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the_o graduate_n or_o companion_n sit_v upon_o bench_n somewhat_o high_a and_o the_o rabbi_n in_o elevate_a reserve_a chair_n which_o be_v those_o chief_a seat_n in_o the_o synagogue_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisees_n so_o much_o affect_v mat._n 23.6_o the_o chief_a prophet_n or_o head_n of_o these_o college_n be_v not_o only_o term_v rabbi_n or_o master_n but_o also_o father_n and_o the_o scholar_n or_o student_n the_o son_n and_o child_n of_o the_o prophet_n whereunto_o that_o say_n of_o our_o lord_n allude_v wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n mat._n 11.19_o elisha_n cry_v to_o elijah_n my_o father_n my_o father_n 2_o king_n 2.12_o the_o targum_fw-la upon_o the_o place_n read_v rabbi_n rabbi_n my_o master_n my_o master_n or_o my_o teach_a father_n which_o by_o the_o wise_a man_n be_v style_v the_o master_n of_o the_o assembly_n eccl._n 12.11_o chap._n vi_o of_o be_v
fountain_n of_o purity_n deny_v his_o blessing_n upon_o our_o labour_n and_o turn_v our_o preach_n into_o foolishness_n and_o herein_o the_o enthusiast_n of_o the_o age_n have_v find_v so_o great_a a_o flaw_n in_o the_o ministry_n as_o that_o they_o absolute_o decry_v the_o call_n or_o if_o not_o so_o yet_o the_o best_a term_n they_o can_v afford_v the_o most_o upright_o and_o conscientious_a among_o we_o be_v false_a prophet_n and_o deceiver_n of_o the_o people_n but_o yet_o that_o the_o error_n of_o this_o opinion_n and_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o rail_a accusation_n though_o against_o some_o person_n they_o have_v too_o much_o of_o truth_n may_v appear_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o follow_a consideration_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n that_o provoke_v god_n to_o give_v they_o ignorant_a and_o sinful_a shepherd_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v like_o people_n like_o priest_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v punish_v they_o for_o their_o way_n and_o reward_v they_o their_o do_n hos_n 4.9_o and_o again_o the_o day_n of_o visitation_n be_v come_v the_o day_n of_o recompense_n be_v come_v israel_n shall_v know_v it_o the_o prophet_n be_v a_o fool_n the_o spiritual_a man_n be_v mad_a and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n for_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o iniquity_n and_o the_o great_a hatred_n hos_fw-la 9.7_o egypt_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr a_o plebe_n aut_fw-la vulgaribus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la arguendus_fw-la aut_fw-la accuâ—andus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la lices_fw-la sit_fw-la inordinatus_fw-la quia_fw-la pro_fw-la meritis_fw-la subditâ—rum_fw-la disponitur_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la vita_fw-la dectorum_fw-la evar._n ep_v fratribus_fw-la egypt_n and_o therefore_o say_v evaristus_n a_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n of_o soul_n be_v not_o to_o be_v revile_v by_o the_o people_n though_o be_v disorderly_a because_o god_n dispose_v of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o teacher_n according_a to_o the_o desert_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o hearer_n and_o so_o of_o prince_n as_o well_o as_o of_o priest_n wicked_a prince_n god_n give_v in_o his_o wrath_n hos_fw-la 13.11_o viz._n when_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o a_o people_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o even_o the_o error_n of_o the_o best_a king_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o subject_n as_o david_n sin_n in_o number_v the_o people_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o israel_n 2_o sam._n 24.1_o for_o the_o king_n heart_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o turn_v it_o whither_o soever_o he_o will_v prov._n 21.1_o either_o for_o a_o blessing_n or_o curse_n upon_o their_o subject_n sic_fw-la pro_fw-la meritis_fw-la plebis_fw-la saepe_fw-la pastor_n