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church_n p._n 117_o c._n 9_o l._n 1_o king_n the_o first_o a_o tyrant_n 22_o epist._n king_n never_o more_o in_o england_n 23_o ep._n kingdom_n of_o christ_n p._n 85_o c._n 7_o l._n 1_o kingdom_n of_o god_n consist_v not_o in_o outward_a thing_n p._n 324_o c._n 5_o l._n 2_o kingdom_n of_o god_n of_o several_a kind_n p._n 325_o ibid._n knowledge_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a be_v one_o end_n of_o church_n fellowship_n p._n 60_o c._n 5_o l._n 1_o l._n lamb_n book_n of_o life_n p._n 55_o c._n 5_o l._n 1_o lamb_n book_n will_v be_v out_o ere_o long_o 217_o epist._n last_o day_n best_a day_n p._n 26_o 31_o 46_o c._n 4_o l._n 1_o latter_a day_n church_n fill_v with_o glory_n p._n 537_o 538_o 539_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o lawgiver_n christ_n alone_o p._n 144_o 145_o c._n 13_o l._n 1_o lawyer_n corrupt_a and_o live_v by_o sin_n 220_o 221_o epist._n lawyer_n mock_v at_o the_o word_n and_o hinder_v reformation_n 222_o epist._n lawyer_n ere_o long_o will_v appear_v the_o great_a oppressor_n tyrant_n and_o traitor_n that_o be_v 224_o 225_o epist._n law_n of_o the_o nation_n not_o regulate_v and_o why_o 222_o epist._n law_n and_o lawyer_n must_v be_v purge_v from_o lust_n 223_o epist._n law_n of_o christ_n in_o paradise_n p._n 540_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o law_n to_o go_v forth_o from_o church_n to_o the_o world_n p._n 541_o ibid._n learned_a man_n so_o call_v most_o enemy_n to_o christ_n p._n 78_o 61_o 205_o c._n 15_o l._n 1_o learned_a in_o all_o age_n for_o the_o independent_a church_n way_n p._n 205_o ibid._n learned_a who_o be_v true_o so_o p._n 205_o ibid._n lest_o garden_n plant_v god_n great_a care_n p._n 44_o c._n 4_o l._n 1_o h._n lecsons_n experience_n 10_o exp._n 6_o 2_o legal_a righteousness_n 4._o exp._n ib._n lesson_n for_o anabaptist_n in_o ireland_n p._n 334_o 335_o c._n 5_o l._n 2_o a_o letter_n from_o waterford_n answer_v p._n 302_o 303_o 304_o c._n 4_o l._n 2_o levitical_a law_n require_v separation_n p._n 72_o c._n 6_o l._n 1_o liberty_n of_o sister_n in_o church_n p._n 466_o 471_o 472_o c._n 8_o l._n 2_o liberty_n of_o saint_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a 318_o 5_o 2_o 328_o ib._n 333_o ib._n life_n be_v first_o before_o law_n p._n 541_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o light_n and_o increase_v of_o knowledge_n one_o end_n of_o church-fellowship_n p._n 60_o c._n 5_o l._n 1_o light_n shine_v glorious_o p._n 400_o c._n 6_o l._n 2_o light_n go_v forth_o from_o church_n round_o about_o p._n 531_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o lip_n of_o the_o church_n what_o p._n 97_o c._n 8_o l._n 2_o lord_n christ_n alone_o by_o power_n purchase_n conquest_n gift_n and_o choice_n independent_a spiritual_a universal_a sole-soveraign_a lord_n chief_n justice_n most_o excellency_n and_o everlasting_a 78_o 6_o 1_o 143_o 144_o 13_o 1_o love_n original_n to_o all_o saint_n a_o like_o p._n 86_o c._n 6_o l._n 1_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n ground_n of_o comfort_n p._n 375_o c._n 6_o l._n 2_o love_n of_o god_n teach_v by_o experience_n p._n 383_o ibid._n love_n of_o god_n call_v home_n p._n 412_o ibid._n love_n of_o heaven_n and_o yet_o but_o hypocrite_n p._n 477_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o love_n to_o god_n outlive_v all_o grace_n p._n 405_o c._n 6_o l._n 2_o love_n to_o all_o saint_n one_o end_n of_o church-fellowship_n p._n 60_o c._n 5_o l._n 1_o love_n to_o all_o saint_n that_o differ_v in_o opinion_n p._n 333_o c._n 5_o l._n 2_o love_n and_o sweetness_n to_o restore_v a_o fall_a member_n p._n 83_o c._n 7_o l._n 1_o love_n be_v absolute_a for_o which_o all_o indifferent_a thing_n must_v be_v lay_v aside_o p._n 453_o c._n 7_o l._n 2_o lust_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o room_n of_o law_n 223_o 224_o epist._n m._n mad_a