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material_o find_v in_o the_o law_n and_o command_v there_o and_o so_o avoid_v the_o jew_n displeasure_n but_o do_v not_o ordain_v they_o formal_o because_o they_o be_v command_v by_o the_o law_n so_o avoid_v the_o wrong_v of_o christianity_n but_o of_o himself_o who_o as_o a_o apostle_n have_v power_n to_o do_v such_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o judge_v that_o be_v of_o myself_o or_o own_o authority_n not_o as_o have_v hear_v it_o from_o the_o law_n that_o be_v not_o as_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n this_o be_v so_o the_o word_n cite_v by_o dr._n h._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o judge_v that_o be_v i_o say_v with_o power_n be_v give_v by_o all_o reason_n to_o signify_v the_o same_o as_o the_o former_a explication_n now_o lay_v out_o at_o large_a and_o of_o which_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v only_o a_o brief_a repetition_n for_o first_o why_o shall_v we_o imagine_v that_o s._n chrysostome_n shall_v give_v two_o disparate_a interpretation_n of_o the_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v in_o the_o self_n same_o circumstance_n next_o be_v it_o not_o only_o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a why_o be_v he_o so_o short_a in_o this_o latter_a explication_n as_o to_o pass_v it_o over_o slight_o in_o these_o word_n nothing_o neither_o before_o nor_o after_o relate_v to_o that_o interpretation_n three_o because_o the_o word_n i_o say_v with_o power_n be_v perfect_o consonant_a to_o the_o other_o i_o say_v it_o of_o myself_o not_o as_o from_o the_o law_n that_o be_v from_o my_o own_o power_n not_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o law_n to_o which_o i_o succeed_v and_o last_o because_o if_o we_o look_v more_o narrow_o into_o the_o place_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o neither_o testimony_n be_v a_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v judge_v or_o as_o dr._n h._n will_v needs_o have_v it_o give_v the_o sentence_n but_o of_o the_o emphatical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o which_o in_o the_o first_o place_n denote_v a_o self_n authoritative_a expression_n of_o his_o power_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o law_n and_o its_o power_n consequent_o in_o the_o latter_a place_n where_o the_o emphasis_n of_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v explicate_v by_o with_o power_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n imaginable_a why_o it_o shall_v signify_v otherwise_o than_o the_o form_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o myself_o or_o why_o it_o shall_v have_v any_o emphatical_a relation_n or_o opposition_n to_o any_o other_o authority_n save_o that_o of_o the_o law_n only_o so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o slender_a appearance_n of_o s._n james_n his_o have_v the_o principal_a place_n or_o give_v the_o sentence_n from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o power_n more_o than_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o myself_o this_o self_n power_n there_o speak_v of_o relate_v to_o the_o law_n be_v no_o power_n nor_o influence_n of_o power_n in_o thus_o decree_a not_o to_o the_o other_o apostle_n lesser_a power_n than_o he_o as_o bishop_n but_o as_o his_o ordinary_a custom_n be_v dr._n h._n pick_v out_o any_o two_o word_n neglect_v to_o consider_v the_o true_a import_n of_o the_o father_n meaning_n by_o they_o and_o have_v thus_o single_v they_o out_o he_o only_o touch_v they_o slight_o with_o a_o grave_a carelessness_n and_o think_v the_o deed_n be_v do_v what_o follow_v in_o his_o 12._o paragraph_n crave_v only_o that_o the_o reader_n will_v use_v their_o eye_n to_o avoid_v his_o craft_n who_o will_v blind_v they_o all_z i_o need_v do_v in_o answer_n be_v to_o quote_v particular_o the_o place_n in_o which_o i_o be_o sure_a there_o can_v be_v no_o deceit_n dr._n h._n tell_v we_o in_o the_o last_o
authority_n in_o question_n from_o his_o be_v exclusive_o limit_v to_o the_o jew_n when_o he_o meet_v with_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o same_o city_n and_o now_o here_o though_o he_o shall_v grant_v their_o preach_n in_o the_o same_o city_n to_o have_v be_v promiscuous_a and_o indifferent_a both_o to_o jew_n and_o gentile_n yet_o he_o say_v it_o manifest_o prejudge_n s._n peter_n high_a authority_n still_o nothing_o can_v come_v wrong_a to_o he_o let_v it_o be_v exclusive_a or_o not_o exclusive_a still_o either_o part_n of_o the_o contradiction_n equal_o fit_v his_o conclude_a faculty_n dull_a aristotle_n dull_a school_n and_o university_n who_o can_v never_o light_v on_o this_o secure_a method_n of_o dispute_v three_o let_v we_o put_v this_o manifest_a proof_n into_o form_n and_o it_o stand_v stagger_v