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ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o the_o history_n of_o his_o providence_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o all_o this_o they_o may_v do_v without_o book_n because_o once_o in_o seven_o year_n they_o hear_v the_o law_n read_v we_o must_v then_o allow_v the_o jew_n quick_a apprehension_n and_o more_o comprehensive_a and_o tenacious_a memoty_n than_o we_o have_v in_o our_o generation_n but_o see_v the_o unpardonable_a ignorance_n or_o impudence_n of_o this_o cross-grained_n querist_n who_o say_v the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v read_v once_o only_o in_o seven_o year_n deut._n 31.10,11_o do_v that_o precept_n which_o enjoin_v the_o law_n to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o panegyris_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n include_v a_o prohibition_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o read_v the_o bible_n by_o themselves_o and_o to_o meditate_v in_o the_o law_n day_n and_o night_n as_o occasion_n serve_v which_o be_v a_o bless_a 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agrippa_n 26.27_o act._n 26.27_o believe_v thou_o the_o prophet_n but_o i_o dare_v not_o answer_v for_o he_o as_o st._n paul_n do_v for_o the_o king_n i_o know_v that_o thou_o believe_v they_o for_o indeed_o the_o prophet_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o priest_n who_o lip_n shall_v have_v keep_v knowledge_n and_o shall_v have_v teach_v the_o people_n the_o true_a way_n of_o serve_v god_n and_o therefore_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o seek_v the_o law_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n appoint_a messenger_n 2.7,8_o jer._n 32.28_o mal._n 2.7,8_o but_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o receive_v chaff_n instead_o of_o wheat_n much_o less_o poison_n instead_o of_o wine_n be_v themselves_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o cause_v many_o to_o stumble_v at_o the_o law_n and_o break_v the_o covenant_n of_o levi._n 18.18_o ezek._n 7.26_o jer._n 18.18_o and_o notwithstanding_o their_o vain_a presumption_n control_v by_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n which_o you_o see_v be_v take_v up_o by_o their_o 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