he_o say_v for_o it_o §_o 25.1_o if_o it_o be_v a_o denotation_n of_o some_o ill_n it_o will_v not_o prejudice_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o addition_n in_o the_o middle_n note_v superfluity_n perhaps_o some_o unlawful_a or_o luxuriant_a matter_n 18_o supervacaneam_fw-la religionem_fw-la sponte_fw-la assumptum_fw-la sive_fw-la affectatam_fw-la siâ—_n estius_fw-la in_o ver_fw-la 18_o take_v into_o that_o worship_n either_o prohibit_v object_n or_o noxious_a at_o least_o burdenous_a ceremony_n in_o number_n or_o quality_n may_v turn_v that_o into_o evil_n which_o the_o voluntariness_n or_o uncommandednesse_n of_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v to_o this_o i_o say_v the_o superfluity_n of_o they_o consist_v not_o only_o in_o the_o number_n burden_n quality_n of_o they_o but_o even_o in_o the_o voluntary_a constitution_n of_o they_o as_o worship_v of_o god_n for_o so_o our_o saviour_n charge_v they_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o worship_v i_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o be_v superfluous_a worship_n and_o the_o uncommandednesse_n if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o worship_n turn_v they_o into_o ill_n and_o abominable_a for_o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n god_n must_v be_v worship_v with_o his_o own_o prescribe_a worship_n and_o consequent_o all_o uncommanded_a worship_n be_v superfluous_a vain_a and_o sinful_a as_o have_v oft_o be_v say_v §_o 26._o but_o second_o he_o say_v i_o can_v acknowledge_v that_o word_n be_v take_v by_o epiphan_n in_o a_o ill_a sense_n though_o that_o be_v the_o interpretation_n of_o their_o name_n they_o may_v be_v ill_a man_n yet_o the_o name_n may_v not_o signify_v any_o ill_a thing_n etc._n etc._n who_o will_v think_v the_o pharisee_n shall_v find_v a_o advocate_n be_v such_o notorious_a hypocrite_n the_o very_a name_n of_o their_o religion_n argue_v they_o proud_a vain_a superfluous_a worshipper_n both_o for_o number_n and_o burden_n of_o their_o ridiculous_a ceremony_n and_o 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start_v a_o objection_n it_o have_v a_o semblance_n of_o that_o mat._n 5.9_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o tradition_n of_o man_n he_o answer_v doctrine_n there_o be_v the_o affirm_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o pleasure_n and_o command_v of_o god_n as_o if_o i_o shall_v put_v the_o king_n broad_a seal_n to_o a_o deed_n of_o my_o own_o but_o this_o be_v no_o way_n chargeable_a on_o those_o that_o acknowledge_v this_o a_o ecclesiastical_a institution_n and_o pretend_v it_o not_o to_o be_v prescribe_v by_o christ_n i_o reply_v 1_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n here_o be_v not_o the_o affirm_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v a_o command_n of_o god_n or_o not_o that_o only_o but_o be_v expound_v by_o col._n 2.22_o after_o the_o commandment_n and_o doctrine_n of_o man_n that_o be_v man_n out_o of_o their_o wisdom_n prescribe_v and_o by_o their_o authority_n command_v such_o and_o such_o doctrine_n either_o as_o very_o pious_a and_o please_a or_o more_o acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o a_o voluntary_a 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