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attayned the knowledge ^(a) of the principles of Religion,

and are free from grosse & open scandals ^(b), but

also do togeather w^th the profession of their faith ^(c) and

repentance ^(d), walke in blamelesse obedience to the

word, so as that in charitable discretion they may

be accounted saints by calling, though phaps some

or more of them be unsound & hypocrites in=

wardly; because the members of some pticular

churches are commonly by the Holy gh. called saints,

& faithfull brethren in Ch^{t (e)}. And sundry churches

have bene reprooved for receiving & suffering

such psons to continue on fellowship amongst

them as have bene offensive & scandalous: ^(f) the

name of god by this meanes is blasphemed ^(g), and

the holy things of God defiled & prophaned (h), the

hearts of y^e godly grieved (i) and the wicked

themselves hardened & holpen forward to dam=

nation (k); and the example of such doth endanger

the sanctity of others, alittle leaven leavening the

whole lump.^(l)     2 the children of such, they

also are holy ^(m).      (a) 1 Cor. 11. 29. (b) psal. 50. 16, 17.

(c) Act. 8. 37. (d) Math. 3. 6. (e) 1 Cor. 1. 2. Eph. 1.1. phil. 1.1.

Col 1.2. 1 Thes. 1.1. (f) 1 Cor. 5. 1, 2, 13. Rev. 2. 145, 15, 20. Ezek. 44.

7, 9. [crossed out] (g) Rom. 2.24. (h) Ezek. 44. 7. & 23. 38, 39. Numb.

19. 20. Hag. 2. 13, 14. (i) psal. 73.21 (k) 1 Cor. 11. 27, 28. (L) 1 Cor.

5.6 (m) 1 Cor. 7. 14.