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write_n from_o a_o cursory_a view_n of_o some_o of_o they_o which_o be_v if_o we_o mistake_v not_o opposite_a to_o what_o you_o at_o present_a plead_v for_o and_o if_o you_o think_v meet_v reconcile_v yourself_o unto_o yourself_o and_o blame_v not_o i_o sir_n that_o i_o thus_o deal_v with_o you_o i_o do_v but_o follow_v the_o pattern_n you_o have_v give_v i_o in_o your_o deal_n with_o mr_n baxter_n former_o and_o mr._n john_n goodwin_n of_o late_a after_o this_o manner_n collection_n out_o of_o mr._n t._n his_o write_n if_o this_o argument_n proceed_v it_o will_v follow_v there_o be_v some_o national_a church_n among_o the_o gentile_n as_o of_o old_a among_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v in_o his_o exercitation_n concern_v infant_n baptism_n pag._n 21._o institution_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o exhibit_v worship_n to_o god_n ibid._n pag._n 23._o if_o institution_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o worship_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o that_o shall_v administer_v the_o worship_n bound_v himself_o to_o the_o rule_n otherwise_o he_o will_v devise_v will-worship_n and_o arrogate_v the_o lord_n authority_n to_o himself_o sure_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o business_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n insinuate_v this_o when_o be_v about_o to_o correct_v the_o aberration_n of_o the_o corinthian_n concern_v the_o lord_n supper_n he_o bring_v forth_o these_o word_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 23._o for_o i_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n ibid._n pag._n 24._o the_o use_n of_o surety_n in_o baptism_n and_o episcopal_a ordination_n he_o assert_v to_o be_v humane_a invention_n ibid._n p._n 29._o the_o common-prayer-book_n and_o hierarchy_n have_v no_o true_a ground_n from_o christ_n institution_n which_o alone_o can_v acquit_v it_o from_o will-worspip_a examer_n p._n 3._o episcopacy_n be_v now_o find_v a_o abuse_n ibid._n p._n 24._o i_o have_v enter_v into_o covenant_n to_o endeavour_v a_o reformation_n as_o well_o as_o you_o and_o though_o i_o have_v not_o have_v the_o happiness_n as_o indeed_o want_v ability_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o that_o eminent_a manner_n you_o have_v be_v in_o the_o promote_a of_o it_o in_o which_o i_o rejoice_v yet_o have_v i_o in_o my_o affection_n sincere_o desire_v it_o in_o my_o intention_n true_o aim_v at_o it_o in_o my_o prayer_n hearty_o seek_v it_o in_o my_o study_n constant_o mind_v it_o in_o my_o endeavour_n serious_o prosecute_v it_o for_o the_o promote_a of_o it_o great_o suffer_v aâ—_n have_v as_o deep_a a_o interest_n in_o it_o as_o other_o man_n ibid._n pag._n 26._o when_o i_o consider_v how_o exact_a a_o reformation_n our_o solemn_a covenant_n bind_v we_o to_o endeavour_v ibid._n p._n 27._o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a principle_n that_o in_o mere_a positive_a thing_n we_o may_v frame_v a_o addition_n to_o god_n worship_n they_o that_o read_v the_o popish_a expositor_n of_o their_o ritual_n do_v know_v that_o this_o very_a principle_n have_v bring_v in_o surplice_n purification_n of_o woman_n ibid._n p._n 29._o if_o any_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o appoint_v to_o man_n conscience_n any_o rite_n in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n it_o be_v a_o high_a presumption_n in_o such_o against_o christ_n and_o against_o the_o apostle_n command_v to_o yield_v to_o it_o col._n 2._o 20._o though_o it_o have_v a_o show_n of_o wisdom_n vers_fw-la 23._o and_o the_o apostle_n example_n gal._n 2._o 3_o 4_o 5._o bind_v we_o to_o oppose_v it_o ibid._n pag._n 30._o and_o p._n 31._o he_o commend_v a_o passage_n in_o a_o sermon_n of_o mr._n marshal_n on_o 2_o chr._n 15._o 2._o who_o admire_v that_o ever_o mortal_a man_n shall_v dare_v in_o god_n worship_n to_o meddle_v any_o further_a than_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v command_v for_o have_v it_o be_v a_o will-worship_n