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magistrate_n and_o spare_v they_o nay_o they_o do_v sharp_o and_o with_o great_a boldness_n that_o be_v to_o say_v liberty_n of_o mind_n reproove_v all_o magistrate_n as_o you_o may_v read_v isa_n 1._o amos_n 7._o and_o in_o jeremie_n every_o where_n whereof_o grow_v this_o say_n that_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v believe_v the_o which_o also_o be_v now_o true_a as_o augustine_n teach_v libr._n 12._o contra_fw-la faustum_n manich._n libr._n 4._o trinitat_fw-la cap._n 17._o and_o in_o the_o sentence_n gather_v out_o of_o august_n sentent_fw-fr 214._o for_o as_o ambrose_n upon_o the_o epistle_n of_o paul_n to_o titus_n teach_v and_o that_o very_a well_o they_o can_v not_o be_v deceive_v as_o be_v such_o as_o do_v speak_v as_o they_o be_v lead_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n now_o the_o prophet_n which_o do_v foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v not_o be_v call_v of_o god_n or_o promise_v any_o thing_n unto_o the_o church_n term_v prophet_n not_o call_v of_o god_n by_o what_o 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the_o chaldean_n unto_o the_o set_n forth_o &_o give_v of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n by_o moses_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o sinai_n this_o age_n comprehend_v 430._o year_n as_o the_o holy_a scripture_n itself_o do_v declare_v exod._n 12._o ver_fw-la 41._o galat._n 3._o for_o 17._o this_o three_o age_n have_v these_o six_o prophet_n well_o know_v abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n who_o also_o be_v call_v israel_n joseph_n moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o appeareth_z in_o genesis_n the_o epistle_n unto_o the_o hebrew_n 11._o cap._n and_o infinite_a other_o place_n for_o whither_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n whilst_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n live_v under_o the_o pharaos_n in_o egypt_n after_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n and_o before_o the_o birth_n or_o the_o wing_n of_o moses_n there_o be_v any_o other_o prophet_n of_o god_n of_o the_o israelite_n abâ—ding_v in_o egypt_n the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v no_o where_o plain_o make_v any_o mention_n and_o therefore_o 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