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for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n decree_v these_o thing_n do_v sufficient_o evidence_n and_o tradition_n of_o man_n and_o turn_v they_o off_o with_o a_o ironical_a speech_n a_o scorn_n say_v full_o well_o i.e._n full_a ill_n you_o do_v reject_v or_o frustrate_a the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o you_o may_v keep_v your_o own_o tradition_n as_o it_o be_v in_o mat._n 15.9_o &_o mark_v 7.9_o and_o then_o proceed_v against_o they_o with_o all_o those_o woe_n thunder_v out_o against_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n their_o compeer_n by_o our_o saviour_n own_o mouth_n and_o inflict_v and_o execute_v according_o mat._n 23._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la alas_o what_o will_v then_o become_v of_o all_o 1._o their_o will-worship_n ceremonious_a and_o superstitious_a devotion_n 2._o their_o tantalogical_a repetition_n of_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n etc._n etc._n 3._o their_o innovation_n of_o saint_n image_n and_o holy_a relic_n all_o will_v then_o prove_v to_o be_v no_o better_o then_o vain-babling_a or_o