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for_o i_o until_o i_o go_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n then_o understand_v i_o their_o end_n abenezra_n there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n be_v because_o there_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o account_n and_o the_o wiseman_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o reveal_v this_o secret_a and_o eccles._n v._n 1._o keep_v thy_o foot_n when_o thou_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o hear_v then_o to_o give_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o fool_n for_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o they_o do_v evil_a the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n thus_o descant_v upon_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o son_n of_o man_n keep_v thy_o foot_n when_o thou_o go_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n to_o pray_v that_o thou_o go_v not_o thither_o full_a of_o sin_n before_o thou_o do_v repent_v and_o apply_v thy_o care_n to_o receive_v instruction_n of_o the_o law_n from_o the_o priest_n and_o wiseman_n and_o be_v not_o as_o 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have_v not_o public_a prayer_n at_o those_o assembly_n or_o shall_v we_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o minister_v by_o the_o prophet_n to_o who_o they_o resort_v especial_o see_v it_o appear_v many_o way_n that_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o people_n as_o man_n most_o familiar_a with_o god_n and_o so_o most_o like_a to_o prevail_v and_o the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n 1._o king_n xviii_o 26._o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o baal_n from_o morning_n till_o noon_n which_o in_o vers_fw-la 29._o be_v thus_o say_v and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o midday_n be_v past_a and_o they_o prophesy_v till_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o
because_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o apostle_n proceed_v concern_v the_o use_n of_o spiritual_a grace_n which_o he_o direct_v to_o that_o purpose_n as_o you_o see_v vers_fw-la 3._o it_o be_v express_o difference_v from_o matter_n of_o exhortation_n and_o comfort_n when_o he_o say_v he_o that_o prophesi_v speak_v to_o man_n to_o edification_n and_o exhortation_n and_o comfort_n nevertheless_o it_o must_v be_v something_o else_o that_o he_o mean_v there_o vers_n 17._o for_o thou_o very_o give_v thanks_o well_o but_o the_o other_o be_v not_o edify_v that_o be_v because_o he_o understand_v not_o what_o thou_o say_v he_o be_v not_o guide_v and_o direct_v to_o go_v along_o with_o the_o thanksgiving_n wherein_o thou_o go_v afore_o in_o a_o unknown_a language_n and_o in_o this_o epistle_n afore_o viij_o 10._o shall_v not_o the_o conscience_n of_o he_o that_o be_v weak_a be_v edify_v to_o eat_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v offer_v to_o idol_n where_o you_o see_v a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v edify_v by_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o advance_v his_o intention_n towards_o any_o work_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o reason_n of_o edify_v may_v sometime_o tend_v to_o the_o particular_a sense_n of_o teach_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v confine_v but_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v a_o fit_a mean_n to_o train_n and_o guide_v we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n must_v be_v say_v to_o tend_v towards_o the_o edification_n of_o god_n people_n and_o thus_o the_o rule_n which_o the_o apostle_n afterward_o qualifi_v all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n with_o when_o he_o say_v let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n be_v clear_o subordinate_a to_o this_o main_a reason_n of_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n and_o derive_v from_o it_o for_o without_o doubt_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o powerful_a to_o edification_n that_o be_v to_o guide_v and_o train_v the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o godliness_n as_o a_o good_a order_n for_o the_o particular_a practice_n of_o those_o office_n thereof_o which_o be_v general_o command_v in_o the_o scripture_n well_o may_v the_o apostle_n say_v here_o vers_n 33._o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o confusion_n but_o of_o order_n as_o in_o all_o church_n of_o the_o saint_n whosoever_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o public_a order_n of_o the_o church_n out_o of_o opinion_n that_o a_o better_a may_v be_v establish_v will_v hinder_v the_o edification_n thereof_o more_o in_o that_o neglect_n of_o the_o course_n in_o force_n which_o he_o procure_v than_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o shall_v advance_v it_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o who_o he_o think_v to_o direct_v in_o a_o better_a course_n for_o on_o the_o one_o side_n his_o own_o follower_n out_o of_o heat_n of_o contention_n shall_v always_o spend_v their_o zeal_n upon_o matter_n of_o small_a consequence_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v conversant_a about_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o the_o gospel_n on_o the_o other_o side_n those_o that_o be_v not_o affect_v with_o his_o singularity_n be_v disquiet_v in_o their_o own_o course_n of_o god_n service_n the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o apostle_n rule_n seem_v to_o extend_v further_o than_o the_o term_n of_o decency_n in_o which_o it_o be_v translate_v contain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o apostle_n honestè_fw-fr say_v the_o old_a latin_a and_o in_o s._n paul_n epistle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v render_v there_o