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24._o and_o will_v you_o seek_v such_o to_o punish_v they_o examine_v yourselves_o and_o do_v not_o think_v to_o shame_v it_o off_o that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o church_n that_o you_o do_v this_o pray_v turn_v to_o 1_o sam._n 15._o and_o you_o will_v there_o find_v one_o of_o the_o great_a cheat_n that_o you_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v by_o a_o magistrate_n and_o a_o magistrate_n of_o the_o high_a order_n and_o it_o be_v a_o cheat_n that_o have_v a_o pretence_n for_o the_o church_n too_o the_o business_n be_v this_o king_n saul_n receive_v a_o commission_n from_o god_n to_o go_v and_o smite_v the_o amalekite_n for_o lay_v wait_n for_o israel_n in_o their_o way_n when_o they_o come_v up_o from_o egypt_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o commission_n you_o have_v in_o the_o three_o verse_n go_v and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o spare_v they_o not_o but_o slay_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n infant_z and_o suckling_n ox_n and_o 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14._o and_o now_o pray_v see_v the_o cheat_n that_o saul_n will_v have_v put_v upon_o the_o almighty_a and_o his_o prophet_n for_o he_o see_v he_o be_v run_v on_o ground_n and_o therefore_o observe_v his_o answer_n the_o people_n say_v he_o spare_v the_o best_a of_o the_o sheep_n and_o of_o the_o ox_n to_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n ver_fw-la 15._o so_o he_o will_v have_v shove_v off_o and_o excuse_v his_o sin_n upon_o the_o specious_a pretence_n of_o maintain_v the_o church_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o this_o will_v not_o do_v for_o the_o prophet_n reprove_v he_o in_o vers_n 22._o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n as_o great_a delight_n in_o burn_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_n as_o in_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n behold_v to_o obey_v be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o hearken_v than_o the_o fat_a of_o ram_n for_o rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n it_o be_v the_o disobedience_n of_o a_o king_n against_o his_o god_n be_v so_o style_v and_o therefore_o he_o proceed_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o doom_n that_o because_o he_o have_v reject_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n have_v reject_v he_o from_o be_v king_n and_o that_o be_v all_o that_o saul_n get_v by_o this_o cheat._n do_v not_o think_v therefore_o to_o palliate_v your_o fault_n with_o your_o esteem_v for_o the_o church_n and_o the_o divine_a service_n of_o god_n for_o god_n have_v rather_o have_v no_o such_o worship_n at_o all_o than_o a_o worship_n that_o must_v be_v support_v and_o maintain_v by_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o holy_a command_n in_o the_o seven_o of_o st._n mark_n you_o may_v see_v a_o knot_n of_o hypocrite_n and_o such_o as_o be_v of_o no_o inferior_a rank_n neither_o so_o much_o for_o the_o charch_n that_o they_o break_v not_o only_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n too_o for_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n oblige_v we_o to_o honour_v our_o parent_n and_o as_o a_o part_n 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you_o to_o make_v no_o use_n of_o they_o for_o these_o jew_n they_o have_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o it_o be_v read_v in_o their_o synagogue_n every_o sabbath_n day_n as_o st._n james_n assure_v we_o act._n 15.21_o and_o though_o in_o that_o law_n it_o be_v write_v honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o that_o too_o with_o a_o promise_n of_o length_n of_o day_n yet_o you_o see_v when_o man_n tradition_n prevail_v it_o have_v be_v as_o good_a they_o have_v have_v no_o law_n at_o all_o and_o therefore_o by_o the_o way_n whatsoever_o profession_n or_o form_n of_o religion_n make_v you_o barbarous_o sour_a and_o unnatural_a to_o your_o relation_n friend_n and_o neighbour_n which_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o band_n of_o humanity_n oblige_v you_o to_o love_v respect_n and_o tender_a you_o may_v lay_v your_o life_n upon_o it_o that_o that_o profession_n and_o form_n of_o religion_n be_v but_o a_o false_a and_o counterfeit_a christianity_n be_v what_o it_o will_n wherefore_o 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