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body_n chap._n 12._o a_o true_a soul_n ch_n 13._o a_o perfect_a humane_a nature_n ch_n 14._o that_o he_o raise_v up_o the_o same_o flesh_n in_o which_o he_o suffer_v ch_n 15._o that_o the_o same_o god_n be_v author_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n ch_n 17._o that_o baptism_n procure_v the_o remission_n of_o all_o our_o old_a sin_n ch_z 18._o that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o resurrection_n of_o that_o very_a body_n which_o be_v corrupt_v and_o dissolve_v ch_n 19_o and_o a_o future_a judgement_n where_o every_o one_o shall_v receive_v according_a to_o what_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o body_n ch_n 20._o that_o this_o shall_v be_v at_o our_o lord_n second_o come_n to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a ch_z 22._o that_o matrimony_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v ch_n 25._o yea_o second_a marriage_n ch_n 26._o that_o the_o wound_n receive_v after_o baptism_n may_v be_v heal_v ch_n 28._o that_o the_o church_n forbid_v not_o the_o use_n of_o flesh_n ch_n 29._o and_o here_o conclude_v his_o discourse_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a doctrine_n respect_v faith_n and_o manner_n he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o we_o must_v always_o follow_v preserve_v this_o rule_n of_o they_o immovable_a and_o that_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o scripture_n be_v the_o church_n rule_n that_o teach_v she_o all_o these_o thing_n he_o do_v not_o only_o call_v these_o doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o often_o say_v in_o his_o discourse_n upon_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 304._o p._n 249_o 250_o 259_o 262_o 275_o 304._o these_o thing_n we_o have_v be_v teach_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o teacher_n of_o these_o thing_n but_o conclude_v his_o discourse_n of_o the_o doctrinal_n of_o the_o church_n thus_o 304._o p._n 304._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o doctrine_n the_o church_n have_v 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and_o curiosity_n but_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o obtrude_v they_o as_o article_n of_o christian_a faith._n thus_o irenaeus_n have_v give_v we_o the_o faith_n which_o the_o apostle_n deliver_v to_o the_o church_n 4._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o and_o which_o she_o do_v through_o the_o whole_a world_n profess_v without_o addition_n or_o diminution_n he_o proceed_v to_o show_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n retain_v one_o and_o the_o same_o faith_n throughout_o the_o world_n they_o exercise_v their_o knowledge_n about_o other_o matter_n to_o explain_v the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n his_o long_a suffering_n both_o towards_o man_n and_o fall_v angel_n to_o inquire_v why_o one_o and_o the_o same_o god_n make_v some_o thing_n temporal_a other_o eternal_a some_o heavenly_a and_o some_o earthly_a thing_n why_o be_v invisible_a he_o
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in_o gen._n 4.26_o and_o have_v not_o pass_v half_o his_o day_n man_n begin_v say_v the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v to_o profane_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n 26._o ainsw_n in_o gen._n 4._o v._n 26._o by_o cease_v to_o pray_v to_o he_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o enosh_n the_o son_n of_o adam_n err_v with_o great_a error_n and_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o that_o age_n become_v brutish_a and_o their_o error_n be_v this_o they_o say_v forasmuch_o as_o god_n have_v create_v these_o star_n and_o sphere_n to_o govern_v the_o world_n and_o set_v they_o on_o high_a and_o impart_v honour_n to_o they_o and_o they_o be_v minister_n that_o minister_n before_o he_o it_o be_v meet_v that_o man_n shall_v laud_n and_o glorify_v and_o give_v they_o honour_n for_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o we_o magnify_v and_o honour_v whosoever_o he_o magnify_v and_o honour_v when_o this_o thing_n be_v come_v up_o into_o their_o heart_n they_o 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assumption_n we_o find_v that_o man_n have_v general_o decline_v to_o iniquity_n that_o all_o flesh_n have_v corrupt_v their_o way_n 6.12_o gen._n 6.12_o except_v noah_n and_o his_o family_n that_o they_o have_v forsake_v god_n and_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o idolatry_n say_v to_o god_n 22.17_o job_n 22.17_o depart_v from_o we_o and_o what_o can_v the_o almighty_a do_v for_o we_o about_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n they_o set_v themselves_o with_o one_o consent_n to_o build_v the_o tower_n of_o babel_n in_o opposition_n to_o god_n and_o in_o which_o say_v the_o hebrew_n ibid._n ainsw_n ibid._n they_o design_v a_o idol_n temple_n nahor_n and_o tharah_n the_o progenitor_n of_o abraham_n be_v idolater_n 53._o gen._n 31.30_o 53._o and_o after_o the_o call_v of_o abraham_n they_o continue_v so_o to_o be_v in_o the_o family_n of_o isaac_n esau_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v a_o bitterness_n of_o spirit_n to_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_n because_o they_o serve_v god_n