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conformable_a minister_n i_o find_v in_o john_n goodwin_n book_n and_o mr._n browne_n and_o other_o but_o this_o brother_n carry_v it_o much_o further_o 2._o he_o contradict_v himself_o in_o his_o negation_n and_o affirmation_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v to_o be_v amend_v which_o be_v use_v in_o god_n worship_n have_v no_o command_n of_o god_n to_o make_v it_o lawful_a for_o it_o be_v sin_n but_o whatsoever_o be_v use_v in_o god_n worship_n without_o any_o command_n of_o god_n to_o make_v it_o lawful_a he_o affirm_v to_o be_v idolatry_n ergo_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v use_v in_o god_n worship_n which_o be_v to_o be_v amend_v he_o make_v to_o be_v idolatry_n 3._o reader_n if_o this_o one_o section_n do_v not_o make_v thy_o heart_n grieve_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n that_o our_o poor_a people_n shall_v be_v thus_o teach_v and_o our_o congregation_n thus_o distract_v and_o unholyness_n that_o be_v uncharitableness_n father_v upon_o the_o god_n of_o love_n and_o our_o suffering_n and_o nonconformity_n signify_v thus_o turn_v to_o our_o reproach_n and_o wrath_n and_o revile_v pretend_v to_o be_v religion_n thou_o have_v not_o a_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o concernment_n of_o christianity_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n i_o shall_v propose_v here_o these_o few_o thing_n to_o thy_o consideration_n quest._n 1._o whether_o a_o idolater_n be_v not_o a_o odious_a person_n and_o unfit_a for_o christian_a communion_n that_o these_o man_n think_v so_o their_o practice_n show_v q._n 2._o whether_o he_o that_o write_v and_o preach_v to_o prove_v other_o idolater_n do_v not_o write_v and_o preach_v to_o make_v they_o so_o far_o seem_v odious_a and_o to_o persuade_v man_n from_o love_v they_o and_o have_v communion_n with_o they_o as_o christian_n q._n 3._o whether_o he_o that_o preach_v up_o hatred_n causeless_o and_o preach_v down_o christian_n love_n do_v not_o preach_v down_o the_o sum_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o preach_v against_o god_n who_o be_v love_n q._n 4._o whether_o preach_v against_o god_n and_o religion_n be_v not_o worse_o than_o talk_v against_o it_o in_o a_o alehouse_n or_o in_o profane_a discourse_n and_o father_v all_o this_o on_o god_n and_o religion_n be_v not_o a_o sad_a aggravation_n of_o it_o q._n 5._o whether_o this_o brother_n that_o affirm_v this_o to_o be_v idolatry_n that_o he_o speak_v against_o shall_v not_o have_v give_v we_o some_o word_n of_o proof_n especial_o where_o he_o call_v i_o that_o deny_v it_o a_o dictator_n and_o whether_o both_o as_o affirmer_n among_o logician_n and_o as_o accuser_n among_o man_n of_o justice_n the_o proof_n be_v not_o incumbent_n on_o he_o q._n 6._o whether_o here_o be_v a_o syllable_n of_o proof_n but_o his_o angry_a affirmation_n q._n 7._o whether_o thou_o can_v receive_v this_o say_n of_o he_o if_o thou_o have_v christian_a sense_n and_o reason_n so_o far_o as_o to_o believe_v that_o all_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n forenamed_a the_o greek_a the_o abissine_n the_o armenian_a the_o coptic_o the_o lutheran_n and_o all_o the_o reform_a church_n that_o fall_v under_o his_o charge_n be_v idolater_n and_o can_v bring_v thy_o heart_n according_o to_o condemn_v they_o and_o separate_v from_o they_o and_o whether_o thou_o can_v take_v all_o the_o holy_a conformist_n of_o england_n such_o as_o bolton_n preston_n sibbes_n stock_n dike_n elton_n crook_n whateley_n fenner_n etc._n etc._n for_o idolater_n yea_o and_o all_o the_o nonconformist_n that_o use_v and_o join_v in_o the_o liturgy_n q._n 8._o whether_o thou_o can_v believe_v that_o this_o same_o brother_n himself_o that_o write_v at_o this_o rate_n do_v use_v nothing_o in_o god_n worship_n which_o have_v no_o command_n of_o god_n to_o make_v it_o lawful_a be_v all_o this_o revile_v all_o this_o false_a doctrine_n all_o his_o untruth_n command_v of_o god_n or_o do_v he_o not_o make_v himself_o a_o idolater_n q._n 9_o whether_o if_o he_o teach_v true_a doctrine_n there_o by_o any_o church_n or_o person_n in_o the_o world_n that_o worship_v not_o god_n with_o idolatry_n i_o give_v my_o reason_n 1._o there_o be_v no_o one_o but_o sin_v or_o use_v sin_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o no_o sin_n be_v command_v or_o lawful_a ergo_fw-la there_o be_v no_o one_o according_a to_o his_o doctrine_n but_o use_v idolatry_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n 2._o there_o be_v no_o one_o that_o use_v not_o some_o