answ_n 1_o i_o answer_v 1._o those_o thing_n which_o be_v real_o innovation_n and_o impose_v and_o not_o require_v by_o law_n sure_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v nor_o do_v i_o know_v any_o that_o affirm_v we_o shall_v sin_v if_o we_o submit_v not_o to_o they_o nor_o will_v it_o be_v charge_v upon_o those_o that_o deny_v they_o but_o upon_o such_o as_o impose_v they_o if_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n be_v violate_v yet_o let_v it_o be_v consider_v also_o sect._n 38_o answ_n 2_o 2._o though_o such_o and_o such_o particular_a rite_n may_v not_o be_v special_o ordain_v by_o a_o positive_a law_n for_o they_o yet_o if_o there_o be_v a_o general_a law_n impowr_v the_o bishop_n to_o order_n appoint_v and_o require_v what_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o order_n in_o it_o what_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o conveniency_n solemnity_n and_o decency_n of_o administration_n and_o of_o all_o this_o leave_v they_o to_o be_v the_o judge_n what_o they_o now_o do_v so_o require_v they_o can_v be_v say_v to_o require_v without_o or_o against_o law_n and_o if_o these_o particular_n which_o they_o require_v be_v not_o manifest_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n i_o can_v see_v how_o we_o can_v be_v excuse_v from_o sin_n if_o we_o disobey_v consider_v that_o establishment_n which_o by_o law_n they_o have_v among_o we_o sect._n 39_o answ_n 3_o 3._o but_o may_v we_o do_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v yea_o be_v we_o not_o bind_v for_o peace_n sake_n to_o do_v all_o that_o we_o lawful_o may_v do_v suppose_v our_o governor_n shall_v lay_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o such_o slight_a matter_n as_o be_v of_o no_o consideration_n in_o comparison_n with_o it_o and_o this_o be_v indeed_o their_o imprudence_n and_o possible_o their_o sin_n yet_o when_o this_o be_v do_v if_o we_o submit_v not_o suppose_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v lawful_a in_o themselves_o i_o see_v not_o but_o that_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o church_n peace_n will_v be_v lay_v upon_o we_o as_o well_o as_o upon_o they_o nor_o will_v their_o imprudence_n excuse_v our_o sin_n there_o may_v perhaps_o be_v some_o kind_n of_o sin_n in_o they_o require_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a when_o the_o thing_n require_v be_v not_o material_o evil_a there_o can_v be_v no_o sin_n in_o we_o in_o obey_v let_v we_o not_o therefore_o so_o much_o consider_v what_o they_o must_v or_o may_v require_v but_o what_o we_o may_v and_o shall_v do_v when_o it_o be_v require_v and_o we_o shall_v have_v peace_n sect._n 40_o except_o partic._n 5_o 5._o the_o next_o great_a exception_n be_v the_o bishop_n claim_n to_o be_v spiritual_a lord_n contrary_a to_o the_o royal_a prerogative_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o only_a lord_n and_o king_n of_o the_o church_n 48._o the_o same_o which_o johnson_n the_o separatist_n make_v against_o our_o church_n see_v unreason_n of_o separate_a p._n 47_o 48._o and_o express_o contrary_a to_o that_o rule_n of_o the_o 3._o the_o 1_o pet._n 5.2_o 3._o apostle_n where_o they_o if_o those_o elder_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v bishop_n be_v only_o to_o oversee_v the_o flock_n and_o not_o as_o lord_n over_o god_n heritage_n but_o as_o ensample_n to_o the_o flock_n yea_o contrary_a to_o the_o royal_a dignity_n of_o the_o king_n and_o temporal_a magistrate_n both_o in_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n for_o they_o have_v their_o voice_n and_o authority_n in_o parliament_n for_o enact_v law_n for_o the_o commonwealth_n they_o be_v ruler_n of_o province_n and_o diocese_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n in_o civil_a state_n and_o dignity_n some_o of_o they_o