with_o strange_a service_n say_v the_o jerusalem_n tergum_fw-la that_o be_v with_o idolatry_n in_o the_o family_n of_o jacob_n 35.2_o gen._n 31.22_o gen._n 35.2_o rebecca_n steal_v her_o father_n image_n in_o his_o house_n be_v worshipper_n of_o strange_a god_n and_o retainer_n of_o idol_n when_o the_o israelite_n live_v in_o egypt_n they_o so_o comply_v with_o their_o rite_n 28._o praepar_fw-la evang._n l._n 7._o c._n 28._o say_v eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o to_o forget_v the_o piety_n of_o their_o forefather_n they_o learn_v in_o egypt_n 492._o serm._n 2._o adv_n graec._n p._n 492._o say_v theodoret_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o worship_v many_o god_n with_o they_o they_o commit_v whoredom_n in_o egypt_n say_v ezekiel_n 2-19_a ezek_n 23_o 2-19_a they_o multiply_v the_o whoredom_n they_o have_v commit_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n whence_o joshua_n speak_v thus_o unto_o they_o 24.14_o josh_n 24.14_o put_v away_o the_o god_n which_o your_o father_n serve_v in_o 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enoch_n and_o other_o before_o the_o flood_n from_o noah_n melchizedeck_v abraham_n and_o the_o patriarch_n after_o the_o flood_n be_v present_o corrupt_v and_o utter_o deface_v by_o idolatry_n to_o let_v we_o see_v how_o insufficient_a mere_a tradition_n be_v since_o even_o in_o the_o day_n and_o life_n of_o they_o who_o live_v so_o long_o and_o who_o deliver_v this_o fundamental_a article_n of_o worship_v the_o one_o true_a god_n unto_o their_o offspring_n they_o see_v they_o run_v headlong_o to_o idolatry_n and_o add_v many_o corrupt_a invention_n and_o vain_a imagination_n of_o their_o own_o unto_o that_o worship_n they_o have_v receive_v by_o tradition_n from_o they_o second_o second_o 5_o object_n 2_o mr._n m._n add_v that_o for_o above_o two_o thousand_o year_n more_o 231._o p._n 415._o p._n 231._o from_o moses_n until_o christ_n time_n the_o church_n be_v govern_v partly_o by_o write_v and_o partly_o by_o tradition_n for_o the_o jew_n have_v at_o least_o two_o undeniable_a 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appoint_v to_o they_o by_o god_n for_o the_o expiation_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o they_o can_v not_o believe_v true_o that_o these_o sacrifice_n can_v expiate_v their_o sin_n by_o their_o own_o virtue_n they_o believe_v then_o that_o these_o sacrifice_n have_v their_o expiative_a virtue_n from_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n show_v i_o any_o text_n in_o which_o this_o be_v then_o write_v 1._o reply_n that_o the_o jewish_a church_n until_o christ_n time_n be_v govern_v partly_o by_o tradition_n or_o that_o tradition_n be_v their_o partial_a rule_n of_o faith_n in_o reference_n to_o any_o necessary_a doctrine_n or_o rule_n of_o manner_n will_v appear_v a_o vain_a imagination_n if_o we_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o the_o new_a testament_n they_o be_v still_o send_v unto_o the_o write_a word_n to_o learn_v their_o duty_n
135.15_o ps_n 96.5_o that_o they_o worship_v the_o host_n of_o heaven_n the_o psalmist_n that_o their_o god_n be_v silver_n and_o gold_n the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n that_o all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d daemon_n or_o wicked_a spirit_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o be_v teach_v that_o god_n suffer_v all_o nation_n in_o time_n past_a 4.8_o act_n 14.16_o 1_o cor._n 1.21_o rom._n 1.21_o gal._n 4.8_o to_o walk_v after_o their_o own_o way_n that_o they_o know_v not_o god_n nor_o do_v they_o glorify_v he_o as_o god_n that_o they_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n and_o their_o foolish_a heart_n be_v darken_v that_o they_o serve_v they_o who_o by_o nature_n be_v no_o god_n yea_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n the_o god_n of_o the_o people_n round_o about_o the_o jew_n whether_o nigh_o unto_o they_o 13.17_o deut._n 13.17_o or_o far_o from_o they_o from_o the_o one_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n unto_o the_o other_o end_n thereof_o be_v other_o god_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o their_o ancestor_n must_v have_v some_o time_n or_o other_o receive_v from_o their_o forefather_n the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a and_o only_o god_n which_o therefore_o be_v a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o doctrine_n receive_v only_o by_o tradition_n and_o that_o man_n be_v exceed_o apt_a to_o corrupt_v what_o they_o do_v thus_o receive_v moreover_o the_o scripture_n in_o plain_a opposition_n to_o mr._n m._n declare_v that_o god_n make_v know_v his_o godhead_n and_o eternal_a power_n to_o the_o heathen_n 20._o rom._n 1.19_o 20._o not_o by_o tradition_n but_o by_o the_o visible_a thing_n of_o the_o creation_n that_o he_o leave_v not_o himself_o without_o a_o witness_n not_o by_o give_v they_o tradition_n 14.17_o act_n 14.17_o but_o in_o afford_v to_o they_o fruitful_a season_n that_o they_o have_v a_o law_n not_o of_o tradition_n write_v in_o their_o memory_n but_o of_o nature_n 16._o rom._n 2.14_o 15_o 16._o 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which_o he_o be_v direct_v be_v 391._o ibid._n p._n 391._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d