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wicked_a in_o their_o feast_n and_o sacrifice_n although_o the_o pollution_n and_o contagion_n be_v general_a and_o incurable_a both_o in_o the_o people_n and_o priest_n for_o the_o rest_n every_o man_n be_v to_o eyamine_v himself_o and_o not_o otheâ—…s_o when_o he_o resort_v to_o the_o church_n or_o receive_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n because_o he_o eat_v to_o his_o own_o damnation_n or_o salvation_n &_o not_o to_o a_o other_o man_n &c._n &c._n first_o if_o the_o open_a sin_n of_o the_o minister_n or_o people_n defile_v not_o the_o prayer_n &_o sacrament_n by_o &_o to_o they_o administer_v why_o have_v the_o lord_n say_v that_o â—…he_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v abomination_n unto_o he_o that_o they_o may_v as_o well_o kill_v a_o man_n as_o a_o bullock_n unto_o he_o that_o they_o may_v as_o well_o 8._o offer_v a_o dog_n or_o swine_n blood_n as_o sacrifice_v or_o burn_a offering_n why_o have_v the_o 3._o lord_n say_v that_o sacrifice_n 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church_n not_o to_o break_v the_o fellowship_n etc._n etc._n in_o â—…eed_o they_o say_v true_a in_o thus_o do_v in_o this_o communion_n i_o shall_v not_o break_v â—…e_a fellowship_n but_o even_o for_o company_n go_v to_o hell_n with_o they_o for_o as_o â—…e_a apostle_n say_v we_o which_o be_v many_o make_v one_o body_n &_o one_o bread_n â—…ecause_fw-mi we_o be_v together_o partaker_n of_o one_o bread_n but_o o_o how_o much_o better_o shall_v we_o provide_v both_o for_o they_o and_o our_o â—…lues_n to_o examine_v well_o &_o declare_v unto_o they_o what_o this_o action_n be_v &_o how_o â—…ur_a saviour_n christ_n have_v not_o only_o institute_v after_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v to_o â—…e_v deliver_v &_o receive_v but_o also_o who_o shall_v deliver_v &_o receive_v it_o &_o â—…o_o show_v they_o how_o in_o this_o estate_n they_o remain_v impenitent_a and_o obstiâ—…ate_a there_o belong_v no_o sacrament_n or_o blessing_n unto_o they_o but_o rather_o a_o â—…arful_a look_v for_o of_o judgement_n 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etc._n etc._n man_n can_v but_o behold_v and_o judge_v the_o outward_a 11._o action_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o if_o they_o can_v then_o shall_v no_o hypocrite_n creep_v into_o or_o remain_v in_o the_o church_n the_o heart_n and_o conscience_n until_o by_o outward_a action_n it_o be_v reveal_v be_v not_o only_o liable_a unto_o but_o search_v by_o and_o judge_v of_o god_n and_o this_o we_o see_v as_o well_o in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o first_o table_n as_o in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o second_o while_o i_o resort_v and_o walket_n together_o with_o the_o church_n and_o worship_n god_n to_o all_o outward_a seem_n unreprovablie_o though_o i_o be_v inward_o never_o so_o great_a a_o hypocrite_n until_o my_o sin_n apparent_o break_v out_o the_o church_n can_v no_o more_o censure_v i_o than_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n can_v punish_v i_o before_o i_o have_v break_v the_o law_n so_o then_o we_o see_v the_o secret_a conscience_n be_v as_o far_o out_o of_o the_o reach_n censure_n 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printer_n to_o the_o reader_n i_o must_v acknowledge_v very_o many_o fault_n escape_v in_o the_o print_n of_o this_o book_n &_o therefore_o do_v crave_v the_o reader_n patience_n and_o the_o author_n pardon_n have_v give_v the_o one_o no_o doubt_n some_o cause_n of_o offence_n and_o do_v the_o other_o i_o fear_v a_o great_a wrong_v but_o hopinge_v that_o both_o will_v rest_v satisfy_v &_o that_o the_o reader_n shall_v reap_v the_o profit_n of_o this_o fruitful_a discourse_n i_o bid_v they_o farewell_o 2_o king_n 22._o 11._o jer._n 9_o 1._o 2._o zach._n 7._o 11_o 〈◊〉_d 