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his_o church_n howsoever_o it_o may_v in_o some_o particular_a part_n of_o the_o execution_n happy_o be_v defective_a in_o some_o place_n the_o ordinary_a ministry_n of_o our_o church_n be_v the_o ordinary_a and_o perpetual_a ministry_n give_v by_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n 10._o id_fw-la pag._n 10._o and_o such_o as_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bind_v by_o god_n law_n to_o protect_v and_o maintain_v and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o corruption_n in_o and_o about_o the_o same_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o abolish_v it_o be_v accidental_a or_o personal_a 8._o page_n 8._o and_o not_o essential_a to_o destroy_v the_o true_a nature_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o god_n and_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v that_o our_o people_n stand_v under_o some_o kind_n of_o observance_n and_o office_n which_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o first_o original_n be_v in_o some_o kind_a antichristian_a yet_o such_o a_o manner_n of_o stand_v can_v be_v say_v to_o overthrow_v though_o it_o somewhat_o stain_v the_o ministry_n of_o christ_n thus_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o answer_n throughout_o the_o book_n 217._o can_n neces_fw-la of_o separ_fw-la p._n 216_o 217._o but_o how_o do_v you_o confute_v or_o take_v away_o this_o distinction_n or_o weaken_v the_o force_n of_o this_o answer_n that_o you_o do_v not_o once_o assay_v by_o scripture_n or_o sound_a reason_n but_o you_o cry_v out_o of_o shift_n and_o trifle_a and_o contradiction_n beggarly_a i_o saya_v or_o if_n base_n maintenance_n of_o the_o vile_a abomination_n and_o justification_n of_o corruption_n general_o condemn_v by_o the_o same_o carnal_a and_o corrupt_a reason_n which_o the_o prelate_n use_v to_o do_v that_o it_o serve_v to_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a 220._o id._n pag._n 220._o grieve_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o to_o discover_v his_o own_o vile_a halt_n and_o double_a deal_n the_o dumb_a dog_n caterpillar_n and_o idle_a belly_n never_o have_v a_o better_a 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and_o stand_v to_o be_v false_a prophet_n or_o antichristian_a if_o aught_o can_v be_v find_v to_o this_o purpose_n bare_a word_n except_v can_n stay_v sect_n 12_o pag._n 119_o 120._o if_o a_o unlawful_a outward_a calling_n make_v a_o unlawful_a minister_n than_o it_o make_v a_o false_a prophet_n for_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v all_o one_o thing_n only_o express_v in_o divers_a term_n etc._n etc._n we_o know_v no_o mean_a between_o true_a prophet_n and_o false_a for_o whosoever_o be_v not_o a_o true_a prophet_n be_v a_o false_a prophet_n 121._o id._n p._n 121._o and_o whosoever_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n can_v be_v a_o true_a prophet_n of_o god_n he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n be_v a_o true_a prophet_n he_o that_o be_v of_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o false_a prophet_n neither_o do_v the_o delivery_n and_o utterance_n of_o some_o truth_n make_v he_o a_o true_a prophet_n for_o then_o the_o devil_n shall_v be_v a_o true_a prophet_n who_o sometime_o speak_v the_o truth_n albeit_o to_o a_o sinister_a end_n balaam_n be_v a_o very_a witch_n a_o wizard_n a_o false_a prophet_n a_o true_a sorcerer_n famous_a or_o rather_o infamous_a for_o his_o devilish_a magic_n which_o he_o practise_v among_o the_o wicked_a idolatrous_a nation_n so_o attersol_n and_o many_o other_o so_o too_o as_o junius_n simpson_n ferus_fw-la canutus_n and_o before_o they_o origen_n greg._n nazianzene_n basil_n answer_n as_o for_o balaam_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o witch_n wizard_n or_o magician_n it_o be_v not_o material_a to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n if_o the_o treatiser_n do_v put_v that_o instance_n amiss_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o you_o have_v true_o prove_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o be_v false_a prophet_n or_o sound_o confute_v what_o he_o answer_v for_o himself_o and_o if_o the_o treatiser_n friend_n be_v of_o your_o disposition_n you_o may_v soon_o hear_v from_o they_o that_o you_o have_v answer_v nothing_o for_o you_o have_v bring_v the_o say_n and_o opinion_n of_o man_n but_o reason_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n you_o have_v allege_v none_o to_o prove_v he_o simple_o