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in_o the_o margin_n of_o your_o bibles_n and_o exod._n 20.1_o god_n speak_v all_o these_o word_n and_o say_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v call_v his_o word_n rom._n 9.9_o this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o promise_n at_o this_o time_n i_o will_v come_v and_o sarah_n shall_v have_v a_o son_n so_o 1_o king_n 6.12_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o david_n be_v call_v the_o word_n that_o god_n speak_v to_o david_n the_o threaten_n be_v call_v the_o word_n of_o god_n zaâ—h_n 1.6_o my_o word_n take_v hold_v upon_o they_o that_o be_v the_o threaten_n denounce_v by_o the_o prophet_n overtake_v they_o as_o one_o enemy_n do_v another_o in_o flight_n see_v lam._n 2.17_o 1_o king_n 2.27_o the_o threaten_v which_o god_n speak_v against_o the_o house_n of_o eli_n be_v call_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n yea_o this_o be_v the_o most_o usual_a acceptation_n of_o this_o title_n the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o its_o not_o give_v to_o jesus_n christ_n by_o any_o of_o the_o holy_a penman_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o by_o the_o apostle_n john_n only_o in_o his_o write_n as_o grotius_n observe_v but_o for_o the_o more_o full_a convincement_n of_o the_o weak_a and_o ignorant_a 〈◊〉_d shall_v add_v a_o few_o scripture_n where_o this_o phrase_n the_o word_n the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n can_v possible_o be_v apply_v to_o jesus_n christ_n but_o must_v necessary_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o doctrine_n precept_n promise_n threaten_n etc._n etc._n write_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o promulge_v by_o god_n or_o his_o messenger_n let_v these_o scripture_n be_v consider_v where_o for_o more_o evidence_n sake_n it_o be_v call_v the_o word_n of_o god_n mouth_n or_o of_o god_n lip_n see_v jer._n 9.20_o esay_n 45.23_o ezek._n 3.27_o psalm_n 17.4_o sure_o these_o place_n speak_v not_o of_o christ_n himself_o the_o eternal_a word_n but_o of_o a_o word_n speak_v in_o time_n in_o other_o scripture_n it_o be_v call_v the_o word_n that_o god_n speak_v exod_v 20.1_o isa_n 24.3_o luke_n 22._o â—1_n let_v the_o reader_n observe_v this_o place_n and_o peter_n remember_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n what_o word_n be_v this_o it_o follow_v how_o he_o have_v say_v unto_o he_o before_o the_o cock_n crow_n thou_o shall_v deny_v i_o thrice_o observe_v it_o this_o be_v call_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o peter_n do_v not_o receive_v it_o and_o heed_n it_o so_o as_o to_o be_v keep_v from_o sin_n by_o it_o further_a yet_o psalm_n 19_o and_o psalm_n 119._o where_o the_o prophet_n be_v take_v up_o whole_o in_o commendation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o show_v you_o what_o word_n he_o speak_v of_o by_o the_o variety_n of_o expression_n that_o he_o use_v law_n of_o god_n precept_n judgement_n statute_n ordinance_n commandment_n beside_o we_o have_v not_o only_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o word_n of_o god_n mention_v in_o scripture_n exod._n 20.1_o john_n 3.34_o psalm_n 12.6_o how_o can_v they_o expound_v this_o of_o christ_n except_o they_o make_v 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how_o ignorant_o these_o man_n do_v contradict_v themselves_o in_o deny_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o grant_v they_o to_o be_v a_o declaration_n of_o god_n mind_n let_v they_o tell_v what_o a_o word_n be_v but_o a_o declaration_n of_o one_o mind_n can_v a_o child_n know_v that_o if_o a_o man_n speak_v word_n to_o another_o he_o declare_v his_o mind_n to_o he_o what_o a_o simple_a contradiction_n be_v this_o to_o be_v find_v in_o man_n that_o pretend_v to_o be_v infallible_a but_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v say_v or_o do_v to_o take_v down_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o to_o lessen_v the_o reverence_n due_a to_o they_o 1._o burrough_n against_o griffith_n p._n 19_o sword_n draw_v p._n 1._o ii_o they_o deny_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n and_o hereby_o seek_v to_o overthrow_v the_o great_a use_n and_o end_n of_o the_o scripture_n they_o be_v clear_o manifest_v to_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o 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