whole_a church_n in_o a_o manner_n run_v mad_v into_o these_o very_a great_a abuse_n but_o say_v i_o this_o be_v pretty_a untempered_a mortar_n and_o the_o sow_a pillow_n under_o profane_a man_n elbow_n for_o 1._o for_o the_o eat_a part_n i_o mean_v the_o riotous_a part_n he_o know_v the_o apostle_n do_v abolish_v the_o love_n feast_n themselves_o not_o stay_v to_o reform_v the_o great_a and_o general_a abuse_n of_o they_o 2._o for_o the_o sport_v part_n such_o as_o be_v much_o unbeseeming_a the_o festivity_n of_o such_o a_o saviour_n the_o doctor_n will_v not_o yield_v that_o that_o shall_v be_v abolish_v save_v in_o case_n only_o of_o great_a and_o general_a abuse_n nay_o 3_o not_o for_o great_a and_o general_a abuse_n till_o they_o be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o out-ballance_n the_o good_a use_n and_o so_o general_a that_o the_o whole_a church_n run_v mad_v into_o they_o 4._o those_o abuse_n i_o say_v have_v be_v long_o so_o great_a that_o they_o have_v out-ballanced_n the_o good_a 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the_o lord_n supper_n i_o make_v a_o ingredient_n in_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o celebration_n of_o of_o the_o festivity_n numb_a 27._o pag._n 172._o lord_n supper_n which_o he_o know_v be_v ancient_o celebrate_v every_o lordsday_n and_o somewhere_o often_o shall_v be_v enjoin_v strict_o to_o be_v celebrate_v on_o christmas_n day_n and_o be_v by_o some_o so_o observe_v and_o not_o on_o the_o lordsday_n this_o import_v some_o great_a holiness_n and_o honour_n to_o that_o day_n above_o the_o lordsday_n and_o we_o then_o may_v have_v wish_v as_o hearty_o as_o the_o doctor_n do_v now_o that_o the_o lord_n day_n may_v have_v be_v keep_v as_o devout_o etc._n etc._n as_o the_o festival_n day_n and_o fit_v it_o be_v it_o shall_v have_v have_v some_o pre-eminence_n as_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n which_o his_o festival_n have_v not_o the_o apostolical_a institution_n of_o the_o lordsday_n be_v i_o think_v grant_v by_o the_o doctor_n fest_n sect._n 31._o and_o apostolical_a institution_n to_o be_v divine_a be_v also_o assert_v quer._n 1._o s_o 22._o 30._o p._n 273._o n._n 30._o yet_o how_o willing_o will_v he_o and_o how_o subtle_o do_v he_o retract_v what_o he_o have_v grant_v to_o make_v either_o the_o lordsday_n equal_o ecclesiastical_a with_o his_o festival_n or_o his_o festival_n equal_o apostolical_a with_o the_o lordsday_n for_o i_o have_v charge_v he_o to_o assert_v sect._n 57_o the_o lordsday_n to_o be_v by_o the_o same_o authority_n appoint_v viz._n of_o the_o church_n see_v how_o he_o shuffle_n to_o avoid_v it_o first_o i_o do_v grant_v it_o though_o i_o know_v not_o in_o what_o word_n of_o scripture_n that_o institution_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v set_v down_o be_v he_o not_o then_o too_o rash_a to_o acknowledge_v what_o he_o can_v not_o by_o scripture_n some_o way_n make_v out_o he_o plead_v infant_n baptism_n to_o be_v the_o institution_n of_o christ_n &_o of_o apostolical_a practice_n though_o he_o can_v tell_v where_o to_o find_v either_o of_o they_o in_o scripture_n he_o may_v have_v gratify_v the_o lordsday_n with_o the_o same_o allowance_n especial_o have_v the_o mention_n of_o the_o lordsday_n there_o and_o observation_n of_o it_o by_o the_o apostle_n which_o presuppose_v a_o institution_n which_o the_o other_o want_v 2._o he_o take_v off_o the_o objection_n from_o s_o 57_o thus_o 30._o p._n 273._o n._n 30._o those_o word_n there_o use_v though_o the_o lordsday_n be_v by_o the_o same_o authority_n appoint_v do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o state_v of_o the_o question_n and_o no_o affirmation_n that_o the_o lordsday_n be_v not_o institute_v by_o any_o high_a authority_n than_o christmas-day_n etc._n etc._n let_v the_o reader_n turn_v to_o the_o place_n and_o judge_v he_o have_v say_v the_o same_o church_n or_o any_o other_o authority_n equal_a to_o that_o oblige_v etc._n etc._n then_o follow_v and_o though_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v by_o the_o same_o authority_n appoint_v that_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o church_n which_o oblige_v etc._n etc._n 3._o but_o he_o go_v on_o and_o say_v he_o be_v confess_v in_o my_o margin_n to_o have_v say_v the_o apostle_n institute_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o he_o speak_v as_o plain_o sect._n 57_o of_o christmas_n day_n that_o it_o have_v its_o institution_n and_o usage_n from_o the_o universal_a church_n but_o i_o ask_v if_o he_o equivocate_v not_o with_o we_o do_v not_o this_o put_v a_o plain_a difference_n between_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o lordsday_n and_o christmas-day_n the_o one_o apostolical_a the_o other_o ecclesiastical_a or_o else_o he_o must_v make_v they_o both_o of_o the_o same_o authority_n and_o be_v not_o that_o his_o design_n without_o any_o calumny_n here_o yet_o more_o 4._o either_o this_o be_v a_o calumny_n in_o the_o diatribist_n or_o else_o that_o the_o word_n church_n must_v be_v take_v so_o as_o to_o comprehend_v that_o part_n of_o it_o of_o which_o the_o apostle_n be_v ruler_n in_o person_n and_o then_o what_o harm_n have_v be_v in_o that_o speech_n thus_o interpret_v the_o church_n of_o the_o apostle_n institute_v the_o lordsday_n and_o either_o they_o personal_o or_o their_o successor_n use_v and_o deliver_v down_o the_o other_o festival_n of_o easter_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v a_o miserable_a prevarication_n