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heap_n &c_n &c_n as_o these_o place_n exod._n 23._o 20._o deut._n 17._o 2_o 5_o 6._o and_o deut._n 18._o 20._o snow_n which_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o beside_o in_o the_o command_v to_o punish_v those_o who_o offer_v up_o their_o child_n to_o molech_n and_o that_o blaspheme_n god_n levit._n 20._o 2._o levit._n 24._o 16._o the_o inflict_a of_o death_n upon_o they_o be_v require_v but_o none_o of_o those_o particular_n mention_v deut._n 13_o 15_o 16_o 17._o in_o the_o new_a testament_n also_o though_o the_o punish_n by_o death_n according_a to_o moses_n law_n of_o apostate_n be_v approve_v of_o as_o in_o page_n 52_o 53._o of_o this_o book_n i_o have_v show_v and_o several_a judicial_a law_n for_o the_o substance_n ratify_v page_n 56_o 57_o yet_o the_o formality_n accessory_n with_o all_o particularity_n of_o such_o law_n never_o be_v speak_v of_o and_o last_o though_o severe_a punishment_n by_o the_o magistrate_n the_o substance_n of_o that_o command_n in_o deut._n 13._o be_v both_o before_o moses_n law_n as_o in_o job_n time_n and_o after_o moses_n time_n by_o artaxerxes_n nabuchadnezzar_n darius_n in_o case_n of_o apostasy_n idolatry_n blasphemy_n approve_v of_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n speak_v of_o destroy_v cattle_n the_o whole_a city_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o stop_v hagioma_v mouth_n for_o ever_o i_o wish_v he_o to_o consider_v this_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o command_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n apostate_n false_a prophet_n idolater_n may_v be_v now_o put_v to_o death_n and_o yet_o the_o magistrate_n under_o the_o gospel_n not_o bind_v to_o destroy_v whole_a city_n cattle_n nor_o fulfil_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o inference_n for_o it_o will_v appear_v by_o many_o instance_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n even_o in_o that_o time_n of_o administration_n of_o the_o covenant_n wherein_o the_o 13._o of_o deut._n be_v write_v that_o the_o magistrate_n hold_v not_o themselves_o bind_v to_o à ll_a those_o particular_n of_o destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n cattle_n etc._n etc._n though_o they_o inflict_v punishment_n yea_o death_n upon_o some_o idolater_n and_o apostate_n as_o these_o instance_n full_o show_v viz._n in_o moses_n exod._n 32._o command_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n three_o thousand_o to_o be_v slay_v not_o all_o the_o people_n nor_o the_o cattle_n numb_a 25._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o command_v for_o the_o bow_v down_o to_o the_o god_n of_o moab_n the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v hang_v up_o not_o all_o the_o people_n neither_o the_o cattle_n to_o be_v kill_v in_o eliah_n kill_v the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n only_o 1_o king_n c._n 18._o not_o the_o people_n in_o asa_n enter_v into_o covenant_n that_o whosoever_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o in_o depose_v machah_n his_o mother_n for_o make_v a_o idol_n in_o a_o grove_n 2_o chron._n c._n 15._o but_o not_o enter_v into_o covenant_n to_o destroy_v all_o the_o 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and_o simple_a the_o thing_n be_v evident_a where_o moral_a be_v bind_v where_o ceremonial_a or_o judicial_a it_o bind_v not_o but_o if_o it_o be_v mix_v of_o judicial_a ceremonial_a and_o moral_a or_o of_o ceremonial_a and_o moral_a the_o moral_n remain_v and_o be_v in_o force_n by_o all_o which_o we_o may_v see_v the_o weakness_n of_o hagiomastixs_n inference_n that_o if_o that_o command_n in_o deut._n 13._o dos_n at_o all_o bind_v christian_n it_o must_v bind_v in_o every_o particular_a there_o speak_v of_o for_o what_o be_v moral_a in_o deut._n 13._o abide_v and_o yet_o what_o be_v proper_o judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a be_v take_v away_o look_v as_o that_o be_v no_o good_a argument_n against_o the_o five_o commandment_n be_v in_o force_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n because_o than_o what_o be_v judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a in_o it_o as_o contain_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o a_o blessing_n in_o it_o etc._n etc._n must_v remain_v under_o the_o gospel_n so_o neither_o be_v this_o of_o hagiomast_n for_o as_o a_o command_n moral_a may_v have_v somewhat_o judicial_a mix_v with_o it_o so_o may_v a_o command_v judicial_a have_v much_o of_o moral_a in_o it_o but_o now_o what_o judicial_a law_n and_o how_o mix_v be_v temporary_a and_o changeable_a and_o upon_o what_o rule_n and_o ground_n and_o what_o judicial_a law_n be_v immutable_a and_o perpetual_a and_o how_o to_o be_v know_v i_o refer_v the_o reader_n for_o satisfaction_n to_o zepperus_n explanation_n of_o the_o mosaical_a law_n 1._o book_n chapt_n 7_o 8_o 9_o 12._o and_o as_o for_o those_o command_n in_o question_n of_o magistrate_n punish_v in_o case_n of_o apostasy_n idolatry_n blasphemy_n they_o be_v upon_o all_o occasion_n reckon_v by_o learned_a divine_n among_o the_o immutable_a and_o perpetual_a as_o by_o zanchius_n de_fw-fr magistratu_fw-la quaest_n secunda_fw-la
p._n 170_o 171._o beza_n de_fw-fr haeretiâ—is_n a_o magistratuâ—_n puniendiâ—_n p._n 152._o 154_o 155._o and_o by_o zepperus_n in_o his_o explanation_n of_o the_o mosaical_a judicial_a law_n first_o book_n c._n 10._o page_n 72._o and_o 4._o book_n chapt_n 2._o p._n 243._o where_o he_o make_v the_o law_n against_o the_o false_a prophet_n teach_v public_o the_o private_a seducer_n the_o public_a defection_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n &c_n &c_n to_o be_v appendix_n of_o the_o first_o command_n and_o of_o common_a right_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o that_o four_o book_n prove_v by_o several_a reason_n the_o punish_v of_o false_a teacher_n heretic_n blasphemer_n aught_o to_o be_v perpetual_a which_o learned_a author_n notwithstanding_o grant_v the_o kind_n of_o punishment_n the_o particular_a form_n of_o those_o law_n and_o as_o they_o be_v give_v of_o moses_n to_o be_v constitutive_a of_o the_o jew_n policy_n to_o be_v changeable_a and_o not_o bind_v the_o kind_n 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