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this_o and_o great_a reason_n for_o they_o do_v no_o less_o than_o sacrifice_n their_o son_n and_o daughter_n unto_o molech_n 23.10_o which_o be_v the_o most_o execrable_a idolatry_n that_o ever_o be_v commit_v under_o the_o sun_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v in_o the_o text_n verse_n 30._o thâ—_n abomination_n of_o tophet_n how_o can_v you_o then_o say_v that_o this_o sin_n be_v only_a not_o command_v be_v it_o not_o also_o express_o forbid_v as_o it_o be_v write_v 18.2_o thou_o shall_v not_o offer_v thy_o child_n unto_o molech_n when_o i_o first_o read_v this_o objection_n i_o wonder_v to_o understand_v that_o any_o of_o your_o school_n by_o tell_v we_o of_o some_o thing_n unlawful_a as_o beside_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o of_o some_o thing_n unlawful_a as_o against_o it_o can_v so_o well_o symbolize_v albeit_o against_o your_o will_n in_o term_n with_o bellarmine_n and_o some_o other_o romish_a spirit_n who_o to_o maintain_v their_o distinction_n of_o mortal_a and_o venial_a 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nonconformist_n for_o their_o negative_a argue_v from_o scripture_n from_o the_o judgement_n of_o ancient_a father_n fide_fw-la basil_n call_v it_o a_o defection_n from_o faith_n to_o bring_v in_o any_o thing_n beside_o scripture_n cyprian_n say_v whence_o come_v this_o tradition_n 2._o not_o out_o of_o divine_a scripture_n ambrose_n say_v they_o that_o know_v not_o the_o sweetness_n of_o these_o water_n viz._n of_o scripture_n do_v drink_n of_o the_o torrent_n of_o this_o world_n augustine_n i._o from_o that_o say_n of_o christ_n 478_o i_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o say_v which_o you_o can_v carry_v etc._n etc._n say_v who_o therefore_o of_o we_o can_v tell_v what_o those_o thing_n be_v which_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o reveal_v again_o ii_o away_o say_v he_o with_o man_n write_n 365._o let_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n sound_n in_o our_o ear_n iii_o let_v we_o remove_v the_o deceitful_a weight_n of_o man_n balance_n and_o admit_v of_o god_n balance_n four_o who_o can_v deliver_v 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