for_o 1._o what_o mean_v he_o by_o the_o church_n of_o the_o governor_n the_o see_v p._n 39_o n._n 4._o universal_a church_n include_v the_o apostle_n chief_a pastor_n thereof_o or_o the_o succeed_a church_n with_o their_o governor_n apostle_n which_o institute_v the_o lordsday_n either_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o some_o to_o call_v the_o ruler_n the_o bishop_n only_o the_o church_n and_o then_o it_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n and_o so_o differ_v sufficient_o from_o institution_n of_o the_o succeed_a church_n or_o ruler_n or_o the_o church_n without_o or_o with_o the_o apostle_n but_o he_o can_v show_v any_o such_o power_n in_o the_o church_n to_o institute_v ceremony_n as_o part_n of_o worship_n without_o they_o or_o with_o they_o neither_o then_o can_v it_o be_v call_v a_o apostolical_a institution_n but_o ecclesiastical_a rather_o if_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o consider_v as_o apostle_n but_o as_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o not_o of_o divine_a institution_n 2._o yet_o how_o doubtful_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o christmas_n either_o they_o personal_o or_o their_o successor_n use_v and_o deliver_v down_o the_o other_o festival_n if_o not_o they_o personal_o but_o their_o successor_n then_o behold_v a_o different_a authority_n again_o they_o personal_o institute_v the_o lordsday_n but_o not_o his_o christmas_n then_o they_o be_v not_o both_o by_o the_o same_o authority_n appoint_v 3_o yet_o more_o wary_o they_o or_o their_o successor_n use_v and_o deliver_v down_o the_o other_o festival_n he_o shall_v have_v
34._o the_o place_n of_o more_o virtue_n in_o some_o thing_n then_o either_o natural_o or_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n or_o in_o the_o estimation_n of_o pure_a age_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v think_v etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o principle_n of_o the_o doctor_n i_o make_v a_o assumption_n not_o only_o of_o romish_a ceremony_n unfit_a etc._n etc._n but_o of_o all_o superadded_a part_n of_o worship_n what_o ever_o 11._o p._n 87._o n._n 11._o they_o do_v place_n more_o virtue_n in_o they_o then_o either_o natural_o belong_v to_o they_o or_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n ergo_fw-la they_o be_v superstitious_a this_o argument_n the_o doctor_n think_v best_a to_o wave_v lest_o his_o ceremony_n he_o plead_v for_o shall_v be_v suspect_v or_o conclude_v superstitious_a because_o he_o place_v that_o virtue_n in_o they_o which_o neither_o natural_o nor_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n belong_v to_o they_o as_o have_v be_v show_v all_o that_o he_o please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o be_v to_o answer_v my_o question_n what_o he_o mean_v to_o add_v to_o his_o disjunction_n or_o in_o the_o estimation_n of_o the_o pure_a age_n of_o the_o church_n thereupon_o i_o ask_v whether_o the_o church_n after_o the_o apostle_n have_v power_n to_o put_v virtue_n into_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v not_o either_o natural_o or_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n he_o answer_v i_o never_o think_v any_o such_o thing_n true_o he_o that_o read_v the_o word_n where_o these_o three_o be_v put_v together_o and_o know_v the_o doctor_n goodwill_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n will_v easy_o take_v the_o meaning_n to_o be_v as_o i_o have_v express_v it_o that_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o put_v some_o virtue_n into_o thing_n which_o neither_o nature_n nor_o god_n have_v put_v into_o they_o for_o he_o make_v the_o institution_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v almost_o if_o not_o altogether_o divine_a her_o authority_n equal_a and_o the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n confess_v to_o be_v divine_a and_o seem_v to_o join_v with_o and_o approve_v of_o the_o phrase_n of_o romanist_n speak_v of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n i_o shall_v instance_n in_o some_o particular_n in_o this_o section_n where_o now_o we_o be_v n._n 4._o he_o allege_v a_o testimony_n of_o pope_n leo_n 4._o p._n 83._o n._n 4._o divinarum_fw-la reverentia_fw-la sanctionum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o render_v it_o thus_o the_o reverence_n of_o divine_a i.e._n ecclesiastical_a sanction_n have_v always_o this_o privilege_n etc._n etc._n we_o plain_a simple_a protestant_n will_v have_v think_v by_o divine_a sanction_n he_o have_v mean_v the_o institution_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n which_o be_v true_o divine_a but_o the_o doctor_n understand_v the_o language_n of_o the_o beast_n better_o than_o we_o do_v the_o divine_n that_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a sanction_n again_o when_o aquinas_n be_v cite_v as_o say_v worship_n be_v vitiate_a by_o superfluity_n 5.6_o ad_fw-la p._n 50._o n._n 5.6_o when_o aught_o be_v assume_v which_o neither_o by_o divine_a nor_o ecclesiastical_a appointment_n belong_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n he_o stop_v my_o mouth_n with_o this_o that_o the_o superfluity_n of_o it_o consist_v not_o in_o be_v supperad_v to_o god_n command_v only_o but_o to_o the_o church_n appointment_n also_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o close_o with_o aquinas_n that_o the_o church_n appointment_n of_o worship_n be_v equal_a with_o go_n and_o once_o more_o to_o take_v it_o in_o