thus_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n preach_v promiscuous_o to_o the_o antiochian_o therefore_o s._n peter_n have_v manifest_o no_o high_o authority_n then_o s._n paul_n good_a do_v not_o paul_n and_o titus_n do_v the_o same_o in_o other_o place_n be_v they_o therefore_o equal_a in_o authority_n four_o observe_v these_o word_n that_o their_o promiscuous_a preach_n clear_o join_v paul_n social_o with_o he_o here_o again_o we_o must_v give_v dr._n h._n leave_v to_o talk_v impertinent_o and_o be_v content_a not_o to_o understand_v he_o for_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o he_o be_v social_o join_v with_o s._n peter_n as_o his_o fellow-apostle_n or_o fellow-labourer_n who_o either_o doubt_n it_o or_o imagine_v that_o it_o prejudices_fw-la u_fw-mi but_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o he_o be_v equal_a in_o authority_n what_o force_n of_o reason_n can_v make_v these_o two_o so_o remote_a end_n meet_v in_o a_o conclusion_n he_o be_v his_o fellow-preacher_n or_o preach_v with_o he_o therefore_o he_o be_v equal_a in_o authority_n with_o he_o as_o if_o the_o community_n of_o thing_n under_o one_o notion_n can_v not_o stand_v with_o their_o inequality_n under_o another_o or_o as_o if_o we_o be_v not_o all_o fellow_n christian_n yet_o one_o notwithstanding_o of_o great_a dignity_n and_o authority_n then_o another_o in_o answer_n to_o his_o dumb_a testimony_n which_o affirm_v only_o that_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n teach_v the_o antiochian_o and_o found_v the_o church_n there_o i_o reply_v shism_n disar_n p._n 63._o that_o this_o may_v have_v be_v do_v by_o the_o promiscuous_a endeavour_n of_o those_o apostle_n dr._n h._n undertake_v here_o p._n 48._o to_o remove_v this_o may_v be_v that_o be_v to_o show_v it_o impossible_a that_o they_o promiscuous_o teach_v the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n at_o antioch_n his_o first_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o inscription_n of_o the_o rescript_n which_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o gentile_n separately_z from_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o shall_v abstain_v from_o thing_n strangle_v etc._n etc._n let_v we_o not_o wrong_v the_o argument_n but_o put_v it_o into_o form_n as_o it_o deserve_v the_o rescript_n be_v direct_v to_o the_o gentile_n and_o not_o to_o the_o jew_n ergo_fw-la s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n do_v not_o preach_v promiscuous_o both_o to_o jew_n and_o gentile_n in_o antioch_n what_o unseen_a mysterious_a wire_n there_o be_v which_o make_v this_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_a hang_v together_o be_v beyond_o my_o guess_n and_o proper_a to_o revelation_n for_o the_o word_n in_o which_o he_o put_v most_o force_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o brethren_n which_o be_v of_o the_o gentile_n express_v only_o that_o there_o be_v some_o brethren_n at_o anâ—ioch_n gentile_n beside_o some_o other_o of_o another_o sect_n but_o they_o express_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o preach_v nor_o of_o promiscuous_a or_o exclusive_a authority_n over_o either_o or_o if_o either_o be_v intimate_v here_o it_o must_v be_v the_o former_a of_o promiscuous_a jurisdiction_n over_o the_o gentile_n since_o the_o rescript_n be_v send_v to_o they_o as_o well_o in_o the_o name_n of_o s._n peter_n who_o he_o will_v have_v only_o over_o the_o jew_n there_o as_o of_o s._n paul_n who_o he_o place_n over_o the_o gentile_n yet_o this_o he_o call_v a_o evidence_n introduce_v his_o second_o testimony_n thus_o and_o beside_o more_o evidence_n which_o therefollow_v act_n 15._o to_o the_o same_o matter_n which_o as_o superabundant_a we_o must_v imagine_v he_o omitt_v and_o choose_v this_o impertinent_a proof_n even_o now_o relate_v for_o a_o more_o irrefragable_a evidence_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n after_o this_o follow_v his_o second_o proof_n against_o their_o promiscuous_a preach_v out_o of_o s._n hierome_n as_o he_o say_v seorsim_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o church_n which_o be_v of_o the_o jew_n be_v hold_v a_o part_n nor_o be_v mix_v with_o those_o which_o be_v of_o the_o gentile_n which_o testimony_n in_o the_o space_n of_o four_o page_n he_o make_v use_v of_o thrice_o and_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v make_v much_o of_o by_o dr._n h._n for_o it_o be_v borrow_v from_o the_o arch-heretick_n pelagius_n and_o false_o impose_v upon_o s._n hierome_n as_o have_v be_v show_v large_o heretofore_o sect._n 7._o as_o for_o the_o argument_n he_o make_v from_o it_o we_o shall_v do_v it_o the_o right_a to_o put_v it_o into_o form_n also_o which_o do_v it_o stand_v thus_o the_o church_n of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v hold_v