10._o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 18_o 19_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 13_o â—…am_fw-la 2._o 13_o â—…am_fw-la 2._o 13_o â—…4_n ezek._n 9_o 4_o 5._o phil._n 3._o 18_o 19_o isa._n 59_o 4._o â—…zek_v 22._o 30._o lam._n 1._o isa._n 51._o 18_o â—…0_n â—…om_n 9_o 1._o 2._o 3._o micâ—…h_n 3._o 8_o maâ—…_n 11._o 25_o 1_o cor._n â—…_n 26_o etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 4_o 10._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 1â—…_n prou._n 26._o 7_o act._n 19_o amos._n 3._o 6._o 7._o 8._o ezek._n 3._o ultim_fw-la exo._n 23._o 2._o revel_v 18._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 9_o râ—…uel_n 14._o 1_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o deut._n 4_o 6._o psal._n 119._o 105._o deut._n 30._o 11._o etc._n etc._n isa._n 60._o 12._o hebr._n 2._o 3_o 4._o heb._n 12._o 24._o 25._o gal._n 3._o 15._o deu._n 4._o 2_o &_o 12._o 32._o pro._n 30_o 6._o revel_v 22._o 18._o deut._n 5._o 32._o psa._n 45._o 6._o heb_n 1._o 8_o joh._n 12._o 48._o 2_o cor._n 5_o 10._o reu._n 22._o 18._o 19_o gal._n 1._o 8._o 1_o tim._n 3_o 15._o deut._n 31_o 26._o deut._n 17._o 8._o etc._n etc._n mal._n 2._o 5._o exod._n 23._o 20_o 21._o heb._n 12._o 28_o deut._n 29._o josu._n 24._o jud._n 3._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 15._o &_o 10_o 16_o 17._o &_o 12_o 13._o eph._n 1._o 23._o &_o 4._o 12_o hebr._n 3._o 13._o &_o 10_o 24._o pâ—…il_n 2._o 4._o rom._n 16._o 17._o 2_o joâ—…_n 10._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 1._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 3._o 4._o 5._o math._n 6._o 22._o luk._n 11._o 34._o 35._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 2_o joâ—…_n 6._o phil._n 2._o 16._o math._n 15._o 13._o &_o 16._o 12._o gal._n 5._o 9_o reuâ—…l_n 8._o 11._o &_o 9_o 3._o 5._o 19_o &_o 16._o 13._o 2_o cor._n 11_o 13._o 1_o cor._n 3._o mat._n 23._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 6._o etc._n etc._n math._n 7._o 15._o act._n 20_o 29._o job._n 10._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 27._o mark_n 13._o math._n â—…_n 4._o â—…k_n 21._o 〈◊〉_d 24._o 29._o revel_v 4._o &_o 5_o chapter_n ephes._n 4._o 11._o col._n 2._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 3_o etc._n etc._n gal._n 6._o 12._o etc._n etc._n col._n 2._o judg._n 2._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 20_o 3_o joâ—…_n 9_o 2_o thess._n 2._o 7._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 7._o 1._o â—…_n thess._n 2._o revel_v 13._o reu._n 9_o vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n revel_v 13._o 2._o 5_o 6_o 7._o vers_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17_o revel_v 17._o revel_v 18._o 3_o revel_v 7._o 4._o &_o â—…_n revel_v 9_o 4._o revel_v 14._o revel_v 12._o 7._o revel_v 15._o revel_v 17._o 14_o revel_v 14._o 4._o jerem._n 50._o &_o 51._o isa._n 13._o gen._n 6._o gen._n 19_o luke_n 21._o 28._o revel_v 15._o 5._o â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 16._o revel_v 18._o 4._o 5._o isa._n 52._o 11._o zaâ—…b_n 2._o 7._o iâ—…rem_fw-la 51._o 6._o 45._o jerem._n 50._o 8._o matâ—…_n 24._o â—…6_n etc._n etc._n hebr._n 3._o andâ—…_n â—…_z chaâ—…t_fw-la gen._n 4._o 3._o 4._o &_o 17_o 23._o &_o 21._o 4._o gal._n 4._o 25._o 26._o 1_o king_n 3._o 16._o prou._n 7._o 13._o 14._o &c_n &c_n &_o 9_o chap._n 1_o king_n 12._o 28._o etc._n etc._n lam._n 3._o 40._o etc._n etc._n math._n 7._o 13._o 14._o revel_v 14._o 1._o &_o 1â—…_n 15._o revel_v 11._o â—…_n â—…_n isa._n 35._o â—…_n 1._o pet._n 2._o 5._o jerem._n 5_o 1._o 26_o 1_o câ—…ron_n 29._o 2._o 1_o king_n 5._o 17._o &_o 6._o 7_o 2_o chron._n 2._o 8._o ezra_n 3._o 7._o read_v leviticus_fw-la fâ—…om_n the_o 10_o to_o the_o 23._o chapâ—…er_n 1_o pet._n 1_o 10._o 11_o 12._o isai_n 54._o 11._o etc._n etc._n jerem._n 31._o 34._o etc._n etc._n isai_n 60._o 17_o 21._o &_o 35_o 8._o 10._o &_o 55_o 13._o â—…mb_n 