here_o in_o this_o so_o fit_a a_o place_n and_o pass_v it_o light_o hereafter_o cite_v a_o testimony_n from_o salmeron_n the_o jesuit_n omnis_fw-la ritus_fw-la colendi_fw-la deum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 24._o infra_fw-la ad_fw-la p._n 147._o n._n 24._o every_o rite_n of_o worship_v god_n that_o be_v not_o deliver_v from_o god_n nor_o from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o the_o church_n but_o be_v invent_v by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v superstition_n leave_v but_o out_o those_o word_n by_o the_o church_n and_o salmeron_n speak_v as_o full_a for_o we_o as_o we_o can_v desire_v but_o do_v the_o doctor_n boggle_v at_o those_o word_n not_o at_o all_o but_o thus_o beset_v i_o where_o it_o seem_v that_o which_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o church_n be_v by_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v in_o no_o degree_n fall_v under_o this_o censure_n and_o then_o the_o diatribist_n be_v free_a to_o make_v his_o best_a advantage_n of_o this_o citation_n what_o advantage_n i_o shall_v make_v of_o this_o he_o shall_v hear_v anon_o i_o make_v this_o only_a at_o present_a that_o the_o doctor_n will_v easy_o favour_v a_o romish_a gloss_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o can_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o believe_v with_o they_o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n be_v divine_a some_o other_o such_o passage_n we_o may_v meet_v again_o hereafter_o sect._n 35.36_o the_o nimiety_n must_v be_v a_o excess_n of_o fear_n or_o be_v afraid_a of_o god_n when_o we_o need_v not_o etc._n etc._n to_o these_o 2._o section_n the_o doctor_n say_v not_o one_o word_n but_o leap_n to_o sect._n 37._o where_o some_o thing_n be_v needful_a to_o have_v be_v consider_v by_o he_o i_o shall_v brief_o remind_v he_o of_o they_o first_o n_o p._n 87._o n_o a_o excess_n of_o fear_n or_o be_v afraid_a of_o god_n when_o we_o need_v not_o be_v grant_v a_o nimiety_n a_o culpable_a excess_n this_o may_v be_v call_v superstition_n under_o this_o notion_n of_o nimiety_n they_o be_v his_o word_n in_o his_o 46._o and_o 47._o section_n of_o superstition_n now_o hence_o how_o just_o have_v i_o infer_v 1._o that_o superstition_n be_v a_o excess_n 2._o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o worship_v of_o daemon_n then_o superstition_n be_v large_a than_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o make_v it_o 3._o that_o a_o needless_a which_o i_o call_v slavish_a fear_v of_o god_n be_v a_o excess_n and_o superstition_n against_o the_o first_o commandment_n all_o which_o the_o doctor_n have_v labour_v to_o deny_v and_o be_v now_o confute_v by_o his_o own_o pen._n another_o thing_n deserve_v his_o notice_n that_o i_o say_v sect._n 35._o in_o matter_n of_o worship_n it_o be_v a_o nimiety_n and_o excess_n to_o do_v what_o god_n have_v not_o command_v to_o which_o he_o say_v just_a nothing_o and_o then_o again_o when_o he_o say_v that_o this_o way_n of_o dogmatize_v etc._n etc._n be_v the_o special_a and_o only_a kind_n of_o superstition_n which_o he_o believe_v any_o protestant_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o i_o say_v this_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n for_o himself_o have_v grant_v many_o more_o kind_n of_o superstition_n as_o those_o new_o name_v place_v virtue_n in_o thing_n etc._n etc._n a_o excess_n of_o fear_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o may_v add_v all_o men-devised_n worship_n new_a kind_n and_o sort_n of_o worship_n appoint_v by_o man_n etc._n etc._n happy_a be_v it_o for_o many_o protestant_n and_o for_o the_o doctor_n himself_o if_o either_o there_o be_v no_o superstition_n but_o worship_v of_o daemon_n among_o christian_n or_o none_o but_o dogmatize_v among_o protestant_n for_o then_o his_o ceremony_n and_o festival_n may_v very_o well_o hope_v to_o escape_v but_o beside_o all_o those_o name_v there_o be_v yet_o another_o and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o next_o consider_v sect._n 37_o 38_o 39_o and_o now_o we_o be_v come_v to_o another_o consideration_n of_o the_o last_o way_n that_o he_o suppose_v may_v be_v call_v superstition_n that_o be_v because_o man_n place_v holiness_n in_o some_o observance_n etc._n etc._n here_o he_o say_v the_o only_o inquiry_n will_v be_v by_o who_o and_o how_o far_o any_o thing_n be_v thus_o separate_v by_o christ_n or_o the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o answer_v he_o tell_v we_o here_o 12._o p._n 87._o n._n 12._o by_o who_o the_o separation_n be_v make_v but_o not_o a_o word_n how_o far_o or_o in_o what_o difference_n a_o thing_n separate_v be_v make_v holy_a by_o the_o several_a author_n whether_o only_o gradual_a or_o specifical_a etc._n etc._n to_o which_o he_o return_v not_o a_o word_n of_o answer_n which_o yet_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o very_o great_a concernment_n that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o degree_n or_o kind_n of_o holiness_n we_o put_v upon_o thing_n so_o himself_n say_v the_o way_n to_o discern_v whether_o we_o exceed_v and_o place_n more_o holiness_n than_o be_v due_a to_o they_o be_v to_o account_v they_o holy_a in_o a_o degree_n proportionable_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o he_o that_o separate_v they_o this_o be_v a_o blind_a we_o shall_v know_v what_o be_v the_o degree_n of_o holiness_n proportionable_a to_o every_o one_o of_o their_o authority_n else_o we_o may_v place_v as_o much_o holiness_n in_o the_o institution_n of_o a_o private_a man_n or_o a_o
