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question_n do_v you_o seek_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o my_o soul_n herein_o or_o your_o own_o obedience_n ant._n i_o seek_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o your_o soul_n and_o not_o my_o own_o obedience_n ch._n then_o manifest_v it_o not_o by_o word_n only_o but_o by_o deed_n and_o truth_n which_o if_o you_o do_v you_o will_v not_o threaten_v i_o with_o punishment_n to_o cause_v i_o to_o come_v but_o with_o meekness_n and_o patience_n satisfy_v my_o conscience_n by_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n for_o this_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n 2_o tim._n 2.24_o that_o i_o may_v come_v with_o a_o willing_a mind_n so_o shall_v i_o be_v accept_v 2_o cor._n 8.12_o psal_n 110.3_o for_o if_o by_o threaten_v i_o with_o punishment_n as_o imprisonment_n banishment_n or_o death_n you_o cause_v i_o to_o bring_v my_o body_n and_o not_o my_o spirit_n or_o soul_n so_o shall_v i_o come_v near_o to_o the_o lord_n with_o my_o lip_n when_o my_o heart_n shall_v be_v far_o from_o he_o which_o he_o account_v vain_a worship_n and_o hypocrisy_n mat._n 15._o ant._n i_o perceive_v what_o you_o aim_v at_o you_o will_v have_v none_o bring_v to_o church_n but_o such_o as_o come_v willing_o of_o themselves_o so_o shall_v every_o man_n worship_n god_n as_o himself_o please_v ch._n your_o conclusion_n i_o aim_v not_o at_o for_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o as_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n so_o there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n of_o worship_v he_o out_o of_o the_o which_o way_n whosoever_o be_v and_o repent_v not_o thereof_o shall_v pay_v a_o dear_a price_n and_o therefore_o it_o stand_v all_o man_n upon_o not_o to_o please_v themselves_o in_o worship_v of_o he_o but_o you_o perceive_v aright_o that_o i_o aim_v at_o this_o that_o none_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o worship_n god_n but_o such_o as_o come_v willing_o for_o i_o will_v by_o god_n assistance_n prove_v most_o evident_o by_o the_o scripture_n that_o none_o ought_v nor_o can_v be_v 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the_o most_o part_n hide_v his_o secret_n from_o the_o learned_a and_o suffer_v they_o to_o err_v and_o resist_v the_o truth_n yea_o so_o far_o as_o to_o persecute_v it_o and_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o and_o first_o let_v we_o begin_v with_o the_o learned_a heathen_a who_o be_v behind_o none_o in_o humane_a learning_n the_o wiseman_n of_o egypt_n how_o do_v they_o resist_v the_o glorious_a and_o powerful_a truth_n of_o god_n deliver_v by_o moses_n yea_o they_o resist_v it_o with_o such_o sign_n and_o lie_a wonder_n that_o the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o people_n be_v harden_v against_o it_o exod._n 7.11_o 12_o 13._o and_o 8.7_o and_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o babel_n destruction_n but_o their_o trust_n in_o the_o learned_a isa_n 47.13_o thou_o be_v weary_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o counself_n etc._n etc._n and_o isa_n 44.25_o i_o destroy_v the_o token_n of_o thy_o soothsayer_n and_o make_v they_o that_o conjecture_v fool_n and_o turn_v the_o wiseman_n 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