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reconcile_n those_o who_o be_v penitent_a and_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o evangelist_n joh._n 11.49_o etc._n etc._n upon_o caiaphas_n his_o say_n it_o be_v expedient_a etc._n etc._n that_o he_o speak_v not_o this_o of_o himself_o but_o be_v highpriest_n that_o year_n prophesy_v argue_v some_o special_a assistance_n of_o god_n attend_v this_o chief_a judge_n of_o the_o people_n §_o 13_o after_o these_o very_o considerable_a be_v that_o injunction_n of_o our_o saviour_n concern_v obedience_n even_o to_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n because_o those_o who_o for_o the_o present_a sit_v in_o moses_n his_o chair_n which_o chair_n be_v yet_o to_o stand_v a_o little_a while_n long_o till_o himself_o have_v accomplish_v his_o suffering_n till_o the_o consummatum_fw-la est_fw-la on_o the_o cross_n and_o the_o nailing_n of_o the_o old_a law_n thereto_o joh._n 19.30_o col._n 2.14_o after_o which_o at_o the_o next_o pentecost_n be_v set_v up_o a_o new_a ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n act._n 2._o and_o a_o new_a sanedrim_n or_o supreme_a court_n for_o decide_v of_o ecclesiastical_a controversy_n act._n 15._o therefore_o our_o saviour_n both_o enjoin_v to_o other_o mat._n 8.4_o and_o most_o punctual_o observe_v himself_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n all_o his_o day_n keep_v the_o ceremony_n new_a and_o old_a luk._n 2.21_o mat._n 3.15_o gal._n 4.4_o go_v at_o the_o solemn_a feast_n to_o jerusalem_n frequent_v the_o synagogue_n in_o the_o country_n neither_o can_v any_o just_o accuse_v he_o of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o least_o tittle_n thereof_o joh._n 8.46_o and_o in_o this_o chair_n yet_o stand_v the_o pharisee_n be_v say_v to_o sit_v because_o several_a of_o the_o priest_n or_o levite_n and_o member_n of_o the_o sanedrim_n or_o chief_a ecclesiastical_a court_n of_o the_o jew_n see_v joh._n 12_o 42_o 43._o and_o also_o of_o the_o doctor_n and_o expositor_n of_o the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n in_o their_o synagogue_n be_v of_o this_o sect_n and_o their_o doctrine_n it_o seem_v by_o mat._n 23.4_o be_v very_o strict_a and_o rigorous_a and_o much_o otherwise_o than_o their_o life_n strict_a not_o only_o for_o i_o know_v not_o what_o tradition_n of_o the_o elder_n which_o they_o themselves_o very_o scrupulous_o observe_v but_o for_o some_o at_o least_o of_o the_o more_o solid_a point_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o themselves_o hypocrital_o neglect_v for_o our_o saviour_n signify_v there_o that_o out_o of_o this_o chair_n they_o say_v much_o that_o they_o do_v not_o and_o that_o they_o lay_v heavy_a burden_n on_o other_o man_n shoulder_n which_o themselves_o will_v not_o move_v with_o one_o of_o their_o finger_n in_o the_o very_a front_n of_o that_o sermon_n therefore_o see_v mat._n 23._o wherein_o our_o lord_n most_o vehement_o reprehend_v their_o impious_a life_n as_o if_o he_o be_v afraid_a that_o from_o his_o tax_v their_o evil_a conversation_n man_n shall_v reject_v their_o authority_n and_o injunction_n he_o premise_v these_o word_n agreeable_a to_o those_o former_o mention_v deut._n 17.8_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 23.2_o 3._o the_o scribe_n and_o the_o pharisee_n sit_v in_o moses_n seat_n all_o therefore_o whatsoever_o they_o bid_v you_o observe_v that_o observe_v and_o do_v but_o do_v not_o you_o after_o their_o work_n for_o they_o say_v and_o do_v not_o which_o place_n to_o interpret_v so_o as_o some_o do_v all_o whatsoever_o that_o be_v conformable_a or_o not_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n i._n e._n all_o that_o he_o who_o hear_v they_o think_v conformable_a or_o not_o contrary_a etc._n etc._n seem_v unreasonable_a as_o have_v be_v show_v before_o p._n 8._o on_o deut._n 17._o to_o which_o i_o will_v only_o here_o add_v what_o bellarmin_n de_n verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 4._o say_v on_o that_o place_n as_o applicable_a to_o this_o non_fw-la