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between_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n &_o the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n there_o be_v a_o unreconcilable_a war_n according_a to_o y_z e_z say_v i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n 15._o and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n he_o shall_v break_v thy_o head_n and_o thou_o shall_v bruise_v his_o heel_n neither_o be_v the_o anabaptiste_n nor_o staphile_n to_o be_v hearkened-unto_a staphylus_n who_o deny_v that_o to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n wherein_o be_v heresy_n &_o schism_n and_o manner_n contrary_a to_o profession_n for_o both_o paul_n do_v plain_o show_v the_o vanity_n of_o those_o man_n who_o do_v call_v the_o church_n at_o corinthus_n holy_a in_o who_o outward_a assembly_n for_o all_o that_o there_o be_v horrible_a heresy_n pernicious_a schism_n &_o many_o dead_a member_n &_o christ_n himself_o too_o compare_v the_o church_n not_o only_o to_o a_o draw_v net_n castinto_a the_o sea_n 48._o contain_v good_a fish_n and_o bad_a that_o be_v take_v 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private_a banquet_n sure_o in_o vain_a do_v those_o sacrificer_n vaunt_v how_o with_o five_o word_n they_o can_v pluck-downe_a the_o body_n of_o christ_n from_o heaven_n upon_o their_o altar_n for_o y_o e_o body_n &_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v only_o in_o y_z t_z place_n where_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n be_v maintain_v and_o the_o communion_n according_a to_o the_o institution_n it_o be_v needful_a then_o that_o at_o the_o least_o there_o be_v one_o to_o minister_v and_o another_o to_o receive_v the_o seven_o reason_n by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o mass_n the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n which_o be_v erect_v by_o the_o devil_n be_v augment_v &_o establish_v for_o the_o storehouse_n of_o all_o ungodlie_a worshipping_n whereby_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n be_v up-holden_a be_v the_o mass_n which_o therefore_o the_o more_o forceable_o do_v deceive_v because_o it_o have_v a_o form_n quite_o contrary_a to_o y_z e_z nature_n thereof_o for_o it_o seem_v goodly_a whereas_o 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be_v carried-awaie_a so_o that_o they_o become_v wild_a oftentimes_o and_o spurn_v against_o god._n hereof_o it_o be_v that_o we_o see_v in_o all_o state_n such_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o reprove_v this_o darkness_n hereof_o spring_v the_o detestable_a behaviour_n of_o parent_n the_o ill_a bringing-up_a of_o child_n for_o while_o man_n do_v looke-uppon_a the_o multitude_n authority_n and_o power_n of_o such_o as_o sin_n they_o excuse_v themselves_o by_o example_n as_o they_o do_v who_o despise_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n in_o noah_n 20_o at_o the_o length_n suffer_v due_a punishment_n in_o the_o flood_n this_o wickedness_n do_v deserve_v that_o man_n shall_v be_v punishod_a with_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n as_o paul_n say_v â—28_n god_n deliver_v they_o up_o into_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n according_a to_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o law_n 28_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o madness_n and_o with_o blindness_n &_o with_o astonieng_v of_o hart_n for_o such_o as_o 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they_o in_o this_o place_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o three_o part_n of_o christ_n his_o priesthood_n to_o wit_n of_o doctrine_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o of_o intercession_n the_o other_o point_n contain_v in_o the_o definition_n of_o the_o priesthood_n touch_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o church_n the_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o everlasting_a life_n be_v rather_o most_o pleasant_a fruit_n than_o part_n of_o christ_n his_o priesthood_n chap._n 38._o 1._o of_o the_o covenant_n which_o christ_n our_o high_a priest_n have_v enter_v into_o 2._o the_o special_a point_n to_o be_v consider_v therein_o 3._o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a covenant_n or_o testament_n wherein_o they_o do_v differ_v 4._o the_o difference_n between_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o the_o gospel_n 5._o whether_o with_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v abrogate_a or_o no._n forsomuch_o as_o every_o priest_n as_o y_z e_z epistle_n to_o y_fw-fr e_o 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