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himself_o command_v the_o people_n even_o in_o his_o time_n to_o do_v as_o they_o say_v who_o sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n but_o not_o to_o do_v as_o they_o do_v matth._n 23.3_o so_o that_o till_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n forsake_v the_o synagogue_n it_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v and_o by_o consequence_n be_v secure_v from_o give_v a_o false_a sentence_n in_o necessary_n to_o salvation_n and_o can_v we_o imagine_v that_o god_n will_v leave_v his_o spouse_n his_o church_n without_o this_o so_o great_a a_o privilege_n to_o who_o a_o covenant_n with_o better_a promise_n have_v be_v give_v heb._n 8._o the_o prophecy_n that_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n the_o new_a law_n tell_v we_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n a_o way_n of_o holiness_n that_o the_o way-faring_a man_n though_o fool_n shall_v not_o err_v therein_o isa._n 35.8_o furthermore_o the_o prophecy_n tell_v that_o god_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o church_n that_o his_o spirit_n shall_v be_v upon_o she_o 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