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praeceptum_fw-la in_o tract_n de_fw-fr discip_n eccles_n in_o fine_a calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 10._o §._o 30_o 31._o eâ—fi_n fateamur_fw-la non_fw-la â—nviti_fw-la ex_fw-la insitâ_fw-la &_o naturali_fw-la dei_fw-la cognition_n ersi_fw-la corrupta_fw-la sequietiam_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la deum_fw-la esse_fw-la colendum_fw-la item_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la interno_fw-la affectu_fw-la cultum_fw-la illum_fw-la fieridebere_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la externo_fw-la actu_fw-la negamus_fw-la tamen_fw-la naturali_fw-la leg_n determinatam_fw-la esse_fw-la speriem_fw-la il_fw-fr be_fw-mi externi_fw-la cultus_fw-la rivet_n in_o gen._n exercit_fw-la 42._o sec_n sculâ—et_o ethic._n lib._n 1._o neither_o angel_n nor_o man_n can_v make_v a_o sacrament_n caâ—seh_n art_n 4._o p._n 104._o follow_v well_o from_o scripture_n silence_n if_o the_o way_n or_o manner_n of_o worship_n be_v put_v for_o immediate_a worship_n than_o it_o extend_v as_o large_a as_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o first_o 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of_o the_o soul_n must_v these_o be_v prescribe_v and_o determine_v or_o fall_v under_o this_o censure_n when_o the_o word_n inform_v i_o to_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o the_o mediation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n do_v not_o reason_n itself_o without_o any_o further_a institution_n teach_v i_o to_o kneel_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n etc._n etc._n at_o least_o if_o worship_n be_v natural_a or_o positive_a must_v there_o be_v a_o distinction_n of_o the_o institution_n or_o prescription_n of_o this_o worship_n also_o do_v not_o positive_a worship_n require_v one_o manner_n of_o institution_n natural_a another_o if_o the_o way_n or_o manner_n of_o worship_n be_v restrain_v to_o positive_a or_o institute_v only_o it_o be_v most_o true_a no_o worship_n be_v lawful_a which_o be_v not_o in_o special_a command_v or_o appoint_v of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n but_o then_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n quote_v by_o you_o for_o proof_n will_v not_o speak_v unto_o it_o you_o shall_v not_o do_v say_v moses_n 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