above_o all_o all_o of_o they_o above_o some_o of_o the_o noble_n justices_z and_o other_o magistrate_n of_o the_o land_n they_o and_o their_o court_n handle_v and_o determine_v civil_a cause_n and_o affair_n that_o appertain_v to_o the_o magistracy_n they_o inflict_v civil_a mulct_n and_o penalty_n give_v licence_n in_o several_a case_n all_o the_o priest_n and_o deacon_n be_v exempt_a from_o the_o magistrate_n jurisdiction_n in_o divers_a thing_n and_o answerable_a only_o or_o chief_o to_o the_o prelate_n and_o their_o officer_n sect._n 41_o for_o answer_n here_o be_v a_o great_a charge_n indeed_o but_o it_o signify_v nothing_o as_o to_o the_o business_n before_o we_o viz._n our_o submission_n for_o peace_n sake_n for_o answ_n 1_o 1._o shall_v they_o claim_v to_o be_v what_o they_o be_v not_o for_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o to_o be_v and_z to_o claim_v to_o be_v may_v we_o yet_o not_o lawful_o obey_v they_o in_o thing_n honest_a though_o we_o own_v not_o their_o claim_n i_o judge_v we_o may_v the_o claim_n may_v be_v unjust_a in_o they_o and_o yet_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o require_v of_o we_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v by_o we_o sect._n 42_o answ_n 2_o 2._o though_o they_o shall_v claim_v more_o than_o belong_v to_o they_o yet_o this_o make_v not_o a_o nullity_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o be_v their_o due_n what_o they_o may_v just_o require_v as_o bishop_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n they_o may_v require_v have_v they_o not_o those_o title_n of_o spiritual_a lord_n and_o then_o the_o addition_n of_o that_o title_n destroy_v not_o their_o power_n of_o bishop_n sect._n 43_o answ_n 3_o 3._o but_o they_o neither_o be_v nor_o claim_v to_o be_v such_o spiritual_a lord_n as_o the_o objection_n impli_v as_o even_o the_o 65._o the_o bradsh_fw-mi unreas_fw-la of_o separ_fw-la p._n 65._o learned_a nonconformist_n have_v acknowledge_v and_o which_o their_o canon_n and_o practice_n show_v for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v antecedent_o necessary_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n they_o do_v command_v and_o press_v not_o as_o their_o own_o but_o as_o the_o law_n of_o christ._n and_o for_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o another_o nature_n the_o practice_n whereof_o be_v make_v necessary_a pro_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la by_o their_o constitution_n they_o prescribe_v they_o not_o so_o as_o to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n of_o any_o to_o the_o acknowledgement_n and_o approbation_n thereof_o as_o necessary_a thing_n but_o only_o to_o obey_v they_o in_o practice_n and_o for_o external_a order_n and_o as_o thing_n indifferent_a in_o themselves_o which_o we_o be_v no_o long_o oblige_v to_o than_o they_o be_v command_v and_o therefore_o they_o can_v be_v say_v to_o arrogate_v such_o a_o office_n of_o spiritual_a lord_n as_o the_o apostle_n condemn_v nor_o in_o that_o sense_n wherein_o christ_n alone_o be_v lord_n of_o his_o church_n they_o never_o attempt_v to_o introduce_v a_o new_a worship_n of_o god_n or_o enjoin_v subscription_n to_o new_a article_n of_o faith_n but_o require_v only_o the_o same_o article_n to_o be_v believe_v which_o christ_n have_v reveal_v and_o order_v only_o the_o external_a mode_n and_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n the_o substance_n of_o which_o be_v only_o from_o christ_n as_o to_o decency_n order_n and_o edification_n of_o which_o they_o as_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n here_o must_v be_v in_o a_o very_a great_a measure_n acknowledge_v the_o judge_n and_o which_o be_v by_o christ_n leave_v free_a to_o the_o church_n to_o order_v according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o time_n