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their_o father_n and_o brethren_n they_o do_v edificare_fw-la in_o gehennam_fw-la this_o wisdom_n be_v not_o from_o above_o but_o be_v earthly_a sensual_a devilish_a how_o shall_v they_o build_v the_o church_n that_o use_v nothing_o but_o axe_n and_o hammer_n to_o destroy_v the_o unity_n and_o beauty_n of_o it_o they_o that_o renounce_v that_o society_n to_o which_o they_o have_v solemn_o swear_v fidelity_n and_o afterward_o conspire_v against_o it_o and_o raise_v altar_n against_o altar_n and_o as_o the_o samaritan_n set_v up_o mount_n gerizim_n against_o mount_n zion_n and_o affront_v the_o catholic_n church_n with_o chimney-conventicle_n let_v they_o proclaim_v themselves_o for_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v with_o never_o so_o much_o clamour_n and_o confidence_n if_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o steal_v murder_a commit_v adultery_n and_o swear_v false_o and_o turn_v the_o house_n of_o god_n into_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n they_o trust_v in_o lie_v word_n that_o 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incomparable_a nobility_n and_o gentry_n as_o well_o as_o on_o a_o most_o pious_a and_o prudent_a clergy_n may_v they_o not_o think_v still_o they_o be_v do_v god_n service_n when_o their_o leader_n be_v so_o far_o from_o call_v they_o to_o repentance_n for_o what_o be_v past_a as_o that_o they_o rather_o set_v they_o in_o a_o way_n that_o tend_v direct_o to_o the_o same_o confusion_n again_o 23.29_o mat._n 23.29_o in_o vain_a do_v the_o jew_n build_v the_o tomb_n of_o the_o ancient_a prophet_n and_o honour_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o righteous_a that_o be_v of_o old_a when_o they_o actual_o persecute_v those_o prophet_n and_o wise_a man_n that_o christ_n have_v send_v to_o they_o what_o respect_n have_v they_o for_o those_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n in_o the_o marian_n day_n that_o separate_a from_o and_o expose_v to_o contempt_n and_o ruin_n those_o that_o be_v their_o undoubted_a successor_n in_o the_o same_o if_o not_o a_o more_o reform_a doctrine_n and_o worship_n it_o be_v dreadful_a to_o think_v what_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o separation_n may_v be_v to_o other_o d._n aut_fw-la in_o vite_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o igne_fw-la qui_fw-la extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la catholicam_fw-la vitam_fw-la finiunt_fw-la in_o ignem_fw-la eternum_fw-la ituri_fw-la st._n august_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ad_fw-la p._n d._n it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o than_o destructive_a to_o its_o author_n and_o abettor_n i_o end_v with_o that_o most_o serious_a exhortation_n of_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 10.24_o let_v we_o consider_v one_o another_o not_o rash_o to_o censure_v and_o condemn_v our_o brethren_n but_o to_o provoke_v one_o another_o to_o good_a work_n not_o forsake_v the_o assemble_v of_o ourselves_o together_o as_o the_o manner_n of_o some_o be_v for_o if_o we_o sin_v wilful_o by_o our_o apostasy_n from_o the_o true_a church_n after_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n but_o a_o certain_a fearful_a look_v 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