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other_o than_o in_o prepare_v something_o for_o the_o public_a that_o may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o recover_v the_o decay_a piety_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o present_a age_n in_o which_o iniquity_n do_v so_o much_o abound_v and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o religion_n be_v grow_v so_o cold_a to_o this_o end_n i_o have_v choose_v to_o publish_v these_o plain_a sermon_n and_o to_o recommend_v they_o to_o the_o serious_a perusal_n and_o faithful_a practice_n both_o of_o the_o pastor_n and_o people_n commit_v to_o my_o charge_n earnest_o beseech_v almighty_a god_n that_o by_o his_o blessing_n they_o may_v prove_v effectual_a to_o that_o good_a end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v sincere_o design_v concern_v resolution_n and_o steadfastness_n in_o religion_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n lawrence_z jury_n june_n the_o 3_o d._n 1684._o josh._n xxiv_o 15._o but_o as_o for_o i_o and_o my_o house_n we_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n after_o joshua_n have_v bring_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n into_o the_o promise_a land_n and_o settle_v they_o in_o the_o quiet_a possession_n of_o it_o his_o great_a desire_n be_v to_o establish_v they_o in_o the_o true_a religion_n namely_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o one_o true_a god_n who_o have_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o give_v they_o the_o possession_n of_o that_o good_a land_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o now_o find_v himself_o weak_a and_o decline_a be_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a and_o fear_v leâ—t_v after_o his_o death_n the_o people_n shall_v fall_v off_o from_o the_o true_a religion_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o idol_n he_o like_v a_o wise_a and_o good_a governor_n consider_v with_o himself_o what_o course_n he_o have_v best_a to_o take_v to_o keep_v they_o firm_a and_o steadfast_a in_o their_o religion_n and_o to_o prevent_v their_o defection_n to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o they_o and_o to_o this_o end_n he_o call_v a_o general_a assembly_n of_o all_o israel_n chap._n 23._o v._o 1._o that_o be_v of_o the_o elder_n and_o head_n and_o judge_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o several_a tribe_n and_o in_o a_o very_a wise_a and_o eloquent_a speech_n represent_v to_o they_o in_o what_o a_o miraculous_a manner_n god_n have_v drive_v out_o the_o â—_z before_o they_o much_o great_a and_o strong_a nation_n than_o they_o and_o have_v give_v they_o their_o land_n to_o possess_v it_o and_o in_o a_o word_n have_v perform_v punctual_o all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o take_v great_a heed_n to_o themselves_o to_o love_n god_n and_o to_o serve_v he_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o all_o good_a thing_n be_v come_v upon_o you_o which_o the_o lord_n
and_o to_o damnable_a error_n and_o heresy_n and_o some_o good_a man_n have_v upon_o the_o matter_n stand_v alone_o in_o the_o open_a profession_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o general_a defection_n from_o it_o elijah_n in_o that_o general_a revolt_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o have_v forsake_v the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o break_v down_o his_o altar_n and_o slay_v his_o prophet_n and_o he_o only_o as_o he_o think_v be_v leave_v to_o stand_v alone_o i_o say_v in_o this_o case_n when_o as_o he_o very_o believe_v he_o have_v no_o body_n to_o stand_v by_o he_o he_o be_v very_o zealous_a for_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n 1_o king_n 18._o 18._o and_o with_o a_o undaunted_a courage_n stand_v up_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o reprove_v ahab_n to_o his_o face_n for_o his_o defection_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o idol_n and_o those_o three_o brave_a youth_n in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n chap._n 3._o do_v in_o the_o like_o resolute_a and_o undaunted_a manner_n