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the_o way_n walk_v in_o it_o ezek._n 43.11_o and_o if_o they_o be_v ashamed_a of_o all_o they_o have_v do_v show_v they_o the_o form_n of_o the_o house_n and_o the_o fashion_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n rev._n 18_o 4_o 5._o and_o i_o hear_v 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 for_o her_o sin_n have_v reach_v to_o heaven_n and_o god_n have_v remember_v her_o iniquity_n jer._n 50.5_o they_o shall_v ask_v the_o way_n to_o zion_n with_o their_o face_n thitherward_o etc._n etc._n calv._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la sado_fw-es et_fw-fr in_o illa_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la forma_fw-la quam_fw-la apostoli_fw-la constituerunt_fw-la unicum_fw-la habemus_fw-la verae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la exemplar_n a_o quâ—_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la vel_fw-la minimum_fw-la deflectit_fw-la aberrat_fw-la echo_n nobiliss_n viri_fw-la pet._n beauvis_n benlosi_fw-la papismus_fw-la 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15.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rev._n 15.3_o king_n of_o saint_n with_o this_o plain_a treatise_n for_o who_o sake_n it_o be_v compose_v and_o send_v abroad_o into_o the_o world_n the_o subject_a matter_n of_o it_o look_v direct_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o welfare_n of_o your_o soul_n be_v so_o excellent_a that_o i_o ingenuous_o profess_v it_o call_v for_o the_o rich_a annointing_n from_o â—n_o high_a to_o declare_v and_o hold_v forth_o the_o beauty_n and_o lustre_n thereof_o and_o have_v i_o not_o prove_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o glorious_a god_n ordain_v strength_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o babe_n psal_n 8.2_o and_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 1.27_o 28._o choose_v the_o foolish_a the_o meal_n the_o base_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thing_n that_o be_v despise_v yea_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v instrumental_a for_o his_o praise_n i_o shall_v have_v be_v altogether_o discourage_v from_o set_v about_o it_o but_o in_o regard_n 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that_o paul_n be_v force_v to_o that_o place_n of_o mars_n hill_n when_o he_o preach_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n to_o the_o athenian_a idolater_n but_o i_o answer_v though_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v that_o by_o violence_n he_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o athenian_n to_o that_o idolatrous_a place_n which_o the_o word_n will_v not_o yield_v to_o they_o ver_fw-la 19_o but_o suppose_v it_o yet_o it_o seem_v when_o he_o come_v there_o he_o be_v not_o force_v to_o preach_v but_o what_o he_o do_v he_o do_v voluntary_o ver_fw-la 22._o as_o one_o that_o have_v a_o fit_a opportunity_n put_v into_o his_o hand_n to_o do_v good_a it_o seem_v that_o the_o former_a word_n of_o their_o take_v he_o &_o bring_v he_o to_o that_o place_n be_v no_o other_o but_o their_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o place_n of_o great_a conveniency_n to_o deliver_v and_o make_v know_v the_o truth_n than_o the_o market_n place_n be_v and_o without_o question_n the_o apostle_n know_v under_o the_o gospel_n all_o 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grace_n and_o help_v of_o faith_n and_o love_n and_o repentance_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o church-fellowship_n be_v without_o controversy_n eph._n 4.12_o 13._o but_o not_o of_o the_o former_a and_o the_o apostle_n make_v it_o clear_a in_o heb._n 2.3_o 4._o that_o the_o chief_a end_n of_o gift_n of_o miracle_n be_v to_o confirm_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n then_o send_v forth_o to_o be_v preach_v which_o now_o need_v not_o for_o as_o m._n thomas_n goodwin_n late_o in_o one_o of_o his_o lecture_n on_o the_o ephesian_n show_v common_a education_n serve_v so_o far_o now_o as_o miracle_n do_v of_o old_a which_o be_v not_o to_o begin_v a_o save_n justify_v faith_n for_o that_o be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o word_n but_o to_o make_v man_n to_o attend_v the_o word_n which_o now_o education_n do_v and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o such_o need_n of_o a_o ministry_n with_o miracle_n 4._o do_v not_o the_o scripture_n abundant_o show_v we_o that_o work_v of_o miracle_n may_v 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