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silas_n be_v two_o of_o they_o and_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chief_a or_o lead_v man_n among_o the_o brethren_n vers_fw-la 22._o if_o you_o look_v into_o the_o 23._o verse_n you_o shall_v see_v what_o these_o be_v they_o be_v prophet_n and_o teacher_n man_n in_o office_n 2._o but_o admit_v they_o be_v such_o brethren_n as_o be_v member_n not_o in_o office_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o they_o join_v in_o the_o imposition_n of_o these_o decree_n upon_o the_o church_n but_o only_o be_v draw_v forth_o be_v choice_a disciple_n to_o express_v their_o like_n and_o assent_n unto_o those_o determination_n to_o advantage_v the_o reception_n of_o they_o among_o the_o church_n nor_o can_v we_o conceive_v of_o it_o in_o the_o former_a sense_n for_o as_o ordinary_a member_n they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o send_v decree_n to_o bind_v their_o fellow-member_n nay_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o whole_a church_n together_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o lay_v burden_n 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eandem_fw-la regulam_fw-la servaveriâ—t_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la concilio_fw-la servarunt_fw-la &_o secuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la apostoli_fw-la whitak_n ibid._n si_fw-mi nihil_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la scripture_n statuerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o god_n have_v set_v up_o this_o ordinance_n as_o a_o mean_n for_o the_o suppress_n of_o error_n and_o reduce_v of_o erroneous_a person_n that_o god_n have_v set_v up_o this_o mean_n for_o this_o end_n you_o read_v in_o mat._n 18.15_o 17._o if_o thy_o brother_n trespass_n against_o thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n where_o i_o tell_v you_o by_o trespass_v be_v not_o mean_v civil_a injury_n but_o spiritual_a scandal_n it_o be_v not_o express_v by_o such_o a_o word_n as_o signify_v injustice_n but_o sin_n not_o be_v it_o mean_v of_o scandal_n only_o in_o life_n and_o conversation_n but_o of_o scandal_n also_o in_o doctrine_n and_o opinion_n and_o the_o remedy_n for_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o when_o more_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d concern_v this_o question_n vers_fw-la 2._o 2._o ver_fw-la 2._o and_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n come_v together_o to_o consider_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vers_fw-la 6._o 6._o ver_fw-la 6._o of_o this_o matter_n yet_o i_o conceive_v it_o be_v not_o the_o adequate_a end_n if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o total_a and_o adequate_a end_n of_o this_o meeting_n in_o a_o mere_a doctrinal_a way_n to_o resolve_v the_o question_n than_o have_v peter_n vers_n 10_o 11._o make_v a_o clear_a issue_n of_o the_o question_n when_o he_o say_v we_o be_v save_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o it_o be_v to_o tempt_v god_n to_o lay_v the_o yoke_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n upon_o the_o brethren_n here_o be_v a_o full_a determination_n of_o the_o question_n and_o if_o the_o resolve_v of_o this_o question_n have_v be_v the_o adequate_a end_n of_o this_o synod_n why_o be_v there_o more_o do_v why_o do_v they_o censure_v and_o brand_v the_o false_a teacher_n 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