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a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n at_o whitehall_n novemb_n 23._o 1684._o by_o gilb._n ironside_n d._n d._n warden_n of_o wadham_n college_n in_o oxon_n etc._n etc._n 4._o mat._n 10._o sect._n 1_o 2_o col._n 18._o sect._n 2._o 4_o matth._n 10._o 6_o deutr._fw-la 13._o 10_o deutr._fw-la 20._o 20_o exod._n 3._o 6_o deutr._fw-la 14._o 70_o jere._n 11._o still_v fleet_v defence_n of_o the_o discourse_n of_o idolatry_n 4_o luke_n 6._o 12_o deut._n 13_o 14._o 22_o joshua_n v_o 16._o 19_o 22_o 23._o 22_o exod._n 2d_o 56_o isai._n 7._o 2d_o matth._n 13._o 1_o king_n 8._o 3_o act_n 1._o 6_o dan._n 10._o 55_o psalm_n 17._o 9_o dan._n 21._o 1_o king_n 8._o 30._o v_o 35._o v_o 37._o v_o 39_o v_o 44._o v_o 48._o 6._o dan._n 10._o buâ—torsii_n synag_n jud._n p._n 222_o 65._o psalm_n 2._o 23_o joshua_n 7â—_n 1_o king_n 18._o 26._o 20_o ezek._n 20._o 10_o deut_n 21._o 19_o isai._n 18._o 4â—_n gen._n 16._o sect._n 3_o 13_o deut._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o 19_o john_n 7._o 4_o matth._n 10._o 1_o rom._n 21._o v_o 23._o v_o 25._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 5_o 6._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 1._o see_v mr._n joseph_n mede_n apostasy_n of_o the_o latter_a time_n 5._o mat._n 17._o 21._o act_n 21_o 22._o 3._o rom._n 31._o 8._o isai._n 20._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 17._o act_n 10_o 11._o 42._o isai._n 8._o 4_o gal._n 5_o 6._o 4_o hebr._n 16._o 1_o pet._n 2_o 5_o 9_o 14_o joh._n 13_o 15._o 16_o joh._n 24._o 26_o 27._o 10_o hebr._n 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 2_o joh._n 19_o 21._o 1_o joh._n 14._o 2_o coloss._n 3_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 1_o 2._o 1._o heb._n 12._o 28._o mat._n 20._o 20._o bonum_fw-la atque_fw-la utile_fw-la esse_fw-la suppliciter_fw-la sanctos_fw-la invocare_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la beneficia_fw-la impetranda_fw-la â—_o deo_fw-la per_fw-la silium_fw-la ejus_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la domini_fw-la nostrum_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la noster_fw-la redemptor_n &_o salvator_n est_fw-la ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la orationes_fw-la opem_fw-la auxilium_fw-la confugere_fw-la canâ—_n trin._n 16._o 25._o the_o invocat_n 20_o exod._n 10_o deut._n 20._o 4_o matth_n 10._o 13_o deuter._n 6_o 7._o etc._n etc._n 6_o deut._n 13_o 14._o 13_o deut._n 7._o see_v bishop_n usher_n answer_v to_o the_o jesuit_n challenge_n greg._n naz._n orat._n 2._o in_o gorg._n basil_n orat._n in_o julit_fw-la martyr_n greg._n naz._n orat_fw-la 1._o the_o oratione_fw-la chrys._n in_o genes_n homil._n 30._o aug._n de_fw-fr civet_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 22._o cap._n 10._o id._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la religione_fw-la cap._n 55_o
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scripture_n evidence_n which_o be_v the_o most_o certain_a authority_n to_o determine_v this_o matter_n for_o though_o i_o confess_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o self_n evident_a and_o fundamental_a principle_n in_o natural_a religion_n that_o we_o must_v worship_v none_o but_o that_o supreme_a be_v who_o make_v and_o who_o govern_v the_o world_n yet_o i_o find_v man_n reason_n very_o different_o about_o these_o matter_n the_o heathen_a philosopher_n who_o general_o acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a and_o sovereign_a deity_n do_v not_o think_v it_o incongruous_a nor_o any_o affront_n or_o diminution_n to_o the_o supreme_a god_n to_o ascribe_v a_o inferior_a kind_n of_o divinity_n nor_o to_o pay_v a_o inferior_a degree_n of_o religious_a worship_n to_o those_o excellent_a spirit_n which_o be_v so_o much_o above_o we_o and_o have_v so_o great_a a_o share_n in_o the_o government_n of_o this_o low_a world_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v a_o affront_n to_o a_o sovereign_a monarch_n to_o honour_n and_o reverence_v his_o great_a minister_n of_o state_n or_o peculiar_a favourite_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o she_o have_v corrupt_v christianity_n with_o the_o worship_n of_o angel_n and_o saint_n depart_v so_o she_o defend_v herself_o with_o the_o same_o argument_n and_o reason_n which_o be_v long_o since_o allege_v by_o celsus_n and_o porphyry_n and_o other_o heathen_a philosopher_n in_o defence_n of_o their_o pagan_a idolatry_n and_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o these_o argument_n be_v very_o popular_a and_o have_v something_o so_o agreeable_a in_o they_o to_o the_o natural_a notion_n of_o civil_a honour_n and_o respect_n which_o admit_v of_o great_a variety_n of_o degree_n that_o i_o do_v not_o wonder_v that_o such_o vast_a number_n of_o man_n both_o wise_a and_o unwise_a have_v be_v impose_v on_o by_o they_o for_o there_o be_v certain_o a_o proportionable_a reverence_n and_o respect_v due_a even_o to_o create_v excellency_n and_o every_o degree_n of_o power_n 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mediator_n to_o address_v to_o but_o there_o be_v three_o consideration_n which_o may_v satisfy_v any_o man_n how_o far_o this_o be_v from_o a_o perfect_a state_n of_o religion_n 1._o that_o it_o argue_v very_o mean_a and_o low_a conceit_n of_o god_n for_o do_v man_n believe_v god_n to_o be_v so_o wise_a so_o good_a and_o so_o powerful_a as_o real_o he_o be_v they_o will_v be_v content_v with_o one_o infinite_a god_n instead_o of_o ten_o thousand_o mean_a advocate_n the_o worship_n of_o saint_n and_o angel_n as_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v be_v a_o great_a reproach_n to_o the_o divine_a perfection_n and_o therefore_o such_o worshipper_n must_v have_v very_o imperfect_a and_o childish_a apprehension_n of_o the_o supreme_a be_v which_o be_v a_o plain_a proof_n what_o a_o imperfect_a state_n of_o religion_n this_o be_v for_o the_o perfection_n of_o religion_n be_v always_o proportion_v to_o that_o knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o god_n who_o be_v the_o object_n of_o it_o 2._o this_o 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