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death_n another_o admonition_n please_v your_o honour_n take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v at_o this_o peremptor_n time_n concern_v the_o establish_n of_o the_o unlawful_a act_n of_o the_o pretend_a assembly_n of_o perth_n christ_n have_v put_v his_o cause_n in_o your_o hand_n be_v faithful_a now_o or_o never_o beware_v of_o bring_v back_o and_o cast_v in_o again_o of_o this_o stumble_a block_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o stand_n of_o the_o church_n of_o this_o land_n your_o own_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o many_o thousand_o for_o who_o christ_n jesus_n die_v be_v now_o in_o hazard_n and_o depend_v much_o if_o you_o look_v to_o outward_a mean_n upon_o your_o fidelity_n whereof_o you_o shall_v not_o want_v witness_n neither_o in_o heaven_n nor_o earth_n the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n be_v upon_o you_o the_o eye_n of_o those_o who_o mourn_v for_o the_o mis_fw-fr rise_z of_o god_n church_n be_v long_v for_o comfort_n from_o you_o and_o the_o great_a judge_n of_o the_o world_n 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&_o confess_v christ_n before_o man_n aâ—_n you_o will_v that_o he_o shall_v confess_v you_o before_o the_o father_n archip._n if_o they_o have_v take_v time_n to_o ponder_v your_o reason_n and_o exhortation_n i_o can_v think_v that_o they_o can_v have_v resist_v so_o great_a evidence_n of_o truth_n so_o powerful_o express_v but_o what_o resolution_n be_v take_v in_o case_n all_o these_o mean_n shall_v fail_v epaph._n the_o minister_n resolve_v upon_o the_o last_o remedy_n a_o protestation_n which_o they_o leave_v behind_o they_o in_o these_o word_n may_v it_o please_v your_o honour_n in_o this_o present_a parliament_n assemble_v â—nder_o the_o right_n high_a and_o excellent_a may_n of_o our_o deâ—â—_n &_o dread_n sov_n parliament_n protestation_n to_o the_o parliament_n we_o have_v now_o before_o our_o eye_n the_o foresee_v and_o foretell_v bitter_a fruit_n of_o these_o alteration_n of_o the_o kirk_n and_o â—â—â—t_a fear_n of_o far_a evil_n to_o ensue_v upon_o such_o dangerous_a 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be_v sin_n because_o scandal_n be_v scandal_n it_o must_v be_v sin_n as_o idolatry_n be_v ever_o idolatry_n there_o be_v no_o dispensation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n three_o it_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v our_o sin_n when_o the_o sin_n be_v in_o modo_fw-la imperandi_fw-la in_o the_o manner_n of_o command_v the_o superior_a may_v have_v guiltiness_n in_o command_v and_o the_o inferior_a be_v innocent_a in_o obey_v but_o when_o the_o sin_n be_v also_o in_o re_fw-mi imperata_fw-la in_o the_o thing_n command_v as_o the_o matter_n command_v be_v against_o piety_n decency_n or_o charity_n the_o guiltiness_n be_v on_o both_o side_n archip._n for_o remove_v of_o scandal_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o disobey_v but_o to_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o our_o obedience_n epaph._n if_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o our_o do_v may_v quit_v we_o of_o sin_n as_o some_o have_v pretend_v the_o question_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a may_v be_v soon_o put_v to_o a_o end_n the_o apostle_n his_o doctrine_n 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practice_n of_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a against_o sobriety_n or_o charity_n with_o purpose_n of_o obedience_n for_o in_o the_o one_o thou_o simple_o neglect_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n but_o in_o the_o other_o with_o a_o soul_n disparagement_n of_o antinomy_n thou_o prefer_v the_o commandment_n of_o man._n archip._n necessary_a duty_n must_v not_o be_v leave_v for_o offence_n of_o any_o epaph._n d._n dounam_fw-la his_o reason_n take_v from_o the_o distinction_n of_o necessary_a and_o arbitrary_a duty_n can_v have_v no_o place_n here_o for_o albeit_o communicate_v and_o preach_v be_v necessary_a duty_n and_o must_v be_v do_v albeit_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v stumble_v yet_o kneel_v and_o comform_v which_o man_n have_v make_v their_o adherent_n be_v no_o necessary_a duty_n 9_o dimittendum_fw-la est_fw-la propter_fw-la scandalum_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la potest_fw-la pratermittâ—_n salva_fw-la triplice_fw-la veritate_fw-la scil_n vita_fw-la doâ—trina_fw-la &_o instititia_fw-la 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