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in_o teachinge_a his_o people_n such_o as_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o which_o be_v endue_v with_o peculiar_a knowledge_n above_o the_o rest_n for_o even_o their_o preach_n be_v dark_a and_o enclose_v in_o figure_n as_o of_o thing_n a_o far_o of_o moreover_o how_o marvellous_a knowledge_n soever_o appear_v in_o they_o above_o other_o yet_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v dryven_v of_o necessity_n to_o submit_v they_o to_o the_o common_a childish_a ââstruction_n of_o the_o people_n they_o themselves_o also_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o number_a of_o child_n fynallye_o there_o never_o change_v any_o such_o clear_a sfyght_n to_o any_o at_o that_o time_n but_o that_o it_o deed_n in_o some_o part_n savoure_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o time_n twenty-four_o whereupon_o christ_n say_v many_o king_n and_o prophet_n
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the_o mercy_n of_o god_n by_o which_o we_o be_v make_v ryghteous_a the_o last_o diversity_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o ceremony_n because_o the_o old_a testament_n have_v a_o âmage_n of_o thing_n absent_a it_o behove_v that_o it_o shall_v in_o time_n deâaye_v and_o vanyshe_v away_o but_o the_o gospel_n because_o it_o geve_v the_o true_a body_n in_o deed_n keep_v still_o a_o firm_a and_o perpetual_a steadfastness_n jeremie_n in_o deed_n call_v even_o the_o moral_a law_n a_o weak_a and_o frail_a covenant_n but_o that_o be_v for_o a_o other_o reason_n because_o by_o the_o sudden_a falling_n away_o of_o the_o unthankful_a people_n it_o be_v by_o and_o by_o break_a but_o forasmuch_o as_o such_o break_n of_o it_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o people_n it_o can_v not_o propre_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o testament_fw-mi but_o the_o ceremony_n forasmuch_o as_o by_o their_o own_o weakness_n be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n have_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o weakness_n within_o 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implication_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v whoso_o be_v righteous_a by_o true_a faith_n they_o do_v prove_v their_o righteousness_n with_o obedience_n &_o good_a work_n not_o with_o a_o bare_a &_o imagelike_a visor_n of_o faith_n in_o a_o sum_n he_o dispute_v not_o by_o what_o mean_v we_o be_v justify_v but_o he_o require_v of_o the_o faithful_a a_o work_a righteousness_n and_o as_o paul_n affirm_v that_o man_n be_v justify_v wtout_fw-fr the_o help_n of_o work_n so_o james_n do_v here_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v account_v righteous_a which_o want_v good_a work_n the_o consider_v of_o this_o end_n shall_v deliver_v we_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n for_o our_o adversary_n be_v hereby_o chief_o deceive_v that_o they_o think_v that_o james_n define_v the_o manner_n of_o iustifieng_v whereas_o he_o travail_v about_o nothing_o else_o but_o to_o overthrow_v their_o perverse_a carelessness_n which_o do_v vain_o pretend_v faith_n to_o excuse_v their_o despisinge_a of_o good_a work_n therefore_o 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let_v not_o say_v he_o the_o volume_n of_o this_o law_n depart_v from_o thy_o mouth_n but_o thou_o shall_v study_v upon_o it_o day_n &_o night_n thou_o shall_v neither_o bow_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o leave_v then_o shall_v thou_o direct_v thy_o way_n &_o understand_v it_o they_z therefore_o shall_v be_v to_o we_o spiritual_a ruler_n which_o shall_v not_o bow_v from_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n neither_o to_o the_o one_o side_n nor_o to_o the_o other_o but_o if_o the_o doctrine_n of_o all_o pastor_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v be_v to_o be_v receive_v wtout_fw-fr any_o dout_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v so_o oft_o &_o so_o earnest_o be_v admonish_v not_o to_o harken_v to_o the_o speech_n of_o false_a prophet_n hear_v not_o say_v he_o by_o hieremie_n the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o prophecy_n to_o you_o for_o they_o teach_v you_o vanity_n &_o not_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n again_o beware_v you_o of_o false_a prophet_n 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