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strange_a unconsult_v and_o undeclare_v action_n yet_o we_o here_o have_v no_o complaint_n of_o violence_n bitterness_n or_o censoriousnesse_n but_o a_o speedy_a and_o meek_a submission_n to_o their_o brethren_n demand_n ready_o declare_v their_o motive_n to_o this_o work_n viz._n to_o engage_v posterity_n to_o god_n altar_n before_o the_o ark_n their_o end_n in_o the_o erect_n this_o altar_n to_o be_v that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n of_o their_o relation_n to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n where_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o brethren_n which_o shall_v engage_v a_o ready_a satisfy_n of_o the_o suspicious_a demand_n of_o brethren_n where_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o due_a subjection_n to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n which_o shall_v declare_v principle_n and_o practice_n and_o submit_v they_o with_o meekness_n unto_o trial_n if_o brethren_n stand_v at_o distance_n from_o such_o and_o express_v offence_n against_o their_o singular_a unusual_a course_n may_v they_o not_o
not_o of_o any_o ordinary_o build_v or_o use_v hence_o when_o david_n be_v banish_v from_o jerusalem_n wâ—_n read_v of_o his_o pant_a thirsty_a desire_n of_o return_n for_o the_o sanctuary_n sake_n but_o not_o of_o his_o rear_v any_o altar_n elsewhere_o it_o be_v his_o sad_a affliction_n to_o want_v worship_n at_o god_n altar_n be_v will_v have_v be_v his_o sin_n to_o set_v up_o a_o altar_n in_o a_o strange_a place_n second_o the_o altar_n that_o at_o any_o time_n be_v erect_v be_v able_a to_o plead_v extraordinary_a and_o immediate_a command_n from_o god_n on_o extraordinary_a and_o emergent_a occasion_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v abraham_n altar_n in_o mount_n moriah_n and_o gideon_n altar_n call_v jehovah_n shalom_n judge_n 6.24_o and_o david_n altar_n in_o the_o threshing-floore_n of_o araunah_n the_o jebusite_n 2_o sam._n 24.25_o extraordinary_a precept_n can_v be_v ordinary_a proof_n three_o these_o be_v temporary_a and_o transient_a pass_v away_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v serve_v the_o special_a occasion_n for_o which_o they_o be_v erect_v so_o that_o god_n have_v but_o one_o permanent_a abide_a altar_n at_o which_o he_o be_v constant_o worship_v last_o though_o these_o altar_n be_v various_a and_o distinct_a in_o matter_n yet_o they_o be_v one_o for_o object_n and_o form_n of_o divine_a service_n and_o if_o god_n dispense_v with_o the_o matter_n by_o a_o immediate_a command_n it_o will_v be_v no_o warrant_n ordinary_o to_o set_v up_o different_a matter_n of_o divine_a worship_n the_o second_o thing_n i_o will_v premise_v be_v by_o way_n of_o admonition_n when_o thou_o resiste_v sinful_a altar_n keep_v rank_n and_o order_n step_v not_o out_o of_o thy_o place_n and_o calling_n invade_v not_o the_o minister_n chair_n with_o authority_n to_o reprove_v and_o excommunicate_v nor_o yet_o the_o magistrate_n throne_n to_o draw_v the_o sword_n of_o vengeance_n and_o drive_v a_o present_a precipitate_a war_n against_o brethren_n in_o thy_o place_n observe_v the_o sin_n mourn_v under_o it_o admonish_v brethren_n of_o it_o wait_v with_o patience_n and_o in_o peace_n to_o see_v what_o the_o prince_n and_o priest_n of_o israel_n will_v do_v against_o it_o it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o text_n under_o consideration_n all_o israel_n be_v up_o in_o arm_n with_o sword_n in_o hand_n and_o purpose_n in_o heart_n to_o resist_v the_o sin_n but_o observe_v joshuah_n and_o phinehas_n the_o prince_n and_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n summon_v to_o it_o and_o lead_v they_o in_o it_o israel_n may_v never_o stir_v to_o war_n till_o summon_v by_o the_o sound_a alarm_n of_o the_o 10._o num_fw-la 10._o silver_n trumpet_n they_o rise_v not_o to_o war_v against_o the_o altar_n of_o baal_n when_o solomon_n be_v addict_v to_o a_o sinful_a toleration_n if_o god_n give_v magistrate_n up_o to_o a_o sinful_a indulgence_n of_o false_a altar_n it_o be_v thy_o duty_n to_o sit_v in_o peace_n and_o by_o secret_a mourning_n to_o resist_v the_o sin_n thy_o irregular_a insurrection_n will_v be_v the_o sin_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o shame_n of_o thy_o profession_n courteous_a reader_n let_v i_o therefore_o charge_v thou_o to_o perform_v the_o practice_n of_o piety_n with_o a_o spirit_n of_o peace_n and_o to_o keep_v thy_o own_o compass_n in_o expression_n of_o thy_o zeal_n to_o