congenial_a to_o his_o nature_n and_o such_o as_o god_n have_v plant_v in_o his_o mind_n and_o whereas_o mr._n m._n aslert_n that_o he_o believe_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v inform_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n i_o answer_v this_o can_v be_v prove_v from_o those_o word_n of_o job_n for_o i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v 26._o job_n 19.25_o 26._o etc._n etc._n see_v the_o import_n of_o they_o may_v be_v only_o this_o i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n who_o always_o live_v can_v hereafter_o deliver_v i_o out_o of_o this_o miserable_a condition_n and_o though_o the_o worm_n which_o have_v eat_v my_o skin_n shall_v proceed_v to_o consume_v my_o flesh_n yet_o i_o feel_v my_o soul_n inspire_v with_o a_o comfortable_a belief_n that_o before_o i_o die_v i_o shall_v see_v myself_o restore_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o a_o happy_a estate_n and_o in_o this_o uncertainty_n the_o ancient_n leave_v this_o passage_n say_v that_o he_o may_v be_v conceive_v here_o to_o assert_v that_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 341._o cat._n p._n 341._o will_v raise_v he_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n by_o a_o resurrection_n or_o that_o deliver_v he_o from_o his_o disease_n he_o will_v again_o renew_v his_o skin_n corrupt_v with_o it_o and_o that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deliverance_n from_o his_o trouble_n may_v be_v call_v a_o resurrection_n three_o three_o 10_o when_o christianity_n be_v first_o preach_v to_o the_o heathen_a world_n and_o christian_n call_v upon_o the_o heathen_n to_o turn_v from_o their_o dumb_a idol_n to_o the_o live_a god_n and_o from_o their_o vain_a custom_n receive_v by_o tradition_n from_o their_o father_n to_o the_o pure_a and_o spiritual_a worship_n of_o the_o deity_n the_o heathen_n plead_v for_o their_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n by_o the_o very_a same_o argument_n which_o mr._n m._n and_o other_o of_o his_o party_n use_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o own_o superstition_n against_o the_o protestant_a religion_n say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o religion_n deliver_v to_o they_o from_o their_o father_n their_o divine_n and_o guide_n on_o who_o discretion_n and_o judgement_n it_o become_v they_o to_o depend_v that_o it_o become_v they_o to_o receive_v as_o true_a what_o be_v thus_o hand_v down_o unto_o they_o from_o their_o ancestor_n and_o that_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o examine_v it_o by_o their_o own_o private_a reason_n but_o to_o believe_v it_o upon_o so_o long_a and_o general_a tradition_n though_o they_o see_v no_o reason_n for_o it_o 57_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 57_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n tell_v we_o their_o plea_n be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a that_o we_o shall_v change_v the_o custom_n deliver_v to_o we_o from_o our_o father_n tertullian_n say_v 6._o apol._n c._n 6._o that_o this_o be_v their_o apology_n for_o their_o worship_n that_o they_o do_v fidelissime_fw-la tueri_fw-la a_o patribus_fw-la traditum_fw-la most_o faithful_o adhere_v to_o the_o tradition_n of_o their_o father_n 40._o praepar_fw-la evang_v l._n 1._o c_o 10._o p._n 40._o eusebius_n say_v that_o the_o heathen_a worship_n still_o obtain_v upon_o the_o score_n of_o keep_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o depositum_fw-la commit_v to_o they_o and_o hand_v down_o by_o their_o forefather_n through_o many_o age_n and_o that_o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o irreligious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o l._n 1._o c._n 2._o p._n 5._o to_o relinquish_v the_o custom_n deliver_v to_o they_o from_o their_o father_n and_o to_o desert_n those_o god_n which_o be_v receive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o beginning_n both_o by_o the_o greek_n and_o the_o barbarian_n this_o say_v he_o be_v with_o they_o a_o fix_a rule_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o every_o man_n ought_v to_o worship_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o their_o country_n to_o walk_v by_o and_o follow_v the_o piety_n of_o his_o forefather_n and_o to_o adhere_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o custom_n and_o determination_n which_o have_v obtain_v of_o old_a thus_o in_o pseudo-clemens_n 30._o recogn_n l._n 5._o c._n 30._o they_o conclude_v it_o impious_a to_o prevaricate_v in_o the_o religion_n deliver_v to_o they_o from_o their_o ancestor_n and_o not_o to_o worship_v those_o god_n quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la tradita_fw-la sunt_fw-la a_o majoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la which_o be_v deliver_v to_o we_o by_o the_o tradition_n of_o our_o ancestor_n if_o you_o ask_v they_o a_o reason_n of_o their_o persuasion_n say_v lactantius_n they_o can_v give_v you_o none_o 517._o l._n 5._o c._n 19_o p._n 517._o sed_fw-la ad_fw-la majorum_fw-la judicium_fw-la confugiunt_fw-la but_o they_o fly_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o ancestor_n say_v they_o be_v wise_a man_n they_o know_v what_o 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