2_o 4_o 6._o cant._n 4._o 13._o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 47_o 12._o revel_v 22._o 1._o â—…om_n 11._o 17._o 24._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 11._o titus_n 3._o 3._o 1_o pet._n 4_o 3._o rom._n 6._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 10._o â—…_n 7._o 19_o luk._n 13._o 6_o math._n 15._o 13._o job._n 15._o 6._o iâ—…r_n 2._o 21._o isai._n 11_o 6._o &_o â—…_n â—…nd_n 65._o 25._o mâ—…th_n 3._o &_o 10._o 7._o luk._n 10._o &_o 13._o 3._o act._n 2_o 41._o 42._o and_o enerie_n wâ—…ere_v through_o the_o wholâ—…_n history_n of_o the_o actâ—…_n of_o the_o apostle_n exod._n 28._o 15._o 21._o revel_v 21._o zâ—…ch_o 9_o 16._o mal._n 1._o 10._o ezek._n 44._o 7._o &_o 16._o 25._o &_o 23._o 42._o 44._o prou._n 9_o 17._o micah_n 7._o 3._o nah._n 1._o 10._o isa._n 1._o 16._o lamen_n 2._o 13._o hose_n 4._o 1._o 2._o micah_n 3._o 9_o amoâ—…_n 6._o 12._o isâ—…_n â—…9_n 14._o micah_n â—…_n 11._o hose_n 4._o 4._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 3._o â—…ek_v 33._o 3â—…_n amoâ—…_n 5._o 10_o 1_o peâ—…_n 4._o 4._o 5._o isâ—…_n 59_o 15._o râ—…uel_a 13._o 17._o 2_o king_n 22._o 11._o 12._o 13._o ezek._n 16._o 49._o isa._n â—…6_n 10._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 20._o ephes._n 5._o 13._o 1_o thess._n 2._o 15._o 16._o math._n 23._o 32._o etc._n etc._n math._n 21._o 38._o 39_o revel_v 13._o 16._o 17._o gal_n 4._o 9_o 10._o revel_v 14._o 9_o etc._n etc._n joh._n 8._o 37._o gal._n 5._o 1._o &_o col._n â—…_n 6._o 7._o 8._o jude_n 3_o revel_v 14._o 12._o iâ—…h_n 15._o 14._o caluin_n iustit_fw-la lib._n 4._o sect._n 9_o prou._n 19_o 27._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 1._o math._n 7._o 24._o etc._n etc._n 1_o tim._n 2._o 2._o rom._n 9_o 15._o
true_a natural_a member_n of_o christ_n body_n these_o reverend_a lord_n bishop_n cut_v off_o and_o cast_v away_o i_o speak_v here_o concern_v their_o office_n ministry_n jurisdiction_n and_o so_o forth_o which_o these_o man_n sue_v unto_o the_o court_n &_o parliament_n to_o have_v utter_o remove_v if_o they_o be_v of_o christ_n than_o without_o the_o abrogation_n of_o his_o testament_n how_o shall_v they_o be_v take_v away_o if_o he_o have_v in_o his_o testament_n set_v down_o that_o he_o will_v have_v in_o and_o over_o his_o church_n l._n archbishop_n lord_n bishop_n thus_o attendend_v &_o wait_v on_o to_o rule_v &_o reign_v in_o his_o absence_n to_o make_v law_n to_o make_v minister_n etc._n etc._n then_o what_o prince_n in_o the_o world_n caâ—…_n pluck_v away_o these_o l._n archbb_n s._n &_o lord_n biâ—…hops_n from_o the_o church_n without_o they_o likewise_o cast_v christ_n out_o of_o door_n for_o christ_n will_v not_o be_v divide_v nor_o half_v in_o this_o sort_n if_o we_o will_v have_v he_o we_o must_v take_v he_o with_o all_o his_o member_n we_o can_v take_v one_o part_n of_o he_o &_o refuse_v a_o other_o he_o will_v not_o abide_v with_o thâ—…m_n that_o thus_o dismember_v he_o what_o kind_n of_o council_n then_o do_v these_o man_n give_v unto_o the_o prince_n which_o thus_o draw_v she_o into_o battle_n against_o god_n &_o his_o christ_n in_o advise_v she_o to_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o land_n the_o true_a ministry_n of_o christ_n how_o can_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n miss_v these_o precious_a member_n or_o stand_v without_o they_o how_o can_v she_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v rend_v from_o she_o how_o can_v they_o rather_o offer_v this_o violence_n to_o their_o natural_a mother_n so_o to_o wound_v &_o dismember_v she_o yea_o unto_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o unto_o their_o own_o member_n if_o they_o likewise_o belong_v to_o that_o body_n what_o outrage_n what_o unnaturalnes_n what_o fury_n what_o madness_n weâ—…e_v this_o what_o high_a impiety_n 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