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communicate_v in_o prayer_n with_o the_o people_n and_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n let_v such_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n the_o nine_o of_o those_o attribute_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o which_o probable_o be_v borrow_v of_o that_o of_o antioch_n be_v no_o less_o positive_a all_o the_o believer_n which_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n and_o that_o hear_v the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o which_o stay_v not_o for_o the_o prayer_n nor_o do_v receive_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n let_v they_o be_v cut_v off_o because_o they_o give_v offence_n to_o the_o church_n thence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o eleven_o chap._n of_o the_o eight_o book_n of_o constitution_n call_v the_o apostle_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o deacon_n shall_v stand_v at_o the_o door_n where_o the_o man_n sit_v and_o the_o vnder-deacon_n of_o that_o of_o the_o woman_n to_o hinder_v that_o no_o body_n go_v out_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o oblation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v during_o the_o time_n of_o celebrate_v the_o eucharist_n xii_o those_o which_o frequent_a the_o christian_a congregation_n but_o on_o the_o communion_n day_n shall_v be_v reprove_v and_o warn_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o even_o to_o this_o purpose_n to_o join_v to_o one_o certain_a church_n conformity_n the_o author_n of_o constitution_n which_o go_v in_o the_o apostle_n name_n prescribe_v to_o believer_n to_o frequent_v the_o holy_a assembly_n not_o only_a when_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v celebrate_v but_o also_o on_o all_o other_o day_n 59_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 59_o there_o to_o attend_v on_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o sing_v psalm_n and_o the_o hear_n of_o his_o word_n the_o 80th_o cannon_n of_o the_o six_o ecumenical_a council_n do_v depose_v churchman_n 344._o tom._n 5._o conc._n pag._n 344._o