from_o blood_n from_o thing_n strangle_v and_o from_o fornication_n whence_o i_o observe_v 1._o that_o they_o call_v their_o imposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o weight_n or_o burden_n which_o be_v not_o unnecessary_o to_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o shoulder_n of_o any_o 2._o they_o say_v they_o forbid_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o very_a necessary_a thing_n to_o show_v that_o necessary_a thing_n only_o and_o not_o indifferent_a shall_v be_v the_o matter_n of_o our_o imposition_n for_o whereas_o some_o gather_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o church_n i._n where_o a_o state_n be_v christian_n the_o christian_a magistrate_n have_v a_o power_n to_o oblige_v man_n to_o the_o do_v of_o thing_n he_o command_v though_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o be_v indifferent_a because_o they_o suppose_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v so_o as_o for_o example_n in_o forbid_v to_o eat_v blood_n therefore_o consider_v 1._o that_o this_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n 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that_o which_o be_v most_o safe_a and_o least_o subject_n to_o scruple_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blood_n i._n e._n flesh_n with_o the_o blood_n or_o as_o some_o raw_a flesh_n and_o thing_n strangle_v to_o eat_v these_o be_v not_o indifferent_a but_o prohibit_v long_o before_o by_o god_n in_o his_o law_n give_v to_o noah_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n prohibition_n here_o be_v not_o to_o be_v interpret_v as_o their_o give_v a_o temporary_a law_n with_o respect_n have_v to_o the_o then_o constitution_n and_o oeconomy_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o some_o weak_o and_o without_o ground_n from_o scripture_n imagine_v but_o rather_o as_o a_o revive_v and_o reenforce_v a_o old_a law_n which_o be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o noah_n both_o than_o be_v and_o still_o be_v obligatory_a to_o all_o his_o posterity_n god_n have_v no_o where_n dispense_v with_o it_o 3._o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o you_o render_v it_o fornication_n than_o it_o 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