worship_n the_o vulg_n latin_a and_o other_o call_v it_o superstition_n ambr._n call_v it_o sacrilege_n but_o the_o doctor_n leave_v out_o the_o forego_n word_n where_o he_o say_v they_o be_v the_o precept_n and_o doctrine_n not_o of_o god_n but_o of_o man_n as_o i_o cite_v it_o above_o ad_fw-la p._n 109._o n._n 4._o as_o also_o the_o follow_a word_n why_o he_o call_v it_o sacrilege_n because_o what_o be_v against_o the_o author_n the_o authority_n of_o god_n be_v invent_v with_o a_o sacrilegious_a mind_n will_v the_o doctor_n grant_v all_o this_o and_o yet_o say_v they_o offend_v in_o this_o only_a that_o the_o will_v worship_n and_o humility_n be_v not_o what_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v let_v he_o go_v on_o to_o maintain_v himself_o by_o beg_v for_o theodoret_n the_o reason_n if_o he_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o why_o i_o cite_v his_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n among_o the_o latin_a author_n be_v because_o i_o find_v it_o cite_v by_o a_o learned_a divine_a in_o latin_a but_o what_o say_v the_o doctor_n to_o his_o interpretation_n first_o he_o fair_o reject_v his_o sense_n as_o not_o pretend_v that_o all_o either_o greek_a or_o latin_a concur_v with_o he_o in_o this_o sense_n this_n be_v too_o favourable_o speak_v for_o himself_o for_o he_o may_v more_o true_o have_v say_v that_o few_o either_o greek_a or_o latin_a concur_v with_o he_o i_o be_o sure_a none_o of_o our_o own_o divine_n do_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v very_o glad_a of_o the_o company_n of_o bellarmine_n n._n 14._o and_o salmeron_n n._n 21._o and_o whether_o any_o more_o i_o know_v not_o but_o this_o he_o say_v he_o be_v sure_a of_o 19_o p._n 145._o n._n 19_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o uncommandedness_n of_o the_o worship_n that_o he_o find_v fault_n with_o but_o first_o their_o teach_v those_o for_o god_n command_n which_o be_v their_o own_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o introduce_v their_o own_o ordinance_n their_o unseasonable_a judaical_a doctrine_n 2._o the_o bare_a show_n of_o piety_n and_o humility_n etc._n etc._n but_o i_o doubt_v the_o doctor_n strain_v his_o conscience_n in_o this_o gloss_n for_o first_o i_o observe_v that_o theodoret_n do_v not_o understand_v the_o gnostick_n abstinence_n but_o judaical_a unseasonable_a doctrine_n yet_o the_o doctor_n will_v needs_o have_v it_o mean_v of_o they_o and_o have_v not_o one_o interpreter_n for_o his_o notion_n that_o i_o can_v find_v 2._o that_o the_o doctor_n interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v god_n command_n which_o most_o proper_o signify_v the_o contrary_a their_o own_o doctrine_n or_o ordinance_n and_o yet_o he_o say_v by_o his_o conclusion_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o abstinence_n without_o the_o doctrine_n will_v not_o have_v be_v deem_v by_o he_o reprovable_a this_o run_v upon_o the_o former_a false_a supposition_n that_o these_o abstinence_n have_v no_o fault_n but_o only_o that_o they_o be_v hold_v out_o as_o commandment_n of_o god_n when_o as_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o they_o be_v sinful_a because_o they_o be_v make_v religious_a and_o part_n of_o worship_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o afore_o the_o ancient_a father_n then_o be_v not_o for_o he_o but_o rather_o against_o he_o he_o must_v now_o seek_v for_o assistance_n from_o some_o modern_a author_n not_o among_o our_o own_o or_o foreign_a protestant_a divine_n they_o be_v all_o against_o he_o to_o papist_n then_o he_o must_v go_v bellarmine_n he_o have_v close_v with_o above_o as_o one_o who_o authority_n be_v alone_o considerable_a enough_o if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o other_o n._n 14._o but_o he_o be_v not_o alone_o salmeron_n another_o jesuit_n have_v the_o very_a same_o notion_n of_o this_o text_n as_o if_o the_o doctor_n have_v learn_v his_o interpretation_n from_o he_o 21._o p._n 146._o n._n 21._o this_o learned_a jesuit_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o by_o speciem_fw-la that_o may_v possible_o signify_v a_o bare_a show_n but_o by_o specimen_fw-la which_o be_v more_o some_o real_a evidence_n of_o wisdom_n which_o sense_n the_o doctor_n have_v oftentimes_o renounce_v yet_o fain_o will_v have_v it_o so_o 2._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o jesuit_n signify_v cultum_fw-la spontaneum_fw-la sive_fw-la voluntariam_fw-la religionem_fw-la pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la cujusvis_fw-la abstinendi_fw-la à _fw-la cibis_fw-la just_o so_o the_o doctor_n only_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o the_o doctor_n take_v in_o the_o gnostick_n abstinence_n from_o marriage_n also_o which_o salmeron_n think_v not_o of_o 3._o allude_v by_o this_o word_n to_o the_o voluntary_a oblation_n of_o the_o law_n call_v nedaboth_n free_n will_v offering_n how_o sweet_o all_o correspond_v 22._o n._n 22._o but_o yet_o salmeron_n be_v not_o thoroughpaced_n with_o the_o doctor_n for_o salmeron_n conceive_v the_o word_n to_o allude_v to_o ver_fw-la 18._o in_o voluntary_a humility_n and_o worship_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o go_v along_o with_o estius_n and_o other_o in_o that_o mistake_n true_o if_o salmeron_n take_v the_o word_n in_o allusion_n to_o the_o 18_o ver_fw-la he_o confute_v his_o own_o interpretation_n of_o this_o 23._o ver_fw-la