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tribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a do_v very_o ill_a etc._n etc._n but_o the_o doctor_n respect_v not_o his_o judgement_n what_o think_v he_o of_o the_o learned_a and_o renown_a doctor_n fulk_n the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a josh_n 22._o make_v not_o a_o image_n but_o a_o altar_n for_o a_o memorial_n and_o yet_o their_o fact_n be_v not_o commendable_a etc._n etc._n against_o sander_n of_o image_n 17._o see_v joseph_n antiq._n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o it_o be_v not_o for_o worship_n etc._n etc._n p._n 47._o n._n 17._o p._n 649._o however_o the_o difference_n between_o that_o feast_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o the_o altar_n at_o jordan_n be_v visible_a the_o one_o be_v make_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n by_o jeroboam_n as_o the_o chapel_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o priest_n be_v but_o the_o other_o a_o monument_n only_o of_o a_o civil_a thing_n and_n why_o may_v not_o a_o christian_a festival_n as_o a_o memorial_n not_o to_o draw_v off_o any_o man_n heart_n from_o any_o 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i_o have_v in_o the_o gospel_n i._n e._n the_o power_n of_o receive_v maintenance_n from_o other_o etc._n etc._n this_o indeed_o be_v the_o gloss_n of_o some_o greek_a father_n and_o only_o two_o papist_n follow_v they_o gagnaeus_n and_o cajetane_v as_o estius_n tell_v i_o locum_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la who_o throw_v off_o this_o interpretation_n as_o too_o violent_a and_o distort_a for_o very_o good_a reason_n but_o take_v the_o sum_n from_o he_o more_o concise_o by_o one_o willing_a they_o understand_v he_o that_o do_v it_o have_v no_o command_n but_o do_v it_o spontè_fw-fr &_o of_o his_o own_o proper_a motion_n who_o they_o say_v to_o have_v a_o reward_n not_o any_o one_o due_a to_o one_o that_o preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o much_o and_o great_a above_o other_o that_o take_v their_o hire_n the_o unwilling_a they_o interpret_v to_o be_v he_o that_o do_v it_o upon_o command_n and_o enjoin_v dispensation_n although_o he_o do_v it_o willing_o and_o from_o his_o heart_n now_o take_v the_o 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