honestè_fw-fr ambulare_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o act_n honestae_fw-la mulieres_fw-la all_o these_o express_v more_o than_o decency_n for_o that_o be_v see_v in_o the_o least_o matter_n where_o all_o thing_n be_v fit_a and_o suitable_a but_o that_o which_o in_o latin_a be_v call_v honestas_fw-la in_o none_o but_o those_o that_o carry_v a_o appearance_n that_o deserve_v respect_n which_o if_o the_o property_n of_o the_o word_n will_v not_o enforce_v as_o to_o they_o that_o relish_v it_o right_o without_o fail_v it_o will_v do_v the_o nature_n and_o kind_n of_o that_o whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v will_v constrain_v it_o to_o import_v no_o less_o then_o that_o which_o bear_v a_o appearance_n of_o respect_n and_o account_v because_o in_o matter_n of_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n as_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n nothing_o can_v be_v decent_a nothing_o can_v become_v but_o that_o which_o preserve_v the_o respect_n which_o action_n of_o that_o rank_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v with_o so_o much_o common_a sense_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o outward_a appearance_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o proceed_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o maintain_v the_o inward_a esteem_n which_o man_n ought_v to_o hold_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v there_o let_v no_o man_n blame_v i_o that_o appeal_v to_o common_a sense_n to_o judge_v what_o become_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n which_o must_v neither_o stand_v nor_o fall_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o common_a sense_n be_v so_o far_o beyond_o it_o the_o apostle_n here_o have_v do_v it_o afore_o i_o vers_n 23._o if_o the_o church_n be_v meet_v and_o all_o speak_v with_o tongue_n and_o there_o come_v in_o those_o that_o be_v unlearned_a or_o unbeliever_n will_v they_o not_o say_v that_o you_o be_v mad_a for_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o condemn_v that_o which_o they_o do_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n by_o the_o verdict_n of_o common_a sense_n which_o though_o unable_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o religion_n of_o christian_n nevertheless_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v what_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o end_n which_o the_o assembly_n of_o christian_n profess_v and_o do_v we_o not_o all_o see_v with_o what_o kind_n of_o reason_n in_o another_o place_n 1._o cor._n xi_o 13._o he_o argue_v another_o point_n of_o this_o nature_n to_o settle_v a_o custom_n for_o man_n to_o be_v bare_a woman_n to_o be_v veil_v at_o their_o assembly_n it_o be_v first_o to_o be_v know_v that_o the_o woman_n of_o those_o time_n and_o of_o the_o jew_n in_o particular_a as_o tertullian_n in_o one_o place_n witness_v be_v careful_a to_o keep_v their_o face_n veil_v from_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n when_o they_o come_v in_o public_a which_o be_v in_o they_o a_o profession_n of_o bashfulness_n and_o that_o modesty_n which_o they_o desire_v to_o preserve_v on_o the_o other_o side_n in_o man_n it_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o confusion_n and_o disgrace_n to_o have_v the_o face_n cover_v the_o custom_n be_v to_o go_v bare_a in_o public_a and_o that_o in_o token_n of_o the_o freedom_n and_o boldness_n which_o they_o profess_v and_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o cover_v whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o face_n be_v veil_v with_o for_o therefore_o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 4._o the_o man_n dishonour_v his_o head_n in_o cover_v it_o when_o he_o pray_v or_o prophesi_v disclaim_v the_o freedom_n and_o dignity_n of_o his_o sex_n the_o woman_n in_o discover_v her_o head_n not_o profess_v the_o modesty_n and_o subjection_n of_o her_o sex_n therefore_o he_o say_v afterward_o that_o the_o woman_n hair_n be_v give_v she_o for_o a_o veil_n that_o be_v to_o cover_v the_o face_n with_o which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o do_v she_o have_v as_o good_a be_v shave_v say_v he_o vers_n 5._o in_o tertullia_n time_n those_o that_o profess_a virginity_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o sit_v with_o their_o face_n unveil_v in_o the_o church_n take_v it_o for_o a_o privilege_n of_o their_o rank_n to_o disclaim_v the_o subjection_n of_o the_o sex_n and_o profess_v freedom_n this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr virginibus_fw-la velandis_fw-la what_o opinion_n it_o be_v upon_o which_o the_o custom_n which_o the_o apostle_n write_v against_o at_o corinth_n proceed_v be_v not_o know_v how_o the_o apostle_n argue_v we_o see_v 1._o cor._n xi_o 13._o judge_n in_o yourselves_o say_v he_o be_v it_o comely_a that_o a_o woman_n pray_v unto_o god_n uncover_v do_v not_o even_a nature_n itself_o teach_v you_o &_o c_o to_o show_v we_o the_o reason_n whereupon_o he_o proceed_v that_o the_o custom_n then_o practise_v for_o man_n to_o go_v barehead_a in_o sign_n of_o freedom_n and_o profession_n of_o boldness_n and_o chearfulnesse_n of_o heart_n woman_n veil_v in_o sign_n of_o modesty_n and_o bashfulness_n as_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o reveal_v truth_n as_o the_o apostle_n dispute_v before_o vers_fw-la 3_o 7._o which_o teach_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v create_v of_o the_o man_n and_o must_v not_o forget_v the_o subjection_n she_o owe_v he_o from_o who_o she_o first_o come_v so_o be_v it_o to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o teach_v woman_n to_o keep_v their_o hair_n to_o veil_v themselves_o with_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v it_o with_o man_n to_o part_n with_o they_o that_o