for_o sure_o that_o worship_n of_o angel_n and_o impious_a humility_n be_v nothing_o of_o time_n with_o the_o free_a will_n offering_n and_o i_o rather_o take_v he_o and_o estius_n to_o be_v in_o the_o right_n in_o this_o allusion_n then_o in_o his_o former_a interpretation_n with_o the_o doctor_n upon_o that_o reason_n but_o they_o will_v differ_v yet_o further_o unless_o the_o doctor_n will_v turn_v papist_n in_o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o which_o follow_v 24._o p._n 147._o n._n 24._o omnis_fw-la ritus_fw-la etc._n etc._n every_o rite_n of_o worship_v god_n that_o be_v not_o deliver_v from_o god_n but_o be_v invent_v by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v superstitious_a i_o never_o say_v so_o much_o of_o every_o rite_n if_o rite_n signify_v a_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n or_o a_o ceremony_n if_o not_o make_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n but_o will_v the_o doctor_n say_v amen_o to_o this_o of_o salmeron_n i_o much_o fear_v it_o he_o will_v rather_o evade_v and_o tell_v i_o i_o leave_v out_o some_o of_o salmerons_n word_n not_o deliver_v from_o god_n nor_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n by_o the_o church_n i_o do_v so_o but_o not_o to_o conceal_v they_o for_o i_o will_v ask_v the_o doctor_n whether_o he_o agree_v with_o salmeron_n in_o this_o notion_n that_o what_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o church_n be_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i._n e._n be_v of_o divine_a authority_n if_o he_o do_v not_o why_o do_v he_o cite_v it_o see_v it_o be_v as_o false_a to_o he_o as_o to_o i_o and_o yet_o i_o see_v a_o reason_n for_o this_o it_o will_v serve_v to_o blind_v his_o reader_n and_o to_o jeer_v i_o for_o thus_o he_o say_v where_o it_o seem_v that_o which_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o church_n be_v by_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v in_o no_o degree_n fall_v under_o this_o censure_n and_o then_o the_o diatribist_n have_v free_a leave_n to_o make_v his_o best_a advantage_n of_o this_o citation_n and_o so_o will_v the_o doctor_n suppose_v and_o say_v too_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o open_a shame_n that_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n be_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o so_o not_o superstitious_a but_o of_o this_o afore_o and_o anon_o again_o ad_fw-la p._n 162.10_o as_o for_o estius_n he_o say_v indeed_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v here_o take_v for_o species_n in_o genere_fw-la sive_fw-la vera_fw-la sive_fw-la falsa_fw-la but_o yet_o add_v licet_fw-la verificatio_fw-la fiat_fw-la pro_fw-la specie_fw-la &_o imagine_v falsa_fw-la and_o he_o can_v take_v it_o otherwise_o in_o his_o sense_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o affect_a and_o feign_a religion_n or_o worship_n and_o a_o affect_a and_o feign_a humility_n join_v to_o a_o affect_a religion_n and_o now_o the_o doctor_n have_v free_a leave_n to_o make_v his_o best_a advantage_n of_o this_o citation_n of_o estius_n 26._o n._n 26._o whether_o augustine_n and_o thomas_n give_v he_o authority_n to_o pretend_v their_o accord_n with_o he_o let_v they_o agree_v among_o themselves_o and_o the_o doctor_n with_o they_o yet_o that_o which_o the_o doctor_n cite_v from_o august_n non_fw-la sit_fw-la religio_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v not_o our_o religion_n be_v place_v in_o our_o phantasm_n etc._n etc._n be_v little_a for_o his_o advantage_n for_o sure_a the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o our_o doctor_n with_o she_o do_v place_n much_o religion_n in_o her_o own_o phantasm_n 27._o p._n 148._o n._n 27._o and_o yet_o we_o have_v the_o doctor_n full_a consent_n to_o this_o that_o all_o fictitious_a false_a worship_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v etc._n etc._n if_o i_o listen_v to_o
which_o be_v not_o at_o least_o open_o to_o plead_v for_o will_n worship_n but_o will-rite_n ceremony_n circumstance_n of_o worship_n but_o just_o it_o be_v that_o they_o which_o forget_v the_o truth_n shall_v forget_v themselves_o sect._n 19_o another_o reason_n be_v that_o among_o the_o jew_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o section_n 3._o p._n 160._o n._n 3._o the_o doctor_n plain_o confess_v that_o his_fw-la design_n in_o his_o former_a tract_n of_o will-worship_n be_v not_o to_o plead_v for_o any_o new_a kind_n or_o part_n of_o worship_n but_o to_o justify_v the_o use_n of_o uncommand_v ceremony_n and_o circumstance_n and_o such_o be_v day_n of_o worship_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o propound_v the_o question_n not_o about_o a_o rite_n or_o circumstance_n or_o degree_n of_o command_v worship_n but_o of_o worship_n itself_o etc._n etc._n who_o will_v not_o think_v we_o be_v both_o agree_v but_o then_o i_o ask_v why_o have_v the_o doctor_n many_o time_n assert_v that_o i_o must_v and_o do_v state_n the_o question_n of_o uncommand_v rite_n and_o circumstance_n when_o i_o profess_v oft_o to_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o question_n be_v not_o about_o a_o rite_n or_o circumstaace_n of_o worship_n etc._n etc._n it_o may_v be_v say_v where_o be_v then_o the_o difference_n 4._o n._n 4._o why_o say_v the_o doctor_n shall_v he_o misspend_v and_o lavish_a out_o his_o pain_n delight_n in_o this_o impertinent_a severity_n arraign_v and_o triumph_v over_o a_o poor_a innocent_a tract_n that_o never_o attempt_v