&_o 16._o 4_o be_v promulgate_v only_o to_o the_o gentile_n at_o that_o time_n of_o antioch_n syria_n and_o cilicia_n from_o who_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o be_v take_v but_o when_o they_o pass_v far_o they_o promulgate_v they_o not_o as_o appear_v by_o 1_o cor._n 8._o 9_o where_o in_o that_o of_o idolothyta_n thing_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n paul_n acknowledge_v the_o corinthians-their_a liberty_n not_o retrench_v save_v only_o in_o case_n of_o scandal_n and_o baronius_n 67._o baronius_n anno_fw-la 57_o n._n 58._o see_v doctor_n hammond_n of_o heresy_n p._n 66_o 67._o extend_v this_o observation_n to_o the_o thâ—ssalonians_n also_o upon_o force_n of_o that_o text_n 1_o thess_n 4._o 2_o 3._o and_o 4._o his_o other_o four_o text_n 17._o text_n 1_o cor_n 4._o 17._o &_o 14._o 33._o &_o 16._o 1._o &_o 7._o 17._o refer_v not_o to_o all_o church_n universim_fw-la but_o to_o such_o as_o saint_n paul_n plant_v but_o then_o ss_z john_n and_o peâ—er_n etc._n etc._n have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peculiar_a place_n or_o region_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d portion_n of_o apostleship_n plantation_n as_o well_o as_o he_o therefore_o those_o text_n do_v not_o necessary_o conclude_v that_o what_o thing_n be_v do_v or_o inorder_v by_o saint_n paul_n in_o the_o church_n of_o his_o plant_n be_v do_v or_o bring_v in_o universal_o in_o all_o other_o church_n which_o thing_n 5._o be_v manifest_o doctrine_n or_o thing_n of_o that_o reference_n at_o least_o not_o the_o bufinesse_n we_o be_v about_o liturgy_n or_o model_n of_o prayer_n his_o instance_n touch_v scotland_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a subject_n there_o their_o refuse_v that_o unfortunate_a liturgy_n send_v they_o from_o england_n overthrow_v his_o position_n for_o the_o governor_n in_o both_o church_n and_o state_n do_v agree_v to_o compose_v and_o impose_v that_o form_n of_o worship_n they_o be_v the_o racaille_n or_o rabble_n inflame_v by_o the_o clergy-bel-weather_n and_o 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scotch-english_a synodians-their_a directory_n confession_n and_o book_n of_o discipline_n which_o obtain_v i_o think_v a_o ordinance_n wales_n ordinance_n dii_fw-la jovis_n 13._o matt_n 1644._o a_o ordinance_n of_o parliament_n establish_v and_o observe_v this_o present_a directory_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o dominion_n of_o wales_n for_o the_o impose_v of_o they_o be_v these_o perfect_a if_o so_o why_o then_o do_v not_o mr._n p_o and_o his_o fellow-sectary_n believe_v and_o cleave_v to_o they_o nay_o 3._o his_o own_o pray_v and_o preachment_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v have_v all_o to_o be_v bind_v by_o and_o yet_o he_o shall_v need_v a_o whole_a isle_n of_o hellebore_n that_o can_v judge_v they_o perfect_a 4._o be_v it_o not_o enough_o that_o a_o composure_n be_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o far_o as_o learned_a and_o honest_a man_n use_v all_o the_o mean_n to_o discern_v right_a can_v judge_v to_o legitimate_a the_o imposition_n of_o it_o the_o civil_a authority_n or_o sanction_n intervening_a on_o all_o under_o their_o charge_n and_o rule_v sure_o it_o be_v or_o else_o all_o the_o world_n will_v become_v a_o great_a amsterdam_n or_o almost_o universal_a bedlam_n to_o his_o eleven_o that_o all_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o spirit_n i_o say_v 1._o that_o the_o right_a use_n of_o a_o pious_a liturgy_n be_v pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o more_o so_o than_o extemporary_a effusion_n be_v or_o can_v be_v reason_n be_v see_v above_o in_o ans_fw-fr to_o 3d._a reason_n 2._o himself_o in_o return_n to_o a_o very_a pertinent_a and_o true_a objection_n acknowledge_v that_o good_a man_n and_o who_o think_v wicked_a man_n can_v may_v pray_v by_o a_o form_n where_o the_o reader_n may_v observe_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o liturgy_n