voluit_fw-la moses_n dicere_fw-la sta_fw-la judicio_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la si_fw-la docuerit_fw-la te_fw-la secundum_fw-la legem_fw-la tunc_fw-la enim_fw-la fuissent_fw-la homines_fw-la magis_fw-la dubii_fw-la &_o perplexi_fw-la quam_fw-la antea_fw-la nec_fw-la opus_fw-la fuisset_fw-la ire_n ad_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la si_fw-la ipsi_fw-la potuissent_fw-la ex_fw-la lege_fw-la domini_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la judicare_fw-la causam_fw-la svam_fw-la immo_n tunc_fw-la non_fw-la sacerdos_n fuisset_fw-la judex_n sed_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quip_n qui_fw-fr de_fw-fr sententia_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la judicaturi_fw-la erant_fw-la §_o 14_o yet_o on_o the_o other_o side_n since_o that_o now_o the_o messiah_n a_o law-giving_a prophet_n like_o moses_n of_o who_o he_o give_v a_o special_a charge_n in_o his_o law_n deut._n 18.15_o that_o whenever_o he_o come_v all_o shall_v hear_v he_o be_v now_o come_v into_o the_o world_n come_v with_o such_o evident_a testimony_n as_o that_o all_o not_o wilful_o blind_a must_v needs_o know_v he_o come_v with_o such_o miracle_n with_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o baptist_n who_o be_v general_o acknowledge_v a_o divine_a prophet_n with_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n himself_o from_o heaven_n reiterate_v moses_n his_o word_n hear_v you_o he_o mat._n 3.7_o 17.5_o all_o which_o our_o saviour_n frequent_o urge_v to_o beget_v in_o the_o people_n faith_n and_o adherence_n to_o he_o as_o their_o supreme_a doctor_n and_o guide_n see_v especial_o joh._n 5._o from_o ver_fw-la 31_o to_o the_o end_n something_o i_o must_v confess_v be_v here_o alter_v from_o the_o case_n in_o deuteronomy_n neither_o be_v the_o obedience_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o those_o in_o moses_n his_o chair_n here_o to_o be_v so_o far_o extend_v as_o if_o this_o messiah_n advance_v the_o sanedrim_n authority_n above_o or_o equal_v it_o to_o his_o own_o or_o as_o if_o he_o enjoin_v obedience_n to_o these_o chair-man_n in_o any_o thing_n wherein_o they_o contradict_v or_o oppose_v he_o or_o so_o restrain_v man_n now_o to_o their_o sentence_n that_o in_o their_o doubt_n they_o may_v not_o repair_v from_o this_o former_o supreme_a court_n now_o to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n and_o truth_n itself_o but_o only_o be_v to_o be_v extend_v thus_o far_o which_o serve_v our_o turn_n that_o he_o will_v tie_v the_o people_n duty_n and_o obedience_n always_o to_o their_o spiritual_a guide_n and_o superior_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o himself_o the_o perpetual_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n see_v joh._n 18.37_o mat._n 7.24_o and_o those_o who_o he_o send_v as_o likewise_o to_o the_o baptist_n the_o messenger_n before_o the_o messiah_n as_o evident_o send_v by_o god_n for_o we_o must_v know_v that_o all_o extraordinary_a mission_n manifest_o from_o god_n as_o those_o of_o the_o prophet_n oblige_v both_o priest_n and_o people_n to_o obedience_n in_o what_o they_o say_v as_o abraham_n stand_v oblige_v by_o such_o a_o message_n from_o god_n to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n and_o the_o people_n be_v reprehend_v by_o god_n for_o not_o heark'n_a to_o his_o prophet_n whatever_o the_o priest_n say_v to_o they_o to_o the_o contrary_a the_o mission_n always_o be_v suppose_v manifest_a in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o the_o successor_n of_o moses_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v to_o continue_v in_o their_o office_n i._n e._n till_o the_o consummatum_fw-la est_fw-la on_o the_o cross_n or_o descent_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n on_o our_o lord_n new_a missioner_n the_o apostle_n in_o all_o thing_n wherein_o he_o teach_v they_o not_o the_o contrary_a all_o this_o in_o contradistinction_n to_o follow_v their_o own_o guidance_n and_o private_a judgement_n against_o the_o dictate_v of_o their_o