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mischief_n when_o 400._o false_a prophet_n shall_v say_v to_o achab_n go_v and_o prosper_v then_o must_v achab_n look_v least_o to_o thrive_v neither_o shall_v he_o return_v in_o peace_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o person_n exhort_v in_o these_o word_n o_o you_o disobedient_a child_n the_o person_n exhort_v be_v god_n by_o jeremy_n and_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o be_v of_o force_n also_o to_o enforce_v the_o exhortation_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o do_v not_o of_o myself_o thus_o reprove_v you_o for_o than_o you_o may_v think_v i_o too_o busy_a but_o the_o lord_n set_v i_o a-work_o who_o will_v i_o must_v obey_v and_o therefore_o you_o must_v hear_v i_o with_o patience_n thus_o jeremy_n plead_v his_o commission_n partly_o for_o his_o own_o discharge_n and_o partly_o to_o make_v his_o message_n of_o more_o credit_n and_o force_v with_o they_o and_o thus_o may_v jeremy_n reason_n he_o that_o be_v but_o a_o servant_n must_v do_v his_o master_n message_n i_o be_o but_o a_o servant_n therefore_o i_o must_v do_v my_o master_n message_n and_o again_o he_o that_o do_v but_o his_o master_n message_n ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v blame_v i_o do_v that_o and_o no_o more_o and_o therefore_o i_o ought_v not_o for_o that_o to_o be_v blame_v and_o again_o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o messenger_n say_v that_o must_v be_v believe_v but_o the_o lord_n by_o i_o his_o messenger_n say_v that_o you_o be_v disobedient_a &_o promise_v that_o if_o you_o will_v turn_v again_o and_o obey_v he_o he_o will_v be_v your_o lord_n therefore_o you_o must_v believe_v it_o and_o again_o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o messenger_n do_v command_v that_o must_v be_v obey_v but_o the_o lord_n by_o i_o do_v command_v you_o to_o turn_v again_o therefore_o see_v that_o you_o obey_v his_o commandment_n as_o you_o will_v answer_v at_o your_o utmost_a peril_n here_o than_o we_o have_v three_o thing_n to_o consider_v of_o in_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n first_o their_o authority_n second_o their_o dignity_n three_o their_o duty_n their_o authority_n be_v very_o great_a auâ—â—titie_n 〈…〉_o their_o auâ—â—titie_n and_o their_o commission_n be_v very_o large_a for_o behold_v say_v the_o lord_n to_o jeremy_n i_o have_v set_v thou_o over_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n 11.10_o 〈◊〉_d 11.10_o to_o pluck_v up_o and_o to_o root_v out_o to_o destroy_v and_o to_o throw_v down_o to_o build_v and_o to_o plant_v 2_o 〈…〉_o 2_o but_o how_o exechiel_n show_v how_o thou_o son_n of_o man_n fear_v they_o not_o nor_o their_o word_n although_o thou_o remain_v among_o scorpion_n fear_v not_o their_o look_n for_o they_o be_v a_o rebellious_a house_n verse_n 7._o therefore_o thou_o shall_v speak_v my_o word_n unto_o they_o so_o that_o it_o must_v be_v do_v without_o fear_n and_o by_o speak_v the_o word_n of_o god_n without_o cease_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n therefore_o have_v authority_n to_o reprove_v prince_n 27.2_o 〈◊〉_d 36.15_o 27.2_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v but_o not_o by_o the_o sword_n to_o remove_v prince_n as_o the_o pope_n say_v 20.23_o job._n 20.23_o he_o have_v authority_n in_o christ_n stead_n to_o pronounce_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o faithful_a as_o the_o evangelist_n say_v but_o not_o to_o absolve_v who_o he_o listen_v as_o the_o pope_n say_v he_o have_v authority_n to_o reprove_v thing_n amiss_o in_o the_o church_n or_o the_o common_a weal_n by_o doctrine_n as_o the_o word_n say_v but_o not_o of_o himself_o to_o reform_v by_o practice_n as_o brownist_n say_v for_o deposition_n of_o prince_n belong_v to_o god_n only_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n belong_v to_o god_n only_o reformation_n of_o church_n and_o common_a weal_n belong_v to_o prince_n only_o but_o the_o reprove_v of_o sin_n in_o prince_n church_n or_o common_a wealth_n belong_v to_o minister_n also_o and_o this_o in_o wisdom_n and_o discretion_n they_o may_v &_o aught_o to_o do_v nay_o blood_n for_o blood_n if_o they_o do_v 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mouth_n they_o be_v we_o can_v think_v as_o base_o of_o ourselves_o as_o any_o can_v either_o think_v or_o speak_v of_o we_o but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a thing_n to_o be_v a_o king_n ambassador_n how_o much_o more_o than_o to_o be_v ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n &_o earth_n therefore_o be_v they_o call_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o name_n of_o great_a account_n 4.12_o 〈◊〉_d 12.1_o 〈◊〉_d 2.12_o 〈◊〉_d 4.15.18_o 〈◊〉_d 4.12_o as_o angel_n star_n father_n horseman_n and_o chariot_n of_o israel_n whereof_o some_o be_v old_a as_o heli_n be_v some_o be_v young_a as_o timothy_n be_v yet_o all_o the_o messenger_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 9.17_o 〈◊〉_d 22.3_o 〈◊〉_d 4.13_o 〈◊〉_d 25.15_o 〈◊〉_d 20.2_o 〈◊〉_d 9.17_o some_o
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of_o this_o gift_n 1â—_n 〈◊〉_d 1_o 1â—_n he_o say_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o bring_v salvation_n have_v appear_v mean_v the_o gospel_n to_o show_v that_o man_n can_v be_v save_v without_o it_o so_o great_a so_o good_a so_o excellent_a and_o so_o necessary_a it_o be_v all_o other_o blessing_n be_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o enrich_a grace_n a_o healthy_a grace_n and_o a_o wealthy_a grace_n and_o a_o heal_a grace_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v call_v the_o save_a grace_n of_o god._n david_n prefer_v it_o before_o his_o kingdom_n because_o it_o do_v comfort_v he_o in_o his_o affliction_n if_o thy_o word_n say_v he_o have_v not_o be_v my_o comfort_n in_o my_o affliction_n 119.92_o 〈◊〉_d 119.92_o i_o have_v perish_v to_o show_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v better_a than_o a_o kingdom_n this_o may_v make_v the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o more_o to_o love_v such_o messenger_n as_o bring_v such_o tiding_n of_o peace_n and_o to_o fear_v such_o a_o 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