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the_o righteousness_n of_o say_v and_o forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n in_o that_o sinful_a estate_n thus_o i_o show_v god_n word_n not_o i_o own_o for_o oracle_n he_o ask_v if_o we_o will_v be_v wise_a and_o more_o righteous_a than_o god_n himself_o who_o account_v they_o still_o to_o be_v his_o people_n under_o his_o covenant_n and_o himself_o to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n call_v they_o to_o repentance_n etc._n etc._n answ._n all_o this_o notwithstanding_o while_o they_o continue_v unrepent_v and_o unbelieved_a and_o 6._o harden_v their_o neck_n against_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n etc._n etc._n their_o circumcisim_fw-la by_o paul_n doctrine_n be_v make_v uncircumcision_n rom._n 2._o 25._o their_o sacrifice_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n prov._n 15._o 8._o and_o he_o may_v have_v see_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o though_o israel_n be_v divorce_v from_o the_o lord_n jer._n 3._o 8._o and_o not_o his_o people_n or_o wife_n nor_o he_o her_o husband_n hos._n 1._o 9_o &_o 2._o 2._o yet_o they_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o former_a state_n their_o continual_a profession_n and_o the_o future_a mercy_n towards_o they_o call_v god_n people_n still_o even_o till_o christ_n time_n esai_n 11._o 11._o 16._o amos._n 9_o 14._o that_o he_o shall_v not_o urge_v a_o phrase_n as_o his_o manner_n be_v against_o the_o plain_a doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n obj._n what_o will_v they_o say_v to_o the_o circumcision_n of_o judah_n in_o their_o apostasy_n etc._n etc._n be_v it_o also_o among_o they_o none_o of_o god_n ordinance_n but_o a_o idol_n etc._n etc._n answ._n it_o be_v god_n ordinance_n though_o abuse_v by_o the_o unworthy_a receiver_n as_o before_o be_v show_v but_o he_o from_o a_o false_a church_n and_o babylon_n fli_v to_o zion_n the_o true_a church_n corrupt_v which_o be_v his_o perpetual_a fallacy_n if_o judah_n or_o any_o church_n in_o the_o world_n have_v do_z with_o the_o sacrament_n as_o rome_n have_v do_z they_o have_v 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ordinance_n nor_o his_o true_a sign_n and_o sacrament_n but_o idol_n and_o lie_a sign_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o lord_n table_n in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n a_o table_n of_o divils_n or_o the_o lord_n supper_n a_o idol_n or_o lie_a sign_n etc._n etc._n to_o such_o as_o eat_v it_o unworthy_o be_v it_o not_o the_o lord_n ordinance_n and_o true_a sacrament_n though_o sinful_o abuse_v by_o they_o etc._n etc._n ans._n the_o lord_n ordinance_n abide_v always_o the_o same_o and_o holy_a in_o themselves_o howsoever_o abuse_v by_o christian_n by_o antichristian_o by_o jew_n turk_n or_o pagan_n to_o their_o perdition_n neither_o be_v there_o a_o like_a degree_n of_o abuse_n in_o all_o neither_o do_v every_o abuse_n make_v a_o thing_n a_o idol_n but_o when_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o god_n alone_o be_v give_v to_o a_o creature_n than_o it_o be_v make_v a_o idol_n and_o so_o i_o have_v prove_v be_v do_z in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o which_o proof_n he_o answer_v not_o i_o instance_a 74._o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o rome_n whereof_o they_o have_v make_v a_o abominable_a idol_n worship_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n as_o their_o maker_n my_o opposite_a will_v never_o mention_v or_o meddle_v with_o this_o but_o shun_v it_o as_o convince_v in_o conscience_n and_o from_o antichrists_n church_n run_v to_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o corinth_n and_o ask_v if_o the_o lord_n table_n there_o be_v a_o table_n of_o divils_n i_o answer_v no_o not_o then_o in_o corinth_n but_o now_o in_o rome_n they_o have_v make_v it_o by_o their_o idolatrous_a mass_n a_o table_n of_o divils_n and_o as_o moses_n say_v of_o israel_n they_o sacrifice_v to_o divils_n not_o to_o god_n deut._n 32._o 17._o so_o say_v i_o of_o these_o antichristian_o their_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o divils_n not_o to_o god_n this_o he_o shall_v have_v disprove_v if_o he_o can_v have_v do_z it_o and_o not_o to_o leave_v the_o person_n and_o thing_n whereof_o we_o dispute_v and_o run_v 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28._o ezek_n 8._o 5._o 10._o 16._o dan._n 11._o 31._o 38._o answ._n i_o tell_v they_o plain_o that_o that_o temple_n of_o god_n which_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o have_v no_o agreement_n with_o idol_n though_o the_o wicked_a set_v up_o idol_n in_o it_o by_o force_n but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o these_o call_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n have_v agreement_n with_o idol_n if_o image_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n wood_n and_o stone_n a_o wheaten_a god_n in_o the_o mass_n and_o the_o man_n of_o sin_v which_o sit_v as_o god_n be_v idol_n for_o these_o idol_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n worship_v and_o serve_v most_o synful_o but_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n which_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o never_o worship_v the_o idol_n set_v up_o in_o it_o nor_o have_v accord_n with_o they_o but_o this_o be_v a_o shift_n of_o shift_n and_o a_o notorious_a sophism_n in_o my_o opposite_a to_o reason_n from_o the_o material_a temple_n of_o god_n then_o which_o only_o suffer_v that_o abuse_n to_o 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he_o exod._n 19_o 5._o which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n 16_o general_o wherefore_o we_o leave_v god_n secret_a counsel_n to_o himself_o as_o he_o will_v we_o deut._n 29._o 29._o and_o do_v consider_v only_o the_o visible_a state_n of_o church_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n law_n and_o promise_n to_o this_o my_o opposite_a say_v 181._o what_o be_v it_o that_o he_o mean_v hereby_o if_o by_o the_o covenant_n he_o mean_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o salvation_n whereof_o we_o treat_v and_o think_v that_o all_o people_n of_o the_o world_n in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v under_o it_o what_o differ_v this_o from_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o armintans_n touch_v general_n redemption_n if_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v for_o salvation_n all_o may_v perceive_v he_o speak_v not_o to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n answ._n my_o meaning_n be_v plain_a that_o god_n have_v his_o elect_a among_o the_o 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