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24._o james_n 1._o 27._o phil._n 3._o 3_o joh._n 4._o 23_o 24._o than_o purity_n of_o ordinance_n in_o opposition_n to_o all_o mixture_n and_o corruption_n whatsoever_o o_o sir_n the_o great_a god_n stand_v upon_o nothing_o more_o in_o all_o the_o world_n than_o upon_o purity_n in_o his_o worship_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o do_v 17._o mat._n 21._o 12_o 13._o joh._n 2._o 15_o 16_o 17._o so_o provoke_v and_o exasperate_v god_n against_o a_o people_n as_o mixture_n in_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n and_o no_o wonder_n for_o mixture_n in_o his_o worship_n be_v expresly-cross_a to_o his_o command_n and_o pollution_n in_o worship_n do_v sad_o reflect_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n the_o honour_n of_o god_n the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o his_o heart_n rise_v against_o they_o defilement_n in_o worship_n do_v sore_o reflect_v upon_o the_o wisdom_n of_o christ_n &_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o he_o be_v not_o faithful_a enough_o nor_o wise_a enough_o nor_o 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so_o great_o incense_v and_o provoke_v god_n to_o jealousy_n and_o wrath_n against_o a_o people_n as_o mixture_n in_o his_o worship_n god_n can_v bear_v with_o defilement_n any_o where_o rather_o than_o in_o worship_n and_o service_n god_n do_v bear_v much_o and_o bear_v long_o with_o the_o jew_n bâ—_n when_o they_o have_v defile_v and_o corrupt_v his_o worship_n than_o god_n give_v they_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n and_o scatter_v they_o as_o dung_n among_o the_o nation_n now_o when_o a_o man_n suffer_v for_o refuse_v to_o worship_n god_n with_o a_o mix_a worship_n or_o with_o a_o invent_a or_o devise_v worship_n which_o christ_n in_o his_o word_n do_v every_o where_o condemn_v then_o his_o cause_n be_v good_a and_o he_o suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a but_o three_o they_o that_o stout_o and_o resolute_o assert_v that_o the_o bless_a 26._o luk._n 10._o 25_o 26._o scripture_n be_v a_o sufficient_a rule_n to_o order_n guide_v and_o direct_v they_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o worship_n they_o 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