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who_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o dreadful_a consequence_n thereof_o which_o be_v so_o obvious_a for_o if_o their_o opinion_n hold_v then_o 1_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o that_o challenge_n hos._n 8_o 12._o i_o have_v write_v to_o he_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o my_o law_n but_o they_o be_v count_v as_o a_o strange_a thing_n 2_o then_o the_o jew_n want_v this_o testimony_n can_v not_o be_v blame_v for_o say_v jer._n 43_o 2_o thou_o speak_v false_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n have_v not_o send_v thou_o to_o say_v go_v not_o unto_o egypt_n to_o sojourn_v there_o 3_o this_o may_v have_v be_v alleige_v for_o a_o excuse_n of_o the_o unbeleef_n that_o christ_n himself_o do_v meet_v with_o for_o the_o jew_n may_v have_v say_v we_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n persuade_v we_o that_o christ_n say_n and_o sermon_n be_v true_o divine_a or_o the_o very_a say_n and_o testimony_n of_o god_n and_o till_o we_o have_v this_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o believe_v 4_o this_o will_v annul_v all_o that_o authority_n and_o truth_n that_o be_v in_o the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o god_n give_v untâ—_n he_o to_o show_v unto_o his_o servant_n and_o send_v and_o signify_v by_o his_o angel_n unto_o john_n who_o bare_a record_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n christ._n revel_v 1_o 2._o so_o 5_o it_o make_v null_a that_o say_n revel_v 1_o 3._o bless_a be_v he_o that_o read_v and_o they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o this_o prophecy_n and_o keep_v those_o say_n which_o be_v write_v therein_o 6_o it_o confront_v all_o these_o place_n follow_v deut._n 11_o 18_o 19_o and_o 18_o 19_o jer._n 29_o 19_o and_o 35.15_o psal._n 50_o 17._o prov._n 4_o 20._o and_o 7_o â—_o jer._n 6_o 19_o and_o 1â—_n 10._o and_o 13_o 10._o ezech._n 3_o 4.10_o with_o multitude_n more_o which_o may_v be_v cite_v 7_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o people_n of_o god_n of_o old_a be_v no_o more_o oblige_v to_o receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n deliver_v by_o true_a prophet_n than_o the_o lie_v and_o dream_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n who_o be_v prophet_n of_o the_o deceit_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n to_o be_v put_v betwixt_o the_o chaff_n and_o the_o wheat_n until_o this_o second_o revelation_n come_v see_v jer._n 23_o 21-32_a in_o a_o word_n 8_o this_o render_v the_o whole_a scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a test._n void_a and_o useless_a as_o we_o shall_v manifest_v more_o when_o we_o come_v to_o consider_v what_o he_o say_v to_o the_o contrary_n 18._o what_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o difference_n among_o the_o ancient_n and_o doubt_n concern_v some_o book_n of_o scripture_n which_o be_v now_o receive_v can_v prove_v nothing_o but_o that_o through_o prejudice_n
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thes._n 2_o 11._o etc._n etc._n five_o such_o as_o import_v god_n do_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v evil_a as_o 2_o sam._n 12_o 11._o luk._n 2_o 34._o rom._n 9_o 33._o esai_n 8_o 14._o &_o 28_o 16._o gen._n 45_o 8._o 1_o king_n 11_o 31_o 37._o &_o 12_o 15_o 24._o 2_o king_n 9_o 3._o &_o 10_o 30._o etc._n etc._n now_o if_o he_o can_v adduce_v any_o testimony_n of_o our_o divine_n whence_o he_o can_v with_o more_o probability_n infer_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n i_o shall_v not_o as_o i_o say_v own_o it_o and_o if_o such_o as_o be_v but_o consonant_a to_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o please_v he_o
think_v that_o this_o be_v indeed_o enough_o to_o satisfy_v we_o but_o see_v what_o the_o apostle_n add_v further_a to_o enforce_v this_o for_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v unto_o they_o to_o speak_v to_o wit_n in_o the_o church_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v they_o have_v no_o allowance_n thereunto_o permission_n or_o tolerance_n and_o as_o if_o all_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o he_o add_v all_o that_o be_v permit_v unto_o they_o be_v to_o be_v under_o obedience_n as_o also_o say_v the_o law_n whereby_o he_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o woman_n their_o speak_n in_o the_o church_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o that_o subjection_n that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n have_v lay_v upon_o they_o and_o withal_o he_o insinuate_v that_o speak_v in_o the_o church_n be_v a_o authoritative_a thing_n and_o therefore_o no_o way_n allow_v unto_o woman_n who_o proper_a deportment_n according_a to_o the_o institution_n and_o law_n of_o god_n be_v subjection_n and_o to_o be_v under_o obedience_n nay_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o so_o much_o as_o to_o ask_v question_n under_o colour_n of_o learning_n in_o the_o church_n lest_o that_o shall_v make_v way_n for_o their_o usurp_a of_o authority_n and_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o speak_v wiâ—h_a authority_n for_o he_o add_v vers_fw-la 35._o and_o if_o they_o will_v learn_v any_o thing_n let_v they_o ask_v their_o husband_n at_o home_n and_o so_o even_o at_o home_n he_o enâ—oyneth_v they_o to_o ask_v contrare_fw-la to_o what_o be_v practise_v by_o mrs_n hutchison_n in_o n._n england_n call_v by_o some_o the_o american_n jezabel_n who_o have_v her_o weekly_a lecture_n in_o her_o own_o house_n and_o there_o broach_v her_o familistical_a and_o antinomian_a error_n to_o the_o no_o small_a trouble_n of_o the_o church_n of_o n._n england_n nay_o he_o add_v that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o modesty_n and_o shamefacedness_n that_o be_v the_o ornament_n of_o woman_n for_o say_v he_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o woman_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o 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