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whether_o he_o be_v prove_v to_o forsake_v it_o and_o if_o the_o man_n dissemble_v or_o the_o pastor_n judge_v false_o it_o be_v their_o sin_n and_o not_o i_o if_o i_o contribute_v not_o to_o it_o by_o omit_v any_o monitory_a duty_n of_o my_o own_o nor_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o i_o to_o usurp_v the_o pastor_n judge_v power_n nor_o be_o i_o bind_v to_o know_v my_o self_n the_o case_n and_o life_n of_o all_o in_o the_o church_n that_o i_o join_v with_o much_o less_o where_o i_o occasional_o or_o seldom_o come_v 3._o i_o think_v that_o a_o tolerable_a man_n though_o undue_o choose_v yet_o after_o receive_v and_o consent_v to_o by_o the_o parish_n communicant_n be_v a_o true_a pastor_n suppose_v his_o own_o consent_n and_o that_o he_o and_o they_o be_v a_o true_a church_n 4._o i_o hold_v that_o christ_n command_v his_o apostle_n to_o endeavour_v to_o disciple_n to_o he_o all_o nation_n and_o baptise_v and_o teach_v they_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o and_o that_o we_o shall_v pray_v and_o 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