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company_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o idolater_n which_o may_v any_o way_n induce_v they_o to_o worship_v some_o other_o beside_o himself_o or_o in_o other_o sort_n than_o he_o have_v command_v if_o it_o be_v all_o one_o &_o that_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o be_v in_o company_n with_o idolater_n and_o to_o communicate_v with_o they_o in_o their_o sacrifice_n &_o abomination_n what_o need_n be_v there_o that_o god_n shall_v give_v a_o law_n to_o what_o purpose_n have_v he_o so_o charge_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n with_o ceremony_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o use_v all_o indifferent_o as_o they_o lift_v why_o do_v moses_n study_v all_o that_o he_o can_v be_v thereto_o appoint_v of_o god_n to_o ordain_v they_o ceremony_n â—lat_a dissonant_n &_o contrary_a to_o all_o their_o neighbour_n about_o they_o &_o all_o the_o pagan_n &_o idolater_n it_o be_v for_o nothing_o else_o but_o that_o first_o the_o lord_n will_v foresee_v by_o this_o way_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o acquaintance_n and_o familiarity_n with_o they_o in_o that_o which_o concern_v the_o service_n of_o god_n nor_o any_o similitude_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o follow_v they_o or_o obey_v they_o with_o such_o a_o opinion_n of_o false_a god_n as_o the_o pagan_n have_v then_o to_o the_o end_n it_o shall_v not_o seem_v they_o do_v like_a unto_o they_o &_o that_o that_o which_o they_o do_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o god_n be_v do_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o strange_a god_n or_o that_o it_o may_v not_o seem_v that_o thereby_o they_o do_v allow_v their_o manner_n of_o deal_v so_o far_o be_v it_o that_o god_n will_v permit_v it_o to_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o communicate_v with_o the_o blasphemy_n sacrilege_n &_o abomination_n of_o idolater_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o only_o to_o have_v any_o agreement_n with_o they_o in_o ceremony_n &_o in_o their_o manner_n of_o do_n with_o they_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o have_v 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&_o infidel_n if_o we_o confourme_v ourselves_o to_o their_o manner_n their_o work_n &_o conversation_n and_o therefore_o for_o a_o man_n to_o boast_v himself_o to_o be_v faithful_a &_o outward_o to_o allow_v idolatry_n &_o to_o give_v good_a countenance_n to_o idolatry_n be_v thing_n with_o can_v agree_v together_o in_o a_o true_a seruamt_v of_o god_n let_v we_o not_o think_v ourselves_o excuse_v before_o god_n sect._n sect._n nor_o in_o the_o conscience_n of_o those_o with_o be_v faithful_a indeed_o in_o say_v i_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o my_o heart_n be_v what_o countenance_n soever_o i_o carry_v or_o what_o godly_a show_n soever_o i_o make_v yet_o put_v i_o no_o trust_n neither_o have_v i_o any_o devotion_n in_o idol_n but_o i_o worship_v the_o only_a god_n in_o my_o heart_n it_o be_v better_a yet_o to_o do_v thus_o then_o to_o persecute_v the_o truth_n and_o for_o a_o man_n to_o show_v himself_o a_o open_a enemy_n unto_o god_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o heart_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o idolatry_n when_o all_o the_o body_n be_v defile_v and_o do_v reverence_n unto_o strange_a god_n &_o to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n what_o good_a heart_n soever_o a_o subject_n can_v bear_v to_o his_o prince_n yet_o can_v not_o the_o prince_n bear_v it_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v homage_n to_o another_o &_o that_o he_o shall_v carry_v weapon_n against_o his_o natural_a prince_n man_n say_v common_o that_o he_o the_o swear_v by_o art_n for_o swear_v himself_o by_o art_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o think_v that_o the_o heart_n remain_v unsworne_v if_o the_o tongue_n forswear_v itself_o for_o we_o must_v understand_v the_o oath_n according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o he_o that_o give_v it_o and_o not_o after_o the_o meaning_n of_o he_o that_o
and_o foolish_a opinion_n and_o imagination_n of_o idolater_n &_o therefore_o the_o idol_n nor_o the_o foolish_a conceit_n that_o idolater_n have_v of_o their_o idol_n can_v not_o let_v the_o faithful_a from_o use_v the_o good_a creature_n of_o god_n but_o the_o ignorant_a which_o among_o the_o christian_n understand_v not_o that_o point_n so_o well_o as_o other_o and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v to_o they_o they_o can_v not_o use_v any_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v dedicate_v to_o idol_n but_o they_o shall_v testify_v they_o do_v some_o reverence_n to_o the_o idol_n and_o serve_v they_o wherefore_o they_o make_v conscience_n thereof_o &_o do_v eat_v of_o that_o flesh_n in_o doubt_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o ignorance_n this_o doubt_n &_o ignorance_n be_v the_o infirmity_n which_o s._n paul_n speak_v of_o in_o this_o place_n but_o when_o these_o ignorant_a saw_n other_o eat_v of_o the_o flesh_n they_o be_v move_v by_o their_o example_n to_o eat_v thereof_o as_o well_o as_o they_o with_o 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