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do_v in_o the_o new_a when_o priest_n and_o levite_n pass_v by_o pastor_n and_o people_n pass_v by_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o but_o pour_v in_o oil_n and_o carry_v they_o to_o his_o inn_n and_o call_v for_o receive_v and_o set_v it_o upon_o his_o account_n object_n that_o this_o bear_n with_o and_o receive_v such_o as_o be_v weak_a in_o the_o faith_n must_v be_v limit_v to_o meat_n and_o day_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n that_o have_v be_v old_a jewish_a observation_n but_o not_o unto_o the_o be_v ignorant_a in_o or_o doubt_v of_o any_o new-testament-institution_n answ._n where_o the_o lord_n put_v no_o limitation_n man_n shall_v be_v wary_a how_o they_o do_v it_o for_o they_o must_v have_v a_o command_n or_o example_n before_o they_o can_v limit_v this_o command_n for_o although_o the_o lord_n take_v this_o occasion_n from_o their_o difference_n about_o meat_n and_o day_n to_o give_v this_o command_n yet_o the_o command_n be_v not_o limit_v there_o no_o more_o than_o mat._n 12._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o that_o when_o they_o make_v use_v of_o his_o good_a law_n rigorous_o in_o the_o letter_n he_o present_o publish_v a_o act_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o seven_o verse_n and_o tell_v they_o have_v they_o know_v what_o this_o mean_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_n they_o will_v not_o have_v condemn_v the_o guiltless_a as_o also_o mat._n 9_o 13._o go_v learn_v what_o this_o mean_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v limit_v unto_o what_o be_v the_o present_a occasion_n of_o publish_v the_o command_n but_o observe_v as_o a_o general_a rule_n upon_o all_o occasion_n wherein_o mercy_n and_o sacrifice_n come_v in_o competition_n to_o show_v the_o lord_n will_v rather_o have_v a_o duty_n omit_v that_o be_v due_a to_o he_o than_o mercy_n to_o his_o creature_n omit_v by_o they_o so_o in_o the_o text_n when_o some_o will_v not_o receive_v such_o as_o be_v weak_a in_o the_o faith_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o practice_n 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