a_o part_n therefore_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n can_v not_o impossible_o preach_v both_o to_o jew_n and_o gentile_n thus_o dr._n h._n undertake_v to_o remove_v my_o might_n be_v and_o show_v the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o apostle_n at_o antioch_n impossible_a to_o have_v be_v promiscuous_a by_o such_o a_o medium_fw-la as_o none_o can_v possible_o imagine_v the_o necessary_a connexion_n it_o have_v with_o other_o term_n what_o far_o reply_n may_v by_o needful_a to_o these_o word_n of_o the_o arch_a heretic_n pelagius_n upon_o another_o score_n be_v already_o give_v when_o we_o treat_v of_o it_o former_o sect._n 15._o how_o dr._n h._n omitt_v to_o clear_v himself_o of_o his_o falsification_n of_o scripture_n his_o unparellâ—d_a absurdity_n that_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o moses_n his_o law_n to_o converse_v with_o or_o preach_v to_o a_o gentile_a dr._n h._n unwilling_a that_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n shall_v communicate_v in_o any_o thing_n no_o not_o even_o so_o much_o as_o in_o a_o common_a teacher_n have_v these_o very_a word_n in_o his_o book_n of_o schism_n p._n 75._o we_o read_v of_o s._n peter_n and_o the_o jewish_a proselyte_n gal._n 2._o 11._o that_o they_o withdraw_v from_o all_o communion_n and_o society_n with_o the_o gentile_a christian_n upon_o which_o s._n paul_n reprooved_a he_o public_o &c_n &c_n his_o disarmer_n challenge_v he_o to_o have_v abuse_v s._n peter_n and_o his_o jewish_a proselyte_n and_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n too_o allege_v that_o in_o the_o text_n cite_v by_o he_o as_o the_o place_n where_o we_o read_v it_o there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n to_o be_v read_v as_o the_o large-senced_a all_o in_o which_o the_o dr._n place_v the_o whole_a force_n of_o his_o argument_n one_o will_v think_v now_o that_o a_o man_n who_o have_v not_o over_o come_v those_o trivial_a consideration_n of_o shame_n and_o dishonour_n shall_v either_o have_v show_v that_o the_o sole_o important_a word_n all_o be_v in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o cite_v express_o for_o it_o and_o assirm_v it_o be_v read_v there_o or_o else_o confess_v candid_o and_o ingenuous_o that_o he_o wrong_v or_o at_o least_o be_v mistake_v in_o the_o place_n he_o allege_v but_o mr._n h._n be_v of_o another_o spirit_n when_o he_o be_v challenge_v of_o falsify_v any_o place_n by_o his_o self_n addition_n see_v it_o a_o desperate_a or_o impossible_a task_n to_o clear_v himself_o he_o either_o pass_v it_o by_o with_o a_o gravely-gentile_a carelessness_n or_o else_o grow_v angry_a &_o will_v persuade_v his_o adversary_n to_o blush_v when'tis_a his_o own_o turn_n he_o never_o go_v about_o to_o show_v we_o it_o be_v read_v there_o where_o he_o promise_v we_o it_o be_v which_o be_v object_v and_o so_o be_v his_o task_n to_o clear_v but_o instead_o thereof_o reply_v p._n 61._o where_o he_o undertake_v to_o answer_v it_o recur_v to_o a_o evasion_n as_o weak_a &_o unwarrantable_a as_o the_o clear_n his_o falsification_n have_v be_v impossible_a his_o evasion_n come_v to_o this_o that_o since_o s._n peter_n abstain_v from_o the_o gentile_a diet_n lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o offend_v against_o the_o jewish_a law_n therefore_o since_o it_o be_v equal_o against_o the_o jewish_a law_n to_o converse_v with_o a_o gentile_a as_o to_o eat_v the_o gentile_a diet_n he_o must_v certain_o be_v suppose_v to_o abstain_v from_o other_o communion_n with_o they_o that_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o jewish_a law_n to_o converse_v with_o a_o gentile_a he_o prove_v first_o from_o the_o text_n the_o jew_n have_v no_o deal_n with_o the_o
possible_a way_n correspond_v to_o the_o one_o we_o shall_v take_v it_o as_o it_o must_v in_o all_o honestly-meant_a probability_n sound_n and_o ask_v he_o whether_o there_o be_v ever_o such_o a_o strange_a position_n hear_v of_o in_o the_o school_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o possible_a way_n to_o testify_v a_o negative_a but_o by_o solve_v the_o affirmative_a place_n be_v there_o no_o negative_a testimony_n in_o the_o word_n or_o can_v a_o negative_a testimony_n testify_v a_o negative_a point_n without_o necessary_o recur_v to_o solve_v affirmative_n we_o be_v teach_v in_o logic_n to_o prove_v negative_n by_o conclude_v in_o celarent_fw-la or_o ferio_n without_o be_v force_v necessary_o to_o stand_v answer_v the_o argument_n in_o barbara_n and_o darij_fw-la for_o the_o affirmative_a whereas_o according_a to_o dr._n h_n new_a logic_n the_o only_a way_n to_o prove_v a_o negative_a point_n must_v be_v to_o solve_v the_o affirmative_a proof_n to_o omit_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v 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