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may_v be_v hear_v for_o 1_o they_o sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n matth._n 23.2_o moses_n chair_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o moses_n otherwise_o they_o shall_v have_v sit_v in_o aaron_n chair_n if_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o call_v 2_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v not_o yield_v absolute_a obedience_n to_o the_o doctrine_n teach_v except_o it_o be_v moses_n doctrine_n 3_o the_o main_a cause_n why_o the_o people_n shall_v hear_v these_o be_v manife_v by_o our_o saviour_n but_o this_o be_v not_o so_o much_o succession_n in_o call_v as_o succession_n in_o doctrine_n 1_o these_o pharisy_n have_v corrupt_v their_o call_v 2_o they_o pervert_v the_o law_n with_o their_o gloss_n 3_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n 4_o hypocrite_n in_o life_n and_o bitter_a enemy_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n 5_o they_o preach_v the_o word_n without_o authority_n cold_o as_o do_v not_o stir_v affection_n 2_o arguâ—_n doctrine_n and_o gift_n be_v the_o church_n who_o may_v take_v their_o own_o from_o a_o very_a thief_n yet_o these_o caution_n must_v be_v observe_v 1_o that_o we_o be_v able_a in_o some_o measure_n to_o discern_v and_o try_v the_o spirit_n 2_o that_o wâ—_n be_v compel_v by_o necessity_n 3_o that_o we_o bâ—_n careful_a to_o get_v what_o private_a and_o pubâ—â—que_a help_n possible_o we_o can_v 4_o that_o we_o hunger_n after_o other_o powerful_a mean_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o lord_n offer_v any_o we_o remove_v and_o follow_v the_o light_n 5_o refuse_v private_a converse_v with_o they_o 6_o contend_v for_o the_o truth_n in_o any_o paâ—t_n oppugn_v by_o they_o object_n may_v not_o popish_a jesuit_n or_o the_o like_a then_o be_v hear_v answ_n thâ—se_o be_v the_o profess_a servant_n of_o the_o beast_n not_o of_o châ—â—st_n for_o they_o have_v quite_o change_v the_o ministry_n into_o a_o priesthood_n 2_o we_o be_v quite_o separate_v from_o this_o false_a church_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o magistrate_n and_o all_o 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show_v care_n both_o of_o god_n worship_n that_o it_o may_v be_v ever_o provide_v for_o and_o man_n ease_n and_o speed_n that_o he_o may_v have_v ready_a at_o hand_n sacrifice_n to_o offer_v 3_o what_o true_a zeal_n abhor_v aught_o to_o be_v constant_a but_o true_a zeal_n abhor_v these_o therefore_o here_o be_v ground_n therefore_o to_o stand_v against_o all_o 1_o because_o show_v of_o reason_n be_v no_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o bring_v any_o thing_n into_o the_o service_n of_o god_n 2_o bring_v in_o of_o these_o thing_n defile_v the_o house_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o foolish_a preciseness_n but_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n that_o will_v have_v these_o thing_n utter_o cast_v out_o of_o god_n worship_n arg._n 25_o out_o of_o joh._n 4.22_o &_o 23._o 1_o man_n that_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n after_o their_o own_o manner_n worship_n they_o know_v noâ—_n what_o 2_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v not_o carnal_a but_o 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any_o other_o 6_o v._n 18._o man_n must_v not_o subject_v themselves_o to_o be_v teach_v or_o judge_v by_o other_o without_o the_o word_n and_o except_o they_o have_v that_o doctrine_n and_o judgement_n from_o christ_n 7_o v._n 20._o it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o absurd_a for_o christian_n free_v by_o christ_n from_o ceremony_n of_o god_n to_o be_v bring_v in_o bondage_n to_o man_n tradition_n 8_o it_o be_v the_o world_n not_o the_o true_a church_n that_o stand_v upon_o human_a devise_n 9_o v._n 21._o false_a teacher_n sanctify_v that_o which_o god_n leave_v indifferent_a 10_o v._n 22._o man_n mere_a command_n and_o doctrine_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v of_o small_a value_n the_o word_n of_o god_n only_o give_v life_n to_o outward_a ordinance_n to_o be_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n 11_o man_n devise_a tradition_n have_v but_o a_o show_n of_o wisdom_n man_n endue_v with_o the_o spirit_n can_v see_v foolishness_n in_o they_o 12_o man_n most_o glorious_a invention_n in_o any_o 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