in_o the_o least_o to_o bring_v any_o new_a kind_n of_o worship_n into_o the_o church_n i_o shall_v show_v brief_o wherein_o we_o differ_v 1._o the_o doctor_n confound_v rite_n and_o ceremony_n with_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n sure_o i_o be_o among_o the_o jew_n supra_fw-la so_o with_o papist_n ritus_fw-la colendi_fw-la deum_fw-la salmeron_n supra_fw-la all_o their_o ceremony_n be_v part_n of_o worship_n though_o all_o circumstance_n be_v not_o hereupon_o some_o divine_n have_v think_v and_o say_v any_o ceremony_n significant_a be_v eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la make_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n 2._o it_o do_v appear_v and_o will_v more_o hereafter_o that_o the_o doctor_n do_v maintain_v some_o will-worship_n to_o be_v good_a and_o lawful_a that_o be_v will-devised_n worship_n not_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n only_o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o undertake_n to_o confute_v that_o tract_n of_o his_o and_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v not_o to_o other_o at_o least_o misspend_v and_o lavish_v out_o my_o time_n and_o pain_n as_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10_o p._n 162._o n._n 10_o something_o have_v be_v say_v above_o i_o shall_v add_v only_o this_o that_o at_o first_o it_o signify_v the_o divine_a law_n only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d never_o be_v use_v for_o ecclesiastical_a but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n be_v grace_v with_o that_o title_n and_o the_o usurpation_n of_o more_o power_n to_o the_o church_n then_o be_v meet_v in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n bring_v in_o by_o this_o misapplication_n much_o suporstition_n because_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n be_v hold_v divine_a by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n infallible_o guide_v she_o as_o papist_n now_o speak_v divinarum_fw-la sanctionum_fw-la that_o be_v ecclesiastical_a say_v the_o doctor_n 4._o p._n 83._o n._n 4._o in_o english_n the_o word_n of_o pope_n leo_n but_o the_o doctor_n wise_o wave_v the_o defence_n of_o those_o word_n of_o he_o we_o may_v just_o conclude_v those_o action_n justifiable_a because_o not_o prohibit_v and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o also_o acceptable_a and_o and_o the_o more_o acceptable_a for_o this_o voluntariness_n i_o answer_v in_o this_o section_n in_o worship_n it_o will_v not_o justify_v a_o man_n that_o it_o be_v not_o forbid_v in_o particular_a but_o rather_o that_o it_o be_v condemn_v because_o it_o be_v not_o command_v to_o which_o i_o now_o add_v that_o the_o doctor_n delude_v we_o by_o general_a term_n action_n performance_n etc._n etc._n when_o he_o shall_v say_v worship_n be_v justifiable_a because_o not_o prohibit_v and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o more_o acceptable_a for_o the_o voluntariness_n and_o be_v by_o i_o point_v to_o this_o mistake_n he_o say_v nothing_o to_o it_o sect._n 20.21_o a_o three_o ground_n of_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o word_n etc._n etc._n i_o say_v the_o 18._o and_o 23._o verse_n of_o col._n 2._o might_n easy_o be_v reconcile_v the_o one_o respect_v a_o new_a devise_v worship_n the_o other_o the_o revive_n a_o old_a out-dated_n worship_n 2._o p._n 163._o n._n 2._o to_o this_o he_o say_v the_o worship_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o 18._o verse_n be_v much_o more_o than_o will-worship_n in_o the_o diatribist_n notion_n of_o it_o for_o uncommand_v will_v devise_v worship_n pronounce_v unlawful_a because_o not_o command_v but_o angel_n worship_n be_v forbid_v enough_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o difference_n of_o uncommand_v and_o forbid_a worship_n above_o 7._o heathenish_a forbid_a and_o so_o uncommand_v worship_n his_o own_o word_n p._n 157._o n._n 7._o i_o add_v now_o to_o the_o present_a answer_n first_o if_o angel_n worship_v be_v forbid_v i_o hope_v that_o will_v imply_v it_o be_v not_o command_v and_o upon_o that_o notion_n be_v unlawful_a that_o it_o be_v a_o will-devised_n worship_n but_o more_o because_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o first_o commandment_n 2._o so_o say_v i_o of_o these_o abstinence_n they_o be_v both_o not_o command_v but_o will-devised_n worship_n and_o also_o forbid_v by_o the_o second_o commandment_n for_o i_o can_v be_v flout_v out_o of_o that_o answer_n 3._o let_v it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o doctor_n plain_o justify_v uncommand_v worship_n devise_v by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n make_v any_o worship_n lawful_a that_o be_v not_o forbid_v whereas_o as_o have_v oft_o be_v say_v the_o uncommandedness_n of_o worship_n make_v it_o sinful_a and_o false_a all_o worship_n be_v indeed_o forbid_v 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the_o doctor_n himself_o then_o state_n the_o question_n observe_n p._n 99_o n._n 5._o the_o controversy_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n gesture_n of_o the_o church_n appoint_v or_o voluntary_a observe_n thus_o he_o do_v it_o p._n 85._o n._n 7._o whether_o every_o devise_a rite_n or_o ceremony_n not_o command_v by_o god_n be_v superstitious_a the_o affirmative_a whereof_o a_o jesuit_n have_v assert_v for_o i_o and_o unless_o the_o doctor_n equivocate_v in_o the_o word_n ceremony_n or_o rite_n and_o say_v he_o understand_v it_o of_o a_o circumstance_n only_o he_o can_v