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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o become_v their_o servante_n by_o make_v they_o their_o patroness_n and_o protector_n and_o by_o ascribe_v to_o their_o favourable_a help_n the_o good_a success_n of_o their_o affair_n jesus_n camp_n â—p_n ad_fw-la everg._n merc._n prepos_n gener._n societatiâ—_n jesus_n as_o campâ—an_v before_o he_o be_v apprehend_v here_o among_o we_o glori_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o from_o his_o youth_n be_v devote_v to_o saint_n john_n the_o baptist_n be_v thus_o and_o thus_o protect_v by_o his_o aid_n diu._n 2._o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o resemble_v or_o worship_n god_n in_o any_o image_n or_o similitude_n 2._o the_o ground_n of_o this_o commandment_n be_v the_o true_a god_n be_v in_o comprehensible_a and_o incomparable_a in_o majesty_n and_o glory_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v liken_v or_o resemble_v to_o any_o creature_n whatsoever_o without_o great_a disparagement_n and_o most_o heinous_a derogation_n unto_o his_o glory_n the_o which_o thing_n we_o 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among_o his_o apostle_n that_o if_o he_o do_v love_v he_o more_o than_o the_o rest_n he_o shall_v feed_v his_o sheep_n more_o than_o the_o rest_n and_o by_o his_o continual_a hold_v ouâ—_n of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o word_n he_o shall_v bring_v the_o lord_n people_n to_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n as_o to_o the_o chief_a blessing_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o other_o blessing_n and_o hereof_o it_o be_v that_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n which_o be_v especial_o dedicate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n especial_o require_v both_o of_o press_v &_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v principal_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o teach_n hear_v &_o meditate_v of_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n as_o be_v not_o only_o in_o itself_o a_o principal_a work_n but_o also_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o good_a work_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o when_o this_o so_o principal_a and_o necessary_a a_o work_n begin_v to_o be_v neglect_v 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they_o care_v nothing_o at_o all_o what_o become_v of_o they_o but_o he_o keep_v as_o it_o be_v continual_a watch_n and_o ward_n over_o all_o his_o creature_n clothing_n the_o lily_n feed_v the_o fowl_n and_o not_o suffer_v so_o much_o as_o a_o 29._o mat_n 6_o â—0_n &_o 10._o 29._o sparrow_n to_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n without_o his_o will_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o over_o his_o elect_a and_o choose_a child_n guard_v they_o with_o his_o fatherly_a protection_n and_o environ_v they_o with_o his_o assi_a power_n 10._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 7._o job._n 1._o 10._o as_o with_o a_o most_o strong_a and_o â—…incible_a wall_n &_o not_o suffle_v so_o much_o as_o a_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n to_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n without_o his_o providence_n he_o ride_v upon_o the_o heaven_n for_o their_o help_n and_o upon_o the_o 26._o deu._n 33._o 26._o cloud_n in_o his_o glory_n his_o eye_n be_v bend_v upon_o they_o continual_o so_o that_o they_o never_o go_v out_o of_o his_o sight_n yea_o 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themselves_o for_o that_o their_o error_n be_v in_o they_o reprove_v and_o add_v also_o unto_o they_o their_o unwritten_a verity_n and_o their_o wilworshippe_n of_o their_o own_o devise_v in_o doubt_n &_o controversy_n of_o christian_a religion_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n send_v we_o neither_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n neither_o to_o any_o other_o bishop_n or_o bishop_n nor_o yet_o to_o counsel_n nor_o to_o any_o inter_fw-la pretouâ—s_v to_o rest_v our_o faith_n upon_o their_o resolution_n but_o rather_o will_v we_o to_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n or_o no_o and_o no_o further_a 31._o 1._o joh._n 4._o 1._o aug_n count_n â—rescon_n l_o 2._o cap_n 31._o to_o believe_v they_o than_o they_o bring_v warrant_n for_o their_o doctrine_n out_o of_o the_o holy_a canonical_a scripture_n for_o not_o without_o cause_n as_o austin_n say_v be_v the_o ecclesiasticali_a canon_n ordain_v with_o most_o wholesome_a vigilancy_n unto_o the_o which_o certain_a book_n of_o 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