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time_n its_o unity_n be_v describe_v by_o one_o altar_n and_o one_o bishop_n with_o his_o fellow_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n 5._o such_o bishop_n or_o pastor_n be_v to_o be_v ordain_v by_o senior_a bishop_n or_o pastor_n and_o receive_v by_o the_o eâ—ection_n or_o consent_v of_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o for_o many_o hundred_o year_n no_o church_n receive_v their_o bishop_n on_o any_o other_o term_n the_o ordainer_n and_o the_o people_n or_o church_n receive_v he_o have_v each_o a_o necessary_a consent_n as_o a_o double_a key_n for_o the_o security_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o afterward_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n consent_n be_v add_v according_a to_o god_n word_n so_o far_o as_o protect_a and_o countenance_v of_o the_o bishop_n do_v require_v the_o senior_a bishop_n must_v consent_v to_o his_o ordination_n the_o people_n must_v consent_v to_o he_o as_o formal_o relate_v to_o themselves_o as_o their_o pastor_n and_o the_o magistrate_n as_o to_o one_o to_o be_v protect_v by_o he_o 6_o as_o without_o mutual_a consent_n the_o relation_n of_o pastor_n and_o flock_n be_v not_o found_v so_o god_n providence_n must_v direct_v every_o man_n to_o know_v what_o particular_a church_n he_o shall_v be_v of_o and_o who_o by_o consent_n to_o take_v for_o the_o guide_n of_o his_o soul._n in_o england_n man_n may_v free_o choose_v what_o church_n and_o pastor_n they_o will_v stand_v relate_v to_o every_o man_n have_v liberty_n to_o dwell_v in_o what_o parish_n or_o diocese_n he_o please_v without_o ask_v leave_n of_o the_o bishop_n to_o remove_v 7._o the_o individuate_a or_o distinguish_v of_o particular_a church_n by_o peculiar_a circuit_n or_o proper_a space_n of_o ground_n be_v no_o further_o of_o god_n institution_n than_o it_o be_v the_o performance_n of_o the_o general_a command_n of_o do_v all_o in_o order_n to_o edification_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o in_o prosperous_a time_n under_o godly_a peaceable_a prince_n it_o be_v great_o convenient_a and_o desirable_a so_o in_o several_a case_n of_o division_n church-corruption_n by_o heresy_n or_o tyranny_n persecution_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v inconvenient_a and_o it_o become_v a_o necessary_a duty_n to_o gather_v church_n in_o the_o same_o space_n of_o ground_n where_o only_o some_o other_o pastor_n have_v a_o church_n before_o the_o case_n in_o which_o this_o be_v lawful_a and_o the_o case_n in_o which_o separation_n be_v unlawful_a have_v write_v large_o in_o another_o paper_n i_o shall_v offer_v it_o to_o you_o when_o you_o desire_v it_o 8._o it_o be_v not_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n that_o all_o the_o member_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n do_v always_o or_o usual_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n though_o it_o be_v very_o convenient_a and_o desirable_a where_o it_o may_v be_v do_v for_o persecution_n may_v prohibit_v it_o or_o want_v of_o a_o large_a capacious_a place_n or_o the_o great_a dâ—stance_n of_o some_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n or_o the_o age_n or_o weakness_n of_o other_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o ancient_a church_n though_o at_o first_o they_o usual_o be_v all_o assemble_v in_o one_o place_n yet_o after_o when_o they_o increase_v the_o canon_n require_v all_o the_o people_n to_o assemble_v with_o the_o bishop_n but_o at_o certain_a chief_a festival_n in_o the_o year_n have_v chapel_n or_o oratory_n in_o the_o village_n where_o they_o mâ—t_v on_o other_o day_n and_o with_o we_o many_o parish_n of_o great_a extent_n have_v many_o chapel_n of_o ease_n 9_o but_o that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o association_n be_v not_o only_o for_o distant_a communion_n by_o delegate_n or_o letter_n or_o mere_a relation_n to_o one_o common_a ruler_n as_o all_o the_o empire_n have_v to_o the_o emperor_n but_o for_o personal_a communion_n of_o pastor_n and_o flock_n so_o that_o they_o may_v at_o lest_o per_fw-la vice_n meet_v together_o or_o live_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o each_o other_o personal_a notice_n and_o converse_v and_o communion_n in_o