it_o have_v be_v a_o sin_n if_o they_o have_v receive_v it_o speak_v of_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o female_n there_o be_v no_o command_n to_o do_v it_o as_o it_o have_v be_v a_o sin_n for_o a_o child_n to_o be_v circumcise_v afore_o or_o after_o the_o eight_o day_n in_o they_o that_o alter_v or_o swerve_v from_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n ibid._n p._n 37._o no_o reason_n of_o we_o in_o positive_a worship_n can_v acquit_v a_o action_n that_o be_v perform_v from_o will-worship_n nothing_o but_o god_n will_v manifest_v in_o his_o institution_n can_v do_v it_o ibid._n p._n 38._o see_v p._n 111_o 132._o full_a review_n of_o the_o dispute_n concern_v infant_n baptism_n sect._n 1_o p._n 2._o against_o prelacy_n holiday_n surplice_n there_o have_v be_v many_o and_o just_a declamation_n ibid._n p._n 110._o the_o superstitious_a custom_n of_o keep_v easter_n and_o receive_v the_o communion_n once_o a_o year_n on_o that_o day_n which_o i_o think_v you_o will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o p._n 119._o unless_o you_o will_v alter_v the_o definition_n of_o will-worship_n according_a to_o mat._n 15._o 9_o in_o point_n of_o worship_n that_o be_v exclude_v which_o be_v not_o express_v p._n 132._o and_o though_o all_o do_v not_o join_v in_o break_v of_o bread_n speak_v concern_v the_o godly_a in_o bewd_o some_o go_v to_o that_o parson_n other_o decline_v he_o as_o a_o stranger_n to_o the_o private_a meeting_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o a_o adversary_n to_o such_o godly_a preacher_n as_o they_o have_v get_v for_o the_o chapel_n go_v to_o mr._n b._n other_o being_n baptize_v have_v join_v with_o i_o he_o afterward_o speak_v of_o mr._n b_o '_o s._n book_v charge_v they_o with_o schism_n for_o reform_v themselves_o and_o affright_v people_n from_o their_o society_n praecur_v sect._n 5._o p._n 10_o 11._o the_o baptise_a christian_n with_o who_o i_o hold_v communion_n full_a review_n of_o the_o dispute_n concern_v baptism_n epist_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o christian_a church_n consist_v not_o of_o a_o whole_a nation_n but_o of_o so_o many_o person_n as_o be_v call_v out_o of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n to_o profess_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n ibid._n p._n 221._o i_o think_v my_o action_n justifiable_a in_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n supper_n at_o night_n as_o christ_n do_v and_o admit_v none_o but_o baptise_a person_n after_o profession_n of_o faith_n ibid._n pag._n 239._o frequent_v church-meeting_n he_o make_v to_o be_v one_o way_n of_o visible_a own_v god_n ibid._n p._n 268._o that_o there_o be_v some_o particular_a visible_a church_n in_o which_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n may_v be_v true_a notwithstanding_o the_o parable_n mat._n 13._o &_o 25._o or_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o compare_v with_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 20._o p._n 284._o there_o be_v not_o any_o likelihood_n that_o a_o bare_a dissemble_a profession_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o external_a relation_n to_o god_n and_o his_o church_n ibid._n p._n 298._o to_o confine_v the_o term_n heathen_n only_o to_o they_o that_o be_v not_o christian_n in_o name_n be_v indeed_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a speech_n but_o beside_o the_o scripture_n use_n ibid._n p._n 261._o we_o do_v neither_o in_o practice_n nor_o opinion_n maintain_v such_o impure_a church_n of_o ignorant_a and_o vicious_a person_n as_o mr._n bl._n and_o the_o presbyterian_o common_o do_v ibid._n p._n 262._o the_o essence_n of_o the_o church_n consist_v in_o the_o association_n or_o union_n of_o the_o member_n which_o be_v give_v by_o such_o transeunt_fw-la fact_n as_o whereby_o god_n separate_v they_o from_o other_o and_o unite_v and_o incorporte_v they_o together_o which_o i_o call_v the_o church-call_a agreeable_o to_o the_o scripture_n rom._n 9_o 24_o 25_o 26._o 1_o cor._n ☞_o ☞_o 2._o 24._o which_o church-call_a now_o be_v not_o by_o any_o coercive_a power_n of_o ruler_n but_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n ibid._n p._n 320._o nor_o do_v i_o join_v any_o in_o communion_n till_o i_o see_v that_o those_o that_o do_v their_o duty_n in_o be_v baptise_a be_v reject_v and_o make_v