god_n altar_n i_o will_v hold_v thou_o no_o long_o but_o to_o let_v thou_o know_v that_o if_o any_o shall_v charge_v this_o sermon_n with_o violence_n and_o bitterness_n it_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v expect_v and_o therefore_o be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v decline_v as_o far_o as_o be_v consistent_a with_o ministerial_a plainness_n and_o zeal_n and_o the_o charge_n be_v groundless_a will_v not_o be_v regard_v by_o the_o author_n who_o have_v take_v it_o up_o for_o a_o lamentation_n that_o our_o day_n denominate_v zeal_n violence_n and_o lukewarmnesse_n moderation_n contend_v for_o connivance_n at_o and_o indulgence_n of_o positive_a sin_n and_o endeavour_v to_o extend_v toleration_n of_o all_o religion_n so_o far_o that_o schism_n error_n and_o heresy_n may_v not_o only_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o magistrate_n sword_n and_o church_n censure_n but_o even_o ministerial_a reproof_n and_o private_a christian_n complaint_n so_o commend_v thou_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o thy_o duty_n hereby_o declare_v and_o both_o it_o and_o thou_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o a_o jealous_a god_n i_o subscribe_v myself_o thy_o to_o serve_v thou_o at_o god_n sincere_a and_o single_a altar_n z._n c._n errata_fw-la page_n 6_o line_n 1_o woid_v read_v will_v p_o 16_o l_o 7_o for_o defecton_n defection_n p_o 47_o l_o 25_o for_o congregration_n r_o congregation_n p_o 49_o l_o 20_o for_o consent_n r_o consent_n p_o 50_o l_o 4_o r_o not_o se_n p_o 71_o l_o 5_o r_o as_o if_o p_o 79_o l_o 14_o for_o aretius_n r_o acesius_n p_o 80_o l_o 5_o for_o sot_n be_v r_o it_o p_o 105_o l_o 13_o their_n of_o r_o of_o their_o p_o 111_o l_o 21_o concern_v r_o concern_v p_o 120_o l_o 10_o word_n r_o wordie_a p_o 112_o l_o 4_o immoderate_o r_o immediate_o p_o 138_o l_o 11_o unifermity_n r_o uniformity_n p_o 150_o l_o ult_n set_a r_o let_v the_o index_n the_o saint_n zeal_n against_o sinful_a altar_n in_o which_o you_o have_v this_o doctrine_n the_o build_a altar_n beside_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n be_v a_o sin_n to_o be_v seasonable_o see_v unto_o by_o sincere_a worshipper_n at_o god_n altar_n page_z 9_o this_o be_v illustrate_v by_o show_v 1._o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n altar_n p._n 10_o to_o p._n 20_o 2._o several_a way_n of_o build_a altar_n beside_o god_n altar_n as_o material_o page_n 20_o objective_o page_n 23_o formal_o page_n 24_o 3._o several_a duty_n of_o sincere_a worshipper_n 1._o see_v the_o sin_n page_n 31_o 2._o sensible_o affect_v themselves_o with_o it_o page_n 32_o 3._o seasonable_a caution_n and_o counsel_n page_n 33_o 4._o speedy_a removal_n of_o temptation_n page_n 34_o 5._o zealous_a resistance_n page_n 36_o the_o doctrine_n be_v prove_v by_o show_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o sin_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o 1._o shameful_a novelty_n page_n 41_o 2._o swell_v pride_n page_n 46_o 3._o self-advancement_n and_o advantage_n page_n 52_o sinful_a act_n of_o it_o 1._o recede_v from_o the_o lord_n page_n 59_o 2._o renddr_a man_n will_n the_o rule_n of_o divine_a worship_n page_n 63_o 3._o rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o the_o church_n page_n 69_o sad_a effect_n of_o it_o 1._o rend_v from_o the_o church_n page_n 73_o 2._o run_v god_n upon_o strait_n page_n 79_o 3._o render_v god_n worship_v vile_a page_n 86_o 4._o revive_v the_o lord_n fury_n page_n 88_o aggravate_v property_n singularity_n of_o the_o subject_n page_n 91_o sin_n agninst_a stand_a counsel_n page_n 92_o shut_v god_n ear_n page_n 93_o the_o doctrine_n be_v apply_v by_o way_n of_o examination_n in_o which_o you_o have_v the_o character_n of_o sinful_a altar_n by_o the_o concomitant_n of_o it_o 1._o doctrine_n dissonant_n to_o truth_n page_n 100_o 2._o public_a astrological_a prediction_n page_n 103_o 3._o separation_n from_o the_o church_n page_n 117_o 4._o enmity_n to_o such_o as_o minister_v at_o god_n altar_n page_n 121_o 5._o dispensation_n of_o divine_a worship_n without_o due_a call_n page_n 126_o 6._o doleful_n contest_v for_o universal_a toleration_n page_n 129_o enquiry_n whether_o as_o sincere_a worshipper_n we_o have_v do_v our_o duty_n for_o god_n altar_n page_n 132_o humiliation_n provoke_v by_o consider_v 1._o we_o sin_n under_o stroke_n of_o god_n fury_n page_n 136_o 2._o under_o a_o solemn_a covenant_n page_n 138_o 3._o it_o will_v subject_v we_o to_o severe_a judgement_n page_n 140_o 4._o it_o be_v