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This is a great stumbling, and I would we ¹could deny it: but if you will take offence at this, you must be offended; It cannot be expected to the end of the world, but there will be dissension amongst the people of God: where there hath not been care in laying a good foundation at the beginning, and where there is much liberty, and some are carnal, what else can be expected? A company of sheep, when they are worried by the dog, though they were scattered before, they will now run close together; but in a fair Sun-shine day, when there is no dog to scare them, they will one feed here, and another there, distant from one another: and so it is with Gods people, though it be a foul shame, and a great sin.

This is a great stumbling, and I would we ¹could deny it: but if you will take offence at this, you must be offended; It cannot be expected to the end of the world, but there will be dissention amongst the people of God: where there hath not been care in laying a good foundation at the beginning, and where there is much liberty, and some are carnal, what else can be expected? A company of sheep, when they are worried by the dog, though they were scattered before, they will now run close together; but in a fair Sun-shine day, when there is no dog to scare them, they will one feed here, and another there, distant from one another: and so it is with Gods people, though it be a foul shame, and a great sin.

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Again, there is no more dissension then in other ⟨p. 277⟩places, for though in other places there seem to be more union, what is the reason?

Again, there is no more dissention then in other ⟨p. 277⟩