and_o place_n and_o other_o circumstance_n sect._n 44_o answ_n 4_o 4._o and_o as_o they_o encroach_v not_o upon_o the_o prerogative_n royal_a of_o jesus_n christ_n so_o neither_o do_v they_o infringe_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n and_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o to_o evidence_n this_o i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o than_o that_o which_o the_o forecited_a 47._o forecited_a unreas_n of_o separ_fw-la p._n 47._o mr._n bradshaw_n though_o no_o friend_n to_o the_o bishop_n have_v say_v in_o answer_n to_o this_o very_a objection_n 1._o that_o the_o prelate_n claim_v their_o voice_n in_o parliament_n not_o as_o divine_a ordinance_n appertain_v to_o their_o prelateship_n but_o as_o a_o honour_n annex_v to_o the_o same_o by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n 2._o their_o authority_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a over_o provinvince_v etc._n etc._n be_v either_o such_o as_o the_o magistrate_n himself_o may_v execute_v and_o administer_v in_o his_o own_o person_n if_o he_o please_v or_o such_o as_o be_v not_o for_o he_o as_o a_o magistrate_n to_o execute_v the_o first_o sort_n the_o bishop_n administer_v only_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o magistrate_n own_o commission_n and_o therein_o they_o impair_v not_o either_o his_o dignity_n or_o supremacy_n much_o less_o in_o the_o other_o part_n of_o their_o authority_n which_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o magistrate_n himself_o to_o execute_v especial_o when_o they_o use_v not_o this_o neither_o without_o his_o consent_n licence_n and_o approbation_n 3._o that_o all_o be_v above_o some_o some_o above_o all_o the_o noble_n justices_z etc._n etc._n be_v a_o free_a and_o voluntary_a honour_n
no_o transgression_n if_o no_o law_n command_v they_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o use_v they_o and_o to_o what_o purpose_n then_o shall_v we_o make_v a_o stir_n and_o raise_v dispute_n about_o they_o but_o 2._o suppose_v no_o particular_a law_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o establish_v these_o in_o specie_fw-la yet_o we_o can_v proper_o say_v they_o be_v force_v if_o force_v without_o law_n for_o there_o be_v a_o stand_a law_n a_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o force_n until_o 17._o car._n 1._o impower_v the_o king_n to_o call_v together_o and_o commissionate_a the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n to_o consult_v and_o determine_v about_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n and_o this_o confirm_v by_o the_o royal_a assent_n to_o be_v valid_a and_o bind_a so_o that_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v impose_v by_o the_o bishop_n so_o assemble_v with_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n we_o can_v call_v they_o illegal_a because_o they_o be_v clear_o found_v in_o the_o law_n this_o therefore_o be_v no_o ground_n of_o dislike_n where_o the_o thing_n impose_v be_v confess_v not_o to_o be_v simple_o evil_a but_o §_o 6_o 2._o they_o be_v dislike_v also_o say_v he_o because_o the_o way_n of_o those_o thing_n do_v cause_n man_n to_o suspect_v that_o somewhat_o worse_a be_v intend_v to_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o such_o preparation_n here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o much_o want_n of_o christian_a charity_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o man_n who_o study_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o religion_n it_o be_v not_o the_o property_n of_o charity_n to_o be_v suspicious_a for_o as_o it_o 〈◊〉_d it_o 1_o cor._n 13.