even_o any_o form_n to_o all_o which_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n and_o yet_o pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n too_o but_o then_o 1_o he_o use_v a_o diminuent_fw-la or_o qualify_a term_n in_o some_o sense_n pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n as_o if_o pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n be_v so_o not_o only_o diversify_v but_o oppose_v in_o sense_n as_o that_o some_o pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o pray_v that_o be_v as_o if_o contradictory_n be_v reconcileable_a and_o 2_o he_o allege_v it_o to_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o help_v the_o infirmity_n as_o well_o in_o matter_n and_o expression_n as_o in_o sigh_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8._o 26._o your_o friend_n the_o directorian_n will_v kon_v you_o but_o small_a thank_v for_o what_o you_o say_v about_o matter_n for_o they_o in_o their_o directory_n prescribe_v that_o the_o matter_n 223._o matter_n wbereas_fw-la christ_n promise_n be_v for_o the_o matter_n for_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v you_o â—â—_o what_o you_o shall_v speak_v mat._n 10._o 19_o mar_n 13._o 11._o lu._n 12._o 12._o poor_a liberty_n to_o leave_v the_o spirit_n only_o to_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o a_o vocabulatie_n or_o copia_fw-la verborum_fw-la 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the_o imposal_n be_v the_o thing_n still_o stick_v at_o beside_o the_o reason_n already_o assign_v we_o say_v according_a to_o the_o xxxviith_z article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o our_o chief_a magistrate_n the_o king_n and_o queen_n of_o these_o kingdom_n have_v that_o prerogative_n which_o we_o see_v to_o have_v be_v give_v always_o to_o all_o godly_a prince_n in_o holy_a scripture_n by_o god_n himself_o etc._n etc._n now_o we_o know_v our_o of_o the_o sacred_a code_n the_o scripture_n that_o one_o of_o those_o godly_a prince_n josiah_n beside_o his_o destroy_n of_o idolatry_n and_o repair_v of_o the_o temple_n 33._o temple_n regiâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la authoritate_fw-la obstrinxit_fw-la &_o quamvis_fw-la propensos_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la animos_fw-la ne_fw-la ipso_fw-la vivo_fw-la ab_fw-la externo_fw-la dei_fw-la cultu_fw-la deficerent_fw-la tantam_fw-la adhibuit_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la severitatem_fw-la tremell_n &_o junius_n in_o 2_o chron._n 34._o 33._o make_v or_o compel_v all_o that_o be_v find_v in_o israel_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n another_o of_o they_o king_n david_n 24._o david_n 1_o chron._n 24._o divide_v the_o priest_n into_o order_n 25._o order_n 1_o chron._n 25._o constitute_v the_o number_n and_o office_n of_o the_o singer_n etc._n etc._n nay_o and_o which_o be_v remarkable_a make_v a_o change_n in_o a_o constitution_n or_o law_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o levite_n viz._n 24._o viz._n num._n 8._o 24._o that_o whereas_o god_n appoint_v 27._o appoint_v 1_o chron_n 23._o vers_fw-la 24._o 27._o the_o attendance_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o they_o shall_v serve_v and_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o age_n of_o but_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o upward_o till_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o year_n old_a and_o then_o they_o shall_v cease_v wait_v v._o 25_o they_o be_v by_o he_o 28_o he_o and_o the_o 28_o inorder_v to_o serve_v from_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o year_n and_o upward_a upon_o a_o ground_n there_o specify_v v._o 25._o now_o as_o this_o alteration_n can_v that_o twenty_o five_o verse_n forbid_v confess_v forbid_v see_v doctor_n hammond_n be_v exact_a account_v of_o mr._n cawdrey_n be_v triplex_fw-la diatribe_n sect._n â—_o 105_o 106._o to_o which_o what_o mr._n cawdrey_n have_v return_v in_o his_o account_n andit_v and_o