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seduce_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n and_o say_v st._n peter_n 2_o pet._n 2.1_o but_o there_o be_v false_a prophet_n among_o the_o people_n even_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v false_a teacher_n among_o you_o who_o privy_o shall_v bring_v in_o damnable_a heresy_n and_o rev._n 2.9_o say_v our_o saviour_n by_o st._n john_n and_o i_o know_v the_o blasphemy_n of_o they_o which_o say_v they_o be_v jew_n and_o be_v not_o but_o be_v the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n and_o ver_fw-la 20._o notwithstanding_o i_o have_v a_o few_o thing_n against_o thou_o because_o thou_o suffer_v that_o woman_n jezebel_n which_o call_v herself_o prophetess_n to_o teach_v and_o to_o seduce_v my_o servant_n to_o commit_v fornication_n and_o to_o eat_v thing_n sacrifice_v unto_o idol_n and_o rev._n 3.9_o behold_v i_o will_v make_v they_o of_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n which_o say_v they_o be_v jew_n and_o be_v not_o but_o do_v lie_v and_o again_o rev._n 18.4_o and_o i_o hear_v say_v st._n john_n another_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o that_o you_o receive_v not_o of_o her_o plague_n by_o all_o these_o frequent_a warning_n and_o such_o like_a to_o have_v a_o care_n that_o we_o be_v not_o seduce_v by_o false_a prophet_n and_o teacher_n it_o do_v plain_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n not_o to_o be_v lead_v blindfold_o as_o the_o romish_a church_n will_v have_v we_o but_o to_o be_v very_o circumspect_a and_o careful_a who_o and_o what_o we_o give_v credit_n to_o and_o some_o of_o these_o place_n as_o i_o have_v show_v do_v respect_n the_o romish_a church_n and_o do_v particular_o warn_v we_o against_o the_o error_n thereof_o and_o we_o be_v also_o caution_v by_o our_o bless_a lord_n and_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v very_o circumspect_a and_o careful_a herein_o and_o not_o to_o let_v man_n impose_v upon_o we_o what_o they_o please_v mar._n 4.24_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o take_v heed_n what_o you_o hear_v and_o luk._n 8.18_o take_v heed_n therefore_o how_o you_o hear_v and_o say_v st._n paul_n 1_o thess_n 5.21_o prove_v all_o thing_n hold_v fast_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o say_v st._n john_n 1_o joh._n 4.1_o beloved_n believe_v not_o every_o spirit_n but_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n and_o say_v st._n paul_n ephes_n 5.6_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n by_o these_o and_o such_o admonition_n and_o exhortation_n we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o try_v and_o examine_v all_o thing_n well_o before_o we_o believe_v and_o practice_v they_o and_o not_o blind_o to_o believe_v and_o follow_v other_o in_o matter_n of_o weight_n and_o moment_n and_o we_o may_v see_v that_o when_o people_n believe_v and_o follow_v a_o false_a prophet_n or_o a_o false_a guide_n it_o be_v at_o their_o own_o peril_n and_o hazard_n and_o that_o this_o will_v not_o excuse_v they_o and_o free_v they_o 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of_o idol_n and_o ver_fw-la 29_o that_o you_o abstain_v from_o meat_n offer_v to_o idol_n and_o say_v st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 10.7_o neither_o be_v you_o idolater_n as_o be_v some_o of_o they_o and_o ver_fw-la 14._o wherefore_o my_o dear_o belove_a flee_v from_o idolatry_n st._n peter_n also_o show_v idolatry_n to_o be_v a_o grievous_a crime_n 1_o pet._n 4.3_o and_o say_v st._n john_n 1_o joh._n 5.21_o little_a child_n keep_v yourselves_o from_o idol_n amen_o idolatry_n we_o see_v be_v strict_o forbid_v by_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o well_o as_o the_o old_a and_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n all_o along_o that_o image_n that_o be_v make_v for_o worship_n be_v idol_n and_o that_o the_o worship_v of_o they_o be_v idolatry_n psal_n 115.4_o say_v the_o psalmist_n their_o idol_n be_v silver_n and_o gold_n the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n they_o have_v mouth_n but_o they_o speak_v not_o eye_n have_v they_o but_o they_o see_v not_o we_o may_v plain_o see_v that_o these_o idol_n be_v image_n and_o so_o again_o psal_n 135.15_o and_o say_v st._n john_n rev._n 9.20_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o man_n which_o be_v not_o kill_v by_o these_o plague_n yet_o repent_v not_o of_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o worship_v devil_n and_o idol_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o brass_n and_o stone_n and_o of_o wood_n which_o neither_o can_v see_v nor_o hear_v nor_o walk_v and_o this_o place_n as_o dr._n more_o show_v respect_v the_o romish_a church_n itself_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o all_o these_o place_n and_o many_o more_o that_o the_o worship_v of_o image_n and_o such_o idol_n be_v a_o very_a sinful_a thing_n again_o we_o may_v see_v that_o god_n command_v that_o the_o worshipper_n of_o other_o god_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o not_o fit_a to_o live_v any_o long_a and_o to_o deter_v all_o other_o from_o the_o commit_n of_o such_o gross_a and_o notorious_a impiety_n and_o such_o god_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n image_n and_o such_o idol_n that_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o have_v go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n be_v to_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n deut._n 17.2_o and_o that_o prophet_n or_o friend_n or_o relation_n that_o go_v about_o to_o draw_v they_o to_o serve_v other_o god_n be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n deut._n 13_o 15_a and_o that_o prophet_n or_o that_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n because_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o turn_v you_o away_o from_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o