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appoint_v unto_o eternal_a life_n he_o give_v unto_o his_o son_n christ_n all_o that_o the_o father_n give_v i_o shall_v come_v unto_o i_o joh._n 6.7_o that_o he_o may_v execute_v that_o his_o gracious_a purpose_n concern_v they_o which_o according_o he_o do_v by_o redeem_v justify_v sanctify_a save_v of_o they_o now_o this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a wheel_n which_o set_v all_o the_o rest_n a_o rank_n if_o this_o be_v disorder_v as_o by_o this_o doctrine_n it_o be_v it_o must_v needs_o breed_v a_o dangerous_a confusion_n 5._o and_o again_o this_o doctrine_n what_o ever_o may_v be_v conceive_v of_o it_o be_v not_o a_o little_a prejudicial_a to_o the_o comfort_n and_o confidence_n of_o a_o believer_n believer_n 5._o
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note_v that_o peter_n be_v to_o be_v blame_v thus_o christian_n be_v not_o to_o close_v and_o comply_v with_o other_o though_o brethren_n in_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a yet_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o sin_v not_o out_o of_o wilfulness_n but_o weakness_n now_o they_o be_v to_o deal_v gentle_o with_o they_o so_o moderate_v their_o zeal_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v of_o the_o right_a kind_n a_o true_a christian_a zeal_n true_a heavenly_a fire_n not_o strange_a fire_n nor_o yet_o in_o the_o three_o place_n wildfire_n such_o may_v we_o call_v that_o zeal_n which_o want_v either_o knowledge_n or_o discretion_n 1._o knowledge_n such_o be_v that_o zeal_n which_o paul_n take_v notice_n of_o in_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n i_o bear_v they_o record_v say_v he_o that_o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n rom._n 10.2_o they_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o zeal_n of_o god_n for_o god_n be_v earnest_a in_o do_v service_n to_o he_o i_o but_o 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in_o christ_n and_o such_o be_v the_o zeal_n of_o many_o they_o bear_v a_o good_a affection_n unto_o god_n and_o seem_v it_o may_v be_v to_o be_v very_o zealous_a for_o he_o but_o alas_o their_o zeal_n be_v not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n no_o other_o but_o a_o blind_a zeal_n such_o be_v the_o zeal_n of_o the_o pharisee_n of_o who_o our_o saviour_n give_v that_o character_n to_o his_o disciple_n mat._n 15.14_o they_o be_v blind_a leader_n of_o the_o blind_a be_v though_o great_a zelots_n yet_o ignorant_a of_o what_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n be_v and_o such_o zelots_n may_v we_o meet_v with_o many_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n at_o this_o day_n very_o zealous_a they_o be_v in_o their_o devotion_n very_o devout_a in_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n yet_o withal_o gross_o ignorant_a not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v that_o they_o do_v much_o less_o what_o god_n require_v that_o they_o shall_v do_v only_o yield_v up_o themselves_o to_o their_o blind_a guide_n 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