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offence_n rom._n 9_o 33._o god_n have_v give_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 11._o 8._o 9_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n god_n shall_v send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v a_o lie_n 2._o thes._n 2._o 11._o so_o that_o what_o ever_o be_v the_o way_n 20._o it_o be_v from_o god_n that_o scandal_n fall_v out_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o they_o but_o we_o may_v here_o ask_v with_o the_o apostle_n he_o rom._n 11._o 11._o have_v they_o stumble_v that_o they_o shall_v fall_v be_v scandal_n order_v by_o god_n only_o for_o the_o ruin_n of_o man_n doubtless_o no_o there_o be_v other_o end_v aim_v at_o by_o god_n in_o the_o event_n of_o scandal_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o &_o of_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o himself_o he_o order_v the_o happen_v of_o scandal_n to_o become_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o his_o own_o counsel_n pharoahs_n stumble_n be_v make_v a_o occasion_n to_o show_v god_n power_n exod._n 9_o 16._o and_o the_o disobedience_n of_o hophni_n and_o phinchas_n for_o the_o inflict_a of_o god_n just_a vengeance_n 1._o sam._n 2._o 25._o &_o the_o unbelief_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o show_a mercy_n to_o the_o gentile_n rom._n 11._o 31._o 32._o in_o all_o of_o they_o there_o be_v a_o depth_n of_o wisdom_n riches_n of_o knowledge_n in_o god_n who_o by_o unsearchable_a judgement_n and_o undiscernible_a path_n bring_v his_o own_o counsel_n to_o pass_v v_o 33._o though_o we_o know_v not_o how_o nor_o why_o god_n do_v permit_v such_o pernicious_a evil_n as_o scandal_n in_o themselves_o be_v yet_o the_o almighty_a who_o thought_n be_v above_o our_o thought_n who_o way_n be_v high_a than_o our_o way_n do_v know_v this_o we_o be_v to_o hold_v as_o certain_a god_n let_v nothing_o no_o not_o scandal_n to_o fall_v out_o without_o excellent_a though_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n for_o righteous_a and_o good_a though_o undiscernible_a end_n and_o yet_o god_n do_v not_o so_o conceal_v this_o 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the_o not-paying_a will_v offend_v they_o s._n peter_n not-eating_a with_o the_o gentile_n be_v a_o scandal_n to_o barnabas_n gal._n 2._o 13._o frequent_a experience_n confirm_v it_o that_o the_o forbear_n of_o some_o action_n which_o be_v in_o their_o kind_n indifferent_a at_o some_o time_n do_v grieve_v weak_a brethren_n and_o offend_v other_o when_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o conceive_v such_o forbearance_n to_o arise_v out_o of_o a_o malevolent_a mind_n superstitious_a opinion_n humour_n of_o singularity_n contempt_n of_o other_o or_o the_o like_a cause_n a_o ten_o question_n may_v be_v scandalize_v whether_o a_o community_n a_o nation_n the_o public_a magistrate_n may_v be_v scandalize_v ans._n the_o use_n of_o excommunication_n presuppose_v that_o scandal_n may_v be_v of_o the_o whole_a church_n by_o sinful_a action_n of_o one_o member_n yea_o further_o it_o be_v determine_v art_n 34._o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n whosoever_o through_o his_o private_a judgement_n willing_o and_o purposely_o do_v open_o break_v the_o tradition_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o be_v approve_v and_o ordain_v by_o common_a authority_n ought_v to_o be_v rebuke_v open_o that_o other_o may_v fear_v to_o do_v the_o like_a as_o he_o that_o offend_v against_o the_o common_a order_n of_o the_o church_n and_o wound_v the_o conscienee_n of_o the_o weak_a brethren_n moreover_o experience_n show_v that_o whole_a nation_n or_o society_n be_v sometime_o offend_v with_o those_o who_o observe_v not_o their_o custom_n or_o order_n which_o be_v in_o their_o use_n indifferent_a way_n and_o not_o confirm_v by_o any_o public_a ordinance_n but_o by_o use_n only_o receive_v and_o that_o such_o vary_v from_o they_o occasion_n anger_n enmity_n and_o such_o like_a evil_n a_o eleven_o question_n may_v be_v whether_o since_o the_o magistrate_n authority_n be_v one_o way_n of_o restrain_v or_o require_v the_o use_n of_o our_o 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