depravantur_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tertia_fw-la anacleti_n epist_n tertia_fw-la ut_fw-la procliviùs_fw-la corruant_fw-la qui_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la it_o be_v even_o so_o with_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n who_o be_v deprave_v and_o diorder_o in_o their_o life_n because_o the_o people_n by_o their_o sin_n have_v deserve_v to_o have_v such_o leader_n who_o direction_n shall_v soon_o tend_v to_o the_o ruin_n then_o to_o the_o health_n of_o their_o soul_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o christian_a people_n rather_o to_o cover_v and_o veil_n then_o to_o disclose_v and_o publish_v the_o enormity_n of_o their_o pastor_n for_o they_o be_v their_o spiritual_a father_n 1_o cor._n 4.15_o and_o the_o nakedness_n of_o father_n must_v not_o be_v discover_v by_o the_o child_n that_o the_o curse_n of_o cham_n fall_v not_o upon_o they_o gen._n 9.22.25_o if_o the_o pastor_n neglect_v their_o duty_n towards_o god_n the_o people_n must_v not_o therefore_o neglect_v their_o duty_n to_o their_o pastor_n but_o wise_o distinguish_v betwixt_o their_o example_n and_o doctrine_n obey_v the_o truth_n they_o deliver_v but_o avoid_v the_o sinful_a practice_n they_o follow_v which_o be_v positive_o command_v by_o our_o lord_n mat._n 23.2_o 3._o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n all_o therefore_o whatsoever_o they_o bid_v observe_v that_o observe_v and_o do_v but_o do_v not_o you_o after_o their_o work_n for_o they_o say_v and_o do_v not_o etiam_fw-la si_fw-la quisquam_fw-la traditor_fw-la subrepsisset_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v aug._n though_o some_o traitor_n or_o wicked_a person_n creep_v into_o the_o chair_n of_o moses_n 165._o aug._n epis_n 165._o it_o shall_v nothing_o hurt_v the_o church_n or_o innocent_a christian_n for_o who_o christ_n have_v provide_v say_v of_o evil_a prelate_n what_o they_o say_v do_v you_o 3._o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n may_v be_v obtain_v in_o the_o use_n of_o outward_a mean_n and_o the_o ministerial_a office_n thereupon_o confer_v upon_o such_o person_n as_o want_v the_o internal_a qualification_n of_o true_a piety_n which_o be_v clear_a from_o the_o example_n of_o balaam_n who_o love_v the_o wage_n of_o righteousness_n and_o yet_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n of_o judas_n who_o be_v send_v out_o by_o the_o lord_n himself_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o yet_o have_v a_o devil_n and_o nicholas_n choose_v by_o the_o apostle_n one_o of_o the_o deacon_n and_o yet_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o nicholaitan_a heresy_n so_o much_o detest_v by_o god_n rev._n 2.6_o shall_v we_o therefore_o accuse_v and_o rail_v upon_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o balaam_n or_o disparage_v the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o judas_n or_o impute_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o holy_a deacon_n the_o error_n of_o nicholas_n or_o shall_v we_o not_o hear_v and_o obey_v the_o truth_n because_o it_o come_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o some_o wicked_a as_o well_o as_o good_a minister_n it_o be_v rather_o our_o duty_n to_o admire_v the_o wisdom_n and_o magnify_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n who_o to_o give_v the_o great_a testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o to_o make_v it_o more_o illustrious_a and_o evident_a be_v please_v to_o deliver_v it_o unto_o we_o by_o his_o minister_n of_o both_o sort_n good_a and_o bad_a both_o by_o the_o holy_a and_o by_o the_o profane_a and_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n undoubted_o that_o work_v in_o and_o by_o all_o person_n that_o deliver_v the_o truth_n though_o not_o in_o all_o alike_o but_o in_o man_n of_o divers_a qualification_n after_o a_o different_a manner_n in_o good_a man_n as_o ingredient_n and_o incident_a in_o bad_a man_n as_o urgent_a and_o impellent_fw-fr by_o good_a man_n more_o frequent_o and_o effectual_o he_o work_v the_o conversion_n of_o