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who_o labour_n to_o draw_v the_o people_n mind_n from_o the_o love_n of_o the_o public_a congregation_n and_o engage_v they_o to_o their_o private_a meeting_n whereby_o they_o common_o entangle_v they_o in_o their_o error_n and_o heresy_n therefore_o if_o they_o say_v as_o the_o 48._o vid._n august_n ep._n 48._o donatist_n once_o do_v that_o christ_n be_v only_o among_o they_o in_o their_o crypts_n and_o conventicle_n believe_v they_o not_o for_o they_o do_v contrary_a to_o the_o precept_n and_o practice_n of_o christ_n he_o will_v or_o enjoin_v we_o to_o 12.8_o to_o luk._n 12.8_o confess_v he_o and_o his_o truth_n before_o man_n i._n e._n to_o make_v a_o open_a profession_n of_o our_o faith_n both_o in_o time_n of_o persecution_n and_o peace_n he_o himself_o ever_o 18.19,20_o ever_o joh._n 18.19,20_o teach_v public_o as_o he_o witness_v of_o himself_o before_o pilate_n he_o 4.15.44_o he_o luk._n 4.15.44_o do_v so_o to_o teach_v we_o this_o lesson_n that_o truth_n seek_v not_o corner_n but_o love_v the_o light_n therefore_o it_o be_v sometime_o call_v light_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n eph._n 5.8_o walk_v as_o child_n of_o the_o light_n vid._n act._n 26.18_o but_o they_o that_o evil_a that_o joh._n 3.19_o man_n love_v darkness_n rather_o than_o light_n because_o their_o deed_n be_v evil_a hate_v the_o truth_n delight_n in_o darkness_n dare_v not_o say_v that_o in_o a_o open_a congregation_n what_o they_o spawn_v and_o vent_v in_o a_o conventicle_n or_o private_a meeting_n therefore_o avoid_v they_o join_v not_o with_o they_o beware_v of_o make_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n or_o make_v that_o rent_n wide_o which_o be_v first_o begin_v of_o late_a by_o the_o presbyterian_o adhere_v not_o to_o schismatic_n who_o portion_n without_o a_o deep_a repentance_n for_o so_o great_a a_o sin_n as_o wound_v christ_n church_n shall_v be_v after_o death_n in_o the_o land_n of_o darkness_n because_o they_o love_v darkness_n rather_o than_o light_v i_o never_o read_v that_o 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their_o sermon_n or_o writing_n therefore_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n for_o for_o such_o thing_n come_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n be_v not_o then_o companion_n with_o they_o for_o you_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o be_v now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n walk_z as_o child_n of_o light_n eph._n 5.6,7,8_o and_o conform_v yourselves_o to_o the_o aug._n the_o christi_fw-la actio_fw-la nostri_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la instrinctio_fw-la aug._n example_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n jesus_n who_o 19.47_o who_o luke_n 19.47_o preach_v in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o temple_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v place_n full_a of_o disorder_n and_o corruption_n he_o 21.13_o he_o mat._n 21.13_o call_v the_o temple_n a_o den_n of_o thief_n and_o be_v there_o not_o too_o many_o in_o we_o 15.3_o we_o mat._n 15.3_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n be_v then_o corrupt_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o false_a 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psal_n 16.3_o david_n for_o our_o choice_a respect_n and_o company_n again_o in_o the_o second_o place_n as_o reason_n fetch_v a_o argument_n against_o they_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o such_o meeting_n where_o the_o devil_n may_v seize_v upon_o thou_o as_o he_o do_v once_o upon_o that_o woman_n in_o the_o theatre_n as_o tertullian_n record_v etc._n tertul._n cap._n 26._o li._n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la there_o he_o call_v conventicle_n diaboli_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o my_o reason_n tell_v i_o thus_o shall_v every_o one_o argue_v with_o himself_o that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n and_o disgrace_n for_o a_o christian_a a_o brother_n of_o christ_n to_o follow_v such_o a_o teacher_n to_o make_v he_o his_o master_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o servant_n to_o his_o own_o belly_n and_o a_o slave_n to_o his_o lust_n the_o subserviencie_n to_o which_o have_v ever_o be_v the_o original_n of_o heresy_n as_o theophylact_v note_n well_o upon_o that_o place_n of_o the_o 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