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prophet_n that_o prophesy_v unto_o you_o they_o make_v you_o vain_a they_o speak_v a_o vision_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o not_o ouâ—_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o say_v still_o unto_o they_o that_o despise_v i_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v you_o shall_v have_v peace_n and_o they_o say_v unto_o every_o one_o that_o walk_v after_o the_o stubbornness_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n no_o evil_a shall_v come_v upon_o you_o and_o have_v not_o the_o lie_a spirit_n give_v out_o his_o oracle_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o multitude_n of_o such_o prophet_n among_o we_o in_o these_o time_n of_o our_o distraction_n one_o of_o they_o gâ—ve_v out_o this_o for_o a_o oracle_n etc._n oracle_n mr._n john_n goodwin_n anti-caval_a see_v dr._n ham._n of_o resist_v the_o lawful_a magistrate_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 22._o etc._n etc._n about_o 18_o or_o
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this_o part_n of_o our_o solemn_a worship_n have_v be_v throughout_o this_o kingdom_n i_o need_v not_o tell_v you_o you_o can_v but_o remember_v it_o but_o i_o wish_v there_o be_v and_o i_o pray_v god_n there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o sense_n of_o our_o miscarriage_n in_o these_o particular_n as_o may_v produce_v a_o salutary_a shame_n a_o cordial_a and_o thorough_a humiliation_n there_o be_v nothing_o else_o can_v fit_v we_o for_o so_o lovely_a a_o prospect_n as_o be_v the_o external_a beauty_n of_o god_n house_n and_o solemn_a worship_n to_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a what_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n chap._n 43.10_o 11._o thou_o son_n of_o man_n show_v the_o house_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o iniquity_n and_o let_v they_o measure_v the_o pattern_n and_o if_o they_o be_v ashamed_a of_o all_o that_o they_o have_v do_v show_v they_o the_o form_n of_o the_o house_n and_o the_o fashion_n 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the_o service_n of_o the_o ark_n the_o ark_n of_o god_n can_v appear_v glorious_a under_o the_o ministry_n of_o a_o contemptible_a priesthood_n it_o be_v the_o learning_n and_o piety_n the_o prudence_n and_o gravity_n the_o splendour_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o episcopal_a order_n that_o must_v keep_v up_o the_o ark_n in_o a_o steady_a posture_n among_o we_o aspire_a novice_n will_v run_v it_o into_o bog_n and_o precipice_n and_o leave_v it_o without_o a_o guard_n to_o be_v overlay_v with_o superstition_n or_o expose_v to_o the_o rude_a hand_n of_o sacrilege_n and_o profaneness_n where_o there_o be_v such_o a_o hierarchy_n as_o keep_v every_o one_o to_o his_o station_n and_o office_n there_o the_o people_n be_v instruct_v by_o the_o example_n of_o their_o regular_a subordination_n to_o keep_v their_o order_n and_o decorum_n and_o this_o be_v the_o apostle_n bulwark_n oppose_v to_o seduction_n col._n 2.5_o and_o such_o as_o keep_v to_o it_o be_v impregnable_a for_o as_o that_o 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be_v you_o subject_a unto_o the_o bishop_n as_o unto_o the_o lord_n
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