refuse_v to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o the_o great_a king_n nabuchadnezzar_n to_o worship_v the_o image_n which_o he_o have_v set_v up_o when_o all_o other_o submit_v and_o pay_v honour_n to_o it_o tell_v he_o plain_o if_o it_o be_v so_o our_o god_n who_o we_o serve_v be_v able_a to_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o burn_a fiery_a furnance_n and_o he_o will_v deliver_v we_o out_o of_o thy_o hand_n if_o not_o be_v it_o know_v unto_o thou_o o_o king_n that_o we_o will_v not_o serve_v thy_o god_n nor_o worship_v the_o golden_a image_n which_o thou_o have_v set_v up_o v_o 17_o 18._o in_o like_a manner_n and_o with_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o courage_n daniel_n withstand_v the_o decree_n of_o darius_n which_o forbid_v man_n to_o ask_v a_o petition_n of_o any_o god_n or_o man_n for_o thirty_o day_n save_v of_o the_o king_n only_o dan._n 6._o 7._o and_o this_o under_o the_o pain_n of_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o den_n of_o lion_n and_o when_o all_o other_o give_v obedience_n to_o it_o he_o set_v open_v the_o window_n of_o his_o chamber_n towards_o jerusalem_n and_o kneel_v down_o upon_o his_o knee_n three_o time_n a_o day_n and_o pray_v and_o give_v thanks_o as_o he_o do_v afore_o time_n v_o 10._o in_o the_o prevalency_n of_o the_o arian_n heresy_n athanasius_n almost_o stand_v alone_o in_o the_o profession_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o antichrist_n the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n be_v represent_v by_o a_o woman_n fly_v into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o live_v there_o in_o obscurity_n for_o a_o long_a time_n insomuch_o that_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o truth_n shall_v hardly_o be_v find_v and_o yet_o during_o that_o degeneracy_n of_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o the_o prevalency_n of_o antichrist_n for_o so_o many_o age_n some_o few_o in_o every_o age_n do_v appear_v who_o do_v resolute_o own_o the_o truth_n and_o bear_v witness_n to_o it_o with_o their_o blood_n but_o these_o do_v almost_o stand_v alone_a and_o by_o themselves_o like_o a_o few_o scatter_a sheep_n wander_v up_o and_o down_o in_o a_o wide_a wilderness_n thus_o in_o the_o height_n of_o popery_n wickliff_n appear_v here_o in_o england_n and_o hierome_n of_o prague_n and_o john_n huss_n in_o germany_n and_o bohemia_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n when_o popery_n have_v quite_o overrun_v these_o western_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o subdue_v her_o enemy_n on_o every_o side_n and_o antichrist_n sit_v secure_o in_o the_o quiet_a possession_n of_o his_o kingdom_n luther_n arise_v a_o bold_a and_o rough_a man_n but_o a_o fit_a wedge_n to_o cleave_v in_o sunder_o so_o hard_a and_o knotty_a a_o block_n and_o appear_v stout_o against_o the_o gross_a error_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n stand_v alone_o and_o with_o a_o most_o invincible_a spirit_n and_o courage_n maintain_v his_o ground_n and_o resist_v the_o unite_a malice_n and_o force_n of_o antichrist_n and_o his_o adherent_n and_o give_v he_o so_o terrible_a a_o wound_n that_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o perfect_o heal_v and_o recover_v of_o it_o so_o that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o stand_v alone_o or_o with_o a_o very_a few_o adhere_n to_o he_o and_o stand_v by_o he_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a imaginary_a supposition_n but_o a_o case_n that_o have_v real_o and_o in_o fact_n happen_v in_o several_a age_n and_o place_n of_o the_o world_n let_v we_o then_o proceed_v to_o consider_v in_o the_o 2d_o place_n the_o due_a limit_n and_o bound_n of_o this_o peremptory_a resolution_n in_o all_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o practice_n which_o be_v plain_a and_o evident_a either_o from_o natural_a reason_n or_o from_o divine_a revelation_n this_o resolution_n seem_v to_o be_v very_o reasonable_a but_o in_o thing_n doubtful_a a_o modest_a man_n and_o every_o man_n have_v reason_n to_o be_v so_o will_v be_v very_o apt_a to_o be_v