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all_o humility_n to_o the_o sober_a and_o judicious_a as_o follow_v 1._o the_o consideration_n and_o strict_a perusal_n of_o the_o place_n and_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n treat_v on_o this_o matter_n be_v the_o best_a foundation_n of_o a_o right_a knowledge_n and_o discern_v hereof_o 2._o yet_o some_o place_n speak_v of_o a_o excommunication_n which_o be_v not_o pertinent_a to_o our_o time_n or_o at_o least_o not_o to_o our_o present_a controversy_n i_o mean_v that_o excommunication_n by_o way_n of_o anathematise_v and_o curse_v a_o incurable_a offender_n to_o which_o kind_a polanus_fw-la syntag._n l._n 7._o c._n 18._o refer_v gal._n 1.8_o and_o rom._n 9.3_o which_o he_o call_v the_o simplex_fw-la anathema_n and_o 1_o cor._n 16.22_o call_v anathema_n maranatha_fw-mi and_o that_o cut_v off_o mention_v gal._n 5.12_o not_o to_o speak_v of_o hierome_n and_o grotius_n their_o interpretation_n of_o it_o for_o the_o smooth_a or_o dismember_n the_o part_n
at_o numb_a 35._o some_o may_v say_v that_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v full_o excommunicate_v to_o which_o i_o answer_v at_o numb_a 36._o by_o hint_v some_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_n which_o be_v strengthen_v and_o enlarge_v by_o the_o discourse_n concern_v excommunication_n and_o the_o degree_n thereof_o which_o we_o treat_v upon_o above_o chap._n 3_o but_o mr._n w._n count_v that_o labour_n impertinent_a it_o suffice_v he_o to_o confute_v all_o by_o say_v i_o prove_v not_o the_o case_n but_o only_o suppose_v it_o and_o so_o he_o proceed_v to_o the_o 4_o exception_n this_o reply_n of_o he_o have_v twice_o or_o thrice_o already_o occur_v and_o yet_o because_o mr._n w._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o my_o solution_n of_o the_o first_o exception_n than_o pass_v it_o over_o with_o name_v it_o and_o promise_v to_o speak_v to_o it_o more_o full_o on_o the_o 4_o exception_n i_o have_v hitherto_o delay_v to_o confirm_v my_o argument_n against_o he_o but_o now_o look_v forward_o into_o his_o animadversion_n on_o the_o 4_o exception_n and_o find_v he_o speak_v little_a there_o close_o to_o this_o matter_n i_o shall_v here_o take_v occasion_n to_o make_v my_o defence_n in_o it_o but_o that_o may_v furnish_v another_o chapter_n psalm_n 119._o part_n 14._o o._n 105_o of_o all_o lamp_n thy_o word_n bright'_v do_v burn_v it_o be_v to_o my_o sit_fw-mi a_o light_n 106_o obey_v will_v i_o what_o i_o have_v swear_v to_o keep_v thy_o judgement_n right_a 107_o o_o lord_n affliction_n sore_o i_o sting_v by_o thy_o word_n quicken_a reach_n 108_o oh_o accept_v my_o prayse-offering_a and_o i_o thy_o judgement_n teach_v 109_o often_o my_o soulis_fw-la in_o my_o hand_n yet_o to_o thy_o law_n i_o cleave_v 110_o od'ous_a man_n seek_v to_o snare_v i_o and_o thy_o precept_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v 111_o of_o old_a my_o heritage_n have_v be_v thy_o law_n which_o gladness_n send_v 112_o order_v my_o heart_n be_v to_o walk_v in_o thy_o statute_n to_o the_o end_n chap._n xv._o §._o 1._o 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reason_n against_o our_o argument_n for_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n arguing_n upon_o such_o thing_n or_o case_n suppose_v it_o be_v a_o rational_a observation_n which_o the_o learned_a amyraldus_n have_v specim_fw-la animadvers_fw-la special_a par_fw-fr 3._o erot_n 5._o licet_fw-la say_v he_o supponere_fw-la eum_fw-la esse_fw-la fidelem_fw-la i_o may_v say_v also_o infidelem_fw-la in_o the_o sense_n opposite_a to_o that_o wherein_o he_o there_o take_v fidelis_fw-la qui_fw-la actu_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la talis_fw-la neque_fw-la verô_o esse_fw-la potest_fw-la nam_fw-la &_o paulus_n supponit_fw-la justitiam_fw-la esse_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la quod_fw-la falsum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la eâ_fw-la suppositione_n deduxit_fw-la christum_fw-la esse_fw-la mortuum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la est_fw-la adhuc_fw-la falsius_fw-la ut_fw-la ostenderet_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la long_o verissimum_fw-la justificationem_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la lege_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la 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supposition_n of_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n since_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n preach_v a_o false_a doctrine_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v accurse_v neither_o of_o which_o happen_v yet_o we_o may_v argue_v if_o he_o do_v so_o he_o be_v accurse_v even_o as_o i_o suppose_v a_o baptize_v person_n etc._n etc._n his_o word-renouncing_a of_o christianity_n and_o his_o be_v suspend_v whether_o either_o of_o these_o happen_v or_o no_o i_o may_v argue_v that_o if_o he_o do_v so_o he_o be_v so_o to_o be_v deal_v with_o multitude_n of_o other_o such_o supposition_n of_o thing_n which_o never_o be_v nor_o be_v nor_o shall_v be_v we_o find_v in_o scripture_n and_o arguing_n thereupon_o see_v many_o together_o 1_o cor._n 15.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o so_o elsewhere_o math._n 6.15_o john_n 8.39_o &_o 16.7_o &_o 18.23_o gal._n 2.21_o ezek._n 18.24_o 26_o etc._n etc._n augustine_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la et_fw-la operibus_fw-la thus_o dispute_v against_o they_o who_o will_v admit_v notorious_a unclean_a person_n to_o baptism_n
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