a_o symptom_n of_o god_n departure_n page_n 141_o the_o second_o use_n of_o the_o point_n be_v exhortation_n to_o such_o as_o seem_v to_o build_v altar_n to_o admit_v enquiry_n and_o to_o give_v to_o brethren_n a_o cheerful_a account_n of_o their_o action_n page_n 143_o to_o such_o as_o have_v forsake_v god_n altar_n to_o return_v to_o it_o again_o page_n 147_o to_o such_o as_o yet_o worship_n at_o god_n altar_n to_o stick_v to_o it_o to_o stand_v up_o for_o it_o against_o all_o opposition_n page_n 150_o fraterna_fw-la correptio_fw-la or_o saint_n zeal_n against_o sinful_a altar_n josh._n 22._o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o 19_o verse_n rebel_n not_o against_o the_o lord_n and_o rebel_v not_o against_o we_o to_o build_v a_o altar_n beside_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n sincerity_n in_o the_o lord_n worship_n be_v always_o suspicious_a of_o mixture_n corruption_n or_o apostasy_n do_v instigate_v and_o bring_v forth_o a_o zealous_a resistance_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o bear_v but_o the_o show_n of_o innovation_n this_o we_o may_v find_v very_o full_o manifest_v by_o the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n that_o have_v pass_v over_o
p._n 297._o which_o they_o have_v without_o cause_n violate_v now_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o god_n as_o they_o say_v thou_o be_v and_o as_o we_o dream_v revenge_v the_o wrong_n now_o do_v unto_o thy_o name_n and_o i_o and_o show_v thy_o power_n on_o thy_o perjurious_a people_n who_o in_o their_o deed_n deny_v thou_o their_o god_n and_o shall_v i_o not_o arise_v to_o chastise_v they_o will_v not_o the_o honour_n of_o my_o holy_a name_n and_o nature_n by_o severe_a judgement_n for_o their_o unholinesse_n on_o those_o my_o people_n who_o will_v not_o show_v it_o by_o their_o conformity_n obey_v my_o law_n and_o fear_v to_o offend_v my_o pleasure_n be_v vindicate_v from_o the_o blasphemous_a thought_n of_o my_o enemy_n unto_o which_o god_n power_n glory_n and_o faithfulness_n stand_v up_o do_v as_o it_o be_v answer_n and_o plead_v true_a o_o lord_n most_o holy_a thy_o pure_a nature_n stand_v just_o offend_v thy_o people_n be_v by_o their_o altarbuilding_n make_v naked_a in_o thy_o sight_n they_o have_v move_v thou_o to_o jealousy_n with_o that_o which_o be_v not_o god_n 22._o deu._n 32.21_o 22._o or_o of_o god_n it_o may_v be_v just_a that_o the_o fire_n kindle_v against_o they_o in_o thy_o wrath_n shall_v burn_v unto_o hell_n and_o that_o therein_o for_o their_o sin_n thou_o may_v scatter_v they_o into_o corner_n and_o make_v their_o remembrance_n for_o to_o cease_v and_o thereby_o vindicate_v the_o glory_n of_o thy_o purity_n and_o show_v thyself_o a_o sin-hating_a 23._o exod._n 32.22_o 23._o by_o be_v a_o sin-revenging_a god_n but_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o thy_o faithfulness_n the_o glory_n thereof_o will_v be_v lose_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o heathen_a o_o remember_v thy_o promise_n lord_n thy_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n to_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o let_v not_o the_o heathen_a say_v thou_o have_v speak_v what_o thou_o will_v not_o perform_v thou_o be_v not_o as_o man_n that_o thou_o shall_v lie_v nor_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o shall_v repent_v o_o let_v the_o mouth_n of_o balaam_n witness_n to_o a_o curse_a balak_n that_o thou_o have_v say_v it_o and_o thou_o will_v do_v it_o thou_o have_v speak_v it_o and_o thou_o will_v make_v it_o good_a numb_a 23.19_o how_o shall_v the_o heathen_a also_o blaspheme_v thy_o power_n and_o say_v because_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v to_o pass_v thy_o begin_a mercy_n and_o give_v they_o the_o promise_a land_n thou_o have_v slay_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n numb_a 14.16_o for_o lord_n the_o nation_n consider_v not_o the_o cause_n nor_o accknowledge_v thy_o justice_n but_o reproach_n thy_o power_n and_o promise_n and_o say_v for_o mischief_n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o show_v they_o mercy_n nay_o they_o will_v not_o only_o reproach_v thy_o power_n and_o promise_n but_o rob_v thou_o of_o thy_o honour_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o just_o inflict_v fury_n the_o rod_n will_v rebel_v against_o the_o hand_n that_o use_v it_o if_o now_o and_o so_o severe_o thou_o strike_v with_o it_o consider_v lord_n make_v not_o a_o full_a end_n of_o this_o rebellious_a altarbuilding_n generation_n for_o the_o