ver_fw-la 6_o if_o thy_o brother_n the_o son_n of_o thy_o mother_n or_o thy_o son_n or_o thy_o daughter_n or_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o bosom_n or_o thy_o friend_n which_o be_v as_o thy_o own_o soul_n entice_v thou_o secret_o say_v let_v we_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n which_o thou_o have_v not_o know_v thou_o shall_v not_o consent_v unto_o he_o nor_o hearken_v unto_o he_o neither_o shall_v thy_o eye_n pity_v he_o neither_o shall_v thou_o spare_v neither_o shall_v thou_o conceal_v he_o but_o 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the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o prevent_v they_o which_o be_v asleep_a for_o the_o lord_n himself_o shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n with_o a_o shout_n with_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o with_o the_o trump_n of_o god_n and_o the_o dead_a in_o christ_n shall_v rise_v first_o then_o we_o which_o be_v alive_a and_o remain_v shall_v be_v catch_v up_o together_o with_o they_o in_o the_o cloud_n to_o meet_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o air_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o ever_o be_v with_o the_o lord_n the_o last_o generation_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v change_v and_o so_o go_v straight_o away_o to_o meet_v the_o lord_n and_o to_o judgement_n and_o the_o righteous_a of_o they_o be_v then_o to_o abide_v with_o the_o lord_n for_o ever_o and_o they_o go_v not_o to_o any_o romish_a purgatory_n and_o they_o prove_v to_o we_o that_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o any_o such_o place_n and_o that_o in_o truth_n and_o reality_n there_o be_v no_o such_o place_n at_o all_o 3._o we_o 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ever_o that_o he_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o and_o not_o see_v corruption_n and_o say_v god_n ez._n 14.14_o though_o these_o three_o man_n noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v in_o it_o they_o shall_v deliver_v but_o their_o own_o soul_n by_o their_o righteousness_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n by_o these_o place_n we_o may_v see_v that_o it_o be_v very_o great_a vanity_n to_o pretend_v to_o deliver_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o another_o world_n see_v such_o pious_a and_o holy_a man_n and_o such_o favourite_n of_o god_n be_v not_o able_a to_o effect_v any_o such_o deliverance_n in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o plain_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n gal._n 6.5_o but_o to_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o service_n of_o other_o be_v not_o to_o bear_v one_o own_o burden_n we_o may_v see_v that_o prayer_n and_o mass_n and_o absolution_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v very_o vain_a and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o our_o duty_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o 4._o we_o 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believer_n and_o infidel_n etc._n etc._n under_o these_o two_o sort_n do_v our_o bless_a lord_n comprehend_v all_o man_n matt._n 5.45_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o child_n of_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o he_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o rise_v on_o the_o evil_a and_o on_o the_o good_a and_o send_v rain_n on_o the_o just_a and_o on_o the_o unjust_a that_o be_v upon_o all_o man_n and_o so_o matt._n 13.49_o and_o 25.33_o we_o may_v see_v also_o that_o there_o be_v but_o two_o state_n of_o life_n which_o man_n be_v to_o enter_v into_o after_o death_n the_o one_o of_o joy_n and_o happiness_n the_o other_o of_o sorrow_n and_o misery_n matth._n 7.13_o say_v our_o lord_n enter_v you_o in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n for_o wide_a be_v the_o gate_n and_o broad_a be_v the_o way_n which_o lead_v to_o destruction_n and_o many_o there_o be_v which_o go_v in_o there_o at_o because_o straight_o be_v the_o gate_n and_o narrow_a be_v the_o way_n which_o lead_v unto_o life_n and_o few_o there_o be_v that_o find_v it_o and_o matt._n 18.8_o wherefore_o if_o thy_o hand_n or_o thy_o foot_n offend_v thou_o cut_v they_o off_o and_o cast_v they_o from_o thou_o it_o be_v better_a for_o thou_o to_o enter_v into_o life_n halt_v or_o maim_a rather_o than_o have_v two_o hand_n or_o two_o foot_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n and_o to_o this_o effect_n mar._n 9.43_o and_o again_o matt._n 25.21_o 46._o in_o all_o these_o and_o the_o like_a place_n we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v only_o two_o place_n and_o state_n for_o man_n to_o enter_v into_o after_o death_n the_o one_o of_o joy_n and_o happiness_n the_o other_o of_o torment_n and_o misery_n and_o that_o all_o man_n be_v like_a to_o enter_v into_o one_o of_o these_o two_o state_n of_o life_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o three_o state_n and_o condition_n for_o they_o to_o enter_v into_o again_o we_o may_v see_v that_o the_o righteous_a and_o just_a after_o their_o departure_n hence_o do_v enter_v into_o a_o 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receive_v thy_o good_a thing_n and_o likewise_o lazarus_n evil_a thing_n but_o now_o he_o be_v comfort_v and_o thou_o be_v torment_v here_o we_o see_v in_o this_o parable_n that_o lazarus_n be_v carry_v straight_o away_o after_o death_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n into_o a_o place_n of_o comfort_n and_o joy_n and_o that_o he_o go_v not_o into_o any_o such_o place_n as_o purgatory_n and_o hereby_o be_v we_o instruct_v that_o all_o righteous_a man_n shall_v be_v convey_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v dead_a to_o a_o place_n of_o comfort_n and_o joy_n and_o our_o bless_a lord_n commend_v his_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o father_n when_o