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key_n be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o believer_n the_o way_n pag._n 1._o that_o be_v a_o combination_n of_o faithful_a man_n as_o mr._n hooker_n 2._o the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a whether_o join_v to_o any_o particular_a church_n or_o no_o the_o key_n pag._n 11._o 2_o the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n be_v give_v not_o only_o to_o the_o church_n but_o to_o some_o before_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n keyes_n pag._n 2._o ans._n this_o term_n the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n be_v take_v from_o our_o saviour_n word_n in_o luk._n 11._o 52._o where_o he_o reprove_v the_o lawyer_n who_o have_v take_v away_o the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n and_o neither_o enter_v in_o themselves_o nor_o suffer_v other_o to_o enter_v the_o word_n argue_v that_o the_o enter_n in_o be_v not_o into_o the_o visible_a church_n for_o into_o that_o the_o lawyer_n have_v enter_v and_o be_v willing_a to_o admit_v other_o he_o speak_v therefore_o of_o enter_v into_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n the_o solution_n than_o be_v plain_a and_o easy_a the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n or_o faith_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a whether_o join_v to_o any_o particular_a church_n or_o no_o for_o by_o it_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n but_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o key_n of_o a_o particular_a visible_a church_n they_o be_v all_o give_v to_o the_o church_n or_o congregation_n of_o believer_n touch_v the_o three_o contradiction_n the_o three_o contradiction_n be_v decipher_v thus_o 3._o the_o key_n of_o order_n be_v common_a to_o all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n key_n pag._n 8._o then_o say_v we_o to_o woman_n and_o child_n 3_o it_o be_v not_o every_o place_n or_o order_n in_o the_o church_n that_o give_v power_n to_o receive_v ordinance_n much_o less_o to_o dispense_v they_o as_o child_n and_o woman_n way_n clear_v part_n 2._o pag._n 19_o ans._n 1._o it_o have_v be_v 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