folk_n in_o church_n and_o why_o p._n 150_o c._n 13_o l._n 1_o maiden_n of_o wisdom_n now_o call_v in_o the_o street_n p._n 198_o 199_o c._n 15_o l._n 1_o mary_n magdalen_n the_o first_o preacher_n of_o christ_n rise_v p._n 474_o c._n 8_o l._n 2_o magistrate_n what_o they_o must_v do_v and_o what_o they_o must_v not_o do_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 262_o 2_o 2_o 179_o 185_o 127_o 128_o 13_o 11_o 164_o 13_o 1_o magistrate_n must_v not_o head_n it_o over_o church_n and_o saint_n p._n 159_o ibid._n magistrate_n tyrant_n when_o they_o do_v so_o and_o sacrilegious_a 160_o 172_o ib._n magistrate_n meddle_v not_o with_o faith_n but_o with_o fact_n p._n 163_o ibid._n magistrate_n strike_v with_o judgement_n that_o meddle_v beyond_o the_o orb_n god_n have_v set_v they_o in_o 166_o 173_o ibid._n magistrates_n when_o in_o most_o danger_n p._n 171_o ibid._n magistrate_n be_v servant_n to_o not_o judge_n of_o noâ—_n lawgiver_n to_o christ_n church_n or_o saint_n 179_o 180_o ib._n magistrate_n in_o their_o place_n own_v and_o honour_a by_o the_o church_n p._n 129_o c._n 11_o l._n 1_o magistracy_n and_o ministry_n ever_o distinct_a p._n 1â—5_n c._n 13_o l._n 1_o magistrate_n what_o he_o may_v do_v about_o minister_n 11_o epist._n magistrate_n must_v do_v all_o they_o can_v by_o their_o power_n and_o person_n to_o countenance_v the_o church_n 13_o epist._n 26_o ibid._n magistrate_n must_v study_v scripture_n p._n 36_o ibid._n magistrate_n presbyter_n and_o papist_n agree_v about_o they_o p._n 480_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o maintenance_n to_o minister_n be_v moral_a but_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v civil_a and_o leave_v to_o liberty_n p._n 489_o ib._n man_n not_o able_a to_o undertake_v church-government_n p._n 139_o c._n 13_o l._n 1_o man_n rule_n too_o long_o or_o too_o short_a p._n 121_o c._n 10_o l._n 1_o man_n of_o form_n most_o enemy_n to_o christ_n p._n 341_o c._n 5_o l._n 2_o many_o fall_n to_o rantism_n etc._n etc._n and_o why_o p._n 322_o ib._n many_o member_n pollute_v the_o lord_n sanctuary_n p._n 69_o c._n 5_o l._n 1_o manâ—a_n must_v fall_v a_o pace_n in_o these_o day_n p._n 35_o c._n 3_o l._n 1_o a._n manwaring_n experience_n 2_o 3_o exp._n 6_o 2_o e._n marrow_n experience_n p._n 424_o ib._n martyr_n in_o the_o flame_n have_v witness_v against_o put_v to_o death_n any_o for_o error_n of_o heresy_n p._n 179_o c._n 13_o l._n 1_o master-builder_n christ_n alone_o and_o how_o 140_o 141_o ib_a matter_n of_o the_o church_n visible_a saint_n p._n 51_o 52_o c._n 5_o l._n 1_o fit_a matter_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n own_o add_v 67_o 68_o ib._n material_n for_o christ_n church_n must_v be_v the_o best_a p._n 63_o ib._n fit_a matter_n be_v wry_v by_o the_o hammer_n and_o see_v p._n 68_o ib._n matter_n and_o form_n of_o the_o church_n fit_v by_o christ_n rule_n p._n 121_o c._n 10_o l._n 1_o matter_n of_o church_n in_o these_o last_o day_n p._n 510_o 512_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o matter_n for_o foundation_n be_v the_o most_o precious_a p._n 192_o c._n 14_o l._n 1_o mean_n to_o make_v we_o voluntary_a what_o and_o how_o p._n 264_o 265_o c._n 2_o l._n 2_o mean_n to_o convert_v by_o experience_n p._n 367_o 368_o c._n 6_o l._n 2_o mean_n to_o convert_v one_o convert_v not_o another_o p._n 367_o ib._n measure_v for_o the_o temple_n be_v christ_n rule_n p._n 121_o c._n 10_o l._n 1_o meet_v place_n make_v church_n when_o p._n 11_o c._n 2_o l._n 1_o meet_v oft_o together_o before_o embody_v p._n 273_o 274_o c._n 3_o l._n 2_o meet_v place_n call_v church_n presbyter_n and_o papist_n agree_v in_o they_o p._n 492_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o i._n and_o a._n megsons_n experience_n p._n 416_o c._n 6_o l._n 2_o member_n of_o church-fellowship_n who_o fit_a p._n 56_o 57_o c._n 5_o l._n 1_o all_o member_n make_v up_o but_o one_o body_n p._n 8â—_n c._n 7_o