thing_n not_o command_v to_o make_v they_o lawful_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n therefore_o if_o he_o teach_v true_a doctrine_n there_o be_v no_o one_o but_o use_v idolatry_n the_o antecedent_n i_o have_v oft_o prove_v by_o many_o instance_n the_o method_n of_o every_o sermon_n and_o prayer_n the_o word_n the_o time_n and_o length_n the_o translation_n of_o the_o scripture_n whether_o it_o shall_v be_v this_o or_o that_o the_o divide_v of_o the_o scripture_n into_o chapter_n and_o verse_n the_o meet_a of_o psalm_n the_o tune_n church_n utensil_n sermon_n note_n which_o 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4._o and_o 25._o 2_o chron._n 8._o 14_o 15._o of_o jest_n at_o other_o man_n â—â—ayers_n the_o temptation_n of_o suffering_n many_o be_v overcome_v by_o suffering_n who_o think_v they_o overcome_v it_o be_v a_o reproach_n to_o our_o nation_n that_o hornius_n hist._n eccl._n say_v ita_fw-la ut_fw-la seperatismus_fw-la sive_fw-la brownismus_fw-la non_fw-la alios_fw-la habeat_fw-la authores_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la tyrannide_fw-la &_o superstitione_n episcopos_fw-la dominantes_fw-la pag._n 244._o so_o much_o good_a suffering_n do_v whether_o all_o that_o use_v any_o thing_n in_o god_n worship_v not_o command_v and_o in_o particular_a a_o form_n of_o prayer_n be_v idolater_n and_o what_o this_o censure_n of_o idolatry_n signify_v whither_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o consent_v to_o all_o that_o be_v faulty_a in_o the_o prayer_n that_o we_o be_v present_a at_o 17_o untruth_n of_o flatter_a christian_n whether_o any_o 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈…〉_z ignorant_a and_o injudicious_a see_v my_o book_n of_o direction_n to_o weak_a christian_n to_o grow_v in_o grace_n the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o thus_o flatter_a christian_n how_o sad_a be_v it_o to_o read_v in_o hoâ—nius_n salmasius_n and_o other_o abroad_o such_o horrid_a description_n of_o the_o english_a sect_n and_o scandal_n though_o the_o actor_n be_v not_o so_o many_o as_o some_o of_o they_o thought_n of_o the_o loud_a voice_n of_o the_o preacher_n and_o a_o sound_a judgement_n 18_o untruth_n 19_o untruth_n whether_o i_o have_v leave_v off_o the_o lord_n work_v note_v how_o ordinary_o christ_n himself_o and_o his_o apostle_n avoid_v persecution_n by_o remove_v of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o learned_a man_n in_o difficult_a speculation_n 20_o untruth_n whether_o honest_a people_n be_v not_o apt_a to_o stray_v after_o one_o another_o example_n whether_o we_o shall_v mark_v and_o avoid_v the_o sin_n of_o christian_n in_o the_o time_n and_o place_n where_o we_o live_v whether_o the_o religious_a sort_n may_v not_o have_v some_o common_a error_n to_o be_v avoid_v 21_o untruth_n 22_o untruth_n 23_o untruth_n of_o justification_n whether_o we_o can_v speak_v bad_a enough_o of_o nature_n see_v act._n 17._o and_o 14._o and_o rom._n 1_o and_o 2._o 24_o untruth_n 25_o untruth_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o freewill_n whether_o he_o that_o count_v all_o natural_a man_n as_o bad_a as_o he_o can_v name_v will_v not_o hate_v they_o and_o say_v bad_a of_o they_o without_o fear_n of_o slander_n 26_o untruth_n whether_o no_o persecution_n can_v consist_v with_o love_n 27_o untruth_n 28_o untruth_n 29_o untruth_n of_o the_o fewness_n of_o believer_n 30_o untruth_n whether_o the_o same_o spirit_n may_v not_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o ancient_a form_n 31_o untruth_n maximus_fw-la imperator_fw-la râ—mpub_fw-la gâ—bernahat_fw-la vir_fw-la omni_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la merito_fw-la praedicandus_fw-la si_fw-la ei_fw-la vel_fw-la diadema_fw-la non_fw-la lâ—gitâ—mâ—â—umultuaâ—te_fw-la milite_fw-la impositum_fw-la repudiâ—re_fw-la vel_fw-la armis_fw-la civilibus_fw-la abstinere_fw-la licuissâ—t_fw-la sed_fw-la mâ—gnum_fw-la imperium_fw-la nec_fw-la sine_fw-la peâ—iculo_fw-la renâ—_n i_o nec_fw-la sine_fw-la armis_fw-la potuit_fw-la teneri_fw-la sulp._n severus_n dialog_n 3._o cap._n 7._o beda_n etiam_fw-la â—ist_v eccl._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o maximus_fw-la vir_fw-la strâ—nâ—us_fw-la &_o pâ—obus_fw-la atque_fw-la augusto_fw-la dignus_fw-la nisi_fw-la contra_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la fidem_fw-la per_fw-la tyrannidem_fw-la emersisset_fw-la etc._n etc._n invitus_fw-la propemodum_fw-la ab_fw-la exercitu_fw-la câ—eatus_fw-la imperator_fw-la etc._n etc._n have_v not_o this_o man_n bring_v the_o catholick-church_n into_o a_o little_a room_n