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the_o breast_n of_o silver_n so_o long_o as_o the_o other_o part_n be_v either_o of_o brass_n or_o else_o partly_o of_o iron_n and_o partly_o clay_n now_o what_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o mixture_n in_o all_o age_n they_o be_v two_o first_o the_o ministry_n and_o second_o the_o people_n first_o a_o unclean_a spirit_n work_v in_o the_o prophet_n that_o be_v give_v as_o one_o reason_n when_o the_o lord_n will_v cleanse_v his_o people_n and_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o pollution_n he_o say_v zach._n 13.2_o he_o will_v cause_v the_o prophet_n and_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n to_o pass_v out_o of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v the_o unclean_a spirit_n that_o work_v in_o the_o prophet_n for_o the_o truth_n be_v there_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o profaneness_n be_v go_v forth_o into_o the_o world_n second_o horrible_a pride_n in_o all_o those_o in_o who_o this_o spirit_n of_o uncleanness_n do_v take_v place_n for_o vain_a man_n will_v be_v wise_a job_n 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desire_v outward_o to_o appear_v paint_v who_o have_v no_o power_n of_o godliness_n within_o yet_o by_o new_a invention_n will_v fain_o bear_v the_o world_n in_o hand_n that_o sure_o they_o be_v man_n of_o a_o high_a strain_n for_o matter_n of_o religion_n then_o ordinary_a whereof_o their_o zeal_n for_o a_o little_a bodily_a exercise_n and_o outward_a compliment_n must_v be_v the_o great_a witness_n to_o the_o world_n and_o this_o christ_n charge_v upon_o the_o pharisee_n as_o a_o special_a cause_n of_o all_o that_o corruption_n and_o composition_n that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n among_o they_o as_o we_o see_v mat._n 23.13,14_o five_o worldly_a wisdom_n politic_a respect_n and_o fleshly_a end_n what_o move_v jeroeobam_n to_o set_v up_o the_o calf_n or_o jehu_n to_o retain_v they_o but_o because_o it_o suit_v better_a with_o their_o policy_n and_o earthly_a aim_n and_o purpose_n than_o the_o purity_n of_o god_n worship_n will_v ever_o have_v do_v for_o when_o man_n come_v 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the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o col._n 2.23_o they_o do_v worship_v the_o true_a god_n and_o they_o do_v in_o many_o thing_n perform_v those_o act_n which_o he_o require_v but_o they_o mix_v some_o act_n out_o of_o their_o own_o will_n which_o god_n never_o command_v neither_o come_v it_o into_o his_o heart_n jer._n 7.31_o three_o in_o discipline_n a_o mixture_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o commandment_n of_o man_n sometime_o turn_v the_o power_n they_o have_v from_o god_n against_o they_o for_o who_o good_a and_o preservation_n it_o be_v main_o give_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n against_o the_o watchman_n jer._n 36.5_o he_o be_v shut_v up_o it_o be_v not_o in_o prison_n for_o he_o flee_v and_o hide_v himself_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o excommunication_n and_o so_o they_o slay_v the_o witness_n which_o can_v be_v understand_v literal_o of_o kill_v they_o as_o man_n but_o metaphorical_o kill_v they_o as_o witness_n rev._n 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