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that_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o happy_a thing_n if_o prince_n and_o state_n will_v be_v please_v to_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v only_a lord_n over_o man_n proper_o and_o direct_o as_o they_o be_v their_o subject_n and_o not_o as_o they_o be_v christ_n disciple_n christian_n and_o spiritual_o his_o subject_n withal_o that_o god_n be_v not_o please_v with_o unwilling_a worshipper_n whereby_o neither_o christian_a society_n be_v better_v nor_o the_o person_n themselves_o for_o while_o all_o be_v compel_v to_o a_o conformity_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v in_o thing_n not_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n many_o have_v present_o their_o religion_n in_o respect_n of_o man_n authority_n &_o not_o of_o god_n become_v hypocrite_n timeserver_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o atheist_n &_o which_o be_v worse_o such_o man_n by_o their_o formality_n though_o they_o have_v little_a else_o in_o they_o do_v oft_o attain_v authority_n in_o such_o church_n and_o thereby_o get_v dominion_n over_o man_n 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may_v find_v by_o the_o scripture_n if_o he_o do_v but_o observe_v that_o rule_n of_o christ_n 7.17_o joh._n 7.17_o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n that_o be_v be_v order_v by_o it_o he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n ere_fw-we whether_o i_o speak_v of_o myself_o man_n can_v not_o know_v the_o truth_n in_o this_o point_n because_o they_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o know_v it_o much_o less_o to_o do_v it_o and_o hold_v it_o fast_o as_o they_o be_v will_v but_o because_o god_n have_v suffer_v diocessan_n bishop_n so_o many_o hundred_o year_n and_o have_v not_o sudden_o slay_v they_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o innovate_v as_o he_o do_v nadab_n abihu_n and_o vzza_n therefore_o man_n be_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o think_v he_o be_v so_o well_o please_v with_o the_o invention_n that_o now_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o question_v when_o they_o know_v if_o that_o argument_n be_v good_a the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v for_o antichrist_n who_o begin_v to_o rise_v and_o reign_v with_o they_o yet_o will_v not_o man_n see_v it_o much_o less_o will_v they_o believe_v that_o as_o for_o lesser_a presumption_n in_o the_o corinthian_n paul_n say_v for_o this_o cause_n many_o be_v weak_a and_o sick_a and_o many_o sleep_n 11.21.31_o 1._o cor._n 11.21.31_o so_o god_n punish_v these_o as_o well_o at_o their_o first_o rise_n with_o the_o persecution_n as_o since_o with_o many_o plague_n spiritual_a &_o temporal_a 50.21_o eccl._n 8.11_o psa_fw-la 50.21_o because_o sentence_v against_o a_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o execute_v speedy_o therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a i_o keep_v silence_n and_o thou_o think_v that_o i_o be_v altogether_o such_o a_o one_o as_o thyself_o that_o be_v well_o enough_o please_v with_o thy_o work_n but_o i_o will_v reprove_v thou_o and_o set_v they_o in_o order_n before_o thy_o eye_n and_o as_o the_o prophet_n show_v 26.9.10.11_o jer._n 5.1.3.4.5_o isa_n 26.9.10.11_o god_n inflict_v his_o punishment_n on_o a_o city_n or_o people_n to_o make_v they_o seek_v his_o truth_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o o_o lord_n be_v not_o thy_o eye_n upon_o the_o truth_n thou_o have_v strike_v they_o but_o they_o have_v not_o grieve_v for_o they_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o have_v break_v the_o yoke_n &_o burst_v the_o bond_n when_o thy_o judgement_n be_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n will_v learn_v righteousness_n the_o godly_a will_n but_o let_v favour_n be_v show_v to_o the_o wicked_a yet_o will_v he_o not_o learn_v righteousness_n nor_o yet_o when_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o 34._o exod._n 32_o 34._o when_o thy_o hand_n be_v lift_v up_o they_o will_v not_o see_v but_o they_o shall_v see_v &_o be_v ashamed_a for_o their_o envy_n at_o the_o people_n and_o as_o he_o say_v in_o a_o like_a case_n in_o the_o day_n when_o i_o visit_v 1.13_o 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shall_v add_v unto_o these_o thing_n god_n shall_v add_v unto_o he_o the_o plagnes_fw-la write_v in_o this_o book_n we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o take_v it_o of_o thrust_v thing_n into_o the_o text_n or_o add_v to_o it_o but_o of_o speak_v and_o in_o his_o name_n impose_v on_o church_n and_o people_n thing_n in_o religion_n which_o he_o command_v not_o god_n so_o tax_v this_o fault_n in_o the_o jew_n 15.8_o isa_n 29.13_o mat._n 15.8_o that_o he_o count_v all_o thing_n yea_o their_o very_a worship_v of_o he_o to_o be_v vain_a while_o this_o be_v suffer_v because_o in_o the_o primative_a church_n man_n do_v not_o strive_v to_o overcome_v the_o intrude_a of_o invention_n by_o hold_v fast_a christ_n work_n unto_o the_o end_n but_o let_v in_o now_o a_o little_a and_o then_o a_o little_a the_o truth_n be_v daily_o betray_v and_o lose_v and_o so_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v where_o they_o be_v maintain_v the_o lesser_a presumption_n make_v way_n for_o the_o great_a god_n word_n and_o truth_n be_v 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