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the_o break_v i_o will_v speak_v therefore_o &_o breathe_v myself_o they_o be_v like_a to_o new_a wine_n with_o have_v not_o yet_o wrought_v &_o can_v be_v contain_v within_o the_o vessel_n but_o it_o break_v they_o or_o else_o must_v have_v vent_n but_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v be_v idle_a in_o sect._n sect._n man_n heart_n so_o do_v it_o not_o enforce_v man_n beyond_o the_o bond_n of_o christian_a modesty_n he_o alow_v not_o the_o zeal_n without_o spiritual_a knowledge_n &_o wisdom_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n as_o he_o 17._o rom._n 10._o 1._o cor._n 14._o act._n 9_o 13._o 19_o 21._o act._n 17._o himself_o have_v show_v it_o by_o experience_n for_o although_o he_o be_v excellent_a in_o all_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n above_o other_o nevertheless_o he_o always_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n and_o never_o despise_v the_o council_n of_o his_o brethren_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o that_o which_o be_v do_v in_o that_o church_n of_o damas_n antioch_n jerusalem_n &_o ephesus_n &_o when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o town_n of_o athens_n tarry_v for_o silas_n &_o timotheus_n his_o spirit_n be_v stir_v up_o in_o himself_o see_v the_o town_n so_o much_o give_v to_o idolatry_n wherefore_o he_o dispute_v in_o the_o assembly_n with_o the_o jew_n and_o with_o those_o that_o fear_v god_n &_o every_o day_n in_o the_o mark_v &_o public_a place_n with_o those_z with_o by_o chance_n come_v unto_o he_o but_o he_o cry_v not_o out_o in_o the_o street_n like_o a_o mad_a man_n he_o cry_v not_o against_o the_o idol_n without_o reason_n he_o run_v not_o into_o the_o temple_n to_o break_v &_o beat_v they_o down_o also_o he_o go_v not_o to_o do_v reverence_n unto_o they_o &_o be_v wary_a enough_o to_o give_v any_o sign_n either_o in_o deed_n or_o word_n whereby_o any_o may_v judge_v that_o he_o have_v they_o in_o honour_n or_o any_o estimation_n he_o make_v no_o conscience_n to_o 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