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obedience_n must_v be_v perform_v but_o if_o the_o case_n be_v evident_a man_n must_v open_o disobey_v their_o pastor_n before_o they_o certain_o disobey_v god_n but_o who_o shall_v judge_v of_o the_o evidence_n every_o man_n conscience_n shall_v that_o then_o be_v evident_a which_o every_o man_n shall_v say_v be_v evident_a unto_o he_o no_o but_o what_o in_o deed_n and_o conscience_n be_v and_o so_o shall_v appear_v in_o his_o judgement_n that_o search_v the_o heart_n and_o reins_o such_o as_o do_v not_o fear_v his_o censure_n will_v make_v no_o conscience_n of_o disobey_v man_n pretend_v authority_n from_o he_o such_o as_o with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a expect_v the_o son_n of_o man_n appearance_n will_v not_o much_o esteem_n how_o they_o be_v judge_v by_o man_n further_o than_o in_o reason_n they_o may_v be_v persuade_v their_o sentence_n shall_v be_v ratify_v in_o the_o last_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o because_o god_n have_v endue_v spiritual_a governor_n with_o power_n of_o 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persist_v otherwise_o disobedience_n to_o a_o lawful_a magistrate_n or_o inferior_a officer_n will_v be_v find_v rebellion_n against_o the_o state_n or_o sovereignty_n 12_o though_o it_o be_v most_o true_a what_o have_v be_v before_o deliver_v that_o unto_o pastor_n conditional_a sort_n obedience_n be_v only_o due_a yet_o be_v not_o the_o condition_n precedent_n to_o all_o act_n of_o obedience_n but_o subsequent_a at_o least_o to_o some_o and_o to_o be_v insert_v by_o way_n of_o limitation_n or_o caution_n for_o desist_v upon_o discovery_n of_o far_a danger_n rather_o than_o interpose_v as_o a_o stop_n to_o breed_v delay_n or_o prohibition_n of_o all_o obedience_n until_o evident_a proof_n be_v make_v that_o it_o be_v express_o due_a in_o the_o particular_n enjoin_v the_o want_n of_o this_o distinction_n between_o a_o condition_n precedent_n and_o a_o condition_n subsequent_a or_o annex_v unto_o actual_a obedience_n
to_o possess_v it_o then_o shall_v thou_o put_v the_o blessing_n upon_o mount_n gerâ—…m_n and_o the_o curse_n upon_o mount_n 〈◊〉_d and_o elsewhere_o moses_n charge_v the_o people_n say_v these_o all_o son_n of_o the_o freewoman_n shall_v stand_v upon_o mount_n geriâ—…_n to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o peâ—â—â—â—_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d â—e_v pass_v over_o jordan_n simeon_n and_o levi_n and_o judah_n and_o iâ—â—aâ—har_n andâ—oseph_n â—oseph_z and_o benjamin_n and_o these_o son_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n shall_v stand_v 〈◊〉_d mount_n eâ—al_a to_o â—urse_v reuben_n gad_n and_o asher_n and_o zebulon_n dan_n and_o nephtali_n 〈◊〉_d the_o levite_n shall_v answer_v and_o say_v unto_o all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n curse_v &c_n &c_n nor_n be_v this_o rehearsal_n more_o strict_o enjoin_v by_o moses_n then_o faithful_o perform_v by_o josuah_n and_o all_o israel_n and_o their_o elder_n and_o officer_n and_o their_o â—…ges_n stand_v on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o on_o that_o side_n before_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o levite_n 35._o which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o the_o stranger_n as_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o country_n half_a of_o they_o be_v over_o against_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o half_a of_o they_o over_o against_o mount_n ebal_n as_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v before_o that_o they_o shall_v bless_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n then_o afterward_o he_o read_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n according_a to_o all_o that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o all_o that_o moses_n have_v command_v that_o josuah_n read_v not_o before_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n aswell_o before_o the_o woman_n and_o child_n as_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v conversant_a among_o they_o the_o like_a solemnity_n be_v to_o be_v continue_v every_o seven_o year_n as_o moses_n command_v they_o say_v every_o 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they_o depart_v not_o out_o of_o thy_o heart_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n but_o teach_v they_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o son_n son_n forget_v not_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o horeb_n when_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o gather_v i_o the_o people_n together_o and_o i_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o hear_v my_o word_n that_o they_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v i_o all_o the_o day_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o they_o may_v teach_v their_o child_n the_o necessity_n of_o this_o and_o like_a premonition_n