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and_o libertinism_n and_o all_o popish_a opinion_n and_o especial_o such_o as_o have_v be_v by_o some_o of_o late_a year_n vent_v furbish_a and_o refine_a and_o therefore_o the_o more_o dangerous_a error_n and_o deceitful_a and_o indeed_o no_o better_o than_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n golden_a cup_n glorious_a without_o but_o within_o full_a of_o abomination_n and_o deadly_a poison_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o opinion_n and_o error_n to_o omit_v other_o be_v these_o follow_v first_o that_o the_o now_o romish_a church_n albeit_o idolatrous_a and_o apostatical_a be_v a_o true_a visible_a church_n 2._o error_n that_o the_o holy_a religion_n of_o christ_n now_o profess_v and_o by_o public_a authority_n maintain_v in_o england_n and_o the_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n of_o papist_n differ_v only_o in_o accident_n and_o circumstance_n and_o not_o in_o substance_n and_o that_o a_o reconciliation_n betwixt_o both_o party_n may_v well_o be_v admit_v whereas_o first_o the_o romish_a religion_n 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as_o a_o special_a blessing_n that_o they_o may_v moderate_o seek_v 4._o and_o desire_v but_o he_o promise_v to_o honour_n yea_o and_o honour_v they_o that_o honour_n he_o 30._o the_o principal_a reason_n that_o must_v induce_v and_o draw_v we_o hereunto_o be_v and_o must_v be_v not_o our_o own_o glory_n but_o that_o by_o our_o mean_n the_o gospel_n and_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v well_o speak_v of_o for_o the_o good_a name_n of_o christian_n be_v a_o ornament_n and_o credit_n to_o the_o gospel_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n paul_n exhort_v servant_n to_o subjection_n v._n faithfulness_n and_o obedience_n that_o they_o may_v adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n their_o saviour_n in_o all_o thing_n last_o our_o saviour_n will_v and_o exhore_v we_o say_v let_v your_o light_n so_o shine_v beforâ—_n man_n that_o they_o may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n 16._o and_o glorisie_n your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n therefore_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o have_v a_o diligent_a 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after_o title_n and_o honour_n do_v even_o in_o the_o best_a sometime_o so_o dim_a and_o darken_v faith_n and_o make_v they_o secure_v and_o careless_a in_o god_n matter_n we_o must_v not_o please_v ourselves_o in_o much_o less_o dote_v upon_o these_o outward_a and_o vain_a thing_n lest_o afterward_o be_v despoil_v of_o they_o we_o be_v like_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v 20._o who_o feed_v only_o upon_o these_o outward_a thing_n and_o foresee_v no_o further_o use_v 2._o we_o must_v first_o and_o principal_o approve_v our_o heart_n way_n and_o conscience_n unto_o god_n and_o seek_v to_o be_v inward_o holy_a &_o not_o outward_o only_a that_o our_o praise_n may_v not_o be_v of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n 29._o for_o not_o he_o that_o praise_v himself_o no_o nor_o who_o man_n always_o praise_v who_o may_v be_v deceive_v be_v not_o allow_v 18._o but_o he_o who_o the_o lord_n praise_v and_o second_o when_o we_o labour_v and_o endeavour_n to_o approve_v ourselves_o unto_o man_n and_o 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