people_n be_v oblige_v to_o take_v he_o for_o god_n lieutenant_n long_o than_o they_o believe_v that_o god_n speak_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o his_o authority_n notwithstanding_o the_o covenant_n they_o make_v with_o god_n depend_v yet_o mere_o upon_o the_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o his_o sanctity_n and_o of_o the_o reality_n of_o his_o conference_n with_o god_n and_o the_o verity_n of_o his_o miracle_n which_o opinion_n come_v to_o change_v they_o be_v no_o more_o oblige_v to_o take_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o he_o propound_v to_o they_o in_o god_n name_n we_o be_v therefore_o to_o consider_v what_o other_o ground_n there_o be_v of_o their_o obligation_n to_o obey_v he_o for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o can_v oblige_v they_o because_o god_n speak_v not_o to_o they_o immediate_o but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o moses_n himself_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v of_o himself_o 31._o if_o i_o bear_v witness_n of_o myself_o my_o 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