be_v a_o contract_n of_o the_o word_n worthy-ship_n and_o note_n singular_a respect_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o worth_n in_o the_o thing_n worship_v conceive_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o express_v by_o some_o sign_n which_o he_o gather_v from_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n worshipful_a and_o your_o worship_n give_v to_o superior_n and_o give_v we_o several_a distinction_n about_o worship_n which_o as_o they_o be_v trite_a and_o obsolete_a so_o what_o the_o intendment_n of_o the_o animadverter_n shall_v be_v in_o produce_v they_o except_o to_o show_v his_o read_n or_o amuse_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o multiplicity_n of_o word_n and_o distinction_n and_o thereby_o render_v he_o the_o more_o unfit_a to_o examine_v what_o be_v offer_v in_o the_o controversy_n to_o consideration_n i_o can_v divine_v as_o the_o quibble_v upon_o every_o particular_a word_n in_o a_o dispute_n be_v much_o like_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n condemn_v 1_o tim._n 6._o 4._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 14._o so_o i_o know_v 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which_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v render_v no_o power_n or_o dominion_n of_o god_n in_o the_o earth_n but_o this_o as_o be_v say_v be_v not_o of_o our_o present_a disquisition_n upon_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o deity_n the_o principle_n of_o nature_n dictate_v that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v two_o that_o as_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v so_o be_v he_o not_o only_o several_o each_o one_o by_o himself_o but_o by_o person_n in_o particular_a body_n and_o society_n to_o be_v worship_v and_o serve_v be_v another_o dictate_v of_o nature_n the_o erection_n of_o temple_n for_o worship_n with_o the_o form_n of_o public_a service_n and_o priest_n for_o the_o managery_n thereof_o to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o most_o ignorant_a and_o dark_a corner_n of_o the_o world_n both_o before_o and_o since_o the_o gospel-dispensation_n sufficient_o evince_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o suggestion_n yea_o three_o that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v according_a to_o that_o revelation_n â—â—_o himself_o he_o be_v please_v to_o exhibit_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n not_o according_a to_o their_o will_n one_o or_o other_o of_o they_o hence_o when_o any_o have_v a_o design_n of_o impose_v law_n upon_o other_o of_o their_o own_o devise_v they_o present_v they_o unto_o they_o not_o as_o their_o own_o invention_n upon_o which_o foot_n of_o account_n they_o know_v they_o will_v meet_v with_o little_a respect_n from_o person_n attend_v the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n but_o as_o receive_v from_o the_o god_n thus_o do_v zaleucus_n lycurgus_n minos_n numa_n the_o most_o famous_a lawgiver_n among_o the_o gentile_n famous_a be_v the_o say_n of_o socrates_n in_o plato_n to_o this_o purpose_n that_o every_o god_n will_v be_v worship_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o way_n which_o please_v best_a his_o own_o mind_n contrary_n to_o which_o as_o if_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enstamp_v upon_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n as_o man_n be_v total_o obliterated_a some_o assume_v the_o confidence_n to_o plead_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o manner_n of_o worship_n be_v not_o from_o divine_a direction_n and_o prescription_n but_o only_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o worship_n itself_o 4thly_a that_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v