stagger_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o very_a wise_a man_n and_o much_o more_o of_o many_o such_o and_o especial_o by_o the_o unanimous_a judgement_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n the_o general_a voice_n and_o opinion_n of_o mankind_n be_v next_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n himself_o for_o in_o matter_n of_o a_o indifferent_a nature_n which_o god_n have_v neither_o command_v nor_o forbid_v such_o as_o be_v many_o of_o the_o circumstance_n and_o ceremony_n of_o god_n worship_n a_o man_n will_v not_o be_v singular_a much_o less_o stiff_a and_o immovable_a in_o his_o singularity_n but_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o yield_v and_o surrender_v himself_o to_o the_o general_a vote_n and_o opinion_n and_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o common_a custom_n and_o practice_n and_o much_o more_o with_o the_o rule_n and_o constitution_n of_o authority_n whether_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a because_o in_o thing_n lawful_a and_o indifferent_a we_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o decency_n and_o civility_n not_o to_o thwart_v the_o general_a practice_n and_o by_o the_o command_v of_o god_n we_o be_v certain_o oblige_v to_o obey_v the_o lawful_a command_n of_o lawful_a authority_n but_o in_o thing_n plain_o contrary_a to_o the_o evidence_n of_o sense_n or_o reason_n or_o to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o man_n will_v compliment_v no_o man_n or_o number_n of_o man_n nor_o will_v he_o pin_v his_o faith_n upon_o any_o church_n in_o the_o world_n much_o less_o upon_o any_o single_a man_n no_o not_o the_o pope_n no_o though_o there_o be_v never_o so_o many_o probable_a argument_n bring_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o his_o infallibility_n in_o this_o case_n a_o man_n will_v be_v singular_a and_o stand_v alone_o against_o the_o whole_a world_n against_o the_o wrath_n and_o rage_n of_o a_o king_n and_o all_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o fiery_a furnace_n as_o in_o other_o matter_n a_o man_n will_v not_o believe_v all_o the_o learned_a man_n in_o the_o world_n against_o the_o clear_a evidence_n of_o sense_n and_o reason_n if_o all_o the_o great_a mathematician_n of_o all_o age_n archimedes_n and_o euclid_n and_o apollonius_n and_o diophantus_n etc._n etc._n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o meet_v together_o in_o a_o general_n council_n and_o shall_v there_o declare_v in_o the_o most_o solemn_a manner_n and_o give_v it_o under_o their_o hand_n and_o seal_n that_o twice_o two_o do_v not_o make_v four_o but_o five_o this_o will_v not_o move_v i_o in_o the_o least_o to_o be_v of_o their_o mind_n nay_o i_o who_o be_o no_o mathematician_n will_v maintain_v the_o contrary_a and_o will_v persist_v in_o it_o without_o be_v in_o the_o least_o startle_v by_o the_o positive_a opinion_n of_o these_o great_a and_o learned_a man_n and_o shall_v most_o certain_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v either_o all_o of_o they_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n or_o that_o they_o be_v bias_v by_o some_o interest_n or_o other_o and_o sway_v against_o the_o clear_a evidence_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o full_a conviction_n of_o their_o own_o reason_n to_o make_v such_o a_o determination_n as_o this_o they_o may_v indeed_o over-rule_v the_o point_n by_o their_o authority_n but_o in_o my_o inward_a judgement_n i_o shall_v still_o be_v where_o i_o be_v before_o just_o so_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n if_o any_o church_n though_o with_o never_o so_o glorious_a and_o confident_a a_o pretence_n to_o infallibility_n shall_v declare_v for_o transubstantiation_n that_o be_v that_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o sacrament_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v substantial_o change_v into_o the_o natural_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v so_o notorious_o contrary_a both_o to_o the_o sense_n and_o reason_n of_o mankind_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v choose_v to_o stand_v single_a in_o