his_o people_n and_o by_o bad_a man_n sometime_o also_o though_o more_o rare_o that_o the_o work_n of_o his_o grace_n may_v appear_v in_o all_o and_o the_o glory_n thereof_o may_v to_o he_o as_o the_o supreme_a cause_n and_o not_o to_o his_o instrument_n be_v ascribe_v 4._o that_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n be_v not_o limit_v to_o those_o that_o receive_v his_o grace_n be_v further_a clear_a mat._n 7.22_o 23._o many_o will_v say_v to_o i_o in_o that_o day_n lord_n lord_n have_v not_o we_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n here_o be_v great_a gift_n bestow_v and_o that_o upon_o wicked_a and_o unsanctified_a person_n for_o it_o follow_v immediate_o then_o will_v i_o profess_v unto_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n so_o also_o 1_o cor._n 13.2_o though_o i_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n and_o understand_v all_o mystery_n and_o though_o i_o have_v all_o faith_n so_o as_o to_o remove_v mountain_n viz._n of_o seem_a impossibility_n and_o have_v not_o charity_n i_o be_o nothing_o from_o whence_o two_o thing_n be_v plain_o and_o clear_o observable_a 1._o that_o the_o understanding_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n or_o prophetical_a and_o ministerial_a gift_n may_v be_v obtain_v in_o the_o use_n of_o outward_a mean_n without_o the_o internal_a sanctification_n of_o soul_n which_o consist_v in_o charity_n or_o love_n which_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n 2._o but_o than_o second_o the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n with_o all_o the_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n of_o holy_a thing_n though_o they_o may_v be_v and_o often_o be_v useful_a for_o the_o edification_n of_o other_o yet_o be_v they_o altogether_o fruitless_a and_o ineffectual_a to_o the_o person_n that_o have_v they_o if_o not_o animate_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o charity_n or_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o so_o they_o be_v not_o much_o unlike_o a_o candle_n in_o a_o dark_a lantern_n which_o cast_v its_o light_n abroad_o upon_o other_o leave_v the_o person_n that_o hold_v it_o in_o darkness_n chap._n xv._o the_o dangerous_a and_o destructive_a consequence_n of_o and_o depend_v upon_o immediate_a revelation_n he_o that_o pretend_v unto_o or_o depend_v upon_o any_o further_a revelation_n from_o heaven_n then_o god_n in_o his_o great_a mercy_n have_v already_o afford_v unto_o his_o church_n and_o people_n viz._n
qualification_n to_o instance_n in_o some_o particular_n first_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n both_o foretell_v promise_v and_o perform_v that_o the_o act_n and_o impression_n of_o god_n spirit_n upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v both_o more_o strong_a and_o frequent_a as_o also_o more_o general_a and_o common_a under_o the_o gospel_n than_o they_o be_v under_o the_o law_n that_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o ministry_n itself_o be_v dilate_v be_v not_o limit_v to_o the_o single_a tribe_n of_o levi_n but_o all_o man_n of_o what_o quality_n soever_o have_v a_o title_n thereunto_o meaning_n genera_n singulorum_fw-la not_o singula_fw-la generum_fw-la that_o be_v man_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o kind_n not_o all_o of_o all_o kind_n but_o hereupon_o to_o make_v void_a pull_v down_o and_o level_v with_o the_o undistinguished_a multitude_n the_o high_a and_o solemn_a order_n and_o office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n institute_v by_o god_n himself_o both_o under_o the_o law_n and_o under_o the_o gospel_n for_o a_o people_n to_o snatch_v the_o divine_a oracle_n from_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o presume_v to_o teach_v their_o teacher_n to_o invade_v the_o chair_n of_o moses_n and_o offer_v incense_n with_o unhallowed_a censor_n for_o private_a person_n to_o assume_v the_o public_a administration_n of_o ministerial_a office_n without_o a_o lawful_a call_n and_o due_a ordination_n thereunto_o though_o they_o may_v be_v