l._n â—_o a_o member_n amiss_o how_o to_o be_v restore_v ibid._n member_n of_o foolish_a building_n in_o danger_n of_o fall_v the_o next_o storm_n p._n 191_o c._n 14_o l._n 1_o member_n many_o come_v before_o call_v who_o p._n 269_o c._n 2_o l._n 2_o member_n of_o other_o church_n how_o receive_v p._n 294_o 295_o c._n 4_o l._n 2_o member_n causal_n and_o constitutive_a to_o the_o whole_a church_n universal_a be_v the_o congregational_a p._n 481_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o memory_n for_o sermon_n how_o help_v p._n 421_o c._n 6_o l._n 2_o merit_n of_o work_n de_fw-la congruo_fw-la p._n 477_o 478_o c._n 9_o l._n 2_o middle_a thing_n must_v not_o be_v urge_v p._n 327_o c._n 5_o l._n 2_o h._n mill_n his_o experience_n p._n 409_o c._n 6_o l._n 2_o minister_n and_o the_o most_o eminent_a guilty_a of_o those_o error_n they_o most_o complain_v of_o 82_o 7_o â—_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n tooth_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 97_o c._n 8_o l._n 1_o minister_n of_o state_n succeed_v lord_n bishop_n in_o their_o action_n and_o station_n which_o be_v bewail_v p._n 168_o c
unfeigned_a without_o flattery_n capable_a revel_v 14.5_o have_v no_o guile_n or_o as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v no_o hypocrisy_n falsehood_n for_o mentiri_fw-la be_v contra_fw-la mentem_fw-la ire_n reason_n 3_o no_o defect_n of_o that_o nature_n hebrew_n mom_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v find_v in_o their_o mouth_n hypocrisy_n but_o it_o be_v find_v so_o in_o the_o multitude_n beside_o reason_n 4_o because_o they_o be_v the_o virgin_n that_o follow_v the_o lamb_n rev._n 14.4_o virgin_n have_v the_o fine_a and_o sweet_a voice_n virgin_n and_o tune_n and_o song_n expos._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hide_v and_o unknown_a to_o they_o without_z that_o be_v but_o man_n tune_n so_o saint_n be_v hide_a one_o or_o as_o in_o hebrew_a porah_n the_o fruitfull_a and_o follower_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o all_o condition_n now_o they_o know_v best_a the_o note_n of_o high_a and_o low_a condition_n and_o dispensation_n and_o they_o only_o keep_v the_o tune_n best_o according_a reason_n 5_o to_o the_o time_n they_o live_v in_o beside_o they_o have_v grace_n in_o their_o heart_n heart_n and_o have_v christ_n dwell_v in_o they_o rich_o and_o abundant_o col._n 3.16_o now_o such_o in_o their_o praise_n to_o god_n which_o be_v their_o hard_a and_o high_a duty_n of_o a_o christian_a do_v return_n of_o his_o own_o fullness_n and_o commodity_n in_o kind_n grace_n for_o grace_n glory_n joh._n 1.16_o and_o glorify_v god_n psal._n 50.23_o whilst_o mix_a congregation_n abundant_o abase_v god_n and_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o honour_n and_o in_o their_o best_a service_n and_o sacrifice_n bring_v he_o rather_o the_o ratling_n or_o what_o they_o can_v spare_v then_o the_o fatling_n of_o their_o life_n every_o day_n or_o the_o calf_n of_o their_o lip_n life_n and_o love_n use_v 1_o it_o appear_v then_o by_o the_o bright_a beam_n of_o our_o sun_n use_v 1_o which_o shine_v in_o the_o scripture-element_n in_o this_o hemisphere_n of_o his_o church_n here_o below_o cause_n that_o parish_n in_o this_o point_n be_v far_o from_o true_a church_n they_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o final_a cause_n not_o consider_v what_o conduce_v most_o to_o god_n glory_n endâ—_n but_o what_o be_v most_o for_o their_o advantage_n and_o gain_v this_o be_v the_o godliness_n of_o most_o parochial_o opinionate_a in_o your_o parish_n profane_a one_o all_o sort_n of_o sinner_n swearer_n drunkard_n whoremaster_n etc._n etc._n be_v all_o suffer_v as_o of_o their_o church_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o keep_v in_o or_o if_o they_o creep_v in_o ought_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o christs-church_n wherein_o god_n be_v