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question_n of_o sufficiency_n of_o scripture_n have_v this_o distinction_n of_o ceremony_n some_o say_v he_o be_v consent_v unto_o scripture_n some_o be_v
read_v that_o the_o gileadite_n which_o be_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 22._o do_v build_v a_o altar_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n in_o testimony_n of_o their_o joint_a faith_n and_o profession_n with_o their_o brethren_n in_o the_o one_o and_o only_a religion_n of_o god_n this_o example_n be_v pregnant_a and_o have_v much_o exercise_v and_o trouble_v your_o wit_n but_o to_o what_o effect_n we_o shall_v best_o judge_v by_o your_o answer_n sect_n xvi_o the_o nonconformist_n answer_n the_o altar_n that_o stand_v on_o jordan_z bank_n be_v not_o of_o ecclesiastical_a but_o civil_a use_n the_o tribe_n themselves_o confess_v other_o that_o they_o have_v grievous_o sin_v if_o that_o they_o have_v determine_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o same_o use_n that_o the_o lord_n god_n set_v up_o one_o before_o it_o be_v a_o memorial_n that_o they_o be_v one_o people_n with_o their_o brethren_n entitle_v to_o and_o estate_v in_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o they_o but_o it_o 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people_n even_o such_o as_o be_v most_o zealous_a for_o god_n to_o preserve_v his_o religion_n in_o all_o integrity_n they_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v 30._o for_o when_o phineas_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o head_n of_o thousand_o of_o israel_n which_o be_v with_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n which_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n and_o child_n of_o god_n and_o the_o child_n of_o manasses_n have_v speak_v it_o please_v they_o and_o furthermore_o when_o they_o return_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o bring_v they_o word_n it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o please_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o bless_v god_n and_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o go_v up_o in_o battle_n against_o they_o take_v you_o therefore_o i_o pray_v you_o the_o heart_n of_o brethren_n and_o be_v like-minded_n as_o be_v these_o devout_a child_n of_o god_n be_v desirous_a to_o enjoy_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o 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if_o they_o answer_v any_o thing_n they_o contradict_v one_o another_o which_o be_v a_o certain_a argument_n that_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o they_o now_o among_o other_o rite_n of_o this_o nature_n we_o may_v rank_n that_o of_o their_o priest_n mutter_v of_o the_o word_n of_o consecration_n in_o secret_a 499._o which_o doctor_n raynolds_n do_v just_o condemn_v as_o be_v against_o the_o practice_n of_o church_n of_o father_n apostle_n and_o of_o christ_n himself_o but_o they_o say_v say_v doctor_n rainolds_n of_o this_o dumb_a show_n which_o creep_v into_o the_o church_n that_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o holy_a mother_n church_n lest_o those_o word_n so_o holy_a and_o so_o sacred_a shall_v come_v into_o contempt_n and_o can_v there_o be_v a_o better_a example_n of_o a_o dumb_a ceremony_n or_o more_o just_a reason_n of_o cast_v it_o out_o then_o because_o it_o be_v dumb_a in_o brief_a all_o these_o consideration_n proof_n and_o example_n above_o mention_v draw_v from_o the_o religious_a person_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n both_o before_o and_o under_o the_o law_n from_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o new_a from_o the_o universal_a practice_n of_o all_o church_n that_o be_v within_o the_o horizon_n of_o ecclesiastical_a record_n from_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o own_o witness_n from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n themselves_o and_o last_o from_o the_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o reason_n may_v sufficient_o free_v our_o ceremony_n from_o any_o guilt_n as_o they_o term_v it_o of_o superstition_n as_o though_o they_o be_v therefore_o superstitious_a even_o because_o they_o be_v significant_a chap._n four_o the_o four_o general_a argument_n urge_v by_o the_o nonconformist_n against_o the_o foresay_a ceremony_n be_v take_v from_o a_o pretence_n that_o they_o have_v be_v abuse_v to_o popish_a superstition_n sect_n i._o their_o argument_n maior_n no_o ceremony_n which_o have_v be_v notorious_o know_v to_o have_v be_v of_o old_a rest_n and_o still_o to_o be_v abuse_v to_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n especial_o if_o there_o be_v now_o no_o use_n of_o they_o in_o god_n church_n can_v be_v lawful_a but_o must_v be_v abolish_v whether_o they_o have_v be_v the_o ceremony_n of_o pagan_n jew_n or_o heretic_n assumption_n but_o these_o ceremony_n have_v be_v idolatrous_o pollute_v by_o papist_n namely_o the_o surplice_n cross_n in_o baptism_n and_o the_o gesture_n of_o kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n ergo_fw-la they_o ought_v to_o be_v remove_v and_o abolish_v our_o answer_n if_o you_o require_v that_o ceremony_n so_o abuse_v be_v abolish_v as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o cure_n for_o such_o sore_n but_o only_a abcision_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o member_n by_o the_o joint_n than_o we_o deny_v your_o mayor_n but_o if_o you_o understand_v such_o thing_n as_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v not_o ill_o but_o indifferent_a or_o by_o except_v thing_n necessary_a you_o mean_v a_o absolute_a and_o not_o a_o convenient_a necessity_n we_o deny_v your_o assumption_n and_o now_o that_o you_o see_v your_o mark_n look_v to_o your_o aim_n and_o first_o prove_v if_o you_o can_v your_o proposition_n than_o afterward_o your_o assumption_n for_o otherwise_o you_o can_v conclude_v against_o our_o ceremony_n just_o nothing_o at_o all_o sect_n ii_o the_o proof_n use_v by_o the_o nonconformist_n against_o such_o ceremony_n which_o have_v be_v superstitious_o abuse_v their_o proof_n be_v from_o example_n of_o the_o abolish_n of_o ceremony_n that_o have_v be_v either_o heathenish_o jewish_o or_o heretical_o abuse_v their_o first_o objection_n concern_v heathenish_a ceremony_n by_o diverse_a instance_n in_o scripture_n this_o may_v appear_v by_o godâ—_n word_n forbid_v all_o provocation_n unto_o spiritual_a fornication_n 17._o and_o command_v we_o to_o separate_v ourselves_o from_o idolater_n aâ—d_v to_o â—e_a as_o unlike_o they_o as_o may_v be_v especial_o in_o their_o religious_a observation_n and_o ceremony_n and_o 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infer_v that_o omne_fw-la insignia_fw-la idololatriae_fw-la that_o be_v all_o the_o monument_n or_o token_n of_o idolatry_n be_v to_o be_v abolish_v by_o the_o jew_n yet_o where_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o christian_n be_v precise_o bind_v to_o do_v the_o like_a he_o so_o distinguish_v between_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o decalogue_n and_o these_o appendix_n as_o he_o do_v between_o the_o law_n moral_a and_o the_o politic_a or_o judaical_a notify_v unto_o we_o that_o the_o moral_a precept_n do_v oblige_v all_o man_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o be_v enact_v against_o all_o formal_a idolatry_n but_o these_o politic_a precept_n of_o destroy_v of_o altar_n grove_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v material_n only_o differ_v say_v he_o from_o the_o other_o 286_o namely_o from_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o two_o table_n so_o as_o to_o bind_v only_o the_o jew_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o paedagogie_n but_o not_o the_o church_n christian_n to_o the_o end_n of_o 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