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england_n 3._o riverius_n his_o universal_a body_n of_o physic_n in_o five_o book_n etc._n etc._n 4._o the_o language_n of_o arm_n by_o the_o colour_n and_o metal_n in_o quarto_fw-la by_o silvanus_n morgan_n 5._o scepsis_n scientifica_fw-la or_o confess_v ignorance_n the_o way_n to_o science_n by_o joseph_n glanvil_n fellow_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n 6._o the_o gospel_n physician_n in_o quarto_fw-la 7._o the_o mystery_n of_o rhetoric_n unveil_v eminent_o delightful_a and_o profitable_a for_o young_a scholar_n and_o other_o of_o all_o sort_n enable_v they_o to_o discern_v and_o imitate_v the_o elegancy_n in_o any_o other_o author_n they_o read_v etc._n etc._n by_o john_n smith_n gent._n 8._o a_o crew_n of_o kind_n london_n gossip_n all_o meet_v to_o be_v merry_a to_o which_o be_v add_v ingenious_a poem_n or_o wit_n and_o drollery_n in_o octavo_fw-la at_o 1_o s._n bind_v 9_o the_o natural_a rarity_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o wales_n according_a as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o every_o shire_n very_o useful_a for_o all_o ingenius_fw-la man_n of_o what_o profession_n or_o quality_n soever_o by_o j._n childrey_n in_o octavo_fw-la 10._o pearl_n of_o eloquence_n or_o the_o school_n of_o compliment_n very_o useful_a for_o all_o young_a lady_n gentlewoman_n and_o scholar_n who_o be_v desirous_a to_o adorn_v their_o speech_n with_o gentile_a ceremony_n complemental_a amorous_a and_o high_a expression_n of_o speak_v or_o write_v at_o 1_o s._n bind_v 11._o hodges_n direction_n for_o true_a writing_n in_o octavo_fw-la 12._o god_n alsufficiency_n by_o mr._n jeremy_n in_o 120_o see_v selden_n de_fw-fr syne_v ebre_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 14._o ainsworth_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n against_o johnson_n p_o 145._o every_o abuse_n do_v not_o make_v a_o thing_n a_o idol_n but_o when_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o god_n alone_o be_v give_v to_o a_o creature_n than_o it_o be_v make_v a_o idol_n vide_fw-la gatak_n annot._n in_o antonin_n l._n 12._o sect_n 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la bezae_fw-la annot._fw-la in_o matth._n 26.20.30_o dr._n rainold_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o mr._n barker_n testify_v his_o silence_v hart_n the_o jesuit_n herewith_o which_o be_v extant_a in_o mr._n â—yfords_v apology_n p._n 11._o ludou._n crocius_n antisocinism_n contr_n disp_n 22._o qu._n 3._o geniculando_fw-la coenam_fw-la sumere_fw-la nos_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la indifferens_fw-la judicamus_fw-la q._n 11._o nobis_fw-la hic_fw-la ritus_fw-la est_fw-la indifferens_fw-la allegatq_fw-la lutherum_n mâ—lanchthonem_fw-la ut_fw-la idem_fw-la statuetes_fw-la contra_fw-la flacium_fw-la see_v dr._n hammond_n of_o scandal_n §_o 21._o arg._n 7._o owen_n of_o schism_n ch_z 3._o sect._n 4._o upon_o what_o account_n those_o heb._n 10.25_o so_o separate_v themselves_o be_v declare_v v_o 26._o thereby_o slip_v out_o their_o neck_n from_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n v._n 28._o and_o draw_v back_o to_o perdition_n v._n 29._o that_o be_v they_o depart_v off_o to_o judaisme_n dr._n spark_n in_o his_o book_n of_o uniformity_n allow_v and_o print_v by_o command_n 1607._o c._n 1._o in_o the_o conference_n at_o hampton_n court_n his_o majesty_n order_n be_v that_o none_o of_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n that_o have_v any_o error_n shall_v be_v read_v etc._n etc._n dr._n barlow_n by_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o second_o tome_n of_o homily_n declare_v it_o may_v be_v lawful_a by_o our_o church_n to_o read_v other_o chapter_n and_o allege_v archbishop_n abbot_n c._n 10._o quis_fw-la ergo_fw-la nisi_fw-la infidelis_fw-la negaverit_fw-la fuisse_fw-la apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la christum_fw-la so_o be_v the_o word_n in_o the_o book_n of_o ordination_n
