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neither_o be_v there_o ever_o a_o meeting_n of_o all_o the_o subject_n of_o a_o kingdom_n or_o commonwealth_n to_o do_v homage_n or_o service_n to_o their_o sovereign_n but_o they_o all_o obey_v he_o divisim_fw-la in_o their_o place_n answer_n answer_n or_o some_o small_a convention_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v a_o whole_a kingdom_n or_o commonwealth_n nevertheless_o object_n but_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v never_o use_v either_o in_o a_o civil_a or_o sacred_a sense_n but_o propter_fw-la conventum_fw-la and_o coetus_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la coëundo_fw-la answ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v a_o call_n out_o and_o not_o a_o call_n together_o and_o in_o a_o sacred_a sense_n it_o signify_v a_o people_n call_v either_o out_o of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o invisible_a church_n be_v or_o from_o idol_n as_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v the_o member_n thereof_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d person_n call_v out_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v conjugata_fw-la and_o they_o relate_v to_o and_o argue_v one_o another_o the_o particular_a congregation_n be_v rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o strict_a sense_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o meeting_n together_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o the_o scotish_n word_n kirk_n and_o our_o english_a word_n church_n come_v proper_o signify_v the_o lord_n people_n and_o this_o notion_n betide_v people_n not_o primary_o because_o they_o be_v of_o this_o or_o that_o congregation_n but_o because_o they_o be_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o have_v give_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o word_n coetus_fw-la and_o congregatio_fw-la more_o proper_o respect_v they_o that_o as_o they_o meet_v together_o in_o a_o assembly_n heathen_n may_v coïre_fw-la come_v together_o even_o into_o a_o sacred_a assembly_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v from_o their_o idol_n to_o christ_n they_o be_v not_o part_v of_o the_o church_n though_o they_o be_v part_n of_o the_o assembly_n 4._o argu._n 4._o again_o they_o say_v there_o be_v no_o distinct_a officer_n appoint_v for_o such_o a_o distinct_a church_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o such_o church_n answ_n though_o there_o be_v no_o distinct_a officer_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n beside_o the_o officer_n of_o particular_a church_n or_o ordinary_a minister_n of_o the_o word_n yet_o every_o minister_n have_v a_o indefinite_a office_n which_o stand_v in_o relation_n to_o his_o employment_n which_o he_o may_v put_v forth_o any_o where_n in_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o occasion_n serve_v and_o he_o have_v a_o call_n thereto_o which_o be_v equivalent_a to_o a_o general_a office_n every_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n have_v power_n in_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la to_o dispense_v the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n to_o pray_v and_o bless_v the_o people_n in_o any_o sacred_a convention_n 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