otherwise_o qualify_v with_o knowledge_n and_o piety_n these_o be_v false_a gloss_n impose_v upon_o the_o former_a truth_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o lie_n tare_n fow_v by_o the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n amid_o the_o pure_a wheat_n and_o that_o 1._o to_o the_o high_a dishonour_n of_o god_n and_o profanation_n of_o all_o that_o be_v religious_a and_o sacred_a 2._o to_o involve_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o bury_v it_o in_o the_o rubbish_n of_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n 3._o to_o take_v away_o those_o bound_n and_o limit_n 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error_n and_o confusion_n 3._o right_o to_o believe_v in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o the_o mean_a of_o our_o justification_n here_o and_o ground_n of_o our_o hope_n of_o salvation_n hereafter_o this_o be_v a_o impression_n of_o god_n spirit_n on_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o in_o respect_n hereof_o we_o be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o faith_n 4.13_o 2_o cor._n 4.13_o 2_o cor._n 4.13_o we_o have_v the_o same_o spirit_n of_o faith_n according_a as_o it_o be_v write_v i_o believe_v therefore_o have_v i_o speak_v faith_n as_o it_o be_v doctrinal_a be_v a_o spiritual_a gift_n and_o reckon_v among_o they_o 1_o cor._n 12.9_o and_o as_o it_o be_v practical_a 12.9_o 1_o cor._n 12.9_o be_v a_o grace_n or_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o reckon_v among_o they_o also_o 5.22_o gal._n 5.22_o gal._n 5._o 22._o but_o now_o to_o mingle_v and_o divide_v and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o cut_v asunder_o this_o true_a evangelical_n faith_n as_o it_o stand_v full_a and_o entire_a in_o all_o its_o 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knowledge_n and_o understanding_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n till_o profess_v themselves_o wise_a they_o become_v fool_n and_o wax_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n and_o their_o foolish_a heart_n be_v darken_v so_o that_o they_o can_v see_v the_o light_n of_o truth_n through_o the_o mist_n and_o imperfect_a glimmer_n of_o their_o own_o conceit_a knowledge_n thus_o the_o devil_n himself_o be_v lose_v in_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o error_n and_o eternal_a confusion_n his_o knowledge_n which_o be_v so_o great_a aug._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sciens_fw-la aug._n that_o from_o the_o excellency_n thereof_o he_o derive_v his_o name_n in_o greek_a puff_v he_o up_o and_o make_v he_o swell_v with_o pride_n till_o he_o burst_v out_o into_o flat_a rebellion_n against_o his_o maker_n they_o then_o that_o will_v not_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o condemnation_n must_v give_v ear_n to_o these_o direction_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n prov._n 3.7_o lean_v not_o to_o thy_o own_o understanding_n for_o many_o be_v deceive_v by_o their_o own_o vain_a opinion_n and_o evil_a suspicion_n have_v overthrow_v their_o judgement_n ecclus._n 3.24_o wo_n unto_o they_o that_o be_v wise_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o prudent_a in_o their_o own_o sight_n isa_n 5.21_o be_v not_o therefore_o wise_a in_o their_o own_o conceit_n rom._n 12.16_o with_o many_o more_o place_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 7._o from_o whence_o will_v follow_v another_o rule_n of_o direction_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o error_n that_o we_o intermeddle_v not_o with_o those_o mysterious_a point_n of_o religion_n nor_o yet_o with_o those_o hard_a place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v above_o the_o reach_n of_o our_o understanding_n for_o all_o such_o over_o curious_a entermedling_n come_v from_o pride_n and_o self-conceited_a wit_n beget_v such_o a_o exorbitance_n in_o the_o spiritual_a man_n as_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n in_o the_o natural_a for_o when_o man_n 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