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48._o the_o church_n of_o christ_n say_v he_o be_v a_o society_n or_o company_n under_o a_o regiment_n discipline_n and_o government_n and_o the_o member_n constitute_v that_o society_n be_v either_o person_n teach_v guide_v and_o govern_v or_o person_n teach_v guide_v govern_v and_o this_o in_o order_n to_o preserve_v all_o in_o unity_n and_o to_o advance_v every_o member_n of_o this_o visible_a society_n to_o a_o effectual_a and_o real_a participation_n of_o grace_n and_o union_n with_o christ_n the_o head_n and_o therefore_o upon_o no_o less_o account_n be_v obedience_n due_a unto_o they_o ephes._n 4._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 16._o and_o heb._n 13._o 17._o and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v as_o a_o heathen_a and_o publican_n matth._n 18._o 17._o thus_o doctor_n ferne._n now_o in_o confirmation_n of_o what_o have_v be_v here_o say_v by_o these_o protestant_n concern_v obedience_n to_o church-authority_n see_v st._n augustin_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr utilitate_fw-la credendi_fw-la of_o the_o benefit_n of_o believe_v the_o church_n write_v to_o his_o friend_n honoratus_n lead_v away_o by_o many_o extravagant_a manichaean_n dotage_n advise_v he_o submission_n of_o judgement_n to_o church-authority_n there_o be_v nothing_o say_v he_o more_o easy_a than_o not_o only_o to_o say_v but_o also_o to_o think_v or_o conceive_v that_o we_o have_v find_v out_o the_o truth_n but_o in_o reality_n it_o be_v very_o difficult_a aug._n de_fw-fr utilitat_fw-la credendi_fw-la cap._n 10._o and_o chap._n 12._o who_o be_v there_o but_o even_o of_o a_o mean_a capacity_n that_o do_v not_o plain_o see_v it_o to_o be_v more_o secure_a for_o all_o such_o as_o be_v not_o profound_o know_v in_o divine_a matter_n to_o obey_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o wise_a than_o to_o rely_v upon_o their_o own_o judgement_n for_o if_o this_o be_v convenient_a to_o be_v observe_v in_o lesser_a matter_n as_o in_o merchandize_v tilling_n of_o ground_n etc._n etc._n certain_o 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