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who_o end_n iâ—_n destruction_n or_o damnation_n who_o god_n iâ—_n their_o â—â—lly_n who_o glory_n iâ—_n shame_n earthly_a mind_a man_n who_o seek_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n not_o safety_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o thy_o people_n but_o to_o be_v thy_o guider_n and_o misguiâ—_n thou_o to_o be_v thy_o conductor_n &_o seduâ—â—_n thou_o to_o make_v thou_o to_o sin_n against_o god_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n that_o so_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v inâ—enâ—â—d_v and_o cast_v thou_o away_o from_o his_o face_n they_o seek_v glory_n among_o man_n and_o one_o of_o another_o &_o so_o neither_o can_v believe_v and_o trust_v in_o christ_n themselves_o not_o make_v thou_o do_v it_o and_o be_v safe_a sure_o for_o wealth_n and_o honour_n worldly_a thou_o be_v never_o comparable_a to_o other_o nation_n but_o the_o evangell_n so_o plant_v in_o thou_o be_v that_o crown_n of_o thy_o glory_n that_o decore_v thy_o head_n and_o set_v it_o up_o above_o all_o 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venturus_fw-la esset_fw-la aliud_fw-la they_o venisset_fw-la auguâ—l_o eâ—â—tâ—â—_n immitibâ—â—s_v mutâ—biâ—uâ—n_n sicut_fw-la reâ—torâ—ta_fw-la noderâ—â—oâ—_n do_v universi_fw-la saeculi_fw-la pulchâ—â—â—â—o_fw-la â—â—â—us_fw-la pâ—â—tâ—nâ—ae_fw-la uâ—t_fw-la qâ—â—_n sus_fw-la cue_n but_o qâ—e_fw-la temoâ—riâ—us_fw-la apt_a sunt_fw-la veluâ—â—_n magnum_fw-la â—armen_fw-la â—â—â—uâ—dam_fw-la â—nâ—ffabilis_fw-la moderatoris_fw-la eâ—â—urrat_fw-la atâ—n_fw-la â—nâ—e_fw-la tran_v cat_n in_o aetâ—râ—am_n cantemâ—lationem_fw-la speciti_fw-la qui_fw-la daâ—â—_n ritâ—_n co_fw-la unt_fw-la etiam_fw-la cuâ—_n temâ—us_fw-la est_fw-la fileâ—_n august_n ibid._n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o jewish_a ceremony_n be_v not_o there_o be_v a_o time_n now_o when_o they_o be_v not_o and_o in_o the_o time_n wherein_o thâ—y_o be_v they_o be_v not_o ever_o in_o the_o same_o estate_n if_o you_o intend_v a_o comparison_n of_o our_o ceremony_n with_o they_o i_o will_v have_v the_o time_n distinguish_v 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