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d think_v i.e._n plot_v or_o cast_v no_o evil_a so_o it_o suspect_v none_o causeless_o 〈◊〉_d causeless_o verse_n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o believe_v all_o thing_n hope_v all_o thing_n it_o believe_v all_o good_a hope_v all_o good_a of_o our_o neighbour_n until_o it_o evident_o see_v the_o contrary_n it_o can_v not_o be_v well_o do_v to_o be_v suspicious_a of_o worse_a when_o the_o thing_n enjoin_v be_v confess_v not_o bad_a object_n but_o the_o way_n of_o those_o time_n do_v give_v ground_n of_o suspicion_n §_o 7_o sol._n but_o what_o be_v the_o way_n of_o those_o time_n be_v it_o not_o in_o these_o very_a dislike_v thing_n the_o name_n and_o form_n of_o a_o altar_n the_o rail_n adoration_n &_o c_o and_o these_o all_o acknowledge_v not_o evil_a in_o se_fw-la and_o how_o then_o be_v they_o the_o cause_n of_o suspicion_n of_o worse_a of_o these_o we_o have_v this_o full_a expression_n ibid._n expression_n baxt._n ibid._n for_o the_o name_n and_o form_n of_o a_o altar_n no_o doubt_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o the_o primitive_a church_n use_v the_o name_n of_o sacrifice_n altar_n and_o priest_n and_o i_o think_v lawful_o for_o my_o part_n but_o metaphorical_o as_o the_o scripture_n do_v 2._o east_n §._o 8._o adoration_n and_o bow_v towards_o the_o east_n as_o to_o adoration_n or_o bow_v towards_o the_o east_n etc._n etc._n hear_v again_o the_o same_o mr_n baxter_n 17._o baxter_n baxt._n ibid._n §._o 17._o god_n who_o have_v command_v we_o to_o express_v our_o mind_n in_o several_a case_n about_o his_o worship_n as_o profession_n of_o faith_n confession_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n have_v by_o that_o mean_v make_v it_o our_o duty_n to_o signify_v our_o consent_n by_o some_o convenient_a sign_n and_o the_o special_a sign_n be_v leave_v to_o our_o own_o or_o our_o governors_n determination_n 18._o determination_n id._n ibid._n §._o 18._o and_o to_o this_o end_n and_o on_o these_o term_n say_v he_o among_o some_o other_o thing_n there_o mention_v be_v adore_v with_o their_o face_n towards_o the_o east_n use_v heretofore_o by_o christian_n as_o a_o signification_n of_o their_o own_o mind_n instead_o of_o word_n this_o then_o also_o be_v lawful_a in_o his_o judgement_n 3._o as_o to_o organ_n and_o church-music_n music_n §._o 9_o organ_n and_o music_n the_o same_o author_n speak_v as_o much_o as_o be_v desire_v and_o thus_o far_o consonant_a to_o truth_n 22._o truth_n baxt._n ibid._n §._o 22._o he_o that_o have_v command_v we_o cheerful_o to_o sing_v his_o praise_n have_v not_o tell_v we_o whether_o we_o shall_v use_v the_o meet_a or_o any_o melodious_a tune_n to_o help_v we_o or_o whether_o we_o shall_v use_v or_o not_o use_v a_o musical_a instrument_n or_o the_o help_n of_o more_o artificial_a singer_n and_o chorister_n these_o be_v leave_v to_o our_o reason_n to_o determine_v etc._n etc._n and_o again_o 45._o again_o id._n ibid._n §._o 45._o the_o organ_n or_o other_o instrument_n of_o music_n in_o god_n worship_n be_v a_o help_n partly_o natural_a and_o partly_o artificial_a to_o the_o exhilerate_v our_o spirit_n for_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n i_o know_v no_o argument_n to_o prove_v they_o simple_o unlawful_a but_o what_o will_v prove_v a_o cup_n of_o wine_n unlawful_a so_o the_o tune_n and_o meeter_n and_o melody_n of_o sing_v unlawful_a but_o these_o thing_n be_v but_o the_o particular_a practice_n of_o some_o certain_a place_n and_o if_o enjoin_v yet_o not_o general_o only_o in_o cathedral_n and_o collegiate_n church_n and_o chapel_n we_o need_v not_o therefore_o busy_a ourselves_o in_o dispute_n of_o this_o nature_n when_o they_o be_v not_o nor_o be_v like_a to_o be_v matter_n of_o general_a imposition_n §_o 10_o 2._o but_o the_o main_a of_o our_o enquiry_n be_v into_o those_o ceremony_n which_o be_v general_o impose_v and_o by_o the_o law_n require_v in_o all_o our_o assembly_n and_o these_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n 1._o