superior_n and_o doctor_n especial_o when_o they_o see_v their_o life_n scandalous_a and_o for_o the_o better_a preserve_n of_o which_o duty_n to_o these_o superior_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o our_o saviour_n never_o say_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o priest_n eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la lest_o he_o shall_v so_o have_v seem_v to_o vilify_v the_o priesthood_n dominus_fw-la say_fw-la st._n cyprian_n long_o ago_o epist_n 69._o on_o joh._n 18.22_o custodiens_fw-la &_o docens_fw-la sacerdotalem_fw-la honorem_fw-la seruari_fw-la oportere_fw-la contra_fw-la pontisicem_fw-la nihil_fw-la dixit_fw-la to_o this_o place_n of_o st._n matthew_n command_v obedience_n to_o those_o in_o moses_n his_o seat_n may_v be_v add_v our_o saviour_n vindication_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n against_o the_o samaritan_n joh._n 4.22_o say_n that_o the_o samaritan_n worship_v they_o know_v not_o what_o and_o that_o salvation_n be_v of_o the_o jew_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o must_v at_o least_o extend_v thus_o far_o that_o the_o true_a way_n of_o salvation_n be_v teach_v by_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n and_o that_o say_v of_o he_o mat._n 11.13_o and_o luk._n 16.16_o that_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n prophesy_v until_o john_n and_o that_o answer_v in_o the_o parable_n luk._n 16.29_o they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n let_v they_o hear_v they_o see_v likewise_o rom._n 9.4_o which_o place_n if_o they_o intimate_v thus_o much_o that_o the_o doctor_n and_o public_a expositor_n of_o this_o
law_n teach_v to_o the_o people_n so_o much_o truth_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o their_o salvation_n till_o the_o come_n of_o the_o baptist_n and_o of_o our_o saviour_n i_o press_v they_o not_o so_o far_o as_o that_o these_o teach_v no_o error_n and_o if_o they_o teach_v not_o the_o former_a truth_n judge_v what_o a_o case_n the_o people_n be_v in_o who_o have_v no_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n themselves_o and_o also_o have_v such_o a_o injunction_n in_o deut._n 17.18_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n for_o their_o presumption_n v._o 12,13_o to_o obey_v these_o law-expounder_n §_o 15_o but_o against_o what_o have_v be_v say_v be_v urge_v several_a thing_n considerable_a α_n first_o here_o be_v urge_v our_o saviour_n manifest_o declare_v elsewhere_o not_o only_o against_o the_o life_n but_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pharisee_n and_o warn_v the_o people_n or_o at_o least_o his_o disciple_n to_o be_v aware_a of_o these_o doctrine_n see_v matt._n 16.6_o compare_v with_o 12._o β_n declare_v that_o they_o transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n by_o their_o tradition_n and_o that_o in_o vain_a they_o worship_v god_n teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n matt._n 15.3.9_o γ_n again_o that_o they_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n or_o as_o s._n luke_n have_v it_o c._n 11._o v._n 52._o that_o they_o have_v take_v away_o the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n neither_o go_v in_o themselves_o nor_o suffer_v those_o that_o be_v enter_v to_o go_v in_o matt._n 23.13_o δ_n that_o those_o who_o they_o make_v proselyte_n they_o make_v they_o twofold_a more_o the_o chlldren_n of_o hell_n than_o themselves_o matt._n 23.15_o ε_n and_o that_o they_o be_v blind_a leader_n of_o the_o blind_a and_o that_o if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a both_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n matt_n 15.14_o ζ_n and_o what_o dangerous_a blind_a leader_n they_o be_v we_o see_v when_o as_o they_o teach_v the_o people_n that_o jesus_n be_v not_o the_o messiah_n and_o excommunicate_v his_o follower_n jo._n 9.34_o and_o at_o last_o this_o high_a spiritual_a court_n or_o ecclesiastical_a synod_n condemn_v this_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n to_o death_n for_o a_o seducer_n a_o blasphemer_n a_o