discount_v sect._n 4._o of_o wilworship_n p._n 160._o be_v utter_o shift_v and_o unsatisfactory_a as_o any_o that_o have_v his_o eye_n in_o his_o head_n and_o not_o blear_v with_o prejudice_n will_n upon_o collation_n soon_o discern_v and_o confess_v reasonable_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v do_v by_o any_o other_o than_o kingly_a authority_n not_o prophetical_a as_o one_o cawdrey_n one_o mr._n d._n cawdrey_n will_v have_v it_o though_o the_o pretention_n be_v evict_v of_o falsity_n by_o his_o very_a learned_a adversary_n so_o one_o will_v think_v it_o shall_v for_o ever_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o this_o and_o all_o other_o pretender_n against_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n about_o thing_n sacred_a and_o divine_a one_o will_v suppose_v that_o i_o need_v nor_o add_v the_o mention_n of_o the_o instance_n of_o king_n hezekiah_n and_o the_o prince_n 20._o prince_n 2_o chron._n 29_o 30._o example_n of_o magistrate_n compel_v the_o people_n to_o serve_v god_n abraham_n gen._n 17_o 18._o jacob_n gen._n 35._o 2_o 3_o 4._o moses_n joshua_n 24_o 23._o gedeon_n jehosaphat_n 2_o chron._n 19_o 4._o josiah_n 2_o chron_n 34._o 32_o 33._o asa_n 3_o chron._n 14_o 15._o ch_z manasseh_n 2_o chron_n 33._o 15_o 16._o darius_n dan_n 6._o 26._o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 3._o 29._o see_v s._n augustine_n epist_n 127._o cont_n crescon_n gram_n l._n 3._o c._n 50._o contr_n literas_fw-la petiliâ—n_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 86._o 83._o codex_fw-la lib._n 1._o tit_n 5._o the_o heretic_n socrates_n l._n 1._o c._n 34._o gr_n lat_n 21_o 22._o euseb_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr constantini_n l._n 1._o c._n 37._o theod_n l._n 5_o c._n 20._o command_v the_o levite_n to_o sing_v praise_n to_o the_o lord_n with_o the_o word_n of_o david_n and_o of_o asaph_n though_o hezekiah_n and_o the_o church_n than_o have_v not_o the_o very_a same_o occasion_n to_o use_v they_o that_o david_n etc._n etc._n have_v but_o we_o shall_v have_v far_a occasion_n to_o speak_v to_o this_o afterward_o we_o come_v now_o to_o his_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o impose_v a_o liturgy_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v because_o no_o magistrate_n can_v produce_v any_o authority_n divine_a we_o must_v suppose_v he_o mean_v for_o so_o do_v not_o command_n instance_n or_o example_n if_o not_o then_o follow_v none_o must_v presume_v upon_o their_o utmost_a peril_n to_o introduce_v the_o same_o to_o this_o we_o answer_v we_o have_v command_n what_o king_n josiah_n do_v he_o do_v by_o command_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o bind_v under_o the_o gospel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o serve_v god_n by_o prayer_n and_o praise_n in_o whatever_o convenient_a useful_a manner_n compose_v and_o what_o bind_v josiah_n bind_v our_o prince_n what_o shall_v i_o recount_v rom._n 13._o 1._o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a etc._n etc._n or_o hebr._n 13._o 17._o obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o oversight_n or_o rule_n over_o you_o &_o c_o 14._o c_o see_v also_o 1_o tim_n 2._o 3._o 1_o pet_n 2._o 13_o 14._o instance_n or_o example_n we_o have_v in_o the_o same_o josiah_n and_o in_o david_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o much_o high_a consideration_n as_o some_o will_v construe_v it_o than_o impose_v such_o or_o such_o a_o mode_n or_o form_n of_o god_n service_n agreeable_a to_o his_o will_n and_o mind_n in_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o matter_n to_o the_o second_o because_o it_o be_v forbid_v in_o the_o second_o commandment_n and_o elsewhere_o in_o scripture_n liturgy_n be_v ordinance_n tradition_n and_o rudiment_n of_o man_n in_o god_n worship_n all_o which_o thing_n be_v there_o forbid_v we_o answer_v by_o deny_v the_o minor_a proposition_n as_o in_o syllogism_n 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