one_o pure_o civil_a though_o use_v in_o a_o sacred_a action_n marriage_n §._o 11._o of_o the_o ring_n in_o marriage_n this_o be_v the_o ring_n in_o marriage_n what_o imaginable_a scruple_n can_v be_v in_o this_o i_o can_v divine_v hear_v by_o mr_n baxter_n himself_o 23._o himself_o baxt._n ibid._n §._o 23._o in_o civil_a action_n that_o be_v religious_a only_o final_o and_o by_o participation_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o use_v symbolical_a rite_n that_o be_v in_o their_o kind_n near_o of_o kin_n to_o sacrament_n in_o their_o kind_n and_o may_v be_v call_v civil_a sacrament_n such_o as_o the_o seal_n and_o deliver_v of_o indenture_n or_o other_o covenant-writing_n the_o delivery_n of_o possession_n of_o a_o house_n by_o a_o key_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o a_o book_n and_o bellrope_v of_o land_n by_o a_o turf_n or_o twig_n and_o of_o civil_a government_n by_o a_o crown_n sceptre_n or_o sword_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o 43._o again_o id._n ibid._n §._o 43._o for_o the_o ring_n in_o marriage_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n to_o scruple_n the_o lawfullnesse_n of_o it_o for_o though_o the_o papist_n make_v a_o sacrament_n of_o marriage_n yet_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o take_v it_o for_o a_o ordinance_n of_o divine_a worship_n any_o more_o than_o the_o solemnize_n of_o a_o contract_n between_o prince_n and_o people_n the_o ceremony_n of_o a_o king_n coronation_n may_v as_o well_o be_v scruple_v as_o those_o of_o marriage_n etc._n etc._n the_o truth_n be_v i_o can_v never_o yet_o see_v any_o thing_n that_o have_v a_o shadow_n of_o reason_n against_o this_o use_n nor_o can_v i_o imagine_v what_o any_o sober_a christian_a who_o have_v not_o a_o mind_n to_o quarrel_n can_v have_v to_o say_v against_o the_o use_n of_o such_o a_o symbolical_a rite_n as_o the_o use_n of_o a_o ring_n in_o such_o a_o business_n as_o marriage_n i_o pass_v this_o therefore_o as_o not_o worth_a a_o dispute_n but_o §_o 12_o 2._o other_o rite_n there_o be_v enjoin_v to_o be_v use_v in_o action_n pure_o religious_a prescribe_v in_o the_o office_n and_o part_n of_o divine_a worship_n these_o be_v they_o which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o most_o doubt_n and_o make_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o sharp_a contention_n and_o they_o be_v the_o surplice_n kneel_v at_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n for_o two_o of_o these_o we_o have_v enough_o yield_v but_o the_o three_o stiff_o oppose_v let_v we_o examine_v they_o several_o 1._o justify_v §._o 13._o the_o surplice_n justify_v for_o the_o surplice_n i_o can_v but_o wonder_v what_o any_o rational_a man_n shall_v in_o this_o make_v a_o matter_n of_o scruple_n when_o any_o garment_n of_o any_o colour_n be_v a_o thing_n perfect_o indifferent_a by_o the_o confession_n of_o all_o and_o perfect_o lawful_a in_o genere_fw-la to_o be_v wear_v and_o therefore_o if_o a_o particular_a garment_n in_o specie_fw-la be_v determine_v and_o prescribe_v to_o some_o person_n in_o some_o action_n how_o shall_v the_o use_n of_o that_o become_v unlawful_a when_o the_o constant_a practice_n and_o custom_n of_o all_o time_n person_n and_o place_n have_v justify_v in_o some_o case_n such_o a_o determination_n we_o never_o scruple_n the_o use_n