a_o witch_n and_o a_o false_a prophet_n and_o if_o the_o opinion_n and_o say_n of_o man_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n there_o be_v some_o that_o have_v think_v balaam_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n of_o god_n divinat_fw-la tertul._n count_v marc._n lib._n 4._o numb_a 22.19_o &_o 2d_o 7_o josh_n 13.22_o sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trem._n &_o jun_n divinum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la divinat_fw-la and_o that_o for_o reason_n not_o to_o be_v disregard_v tertullian_n among_o other_o think_v balaam_n to_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n and_o such_o a_o prophet_n as_o shall_v be_v number_v among_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n because_o he_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o will_v speak_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n shall_v say_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o do_v not_o only_o say_v so_o but_o indeed_o he_o propound_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v of_o god_n and_o which_o consent_n with_o truth_n and_o piety_n in_o scripture_n he_o be_v call_v a_o divine_a which_o word_n be_v sometime_o use_v in_o a_o good_a sense_n to_o note_v one_o that_o do_v prophesy_v true_a thing_n or_o wise_o and_o true_o divine_a thing_n to_o come_v sunt_fw-la prov._n 16.10_o sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in._n sagac_n pisc_n divinatio_fw-la i.e._n quasi_fw-la divinaâ—io_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la sogatitas_fw-la qualis_fw-la est_fw-la divinantium_fw-la mercer_n in_o prov._n 16.10_o isaia_n 3.3_o jun._n sagacem_fw-la pisc_n heb._n divinatorem_fw-la sed_fw-la hic_fw-la accipitur_fw-la in_o bonam_fw-la parâ—em_fw-la sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conjectorem_fw-la hieron_n ariolum_fw-la douai_o soothsayer_n moller_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la quâ—d_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la in_o bonampartem_fw-la accipitur_fw-la car._n in_o prov._n 16.10_o &_o quidem_fw-la frequentissimè_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la usu_fw-la patur_fw-la in_o malam_fw-la partem_fw-la pro_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la artibus_fw-la diaboâ—iâ—is_fw-la abdita_fw-la rimantur_fw-la sed_fw-la aliquando_fw-la etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la isa_n 13._o &_o ezek._n 13.6_o usurpatur_fw-la in_o bonam_fw-la partem_fw-la pro_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la aliquid_fw-la aâ—cani_fw-la proponunt_fw-la quod_fw-la legitimè_fw-la vel_fw-la revelatione_fw-la divinâ_fw-la vel_fw-la solerti_fw-la mvestigatione_n assecuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la divination_n or_o a_o wise_a sentence_n be_v in_o the_o lip_n of_o king_n the_o judge_n and_o the_o prophet_n the_o divine_a and_o the_o old_a man._n the_o prophet_n divine_a for_o silver_n 2._o mic._n 3.11_o sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d num._n 27.7_o sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vulg._n precium_fw-la divinationis_fw-la 2_o per._n 2.15_o numb_a 23.27_o see_v rainold_n censur_fw-fr praelect_v 201_o b._n hieron_n alibi_fw-la nullam_fw-la illustriorem_fw-la de_fw-la adventure_n domini_fw-la extare_fw-la prophetiam_fw-la dicit_fw-la sci_fw-la
quam_fw-la bileami_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la quaestiones_fw-la christianorum_fw-la hanc_fw-la fuisse_fw-la docet_fw-la cur_n balaam_n tam_fw-la manifesta_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la praedixisset_fw-la quem_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la ad_fw-la job_n 32._o the_o cognition_n abrahan_n ifuâ—sse_fw-la docet_fw-la d._n heins_n exâ—rcit_fw-la sacr_n in_o mat._n 2._o which_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o prophet_n in_o judah_n nevertheless_o see_v he_o be_v call_v a_o divine_a as_o they_o be_v say_v to_o take_v divination_n in_o their_o hand_n scil_n the_o wage_n of_o iniquity_n and_o as_o there_o be_v no_o divination_n against_o israel_n that_o be_v magical_a incantation_n can_v avail_v against_o jsrael_n who_o god_n do_v protect_v with_o his_o presence_n i_o do_v rather_o subscribe_v to_o they_o who_o conceive_v that_o he_o be_v a_o witch_n or_o wizard_n than_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n neither_o do_v the_o delivery_n and_o utterance_n of_o some_o truth_n make_v a_o true_a prophet_n for_o the_o 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