please_v or_o in_o what_o manner_n soever_o to_o speak_v to_o they_o be_v to_o be_v hearken_v and_o attend_v to_o the_o same_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v indoctrinate_a they_o in_o i_o say_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n for_o however_o unto_o some_o of_o they_o there_o be_v god_n many_o and_o lord_n many_o yet_o the_o wise_a and_o most_o learned_a among_o they_o do_v acknowledge_v but_o one_o chief_a deity_n or_o god_n at_o who_o beck_n and_o ordinance_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v who_o therefore_o they_o contemn_v as_o thing_n of_o naught_o hence_o plautus_n in_o casina_n act._n 2._o unus_n tibi_fw-la hic_fw-la dum_fw-la sit_fw-la propitius_fw-la jupiter_n tuistos_fw-la minutos_fw-la cave_n deos_fw-la flocci_fw-la feceris_fw-la hence_o satan_n easy_o abuse_v they_o to_o a_o attendance_n upon_o he_o dictate_v as_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n though_o never_o so_o cruel_a and_o sanguinary_a that_o it_o be_v usual_a among_o the_o gentile_a nation_n to_o offer_v up_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o god_n be_v know_v tacitus_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o german_n that_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o sacrifice_v man_n to_o mercury_n tacit._n the_o morib_n german_n tertullian_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o people_n of_o africa_n sacrifice_v their_o child_n to_o saturn_n and_o that_o open_o even_o to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o proconfulship_n of_o tiberius_n apol._n c._n 8._o and_o when_o the_o carthaginian_n be_v overcome_v by_o agathocles_n the_o sicilian_a tyrant_n judge_v the_o god_n to_o be_v great_o angry_a with_o they_o they_o at_o once_o sacrifice_v two_o hundred_o nobleman_n son_n to_o saturn_n as_o pescenninus_n festus_n witness_n the_o same_o abomination_n be_v rife_o among_o the_o roman_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v continue_v among_o they_o to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o consulship_n of_o cornelius_n lentulus_n and_o publius_n licinius_n crassus_n as_o witness_v pliny_n natur._n hist_o l._n 3._o c._n 1._o the_o french_a as_o cicero_n orat_fw-la per_fw-la fontei_n the_o britan_n as_o tacitus_n annal._n 14._o of_o who_o say_v horace_n visam_fw-la britannos_fw-la hospitibus_fw-la feros_fw-la be_v lead_v captive_a to_o the_o like_a ferosity_n to_o their_o own_o flesh_n that_o they_o receive_v this_o abomination_n from_o their_o diabolical_a oracle_n which_o they_o mistake_v for_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o god_n to_o they_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o destruction_n of_o menecaeus_n and_o iphigenia_n be_v to_o be_v fix_v here_o be_v know_v nor_o have_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n wound_v themselves_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o their_o god_n any_o other_o spring_n as_o witness_v apollonius_n apud_fw-la philostrat_a l._n 6._o c._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n in_o the_o honour_n of_o diana_n it_o be_v their_o custom_n to_o wound_v themselves_o according_a as_o man_n say_v to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o oracle_n and_o pausanias_n baeotic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o oracle_n of_o delphos_n enjoin_v that_o a_o beauteous_a child_n be_v offer_v in_o sacrifice_n to_o bacchus_n this_o be_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o gentile_a world_n whilst_o god_n be_v know_v only_o in_o jewry_n the_o time_n of_o which_o ignorance_n he_o wink_v at_o and_o suffer_v each_o nation_n to_o do_v what_o be_v good_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n under_o the_o regiment_n of_o satan_n perpetrate_v the_o most_o horrible_a abomination_n be_v fearful_o cruel_a to_o their_o own_o flesh_n the_o review_n of_o which_o may_v fill_v we_o with_o pity_n and_o bowel_n towards_o the_o poor_a dark_a corner_n of_o the_o world_n wâ—ere_o this_o gross_a darkness_n be_v still_o reside_v and_o