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you_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o second_o enquiry_n which_o i_o be_o fall_v upon_o unaware_o he_o shall_v thorough_o purge_v his_o floor_n say_v the_o baptist_n the_o floor_n be_v he_o as_o i_o have_v show_v you_o and_o be_v so_o he_o will_v take_v care_n as_o for_o other_o thing_n so_o for_o the_o purn_n of_o it_o to_o this_o end_n god_n the_o father_n the_o great_a husbandman_n 1â—_fw-la have_v put_v the_o fan_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o his_o servant_n that_o he_o shall_v dress_v his_o corn_n purge_v his_o floor_n to_o this_o onâ—_a 18._o amongst_o other_o have_v he_o give_v all_o power_n and_o authoriâ—y_n to_o he_o as_o over_o the_o whole_a world_n so_o over_o his_o church_n after_o a_o special_a manner_n that_o he_o shall_v purge_v it_o and_o this_o he_o will_v do_v which_o be_v proper_o his_o work_n he_o be_v like_o a_o purge_a fire_n and_o like_o fuller_n soap_n say_v the_o prophet_n 3._o malachi_n speak_v of_o christ_n mal_n 3._o 3._o he_o shall_v sit_v down_o to_o try_v etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v make_v it_o his_o work_n to_o purge_v the_o church_n it_o and_o indeed_o who_o but_o he_o shall_v do_v it_o ay_o who_o but_o he_o can_v do_v it_o the_o purge_n of_o the_o church_n be_v a_o great_a work_n so_o be_v the_o purge_n of_o the_o temple_n a_o great_a work_n than_o it_o be_v ordinary_o apprehend_v temple_n purgatiâ—_fw-la maximum_fw-la work_n miraculum_fw-la say_v the_o father_n the_o purge_n of_o the_o temple_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a miracle_n that_o ever_o christ_n do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o â—lesh_n that_o a_o private_a person_n so_o he_o be_v then_o account_v and_o take_v to_o be_v nay_o a_o despicable_a person_n of_o so_o inferior_a a_o rank_n the_o son_n of_o a_o carpenter_n hieron._n shall_v come_v into_o the_o temple_n with_o a_o whip_n in_o his_o hand_n
preposterous_a and_o inordinate_a zeal_n in_o snatch_v the_o fan_n or_o whip_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n which_o in_o some_o sense_n they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o do_v who_o take_v it_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n his_o officer_n those_o to_o who_o in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n he_o have_v commit_v the_o authority_n and_o charge_n of_o purge_v his_o floor_n his_o temple_n reform_v his_o church_n here_o be_v the_o five_o direction_n it_o a_o six_o and_o last_o be_v yet_o behind_o earnest_o pray_v quiet_o wait_v for_o this_o reformation_n than_o if_o ever_o god_n give_v we_o to_o see_v it_o humble_o submit_v to_o it_o ay_o though_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v every_o way_n according_a to_o our_o own_o mind_n agreeable_a to_o the_o model_n which_o we_o have_v mould_v and_o frame_v to_o ourselves_o so_o do_v the_o church_n to_o the_o determination_n and_o decision_n of_o that_o first_o council_n or_o synod_n the_o 15._o council_n at_o jerusalem_n notwithstanding_o 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people_n be_v to_o repair_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o judge_n and_o to_o their_o order_n they_o be_v to_o stand_v so_o you_o have_v it_o express_o deut._n 17._o 11._o if_o there_o arise_v a_o matter_n too_o hard_o for_o thou_o in_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n and_o to_o the_o judge_n the_o judge_n for_o the_o time_n be_v who_o be_v to_o raâ—ifie_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o inquire_v and_o they_o shall_v show_v thou_o the_o sentence_n of_o judgement_n this_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o judge_n be_v to_o do_v ex_fw-la offiâ—io_fw-la and_o mark_v what_o follow_v thou_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o the_o sentence_n which_o they_o shall_v show_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v observe_v to_o do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o they_o inform_v thou_o viz._n according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n as_o you_o have_v it_o vers._n 11._o that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v to_o be_v their_o rule_n 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