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determination_n and_o he_o quote_v our_o saviour_n authority_n for_o it_o rom._n 14._o 14._o i_o know_v and_o be_o persuade_v by_o the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o unclean_a of_o itself_o i._n e._n on_o lawful_a therefore_o inoffensive_a 2._o they_o be_v inoffensive_a to_o the_o juriâ—â—â—us_a and_o sound_a christian_a this_o be_v sufficient_o 165._o psalm_n 119._o 165._o assert_v by_o the_o same_o apostle_n rom._n 14._o â—_o one_o man_n â—eâ—â—eveth_v i_o e._n novit_n &_o perâ—â—â—sus_fw-la est_fw-la he_o know_v and_o be_v persuade_v that_o he_o may_v eat_v and_o use_v all_o indifferent_a thing_n without_o sin_n see_v also_o 1_o cor._n 8._o 7_o 11._o psal_n 119._o 165._o when_o we_o call_v the_o ceremony_n inoffensive_a we_o mean_v that_o they_o give_v no_o just_a occasion_n of_o offence_n to_o discreet_a and_o sober_a person_n 4._o if_o the_o reconciler_n will_v needs_o understand_v it_o of_o offence_n take_v so_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v a_o scandal_n and_o offensive_a because_o it_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o evil_a in_o itself_o for_o all_o that_o as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o rom._n 7._o 7_o to_o the_o 14._o scandal_n proper_o be_v malae_fw-la rei_fw-la exemplum_fw-la aedificans_fw-la ad_fw-la delictum_fw-la it_o be_v the_o example_n of_o a_o evil_a thing_n which_o do_v encourage_v and_o build_v up_o to_o sin_n bone_fw-la â—â—â—â—res_fw-la 3._o develand_n virg._n c._n 3._o say_v tertullian_n neminem_fw-la scandalizant_fw-la nisi_fw-la malam_fw-la mentem_fw-la good_a thing_n offend_v none_o but_o a_o evil_a mind_n here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n how_o fieree_o mr._n baxter_n argue_v against_o the_o 328._o prot_n recon_fw-mi p._n 327._o 328._o law_n of_o our_o superior_n and_o the_o reconciler_n applaud_v he_o for_o it_o though_o it_o have_v at_o least_o a_o equal_a force_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n when_o say_v mr._n baxter_n they_o first_o make_v their_o law_n they_o know_v that_o some_o will_v obey_v they_o some_o will_v not_o if_o then_o they_o think_v that_o many_o will_v incur_v the_o gut_n it_o of_o sin_n unto_o â—â—â—â—ation_n by_o their_o disobedience_n they_o must_v have_v something_o of_o great_a worth_n than_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o man_n to_o encourage_v they_o to_o make_v those_o law_n for_o have_v there_o be_v no_o such_o law_n there_o will_v have_v be_v none_o of_o that_o transgression_n and_o consequent_o no_o damnation_n for_o it_o this_o be_v mr._n baxters_n argument_n in_o like_a manner_n i_o can_v argue_v thus_o when_o god_n first_o give_v the_o law_n or_o command_n let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n for_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n and_o again_o 2._o rom._n 13._o 1_o 2._o when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o strife_n sedition_n heresy_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o they_o that_o do_v such_o thing_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o