be_v too_o well_o manifest_v by_o the_o event_n the_o people_n etc._n say_v another_o penman_n of_o the_o sacred_a canon_n have_v serve_v the_o lord_n all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o josuah_n and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o elder_n that_o outlive_v josuah_n which_o have_v see_v all_o the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o aid_n for_o israel_n not_o the_o avouchment_v or_o presence_n of_o infallible_a teacher_n but_o their_o sure_a experience_n of_o god_n power_n and_o mercy_n do_v more_o sure_o fasten_v this_o people_n assent_n unto_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o which_o moses_n have_v leave_v write_v than_o moses_n live-personal_a proposal_n can_v do_v their_o father_n to_o his_o word_n utter_v in_o their_o audience_n but_o after_o that_o generation_n 11._o with_o who_o josuah_n have_v converse_v be_v gather_v unto_o their_o father_n and_o another_o generation_n arise_v after_o they_o which_o neither_o know_v the_o lord_n nor_o yet_o the_o work_n he_o have_v do_v for_o israel_n than_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v weeken_o in_o 〈◊〉_d sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o serve_v baal_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o whithersoever_o they_o go_v out_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v sore_o against_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v 16._o say_v and_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v unto_o they_o so_o he_o punish_v they_o sore_o notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n raise_v up_o judge_n which_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o oppressor_n yet_o when_o the_o judge_n be_v dead_a they_o return_v and_o do_v worse_a than_o their_o father_n in_o follow_v other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o and_o worship_v they_o they_o cease_v not_o 19_o from_o their_o own_o invention_n nor_o from_o their_o rebellious_a way_n what_o rule_n then_o be_v leave_v to_o reclaim_v they_o the_o infallible_a proposal_n of_o their_o priest_n though_o these_o or_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n shall_v have_v propose_v any_o other_o doctrine_n than_o what_o be_v consonant_n to_o their_o write_a law_n who_o true_a meaning_n in_o this_o respect_n every_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v know_v moses_n curse_v before_o mention_v have_v overtake_v they_o follow_v it_o so_o much_o be_v they_o addict_v establish_v unto_o baal_n priest_n proposal_n that_o angel_n can_v scarce_o be_v hear_v though_o suggest_v nothing_o but_o what_o their_o lawgiver_n have_v teach_v though_o assure_v 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alone_o for_o her_o soul_n be_v vex_v within_o she_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v hide_v it_o from_o i_o and_o have_v not_o tell_v it_o i_o 12_o but_o from_o the_o perpetual_a and_o internal_a irradiation_n of_o the_o deity_n bodily_a prophet_n or_o personal_o such_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v dwell_v in_o christ_n and_o incorporate_v in_o his_o substance_n this_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n if_o without_o prejudice_n so_o we_o may_v call_v it_o do_v never_o wain_n be_v never_o eclipse_v always_o most_o splendent_a in_o he_o as_o light_v in_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o full_a as_o he_o never_o foretell_v any_o thing_n which_o come_v not_o to_o pass_v so_o can_v he_o at_o all_o time_n when_o he_o please_v foretell_v whatsoever_o at_o any_o time_n shall_v befall_v his_o friend_n or_o foe_n with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n and_o sign_n consequent_a or_o precedent_n from_o this_o brightness_n of_o his_o glory_n do_v john_n baptist_n who_o be_v send_v from_o god_n as_o the_o morning_n staâ—_n to_o usher_v this_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n into_o his_o kingdom_n become_v more_o than_o a_o prophet_n for_o distinct_a illumination_n concern_v matter_n to_o come_v a_o prophet_n he_o be_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o bare_a witness_n of_o that_o light_n which_o enlighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n before_o he_o come_v into_o it_o himself_o or_o see_v this_o bodily_a sun_n when_o he_o can_v not_o speak_v he_o dance_v for_o joy_n at_o his_o presence_n and_o at_o his_o first_o approach_n after_o baptism_n he_o thus_o salute_v he_o 28._o behod_n the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n what_o prophet_n do_v ever_o so_o distinct_o prophesy_v of_o his_o passion_n and_o so_o full_o instruct_v the_o people_n what_o be_v foresignify_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n yet_o be_v john_n himself_o secure_v by_o the_o former_a rule_n that_o he_o speak_v this_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o out_o of_o fancy_n 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