several_o at_o once_o together_o three_o time_n than_o each_o several_o apart_o once_o then_o again_o once_o and_o thrice_o and_o afterward_o thrice_o and_o once_o with_o a_o cross_v of_o himself_o between_o all_o this_o first_o with_o his_o hand_n then_o with_o the_o host_n he_o cross_v the_o chalice_n three_o time_n then_o two_o odd_a time_n more_o to_o make_v up_o the_o five_o wound_n of_o christ_n then_o with_o the_o patin_n he_o cross_v himself_o once_o and_o the_o chalice_n three_o time_n with_o a_o piece_n of_o the_o host_n and_o once_o himself_o again_o with_o the_o host_n over_o the_o patin_n and_o last_o once_o himself_o again_o with_o the_o chalice_n all_o which_o vanity_n stand_v not_o with_o the_o simplicity_n of_o christ_n holy_a institution_n but_o take_v their_o beginning_n from_o sorcerer_n and_o magician_n who_o do_v glory_n in_o one_o three_o and_o five_o and_o the_o like_a 8._o like_a necte_fw-la tribus_fw-la nodis_fw-la ternos_fw-la amarilli_n colores_fw-la virg._n eccl._n 8._o see_v more_o in_o vierg_n de_fw-mi praestig_fw-mi daem_fw-la l._n 5._o chap_n 4._o corn._n agr._n de_fw-fr vanit_fw-la scien_fw-fr c._n 47_o &_o 48._o &_o the_o occult_a philos_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 4_o 6_o 8._o odd_a number_n §_o 30_o 2._o but_o in_o baptism_n we_o still_o allow_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n because_o ancient_o general_o receive_v and_o simple_o apply_v and_o though_o abuse_v by_o the_o papist_n yet_o we_o can_v separate_v and_o have_v do_v so_o the_o corruption_n that_o be_v among_o they_o from_o the_o lawful_a use_n that_o be_v retain_v with_o we_o though_o they_o and_o we_o both_o we_o do_v use_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o that_o in_o the_o sacrament_n baptism_n yet_o to_o a_o man_n of_o understand_v the_o difference_n be_v great_a for_o indeed_o the_o popish_a corruption_n be_v all_o purge_v out_o of_o it_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o particular_n sc_a for_o 1._o they_o hold_v that_o with_o it_o they_o 59_o they_o greâ—z_n de_fw-fr 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a_o thing_n indifferent_a in_o its_o own_o nature_n that_o may_v be_v leave_v or_o retain_v as_o authority_n see_v good_a 7._o they_o as_o of_o the_o 13._o the_o gretz_n de_fw-fr cruse_n l._n 4._o c._n 13._o essence_n that_o without_o sin_n may_v not_o be_v omit_v we_o as_o a_o accident_n that_o upon_o lawful_a cause_n may_v be_v separate_v 8._o they_o 30._o they_o bellar._n the_o sanct_a imag._n l._n 2._o c._n 30._o worship_v it_o we_o do_v not_o 9_o they_o use_v it_o 36._o it_o gretz_n de_fw-fr cruse_n l._n 4._o c._n 36._o to_o drive_v away_o devil_n we_o ascribe_v no_o such_o virtue_n to_o it_o 10._o they_o use_v it_o daily_o hourly_o every_o moment_n upon_o every_o occasion_n we_o but_o once_o in_o baptism_n 11._o they_o in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n we_o only_o in_o the_o child_n forehead_n and_o but_o once_o only_o in_o token_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a etc._n etc._n 12._o they_o write_v it_o satisfy_v for_o sin_n and_o malignum_fw-la and_o per_fw-la 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any_o have_v be_v which_o be_v not_o continue_v full_a necessary_o engage_v or_o oblige_v we_o to_o do_v it_o §_o 31_o 3._o hence_o be_v we_o help_v to_o a_o ready_a answer_n and_o easy_a solution_n to_o that_o analogical_a argument_n draw_v from_o hezekiahs_n act_n in_o break_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n for_o indeed_o the_o analogy_n hold_v not_o the_o case_n be_v different_a for_o §_o 32_o 1._o the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v not_o a_o sign_n only_o but_o that_o very_o material_a numericall_a serpent_n 18.4_o serpent_n num_fw-la 21_o 8-2_a king_n 18.4_o which_o be_v make_v by_o moses_n and_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o deliverance_n of_o their_o father_n and_o be_v preserve_v to_o that_o day_n and_o people_n therefore_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o worship_v that_o as_o if_o that_o have_v save_v they_o and_o so_o it_o be_v a_o more_o difficult_a thing_n to_o separate_v the_o idolatry_n from_o the_o memorial_n but_o in_o this_o rite_n we_o have_v only_o a_o transient_a resemblance_n 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