most_o to_o be_v glorify_v i_o say_v in_o such_o a_o church_n as_o consist_v of_o saint_n separate_v as_o before_o and_o that_o will_v not_o willing_o or_o know_o admit_v of_o or_o keep_v in_o carnal_a and_o open_o sinful_a man_n etc._n etc._n or_o thus_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n church_n be_v the_o fit_a to_o set_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n but_o the_o member_n of_o that_o church_n which_o consist_v of_o saint_n separate_v and_o qualify_v as_o before_o be_v the_o fit_a to_o set_v forth_o his_o praise_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n church_n parish_n be_v excommunicate_v for_o such_o a_o rabble-rout_n as_o have_v and_o yet_o do_v rob_v god_n of_o his_o due_a honour_n and_o praise_n and_o glory_n but_o use_v 2._o better_a be_v the_o end_n of_o a_o thing_n than_o the_o beginning_n eccl._n use_n 2_o 7.8_o all._n wherefore_o come_v forth_o you_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n from_o those_o dungeon_n of_o darkness_n those_o babylon_n of_o unbeliever_n and_o lewd_a liver_n and_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o those_o thing_n whereof_o we_o be_v now_o ashamed_a and_o dear_a heart_n who_o i_o bear_v in_o my_o bosom_n before_o my_o father_n be_v any_o of_o you_o fond_a of_o zion_n see_v that_o your_o end_n be_v good_a and_o then_o that_o the_o mean_n be_v conduce_v and_o answerable_a thereunto_o 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else_o what_o a_o scandal_n will_v you_o bring_v to_o the_o gospel_n and_o dishonour_n to_o he_o who_o name_n you_o profess_v consider_v the_o end_n of_o your_o conversation_n expos._n heb._n 13.7_o that_o be_v look_v wishful_o upon_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consider_v what_o be_v the_o end_n of_o your_o way_n walking_z etc._n etc._n be_v all_o for_o god_n honour_n and_o glory_n 2._o this_o must_v be_v the_o principal_a end_n of_o your_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n to_o honour_v he_o with_o the_o same_o honour_n wherewith_o the_o son_n honour_v the_o father_n 8._o and_o you_o shall_v receive_v the_o end_n of_o your_o faith_n viz._n salvation_n 1_o pet._n 1.9_o praise_n to_o conclude_v sing_v praise_n sing_v praise_n like_o the_o nightingale_n sim._n who_o spend_v whole_a night_n in_o her_o kind_n to_o sing_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n glory_n as_o if_o the_o day_n be_v too_o short_a every_o man_n must_v be_v a_o preacher_n every_o creature_n a_o text_n every_o occasion_n a_o doctrine_n every_o blessing_n a_o reason_n every_o providence_n a_o proof_n every_o thanksgiving_n a_o use_n man_n and_o angel_n the_o auditor_n and_o the_o whole_a sermon_n be_v god_n honour_n and_o glory_n and_o yet_o how_o many_o like_a unwise_a archer_n shoot_v not_o and_o know_v not_o at_o what_o mark_n and_o other_o vile_a wretch_n praise_n with_o their_o mouth_n sim._n but_o they_o be_v like_o samson_n honey_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o beast_n sim._n or_o like_o the_o quarester_n that_o sing_v gloria_fw-la patri_fw-la in_o the_o church_n and_o carmina_fw-la bâ—ccho_fw-la in_o the_o tavern_n other_o there_o be_v that_o will_v blazon_v our_o christ_n arm_n it_o herald_n like_o but_o it_o must_v be_v their_o own_o device_n but_o the_o best_a flower_n in_o these_o garden_n enclose_v to_o make_v god_n a_o garland_n with_o be_v the_o coronation_n flower_n it_o to_o lay_v all_o our_o crown_n and_o glory_n at_o his_o foot_n when_o thales_n have_v learn_v mandrita_n the_o philosopher_n a_o admirable_a invention_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n oh_o sir_n say_v mandrita_n how_o shall_v i_o requite_v you_o no_o way_n say_v thales_n milesius_n all_o but_o by_o acknowledge_v you_o learn_v it_o of_o i_o so_o the_o lord_n require_v of_o we_o to_o give_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o all_o we_o learn_v in_o his_o