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to_o etc._n forsake_v the_o true_a god_n and_o to_o bâ—_n 3_o without_o he_o so_o they_o that_o with_o the_o true_a prophet_n and_o doctor_n christ_n and_o his_o doctrine_n have_v other_o also_o may_v right_o be_v say_v to_o have_v forsake_v he_o and_o to_o be_v without_o he_o for_o when_o man_n set_v their_o threshold_n by_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o post_n by_o he_o they_o 43.8_o defile_v his_o holy_a name_n with_o their_o abomination_n and_o in_o 15.9_o vain_a they_o worship_v he_o that_o teach_v such_o doctrine_n as_o be_v precept_n of_o man_n moreover_o thiâ—_n church_n want_v part_n and_o communion_n with_o christ_n in_o that_o prophetical_a office_n which_o he_o have_v impart_v to_o his_o people_n namely_o power_n and_o freedom_n 10_o to_o witness_v 4.13_o profess_v 28.20_o practice_n and_o 16_o hold_v forth_o the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o all_o that_o christ_n have_v command_v to_o 14._o admonish_v &_o 7.3_o reprove_v one_o another_o for_o sin_n and_o transgression_n and_o 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they_o say_v they_o be_v stain_v with_o their_o own_o work_n and_o go_v a_o whore_v with_o their_o own_o invention_n psal._n 106_o 39_o from_o the_o prophet_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v hyprocrisie_n go_v forth_o into_o all_o the_o land_n jer._n 23.15_o i_o have_v not_o send_v these_o prophet_n say_v the_o lord_n yet_o they_o run_v etc._n etc._n jer._n 23.21_o and_o the_o like_a so_o then_o mr_n bern._n must_v either_o bring_v better_a reason_n for_o himself_o or_o else_o he_o may_v blush_v to_o blame_v other_o for_o that_o wherein_o himself_o be_v more_o faulty_a than_o they_o if_o they_o be_v faulty_a at_o all_o the_o other_o particular_a which_o he_o specifi_v be_v that_o place_n set_v forth_o the_o invisible_a church_n etc._n etc._n we_o bring_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o visible_a church_n by_o as_o namely_o 1._o pet._n 2.9_o 10._o but_o mr_n bern._n show_v his_o reader_n no_o reason_n at_o all_o why_o that_o scripture_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o invisible_a church_n as_o he_o 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