the_o church-catholick_n visible_a 3._o for_o a_o particular_a church_n of_o some_o place_n wherein_o the_o institute_v worship_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n be_v celebrate_v according_a to_o his_o mind_n from_o the_o rise_n &_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o 2._o do_v this_o distinction_n of_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n church_n arise_v for_o whereas_o the_o church_n be_v a_o society_n of_o man_n call_v out_o of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v evident_a there_o be_v mention_n of_o a_o twofold_a call_n in_o scripture_n one_o effectual_a according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n rom._n 8._o 28._o the_o other_o only_o external_a the_o church_n must_v be_v distinguish_v according_a to_o its_o answer_n and_o obedience_n to_o these_o call_v which_o give_v we_o the_o two_o first_o state_n and_o consideration_n of_o it_o and_o this_o be_v confess_v by_o the_o ordinary_a gloss_n ad_fw-la rom._n 8._o vocatio_fw-la exterior_a fit_n per_fw-la praedicatores_fw-la &_o est_fw-la communis_fw-la bonorum_fw-la &_o malorum_fw-la interior_a vero_fw-la tantum_fw-la est_fw-la electorum_fw-la and_o whereas_o there_o be_v law_n and_o external_a rule_n for_o joint_a communion_n give_v to_o they_o that_o be_v call_v which_o be_v confess_v the_o necessity_n of_o church_n in_o the_o last_o acceptation_n wherein_o obedience_n can_v alone_o be_v yield_v to_o those_o law_n be_v thereby_o establish_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n the_o church_n have_v as_o such_o 3._o the_o property_n of_o perpetuity_n invisibility_n infallibility_n as_o to_o all_o necessary_a mean_n of_o salvation_n attend_v of_o it_o not_o as_o note_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v know_v either_o in_o the_o whole_a or_o any_o considerable_a part_n of_o it_o but_o as_o certain_a adjunct_n of_o its_o nature_n and_o existence_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o sign_n of_o less_o or_o more_o certainty_n whereby_o the_o whole_a may_v be_v discern_v or_o know_v as_o such_o though_o there_o be_v of_o the_o individuall_n 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say_v the_o apostle_n i_o fill_v up_o that_o congregation_n i_o renounce_v the_o catholic_n church_n or_o be_v any_o way_n necessitate_v so_o to_o do_v i_o suppose_v he_o may_v by_o what_o have_v now_o be_v express_v be_v rectify_v in_o his_o apprehension_n if_o he_o be_v will_v only_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o advantage_n wherewith_o he_o suppose_v himself_o accommodate_v by_o that_o expression_n to_o press_v the_o persuasion_n own_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o ignorant_a man_n who_o can_v not_o but_o startle_v at_o the_o noise_n of_o deny_v the_o catholic_n church_n it_o may_v pass_v at_o the_o same_o rate_n that_o most_o of_o the_o report_n in_o such_o discourse_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v at_o 7._o but_o to_o proceed_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n the_o word_n be_v use_v mat._n 16._o 28._o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o this_o be_v the_o church_n of_o the_o elect_n redeem_v justify_v sanctify_v 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the_o gospel_n and_o communion_n thereof_o chap._n v._n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n visible_a of_o the_o nature_n thereof_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o universality_n of_o professor_n be_v call_v a_o church_n amiraldus_n his_o judgement_n in_o this_o business_n the_o union_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o sense_n wherein_o it_o consist_v not_o the_o same_o with_o the_o union_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n nor_o that_o of_o a_o particular_a institute_v church_n not_o in_o relation_n to_o any_o one_o officer_n or_o more_o in_o subordination_n to_o one_o another_o such_o a_o subordination_n not_o provable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o nicene_n synod_n of_o general_a counsel_n union_n of_o the_o church_n visible_a not_o in_o a_o general_a council_n the_o true_a unity_n of_o the_o universality_n of_o professor_n assert_v thing_n necessary_a to_o this_o union_n story_n of_o a_o martyr_n at_o bagdat_fw-la the_o apostasy_n of_o church_n from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o faith_n 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christianam_fw-la profitentium_fw-la sive_fw-la illi_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la aliquas_fw-la particulares_fw-la pertineant_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la pertineant_fw-la qui_fw-la religionem_fw-la christianam_fw-la profitentur_fw-la consistens_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la tametâ—â—_n neque_fw-la exercitia_fw-la pietatis_fw-la uno_fw-la numero_fw-la frequentent_fw-la neque_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la eadem_fw-la numero_fw-la participent_fw-la neque_fw-la uno_fw-la eodemque_fw-la omnino_fw-la ordine_fw-la regantur_fw-la &_o gubernentur_fw-la unum_fw-la tamen_fw-la corpus_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la constituunt_fw-la quôd_fw-la eundem_fw-la christum_fw-la servatorem_fw-la habere_fw-la se_fw-la profitentur_fw-la uno_fw-la in_o evangelio_n propositum_fw-la iisdem_fw-la promissionibus_fw-la comprehensum_fw-la quas_fw-la obsignant_fw-la &_o confirmant_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la ex_fw-la eadem_fw-la institutione_n pendentia_fw-la amyrald_n thes_n de_fw-fr eccles_n nom_fw-mi &_o defin_fw-fr the._n 29._o 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