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any_o worship_n whatsoever_o that_o god_n command_v it_o not_o but_o if_o it_o be_v just_o reprovable_a it_o must_v be_v for_o some_o intrinsical_a evil_a either_o in_o the_o matter_n or_o in_o the_o form_n of_o it_o or_o in_o both_o but_o passage_n of_o the_o import_n now_o specify_v the_o scripture_n afford_v many_o and_o they_o have_v build_v the_o high_a place_n of_o tophet_n which_o be_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n to_o burn_v their_o son_n and_o their_o daughter_n in_o the_o fire_n which_o i_o command_v they_o not_o jer._n 7.31_o so_o again_o they_o have_v build_v also_o the_o high-place_n of_o baal_n to_o burn_v their_o son_n with_o fire_n unto_o baal_n which_o i_o command_v not_o nor_o speak_v it_o neither_o come_v it_o into_o my_o mind_n jer._n 19.5_o in_o both_o these_o place_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o though_o the_o man-devised_n worship_v mention_v be_v in_o itself_o abominable_a full_a of_o unnatural_a and_o barbarous_a cruelty_n and_o beside_o 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conveyance_n of_o land_n whatsoever_o be_v not_o express_v be_v no_o more_o convey_v than_o what_o be_v except_v yea_o and_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a from_o the_o say_a passage_n that_o god_n intend_v to_o put_v the_o sharp_a accent_n upon_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o worship_n which_o doubtless_o he_o do_v intend_v in_o reprove_v and_o condemn_v it_o he_o do_v not_o place_v it_o in_o matter_n of_o simple_a disobedience_n unto_o such_o his_o law_n this_o be_v find_v in_o every_o sin_n i_o mean_v disobedience_n unto_o his_o law_n 1_o joh._n 3.4_o but_o rather_o in_o the_o presumption_n of_o man_n to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n in_o that_o kind_n without_o beside_o or_o beyond_o his_o command_n several_a other_o passage_n there_o be_v beside_o those_o mention_v of_o like_a character_n with_o they_o if_o there_o be_v find_v among_o you_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o have_v wrought_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o transgress_v his_o covenant_n and_o have_v go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o worship_v they_o either_o the_o sun_n or_o moon_n or_o any_o of_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n which_o i_o have_v not_o command_v etc._n etc._n deut._n 17.2_o 3._o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n have_v corrupt_v themselves_o they_o be_v quick_o turn_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o i_o command_v they_o etc._n etc._n deut._n 9.12_o imply_v that_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n of_o which_o he_o here_o speak_v to_o turn_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o he_o have_v command_v be_v to_o corrupt_v a_o man_n self_n that_o be_v to_o dispose_v or_o prepare_v himself_o for_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n unto_o what_o way_n soever_o he_o shall_v betake_v himself_o otherwise_o