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that_o that_o woe_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o he_o denounce_v against_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n may_v light_v upon_o they_o also_o matt._n 23.13_o but_o woe_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n for_o you_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n for_o you_o neither_o go_v in_o yourselves_o neither_o suffer_v you_o they_o that_o be_v enter_v to_o go_v in_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v their_o practice_n and_o they_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o fear_v this_o doom_n and_o their_o practice_n in_o impose_v a_o blind_a belief_n upon_o their_o proselyte_n and_o member_n require_v they_o to_o believe_v as_o their_o church_n believe_v without_o examine_v be_v not_o agreeable_a with_o the_o sacred_a word_n of_o god_n we_o be_v to_o examine_v thing_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o take_v all_o for_o truth_n and_o right_n that_o seducer_n and_o other_o will_v impose_v upon_o we_o for_o such_o this_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o brute_n beast_n 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say_v unto_o they_o take_v heed_n what_o you_o hear_v and_o luk._n 8.18_o take_v heed_n therefore_o how_o you_o hear_v and_o say_v st._n paul_n 1_o thess_n 5.21_o prove_v all_o thing_n hold_v fast_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o say_v st._n john_n 1_o joh._n 4.1_o beloved_n believe_v not_o every_o spirit_n but_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n and_o say_v st._n paul_n ephes_n 5.6_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n by_o these_o and_o such_o admonition_n and_o exhortation_n we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o try_v and_o examine_v all_o thing_n well_o before_o we_o believe_v and_o practice_v they_o and_o not_o blind_o to_o believe_v and_o follow_v other_o in_o matter_n of_o weight_n and_o moment_n and_o we_o may_v see_v that_o when_o people_n believe_v and_o follow_v a_o false_a prophet_n or_o a_o false_a guide_n it_o be_v at_o their_o own_o peril_n and_o hazard_n and_o that_o this_o will_v not_o excuse_v they_o and_o free_v they_o 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