church_n by_o his_o spirit_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n chap._n xiii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alluph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o true_a church_n right_o define_v that_o christ_n alone_o be_v the_o master_n builder_n ruler_n repairer_n head_n of_o gold_n lord_n lawgiver_n without_o any_o other_o partner_n paramount_n competitor_n or_o corrival_n whatsoever_o then_o the_o reed_n which_o have_v measure_v both_o the_o true_a and_o false_a church_n state_n present_v unto_o we_o as_o vast_a a_o disproportion_n and_o difference_n in_o all_o particular_n essential_a as_o be_v possible_a between_o parish_n 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the_o gr._n topazion_fw-la in_o hebr._n pitdah_n whereunto_o â—â—pad_a or_o topaz_n be_v take_v find_v among_o the_o aethiopian_n job_n 21.19_o pliny_n say_v it_o grow_v among_o the_o troglodyte_n as_o dionysius_n say_v it_o be_v a_o indian_a gem_n in_o chaldee_n jarkam_n and_o jarkatha_n that_o be_v green_a it_o be_v of_o a_o rich_a golden_a green_a colour_n it_o be_v of_o excellent_a use_n against_o the_o emrods_z it_o afford_v sometime_o a_o milky_a liquor_n cure_v a_o wound_n help_v the_o lunatic_n and_o keep_v much_o from_o mutability_n sure_o such_o saint_n be_v precious_a matter_n and_o useful_a gem_n that_o the_o latter_a day_n shall_v find_v out_o excel_v for_o cure_v of_o many_o sharp_a humoursome_a disease_n that_o will_v obstruct_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o excrement_n which_o will_v be_v to_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o body_n such_o as_o will_v hinder_v the_o cast_n out_o of_o tradition_n ☞_o and_o excremental_a doctrine_n which_o will_v hurt_v the_o church_n such_o saint_n shall_v say_v as_o isaiah_n 30.22_o get_v thou_o hence_o oh_o fie_o upon_o it_o out_o with_o they_o as_o the_o word_n bear_v it_o as_o with_o excrement_n such_o saint_n shall_v afford_v sweet_a milky_a consolation_n for_o babe_n out_o of_o their_o belly_n shall_v flow_v river_n of_o water_n of_o life_n they_o shall_v be_v weak_a to_o the_o weak_a as_o well_o as_o strong_a to_o the_o strong_a they_o shall_v bind_v up_o many_o a_o wound_a and_o break_a reed_n and_o pour_v wine_n and_o oil_n into_o the_o sad_a gash_n of_o wound_a spirit_n apply_v seasonable_a promise_n and_o balsam_n yea_o the_o lunatic_a one_o that_o fall_v sometime_o into_o the_o water_n of_o drunkenness_n and_o iniquity_n wherein_o without_o mercy_n they_o will_v be_v drown_v and_o sometime_o into_o the_o fire_n of_o their_o lust_n fit_v they_o for_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n if_o they_o be_v not_o help_v by_o grace_n such_o as_o these_o may_v be_v mean_n of_o recover_v and_o of_o confirm_v many_o in_o the_o faith_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o change_v with_o every_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n and_o they_o do_v themselves_o and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v other_o hold_v fast_o their_o profession_n and_o that_o without_o waver_v oh_o these_o will_v be_v precious_a matter_n too_o ten_o a_o chrysoprasus_fw-la in_o hebr._n shebo_n in_o gr._n achate_n in_o eng._n agate_n the_o name_n signify_v a_o golden_a green_a chrysoprasus_fw-la and_o indeed_o the_o best_a of_o they_o be_v green_a sparkle_a with_o golden_a guttulis_fw-la it_o be_v of_o excellent_a use_n to_o revive_v the_o spirit_n to_o help_v the_o eyesight_n too_o and_o to_o shine_v most_o excellent_o in_o darkness_n oh_o excel_v such_o saint_n will_v be_v precious_a matter_n indeed_o that_o shine_v best_a and_o most_o in_o affliction_n trouble_v night_n in_o a_o time_n of_o darkness_n when_o they_o see_v no_o light_n these_o will_v be_v strong_a in_o faith_n and_o be_v best_a in_o worst_a time_n and_o therefore_o must_v needs_o revive_v the_o spirit_n 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