destroyer_n of_o the_o law_n and_o so_o also_o his_o apostle_n after_o he_o η_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v esai_n 8.20_o where_o the_o prophet_n direct_v the_o people_n immediate_o to_o the_o law_n and_o testimony_n to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n if_o they_o speak_v not_o according_a to_o this_o word_n it_o be_v because_o there_o be_v no_o light_n in_o they_o all_o which_o seem_v inconsistible_a with_o mat._n 23.2_o as_o it_o be_v interpret_v §_o 16_o i_o answer_v no._n 1._o because_o though_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o some_o doctrine_n or_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pharisee_n there_o be_v that_o be_v damnable_a and_o destructive_a of_o salvation_n such_o be_v that_o wherein_o they_o teach_v the_o people_n contrary_a to_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o law_n jo._n 5.39_o 45._o etc._n etc._n that_o jesus_n be_v not_o the_o messiah_n yet_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o baptist_n and_o the_o twelve_o disciple_n send_v abroad_o in_o these_o teach_v the_o people_n contrary_a to_o they_o who_o as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o believe_v and_o not_o they_o because_o now_o the_o messiah_n not_o the_o sanedrim_n be_v the_o supreme_a judge_n upon_o which_o the_o cardinal_n no_o enemy_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n supremacy_n be_v facile_a to_o grant_v that_o non_fw-la fuit_fw-la necessarium_fw-la ut_fw-la pontifices_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la non_fw-la possent_fw-la errare_fw-la quando_fw-la christus_fw-la summus_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pontifex_fw-la praesens_fw-la aderat_fw-la &_o ecclesiam_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la administrabat_fw-la which_o high_a priest_n to_o guard_v the_o people_n from_o this_o pernicious_a pharisee-doctrine_n send_v forth_o not_o only_o twelve_o at_o one_o time_n but_o seventy_o disciple_n at_o another_o and_o both_o with_o miracle_n to_o publish_v in_o all_o the_o coast_n of_o israel_n the_o come_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n that_o none_o may_v plead_v ignorance_n of_o his_o come_n or_o be_v mislead_v in_o these_o thing_n by_o their_o former_a master_n denounce_v the_o great_a woe_n to_o they_o who_o shall_v reject_v he_o or_o his._n matt._n 10.14_o 15._o 11.21_o §_o 17_o 2._o because_o though_o other_o doctrine_n of_o these_o pharisee_n there_o be_v that_o be_v erroneous_a as_o several_a misinterpretation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prefer_v also_o the_o observance_n of_o several_a tradition_n of_o their_o own_o before_o some_o great_a thing_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o so_o as_o they_o teach_v the_o observance_n of_o both_o which_o doctrine_n also_o i_o know_v not_o how_o far_o they_o may_v be_v damnable_a to_o themselves_o who_o have_v light_n enough_o to_o have_v know_v the_o contrary_a have_v not_o corrupt_a affection_n ambition_n covetousness_n hypocrisy_n etc._n etc._n blind_v their_o judgement_n yet_o these_o error_n of_o they_o be_v not_o damnable_a i.e._n such_o as_o will_v bring_v damnation_n to_o all_o those_o other_o who_o submit_v to_o they_o because_o that_o inculpable_a ignorance_n in_o people_n that_o neither_o have_v nor_o be_v able_a to_o study_v the_o law_n themselves_o and_o their_o obedience_n yield_v in_o these_o thing_n to_o none_o but_o their_o appoint_a guide_n and_o superior_n excuse_v so_o many_o of_o they_o at_o least_o as_o never_o have_v the_o opportunity_n from_o our_o saviour_n or_o his_o mission_n to_o learn_v the_o contrary_n some_o of_o those_o particular_a doctrine_n of_o the_o pharisee_n in_o this_o kind_n which_o we_o find_v our_o saviour_n to_o have_v tax_v be_v these_o their_o tenet_n mark_v c._n 7._o v._n 3._o that_o eat_v with_o unwashen_n hand_n or_o in_o a_o unwashen_n dish_n or_o on_o a_o nuwashed_a table_n etc._n etc._n which_o perhaps_o some_o unclean_a person_n or_o 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