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call_n or_o reposition_n to_o his_o place_n and_o in_o that_o same_o page_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o council_n of_o edinburgh_n he_o say_v and_o to_o this_o effect_n i_o crave_v that_o the_o act_n of_o council_n which_o stand_v against_o i_o which_o close_v up_o my_o mouth_n may_v be_v delete_v and_o that_o also_o i_o may_v have_v a_o warrant_n from_o his_o majesty_n to_o testify_v his_o majesty_n good_a will_n to_o my_o free_a and_o full_a reposition_n that_o passage_n of_o scripture_n exod._n 10.26_o not_o a_o hoof_n shall_v be_v leave_v behind_o be_v frequent_o use_v and_o very_o often_o abuse_v and_o misapply_v as_o in_o the_o present_a case_n moses_n will_v not_o leave_v a_o hoof_n and_o therefore_o minister_n shall_v not_o preach_v the_o gospel_n when_o the_o magistrate_n permit_v it_o except_o he_o permit_v presbytery_n synod_n general_a assembly_n and_o restore_v peesbyterial_a government_n entire_o as_o it_o be_v but_o there_o be_v so_o great_a disparity_n in_o the_o 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if_o moses_n be_v
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whereof_o i_o hear_v read_v this_o book_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n instead_o of_o the_o bible_n and_o for_o the_o author_n sake_n that_o he_o if_o he_o shall_v see_v what_o be_v write_v may_v see_v himself_o to_o be_v fallible_a and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v better_o advise_v before_o he_o put_v such_o paper_n as_o this_o to_o the_o press_n and_o that_o he_o may_v know_v his_o own_o measure_n and_o not_o look_v on_o himself_o as_o one_o fit_a to_o censure_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n and_o to_o obtrude_v his_o dictate_v upon_o they_o when_o one_o of_o the_o unworthy_a of_o these_o minister_n who_o have_v so_o little_a leisure_n for_o such_o work_n have_v in_o a_o hasty_a glance_a through_o his_o epistle_n observe_v in_o a_o few_o page_n so_o many_o dangerous_a errata_n in_o doctrine_n worship_n and_o christian_a practice_n and_o in_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a government_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o history_n of_o the_o indulgence_n i_o have_v not_o so_o much_o leisure_n as_o the_o author_n of_o it_o have_v and_o therefore_o i_o purpose_v not_o to_o follow_v he_o foot_n for_o foot_n as_o that_o will_v be_v tedious_a so_o it_o will_v be_v needless_a see_v the_o author_n serve_v we_o not_o only_o twice_o but_o thrice_o with_o the_o same_o colewort_n occidit_fw-la miseros_fw-la cram_n repetita_fw-la magistros_fw-la i_o look_v for_o a_o state_n of_o the_o question_n but_o in_o vain_a the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o question_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o history_n be_v whether_o any_o indulgence_n or_o permission_n though_o it_o be_v for_o every_o minister_n to_o return_v to_o his_o own_o charge_n if_o grant_v by_o the_o present_a magistrate_n can_v be_v make_v use_n of_o both_o these_o author_n be_v for_o the_o negative_a we_o hear_v the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n mind_n before_o the_o author_n of_o the_o history_n go_v the_o same_o way_n pag._n 121.5_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v free_a of_o all_o these_o inintanglement_n and_o ground_n of_o scruple_v i_o leave_v it_o to_o christian_a prudence_n to_o consider_v whether_o as_o matter_n now_o stand_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o rather_o call_v they_o to_o preach_v his_o name_n on_o the_o mountain_n see_v this_o way_n have_v be_v so_o signal_o bless_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v daily_o more_o countenance_v of_o he_o than_o their_o labour_v in_o their_o particular_a respective_a charge_n usual_o have_v be_v and_o see_v it_o be_v undeniable_a that_o the_o adversary_n be_v not_o yet_o real_o repent_v of_o their_o opposition_n to_o the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o that_o any_o such_o permission_n if_o grant_v can_v not_o be_v suppose_v to_o flow_v from_o any_o love_n to_o the_o prosperous_a progress_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o rather_o from_o the_o contrary_a as_o be_v clear_a in_o the_o indulgence_n already_o grant_v and_o to_o flow_v from_o a_o purpose_n to_o entangle_v and_o ensnare_v yea_o and_o endanger_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n if_o not_o from_o a_o purpose_n and_o design_n to_o destroy_v all_o at_o once_o he_o have_v a_o hint_n of_o it_o also_o pag._n 18._o know_v that_o favour_n grant_v by_o stand_v and_o state_v enemy_n can_v not_o be_v for_o advantage_n but_o for_o hurt_v ans_fw-fr i_o think_v it_o be_v well_o do_v that_o he_o leave_v the_o matter_n to_o christian_a prudence_n but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n he_o design_n for_o see_v it_o be_v necessity_n that_o put_v prudent_a minister_n and_o christian_n to_o the_o field_n and_o mountain_n because_o they_o be_v there_o most_o free_a from_o hazard_n i_o suppose_v the_o christian_a prudence_n of_o the_o one_o and_o other_o will_v advise_v not_o to_o go_v to_o the_o field_n and_o mountain_n if_o the_o magistrate_n grant_v so_o free_a a_o permission_n as_o he_o there_o suppose_v and_o i_o know_v not_o if_o minister_n and_o people_n can_v expect_v the_o lord_n approbation_n and_o 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