other_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v idolater_n the_o heart_n of_o the_o best_a man_n 〈◊〉_d too_o often_o go_v forth_o too_o far_o in_o desire_n after_o and_o secret_a dependence_n upon_o thing_n beneath_o the_o lord_n which_o yet_o they_o be_v watch_v and_o war_a against_o wait_v and_o long_v for_o the_o day_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v complete_o swallow_v up_o in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n it_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o sâ—cond_o particular_a before_o instanced_a in_o that_o we_o assert_v the_o present_a minister_n of_o england_n to_o be_v idolater_n to_o the_o proof_n whereof_o we_o now_o address_v ourselves_o answ._n the_o conclusion_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o at_o first_o ch._n 1._o be_v undertake_v to_o be_v defend_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o saint_n to_o hear_v the_o present_a minister_n of_o england_n nor_o do_v it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o if_o we_o may_v not_o have_v communion_n with_o person_n nor_o own_v they_o as_o our_o 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with_o which_o be_v absurd_a and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o no_o other_o than_o arbitrary_a familiar_a converse_n as_o in_o eat_v where_o i_o be_o at_o liberty_n to_o eat_v or_o not_o to_o eat_v and_o of_o private_a judgement_n of_o discretion_n which_o each_o one_o be_v to_o exercise_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o company_n but_o nothing_o to_o the_o own_n of_o a_o teacher_n or_o shun_v to_o hear_v he_o for_o here_o the_o person_n be_v consider_v only_o as_o a_o brother_n not_o a_o teacher_n in_o office_n 1_o cor._n 10_o 14._o be_v less_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o it_o require_v only_o to_o flee_v from_o idolatry_n not_o from_o teacher_n that_o be_v any_o way_n idolatrous_a so_o as_o not_o to_o hear_v they_o 2_o cor._n 6.14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o require_v not_o to_o be_v yoke_v with_o infidel_n not_o to_o have_v part_n with_o they_o not_o to_o agree_v with_o idol_n to_o come_v out_o from_o among_o infidel_n to_o be_v separate_a not_o to_o touch_v the_o unclean_a 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to_o some_o person_n or_o thing_n substance_n or_o accident_n real_a or_o imagine_a which_o be_v not_o the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v true_a that_o heathen-idolater_n do_v many_o of_o they_o make_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o the_o utmost_a bind_v or_o terminus_fw-la of_o their_o image-worship_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v act_v 17.23_o that_o the_o athenian_n do_v ignorant_o worship_v the_o unknown_a god_n and_o yet_o be_v idolater_n because_o their_o worship_n be_v first_o of_o the_o image_n as_o the_o next_o terminus_fw-la or_o object_n to_o which_o it_o be_v exhibit_v and_o the_o same_o be_v true_a of_o the_o israelite_n worship_v of_o the_o calf_n though_o they_o worship_v god_n in_o it_o exod._n 32.5_o because_o though_o they_o do_v not_o worship_v the_o calf_n terminative_o that_o be_v so_o as_o to_o intend_v to_o direct_v their_o worship_n to_o it_o as_o the_o utmost_a bind_v of_o it_o or_o last_o or_o chief_a object_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o melt_a image_n which_o 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solitary_a of_o which_o many_o be_v only_o ejaculatory_a without_o word_n and_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o word_n ephes_n 5_o 19_o where_o the_o effect_n of_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o speak_n to_o themselves_o in_o psalm_n and_o hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n sing_v and_o make_v melody_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o heart_n beside_o as_o all_o the_o direction_n ephâ—s_n 6.