possible_o escape_v the_o guilt_n of_o superstition_n and_o this_o i_o foresee_v will_v be_v the_o only_a loophole_n whereout_o he_o will_v creep_v either_o make_v all_o ceremony_n but_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n or_o all_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n to_o be_v ceremony_n partly_o because_o it_o be_v true_a that_o some_o in_o themselves_o consider_v circumstance_n be_v by_o god_n make_v also_o ceremony_n or_o part_n of_o their_o ceremonial_a worship_n as_o the_o temple_n and_o festival_n and_o partly_o because_o i_o find_v he_o thus_o evade_n hereafter_o p._n 87._o n._n 13._o the_o time_n or_o place_n when_o institute_v by_o god_n himself_o be_v as_o true_o a_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n as_o when_o institute_v by_o man_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o more_o in_o its_o place_n at_o present_a i_o say_v time_n and_o place_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v but_o mere_a circumstance_n it_o be_v the_o institution_n of_o god_n that_o make_v they_o ceremony_n or_o ceremonial_a worship_n but_o i_o think_v the_o doctor_n will_v not_o say_v so_o of_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o church_n or_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v be_v self-confuted_n grant_v they_o that_o some_o ceremony_n be_v also_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n yet_o be_v not_o all_o circumstance_n also_o ceremony_n which_o they_o must_v be_v if_o the_o doctor_n take_v they_o both_o for_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o this_o discover_v his_o ambiguity_n equivocation_n and_o confusion_n in_o the_o several_a term_n by_o he_o use_v of_o rite_n ceremony_n circumstance_n as_o synonyma_n in_o this_o discourse_n a_o second_o miscarriage_n here_o be_v that_o he_o take_v for_o grant_v by_o his_o adversary_n that_o the_o use_n of_o ceremony_n when_o they_o be_v significative_a may_v be_v allow_v among_o christian_n for_o so_o he_o say_v 5._o p._n 7._o n._n 5._o if_o the_o disputer_n will_v but_o yield_v this_o that_o even_o when_o they_o be_v significative_a the_o use_n of_o ceremony_n may_v be_v allow_v among_o christian_n i_o shall_v then_o give_v my_o vote_n that_o they_o be_v paucae_fw-la &_o salubres_fw-fr etc._n etc._n which_o he_o know_v or_o may_v know_v they_o peremptory_o deny_v except_o in_o such_o case_n as_o i_o express_v sect_n 29._o of_o superstition_n to_o which_o the_o doctor_n say_v just_a nothing_o have_v so_o fair_a a_o occasion_n offer_v he_o and_o if_o he_o take_v the_o word_n ceremony_n for_o a_o rite_n of_o worship_v god_n that_o be_v in_o the_o ordinary_a language_n of_o divine_n for_o a_o part_n of_o worship_n as_o any_o one_o institute_v by_o man_n will_v prove_v a_o nimiety_n excess_n and_o superstition_n and_o not_o the_o multitude_n only_o as_o he_o often_o assert_n so_o in_o that_o notion_n by_o a_o part_n of_o worship_n himself_o have_v renounce_v every_o ceremony_n of_o man_n devise_v and_o add_v 3._o 6._o n._n 6._o by_o grant_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v few_o one_o will_v think_v he_o grant_v there_o may_v be_v too_o many_o ceremony_n in_o a_o church_n in_o religion_n and_o then_o a_o excess_n in_o religion_n and_o so_o the_o observer_n too_o religious_a no_o say_v be_v this_o be_v no_o way_n a_o yield_v a_o possibility_n that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v too_o religious_a but_o when_o too_o many_o ceremony_n be_v accompany_v with_o inward_a neglect_n there_o be_v not_o too_o much_o but_o too_o little_a religion_n etc._n etc._n and_o why_o not_o both_o 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that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v too_o religious_a in_o his_o service_n of_o god_n to_o who_o all_o be_v due_a needs_o it_o not_o a_o explication_n or_o distinction_n to_o clear_v it_o do_v not_o the_o great_a school-man_n distinguish_v upon_o this_o proposition_n that_o superstition_n be_v a_o excess_n in_o religion_n be_v not_o my_o first_o the_o same_o with_o he_o at_o least_o in_o sense_n a_o man_n can_v give_v god_n more_o worship_n than_o he_o deserve_v but_o he_o may_v give_v he_o more_o than_o he_o require_v and_o his_o will_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o worship_n but_o he_o except_v the_o two_o last_o member_n of_o both_o his_o distinction_n be_v the_o same_o &_o so_o too_o much_o a_o tautology_n 2._o n._n 2._o and_o that_o be_v a_o nimietie_n the_o doctor_n be_v dispose_v to_o be_v merry_a and_o to_o show_v his_o wit_n but_o sure_a there_o be_v no_o great_a wisdom_n in_o this_o exception_n for_o 1._o be_v not_o both_o the_o distinction_n true_a in_o themselves_o consider_v asunder_o if_o the_o former_a part_n of_o they_o be_v distinct_a and_o not_o the_o same_o as_o they_o be_v not_o the_o distinction_n be_v distinct_a and_o clear_a enough_o 2._o the_o second_o proceed_v by_o way_n of_o gradation_n upon_o the_o former_a that_o worship_n which_o god_n require_v be_v either_o natural_a and_o there_o a_o man_n can_v hardly_o be_v too_o religious_a or_o institute_v and_o there_o a_o man_n do_v more_o than_o god_n require_v may_v be_v too_o religious_a that_o be_v in_o uncommand_v worship_n the_o least_o addition_n of_o worship_n be_v too_o much_o and_o such_o a_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v too_o religious_a which_o be_v my_o word_n be_v not_o this_o plain_a enough_o the_o three_o and_o four_o number_n be_v speak_v to_o already_o the_o next_o