enemy_n will_v behave_v himself_o proud_o and_o say_v my_o hand_n and_o not_o the_o lord_n 32.27_o deu._n 32.27_o have_v do_v all_o this_o so_o that_o sin_n do_v not_o only_o make_v god_n word_n to_o fight_v against_o itself_o in_o promise_n and_o threat_n but_o also_o the_o very_a property_n of_o the_o lord_n how_o sad_a must_v it_o be_v unto_o a_o ingenuous_a child_n to_o see_v fury_n and_o mercy_n power_n and_o pity_n justice_n and_o compassion_n at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o shine_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o a_o tender_a father_n how_o vile_a then_o must_v this_o sin_n be_v which_o run_v god_n on_o such_o strait_n when_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v we_o labour_v to_o confound_v the_o very_a god_n of_o wisdom_n and_o set_v unity_n at_o enmity_n make_v the_o divine_a nature_n as_o it_o be_v to_o war_n against_o itself_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o property_n of_o god_n be_v many_o time_n plead_v expostulation_n with_o god_n modo_fw-la admonentis_fw-la de_fw-la benignitate_fw-la by_o way_n of_o humble_a mind_v god_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n in_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o own_o people_n fear_v or_o feel_v the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o fury_n the_o three_o effect_n be_v a_o render_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n vile_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o heathen_a which_o know_v he_o not_o by_o this_o sin_n the_o enemy_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v occasion_n to_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n and_o way_n of_o god_n to_o reproach_v the_o gospel_n and_o doctrine_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o in_o altarbuilding_n man_n run_v from_o god_n and_o actual_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o the_o apostate_n covenant-corrupting_a jew_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o serve_v god_n and_o what_o profit_n have_v we_o that_o we_o have_v keep_v all_o his_o ordinance_n mal._n 3.14_o and_o attribute_v the_o peace_n and_o plenty_n god_n patience_n indulge_v unto_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n and_o their_o shameful_a impiety_n jer._n 44.17_o 18._o and_o therefore_o god_n complain_v that_o when_o his_o people_n build_v altar_n unto_o baal_n they_o do_v not_o know_v that_o god_n give_v her_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o oil_n and_o multiply_v their_o silver_n and_o gold_n hosea_n 2.8_o and_o god_n aggravate_v this_o sin_n ever_o with_o the_o mention_n of_o his_o mercy_n whereby_o he_o declare_v how_o little_a cause_n they_o have_v so_o real_o to_o vilify_v his_o way_n and_o worship_n by_o depart_v from_o they_o their_o rebellion_n against_o his_o will_n and_o word_n must_v needs_o bespeak_v his_o yoke_n to_o be_v heavy_a and_o servile_a bondage_n which_o be_v indeed_o perfect_a freedom_n and_o his_o tender_a reign_n over_o his_o people_n to_o be_v fierce_a and_o cruel_a the_o schism_n and_o sad_a division_n produce_v by_o this_o sin_n give_v occasion_n to_o such_o as_o know_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o unity_n to_o charge_v the_o way_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n with_o the_o natural_a production_n thereof_o never_o consider_v how_o they_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n not_o of_o god_n sacred_a altar_n how_o have_v satan_n and_o his_o wicked_a instrument_n take_v occasion_n to_o reproach_n vilify_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o way_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n from_o the_o lewdness_n of_o some_o that_o profess_v it_o in_o all_o age_n do_v not_o the_o papist_n general_o calumniate_v the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n with_o the_o charge_n of_o division_n and_o novelty_n and_o the_o like_a because_o some_o profess_v to_o it_o have_v divide_v from_o the_o church_n and_o propagate_v their_o altar-building-principle_n so_o that_o every_o observant_a eye_n can_v but_o see_v that_o altarbuilding_n beside_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n make_v god_n altar_n word_n and_o worship_n as_o simeon_n and_o levi_n their_o curse_a act_n on_o the_o circumcise_a schechemite_n make_v good_a jacob_n savour_v to_o stink_v among_o the_o canaanite_n and_o perizzites_n 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to_o nay_o above_o the_o
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