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unto_o the_o angel_n and_o make_v use_n of_o their_o mediation_n to_o be_v the_o internuncii_fw-la and_o carrier_n of_o their_o request_n this_o how_o seem_o holy_a and_o modest_a soever_o the_o pretence_n be_v the_o apostle_n sharp_o rebuke_n 19_o col._n 2.18_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v no_o man_n lord_n it_o over_o you_o or_o deprive_v you_o of_o the_o prize_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v self-willed_a or_o wilful_a in_o humility_n and_o worship_n of_o angel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thrust_v or_o climb_v into_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v not_o see_v be_v rash_o puff_v up_o by_o the_o understanding_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o not_o hold_v the_o head_n where_o there_o be_v three_o reason_n give_v against_o that_o opinion_n first_o that_o it_o be_v not_o humility_n as_o they_o pretend_v but_o a_o wilful_a stubborn_a and_o fleshly_a pride_n which_o occasion_v that_o conceit_n they_o presume_v to_o be_v wise_a above_o 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be_v you_o load_v and_o burden_v with_o these_o new_a rite_n and_o ordinance_n which_o be_v after_o the_o doctrine_n and_o commandment_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o as_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v enjoin_v so_o need_v they_o not_o to_o be_v any_o far_o practise_v by_o you_o than_o suit_v with_o your_o own_o convenience_n nay_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n to_o command_v abstinence_n from_o meat_n 1._o 1_o tim._n 4_o 1._o and_o to_o forbid_v marriage_n though_o he_o himself_o and_o common_a experience_n tell_v we_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n it_o be_v much_o more_o convenient_a to_o be_v free_a than_o bind_v in_o wedlock_n yet_o he_o call_v that_o doctrine_n the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n and_o therefore_o i_o need_v not_o scruple_n to_o call_v it_o antichristian_a beside_o these_o three_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o find_v any_o tenet_n brand_v as_o antichristian_a for_o though_o there_o be_v many_o other_o thing_n as_o 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affect_v the_o primacy_n among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v servant_n of_o all_o and_o to_o enforce_v this_o our_o saviour_n urge_v his_o own_o example_n even_o say_v he_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v not_o to_o be_v minister_v unto_o but_o to_o minister_v and_o as_o for_o power_n so_o for_o title_n of_o honour_n our_o saviour_n forbid_v his_o disciple_n to_o imitate_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o pharisee_n who_o be_v puff_v up_o and_o swell_v with_o those_o airy_a and_o empty_a name_n of_o honour_n among_o man_n be_v not_o you_o say_v he_o called_z doctor_z or_o master_n or_o father_n or_o teacher_n i._n e._n 23.8_o mat._n 23.8_o affect_v not_o to_o be_v so_o call_v for_o you_o have_v one_o teacher_n which_o be_v christ_n you_o have_v one_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n but_o all_o you_o be_v brethren_n and_o therefore_o take_v heed_n lest_o by_o take_v upon_o you_o such_o glorious_a style_n you_o forget_v that_o equality_n which_o shall_v be_v among_o brethren_n thus_o christ_n but_o antichrist_n think_v no_o power_n too_o great_a no_o name_n too_o good_a for_o he_o 2.4_o 2_o thes_n 2.4_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n paul_n give_v this_o character_n of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v one_o who_o oppose_v himself_o i.e._n against_o christ_n and_o exalt_v himself_o above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n i_o take_v to_o signify_v the_o imperial_a stile_n 25.21_o act._n 25.21_o for_o the_o emperor_n in_o latin_a be_v call_v augustus_n in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o it_o signify_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v advance_v himself_o above_o all_o prince_n and_o emperor_n so_o that_o he_o shall_v sit_v as_o a_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n show_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v god_n i._n e._n assume_v unto_o himself_o the_o exercise_n of_o divine_a power_n and_o honour_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o god_n on_o earth_n which_o whoever_o do_v must_v needs_o in_o that_o be_v antichrist_n i._n e._n oppose_v the_o humility_n both_o practise_v and_o prescribe_v by_o christ_n second_o the_o second_o thing_n wherein_o the_o practice_n of_o antichrist_n be_v to_o discover_v itself_o be_v pomp_n as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o christian_a poverty_n i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o poverty_n and_o riches_n be_v res_fw-la mediae_fw-la that_o in_o themselves_o neither_o state_n do_v make_v we_o more_o or_o less_o accept_v to_o god_n but_o yet_o such_o have_v be_v and_o be_v the_o fate_n of_o true_a religion_n that_o riches_n most_o common_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n out_o of_o which_o christianity_n call_v its_o follower_n but_o disgrace_n loss_n and_o poverty_n be_v most_o usual_o the_o attendant_n on_o strictness_n and_o holiness_n thus_o our_o saviour_n affirm_v the_o condition_n of_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o bird_n of_o the_o heaven_n to_o be_v in_o outward_a respect_n much_o better_a than_o he_o 8.20_o mat._n 8.20_o for_o the_o one_o say_v he_o have_v hole_n the_o other_o have_v nest_n but_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n and_o thereupon_o call_v his_o follower_n to_o leave_v every_o thing_n etc._n luk._n 14.26_o etc._n etc._n i.e._n to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o hazard_v all_o rather_o than_o to_o quit_v their_o profession_n or_o else_o they_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v his_o disciple_n but_o antichrist_n quite_o contrary_a propose_v worldly_a wealth_n and_o temporal_a reward_n unto_o his_o follower_n and_o seek_v to_o reconcile_v piety_n and_o preferment_n i._n e._n self-denial_n with_o that_o which_o do_v direct_o contradict_v it_o for_o which_o reason_n i_o suppose_v it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n john_n 2.16_o 1_o joh._n 2.16_o have_v premise_v that_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n be_v enmity_n unto_o god_n for_o whatever_o be_v in_o