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o be_v precept_n of_o what_o each_o christian_n shall_v do_v by_o and_o for_o himself_o so_o be_v v_o 18._o and_o so_o if_o not_o sole_o yet_o chief_o mean_v of_o solitary_a prayer_n to_o which_o word_n be_v not_o necessary_a and_o therefore_o pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n be_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o heart_n not_o by_o the_o spirit_n immediate_a form_n of_o word_n in_o the_o tongue_n and_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o judas_n 20._o of_o 1_o cor._n 14.15_o i_o have_v speak_v before_o in_o answer_n to_o ch_n 5._o sect_n 7._o 2._o 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therefore_o not_o answer_v by_o i_o yet_o the_o author_n be_v suppose_v the_o same_o with_o he_o who_o print_v in_o the_o year_n 1653._o two_o book_n against_o some_o that_o about_o baptism_n leave_v his_o communion_n i_o have_v here_o add_v some_o passage_n with_o animadversion_n which_o show_v how_o his_o separation_n in_o this_o latter_a book_n cross_v his_o say_n in_o the_o former_a in_o his_o 40._o query_n qu._n 10._o i_o read_v thus_o when_o man_n may_v separate_v that_o which_o be_v precious_a from_o that_o which_o be_v vile_a and_o enjoy_v it_o thus_o separate_v and_o apart_o without_o suffer_v any_o inconvenience_n by_o that_o which_o be_v vile_a be_v it_o a_o point_n of_o wisdom_n in_o they_o to_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o what_o be_v precious_a because_o there_o be_v somewhat_o which_o they_o suppose_v to_o be_v vile_a near_o to_o it_o why_o then_o do_v lie_n dissuade_v from_o hear_v the_o present_a minister_n who_o preach_v precious_a doctrine_n 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this_o root_n of_o bitterness_n spring_v up_o among_o they_o walk_v in_o love_n and_o with_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n shine_v on_o they_o hold_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n edify_v one_o another_o in_o their_o most_o holy_a faith_n etc._n etc._n these_o thing_n be_v not_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o question_n but_o of_o that_o separation_n which_o be_v make_v by_o occasion_n of_o it_o and_o be_v as_o true_a of_o the_o separation_n this_o author_n maintain_v in_o his_o late_a book_n qu._n 23._o whether_o ought_v not_o the_o law_n of_o edification_n 1_o cor._n 14.26_o too_o over-rule_v all_o law_n and_o precept_n concern_v spiritual_a and_o church_n administration_n as_o the_o law_n of_o salus_fw-la populi_fw-la ought_v to_o umpire_n and_o over-rule_v all_o politic_a law_n and_o constitution_n in_o their_o respective_a execution_n if_o so_o the_o suppose_a law_n of_o outward_a call_n of_o minister_n shall_v not_o be_v urge_v so_o as_o to_o hinder_v people_n from_o hear_v minister_n because_o of_o some_o defect_n suppose_v therein_o when_o they_o may_v be_v hear_v to_o edification_n of_o the_o hearer_n in_o his_o water-dipping_a consideration_n 17._o be_v it_o not_o then_o presumption_n in_o the_o high_a and_o a_o assume_v of_o a_o antichristian_a power_n to_o impose_v law_n upon_o christian_a society_n which_o the_o lord_n christ_n never_o impose_v yea_o and_o to_o cesure_n and_o scandalize_v they_o with_o the_o odious_a and_o reproachful_a term_n of_o antichristian_a and_o unclean_a only_o for_o the_o transgression_n of_o their_o own_o law_n what_o do_v he_o less_o who_o forbid_v to_o hear_v in_o his_o latter_a book_n the_o present_a minister_n consideration_n 22._o whereas_o antichrist_n himself_o be_v not_o more_o antichristian_a then_o in_o claim_v and_o exercise_v such_o a_o dominion_n over_o the_o faith_n of_o his_o proselyte_n and_o disciple_n by_o virtue_n