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those_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v like_o cobweb_n too_o curious_a to_o hold_v too_o pretty_a to_o be_v potent_a and_o prevalent_a for_o you_o dream_v not_o how_o dangerous_a this_o new_a reformation_n may_v be_v to_o the_o state_n and_o how_o prejudicial_a to_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o therefore_o those_o hoper_n and_o hope_n must_v rest_v satisfy_v without_o those_o hope_a thing_n though_o now_o indeed_o they_o seem_v to_o promise_v never_o to_o be_v satisfy_v in_o their_o mind_n desire_n and_o petition_n without_o it_o answ_n all_o these_o thing_n be_v opportune_o object_v here_o because_o they_o be_v clear_v by_o saint_n john_n and_o so_o we_o shall_v hear_v he_o free_v his_o own_o pprophecy_n from_o all_o objection_n before_o we_o leave_v he_o first_o to_o the_o danger_n of_o state_n object_v saint_n john_n oppose_v 1_o the_o danger_n of_o condemnation_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v fearful_a regular_o to_o reform_v or_o practice_v reformation_n according_a to_o the_o power_n 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consideration_n to_o humble_v they_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o doctrine_n be_v four_o 1_o their_o hope_n do_v not_o tend_v the_o right_a way_n they_o do_v not_o tend_v in_o their_o hope_n the_o right_a way_n they_o do_v not_o hope_v as_o man_n of_o hope_n they_o do_v not_o hope_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n as_o if_o they_o themselves_o be_v of_o the_o church_n they_o hope_v not_o as_o if_o they_o and_o the_o church_n have_v one_o christ_n one_o say_v one_o baptism_n one_o hope_n of_o glory_n and_o so_o they_o show_v plain_o that_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o israel_n ephes_n 2.12_o and_o so_o not_o in_o state_n of_o salvation_n for_o there_o be_v no_o name_n give_v under_o heaven_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v save_v act_n act_n but_o jesus_n christ_n and_o extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la nulla_fw-la salus_fw-la christ_n ordinary_o save_v in_o and_o by_o the_o church_n i.e._n man_n come_v to_o the_o congregation_n or_o assembly_n of_o the_o church_n be_v 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