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therefore_o he_o must_v either_o continue_v where_o he_o be_v or_o remove_v to_o some_o other_o church_n of_o the_o same_o way_n or_o live_v out_o of_o church_n estate_n like_o a_o heathen_a as_o aforesaid_a the_o best_a of_o all_o which_o choise_n may_v prove_v bad_a enough_o this_o so_o strict_a and_o hard_a tie_v of_o man_n together_o unless_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o intolerable_a burden_n press_v and_o pinch_a man_n not_o only_o in_o their_o estate_n name_n and_o comfort_n but_o also_o in_o their_o conscience_n too_o sometime_o cause_v sharp_a contest_v and_o contention_n with_o yea_o perhaps_o deadly_a hatred_n of_o such_o with_o who_o they_o arc_n so_o force_v to_o continue_v in_o society_n against_o their_o mind_n or_o will_n at_o least_o and_o sometime_o violent_a rent_n and_o rupture_n when_o they_o be_v feign_v to_o break_v away_o from_o they_o by_o violence_n by_o who_o with_o good_a leave_n they_o can_v be_v dismiss_v when_o i_o consider_v these_o strict_a tying_n of_o people_n to_o their_o own_o member_n and_o officer_n i_o can_v but_o pity_v the_o good_a people_n of_o this_o kingdom_n especial_o of_o this_o city_n if_o the_o new_a england_n discipline_n and_o government_n shall_v take_v place_n as_o many_o of_o they_o do_v desire_n for_o how_o will_v they_o endure_v to_o be_v so_o tie_v who_o have_v so_o long_a time_n accustom_v to_o keep_v with_o no_o society_n but_o to_o pick_v and_o choose_v now_o one_o and_o then_o another_o every_o sabbath_n almost_o a_o new_a ministry_n and_o a_o new_a church_n yea_o tenacious_o hold_v it_o as_o a_o maxim_n that_o they_o will_v be_v bind_v to_o none_o that_o they_o may_v lawful_o go_v where_o they_o like_v best_a and_o where_o they_o can_v profit_v most_o &c_n &c_n consent_n nor_o give_v he_o their_o letter_n of_o recommendation_n though_o he_o be_v otherwise_o never_o so_o well_o deserve_a nor_o send_v he_o away_o with_o their_o benediction_n as_o otherwise_o they_o will_v ibid._n yea_o he_o shall_v depart_v little_o better_o than_o a_o excommunicate_a as_o a_o covenant-breaker_n with_o god_n and_o man_n and_o as_o one_o that_o be_v wise_a in_o his_o own_o conceit_n and_o refuse_v to_o hearken_v to_o counsel_n ibid._n chap._n ix_o of_o church-communion_n in_o general_a wherein_o it_o consist_v to_o who_o it_o do_v belong_v of_o corruption_n in_o it_o and_o separation_n from_o it_o 1._o they_o solicitous_o distinguish_v between_o church-communion_n and_o christian_n or_o religious_a communion_n this_o latter_a they_o hold_v general_o with_o all_o who_o they_o conceive_v to_o be_v true_a christian_n without_o reference_n to_o their_o church_n estate_n and_o whether_o they_o be_v in_o church_n estate_n or_o no_o therefore_o they_o will_v confer_v pray_v with_o they_o etc._n etc._n respect_n etc._n if_o by_o church_n be_v to_o be_v mean_v only_o such_o a_o particular_a body_n as_o be_v before_o by_o they_o define_v the_o distinction_n may_v the_o rather_o pass_v but_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o word_n church_n in_o scripture_n sometime_o extend_v itself_o to_o all_o or_o any_o believer_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n without_o respect_n have_v to_o any_o such_o congregationall_a union_n therefore_o church_n communion_n will_n and_o may_v extend_v itself_o to_o all_o communion_n with_o visible_a believer_n in_o all_o religious_a duty_n whatsoever_o for_o as_o there_o be_v a_o persecution_n of_o the_o church_n gal._n 1.13_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n act._n 12.5_o and_o a_o communion_n of_o saint_n without_o such_o a_o respect_n so_o a_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o religious_a duty_n without_o such_o a_o respect_n but_o the_o former_a they_o hold_v only_o with_o such_o as_o they_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v true_a church_n and_o with_o their_o church-member_n ans_fw-fr to_o 9_o pos_fw-la p._n 62_o 63._o apol._n p._n 28_o 34._o robin_n have_v a_o distinction_n not_o much_o unlike_a of_o private_a and_o public_a communion_n that_o he_o allow_v with_o all_o christian_n this_o only_a with_o church-member_n concern_v which_o see_v his_o whole_a treatise_n of_o public_a and_o private_a communion_n 2._o they_o call_v that_o church_n communion_n which_o be_v only_o in_o such_o duty_n privilege_n and_o ordinance_n as_o be_v proper_a to_o such_o a_o particular_a society_n and_o belong_v to_o none_o other_o as_o 1._o admission_n of_o member_n into_o their_o society_n 2._o mutual_a watchfulness_n of_o each_o member_n over_o other_o 3._o admonition_n in_o way_n to_o censure_v 4._o excommunication_n 5._o re-acception_n into_o society_n again_o upon_o repentance_n 6._o administration_n and_o receive_v of_o the_o seal_n 7._o vocation_n of_o minister_n and_o all_o other_o officer_n and_o depose_v of_o they_o again_o ans_fw-fr to_o 9_o pos_fw-la p._n 63._o ans_fw-fr to_o 32._o q._n p._n 7._o apol._n p._n 27-29_a 3._o as_o for_o also_o for_o here_o we_o may_v see_v how_o much_o and_o how_o long_o we_o have_v be_v mistake_v for_o when_o our_o brethren_n of_o that_o way_n do_v so_o frequent_o perhaps_o fix_o preach_v and_o pray_v with_o we_o not_o only_o private_o in_o house_n but_o in_o our_o public_a assembly_n also_o we_o fool_n think_v all_o this_o while_n they_o hold_v church_n communion_n with_o we_o and_o do_v thereby_o actual_o own_o our_o ministry_n and_o church_n estate_n as_o true_a but_o alas_o there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n it_o be_v but_o christian_a communion_n at_o the_o best_a neither_o do_v they_o at_o all_o preach_v unto_o we_o or_o pray_v with_o we_o as_o minister_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la much_o less_o as_o our_o minister_n no_o they_o will_v not_o confess_v themselves_o to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o member_n of_o our_o church_n but_o ex_fw-la deno_fw-la only_o as_o man_n well_o gi_v and_o so_o able_a to_o edify_v the_o church_n by_o their_o gift_n as_o mere_a private_a man_n ex_fw-la communi_fw-la officio_fw-la charitatis_fw-la as_o any_o man_n 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