim._n 6.3_o matth._n 15.9_o f_o act_n 20.17_o and_o 15.4_o *_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o g_o matth._n 16.11_o and_o 13.3_o joh._n 6.12_o h_o revel._n 13.16_o matt._n 7.14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o joh._n 10.1_o 5._o act_n 19.15_o i_o 1_o cor._n 14.23_o act_n 6.3_o 1_o cor._n 1.2_o k_o