exception_n be_v his_fw-la difference_n betwixt_o natural_a and_o institute_v worship_n 5._o p._n 9_o n._n 5._o in_o this_o respect_n of_o nimietie_n be_v perfect_o vain_a and_o useless_a etc._n etc._n i_o pray_v why_o so_o be_v there_o not_o a_o difference_n between_o natural_a and_o institute_v worship_n as_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o nimietie_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o excess_n or_o very_o rare_o in_o natural_a worship_n as_o in_o love_n filial_a fear_n trust_v in_o god_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o institute_v there_o may_v a_o man_n may_v add_v worship_n of_o his_o own_o to_o that_o which_o be_v command_v by_o god_n but_o his_o exception_n be_v useless_a and_o needless_a be_v but_o a_o strife_n of_o word_n first_o he_o say_v 6._o n._n 6._o prayer_n be_v as_o proper_o a_o branch_n of_o natural_a worship_n as_o love_v or_o fear_v or_o trust_v be_v first_o inseparable_a from_o trust_n 2._o a_o necessary_a and_o natural_a mean_n of_o acknowledge_v god_n fullness_n and_o our_o want_n 3._o contain_v under_o it_o thansgiving_n etc._n
for_o the_o sense_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o vulg._n lat._n and_o other_o must_v signify_v a_o excess_n so_o much_o of_o that_o section_n section_n 23_o 24._o the_o second_o inconsequence_n he_o say_v be_v this_o that_o the_o use_n of_o ceremony_n or_o rite_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n if_o not_o distinct_o prescribe_v etc._n etc._n this_o i_o say_v i_o believe_v be_v a_o mistake_n but_o rather_o thus_o that_o what_o rite_n etc._n etc._n be_v make_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n etc._n etc._n be_v superstitious_a now_o say_v he_o this_n be_v brief_a 1._o p._n 77._o n._n 1._o but_o very_o considerable_a and_o may_v well_o make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o debate_n between_o the_o diatribist_n and_o i_o it_o be_v the_o yield_a i_n the_o whole_a cause_n and_o i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o contend_v for_o but_o only_a peace_n 3._o n._n 3._o but_o then_o why_o do_v he_o say_v just_a now_o the_o question_n must_v be_v set_v not_o of_o vncommanded_a worship_n but_o of_o ceremony_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o be_v certify_v of_o this_o my_o sense_n long_o ago_o why_o have_v he_o contend_v thus_o long_o about_o nothing_o to_o violate_v that_o pretend_a peace_n do_v i_o or_o any_o of_o our_o divine_n say_v that_o vncommand_v rite_n etc._n etc._n be_v superstitious_a unless_o they_o be_v make_v part_n of_o worship_n etc._n etc._n yes_o he_o will_v persuade_v i_o that_o i_o know_v some_o who_o condemn_v uncommand_v rite_n as_o superstitious_a 2._o p._n 77._o n._n 2._o because_o super_fw-la statutum_fw-la such_o as_o kneel_v at_o the_o eucharist_n cross_n in_o baptism_n etc._n etc._n true_o i_o can_v safe_o profess_v i_o know_v none_o that_o do_v condemn_v those_o as_o superstitious_a but_o that_o they_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v make_v by_o some_o part_v of_o worship_n he_o shall_v have_v do_v well_o to_o name_v some_o of_o they_o that_o he_o will_v by_o and_o by_o but_o first_o he_o ask_v why_o then_o do_v he_o undertake_v the_o confutation_n of_o the_o tract_n of_o superstition_n which_o he_o must_v know_v intend_v no_o more_o than_o this_o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o believe_v he_o intend_v more_o than_o this_o in_o that_o tract_n viz._n to_o plead_v secret_o for_o some_o vncommanded_a worship_n which_o he_o new_o make_v the_o only_a matter_n of_o contest_v between_o we_o yet_o if_o he_o will_v needs_o know_v the_o reason_n of_o my_o undertake_n that_o tract_n these_o they_o be_v 1._o to_o vindicate_v the_o truth_n from_o his_o interpolution_n and_o obscuration_n in_o thesi_fw-la of_o the_o full_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n superstition_n 2._o because_o i_o see_v he_o plead_v for_o vncommand_v worship_n as_o well_o as_o circumstance_n etc._n etc._n 3._o because_o in_o hypothesi_fw-la i_o see_v he_o make_v some_o of_o his_o rite_n etc._n etc._n part_n of_o worship_n as_o his_o festival_n in_o particular_a which_o yet_o elsewhere_o he_o call_v but_o a_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n these_o be_v some_o of_o my_o reason_n if_o i_o have_v 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god_n good_a grace_n and_o strength_n in_o we_o and_o than_o what_o place_n for_o glorying_n p._n 224._o n._n 3._o but_o these_o man_n give_v paul_n and_o themselves_o leave_v and_o liberty_n to_o boast_v for_o a_o work_n do_v without_o or_o above_o a_o command_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n for_o hire_n be_v a_o precept_n and_o so_o a_o debt_n no_o great_a matter_n of_o excellence_n or_o boast_n in_o it_o but_o to_o preach_v it_o free_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o my_o will_n and_o have_v a_o great_a reward_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n there_o be_v matter_n of_o boast_v what_o papist_n can_v say_v more_o 3._o nay_o some_o papist_n say_v less_o nec_fw-la verò_fw-la convenit_fw-la paulinae_fw-la modestiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o beseem_v not_o paul_n modesty_n to_o promise_v himself_o a_o great_a reward_n and_o glory_n with_o god_n than_o the_o rest_n shall_v receive_v who_o preach_v the_o gospel_n sincere_o though_o they_o take_v hire_v especial_o see_v that_o concern_v they_o also_o 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