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ouence' tlist is, when People think themfelves fo
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harthey'neednoCounfel, orfo abletorefolve
Doubts, that they neither care for, or aave
AeASiwWthe Brotherhood or Mm.flry|^^^^^
temning others in refped of themfelves, as if the
Smbefsof the fati^e Body need no help one from
another, or that the Miniftty was an ufelefs Pageantry,
or infignificant Cipher. ..;„„„-
X. 1 tnuft needs blame them for iheir imprudent
and unjuft Separation.
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caufe it grieves the Brotherhood, difqmets the
Church, rejoiceth the Enemy ftumbles the Weak,
and may hinder enquiring Souls. 2. Unjuft, foe
who gave them Caufe ? They were
ft Excommunicated
for their Opinion, they might have kept
their Places and Memberfliip amongft us, it they
had kept their Faith to themfelves before God, and
had not difquietcd the Church with it •, nay, when
\ it might have been orderly for their Conveniency.
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they (to their own Comfort and out Satisfadion)
might have been difmiffed from us, and ,omed to
foine orderly Congregation of the fame Faith with
them, if they could not have been convinced of
their Enor, or had no comfort to continue m out
Communion. But nothing lefs than preaching a-
mongft us, to difquiet the Merribers,orleve« them
with their bodrine, would fatisfy thern and fave
their turn, but they refufe all other friendly Propofals,
and make a Schifm. How they will acquit
themfelves I know not; either we are no true
Church of Chrift without their Opinion, or they
are Schifmaticks : Take to which they pleafe -, it to
the laft, they have great reafon to humble themfclyes
brfoie th« Loid, and to take Shame fox fuch
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