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they_o affirm_v that_o such_o a_o church_n be_v to_o render_v a_o account_n to_o other_o church_n of_o christ_n of_o their_o action_n and_o this_o be_v not_o arbitrary_a that_o they_o may_v or_o may_v not_o do_v it_o but_o they_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o it_o as_o a_o duty_n they_o owe_v to_o god_n and_o to_o their_o sister-churche_n ibid._n ibid._n 2._o they_o grant_v that_o a_o consociation_n of_o church_n in_o synod_n consist_v of_o minister_n and_o elder_n be_v a_o precious_a ordinance_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o preserve_n of_o the_o church_n against_o error_n schism_n and_o scandal_n 3._o they_o grant_v that_o in_o case_n a_o particular_a church_n or_o congregation_n either_o want_n light_n or_o unity_n among_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o determine_v and_o conclude_v their_o own_o controversy_n 48_o cotton_n key_n p._n 48_o either_o they_o be_v too_o difficult_a by_o reason_n of_o want_n of_o light_n or_o too_o hard_a for_o want_v of_o love_n or_o by_o reason_n of_o division_n among_o themselves_o that_o then_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o repair_v unto_o a_o synod_n or_o consociation_n of_o church_n for_o their_o help_n and_o assistance_n to_o the_o determine_n of_o their_o doubt_n and_o controversy_n and_o this_o they_o conclude_v upon_o these_o two_o ground_n or_o reason_n 1._o the_o want_n of_o power_n in_o such_o a_o church_n to_o pass_v a_o bind_a sentence_n where_o error_n or_o scandal_n be_v maintain_v by_o a_o faction_n the_o promise_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v make_v to_o the_o church_n ligat_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la errans_fw-la vel_fw-la liâ—igans_fw-la non_fw-la ligat_fw-la be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o church_n when_o it_o be_v leaven_v with_o error_n and_o variance_n it_o be_v a_o maxim_n the_o censure_n of_o a_o err_a or_o disagree_v church_n do_v not_o bind_v it_o be_v require_v a_o church_n shall_v agree_v and_o agree_v in_o christ_n name_n that_o be_v in_o the_o truth_n matth._n 18.19_o 20._o otherwise_o their_o censure_n be_v of_o no_o power_n 3._o they_o conclude_v this_o from_o the_o pattern_n in_o act._n 15._o which_o pattern_n clear_o show_v to_o who_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n be_v commit_v when_o there_o grow_v offence_n and_o difference_n in_o a_o church_n even_o to_o a_o consociation_n of_o church_n etc._n etc._n 4._o they_o grant_v these_o synod_n thus_o convene_v have_v power_n further_o than_o to_o counsel_v a_o err_a church_n they_o have_v a_o power_n from_o christ_n to_o admonish_v man_n or_o church_n in_o his_o name_n 53._o cotton_n k_o be_v p._n 53._o when_o they_o see_v a_o church_n to_o walk_v in_o any_o way_n of_o error_n and_o their_o admonition_n be_v more_o than_o brotherly_a persuasion_n for_o they_o carry_v with_o they_o the_o authority_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o a_o church_n fall_v into_o error_n and_o offence_n be_v subject_a both_o to_o the_o admonition_n of_o other_o church_n and_o to_o the_o determination_n and_o judicial_a 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