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〈◊〉_d 11._o name_n of_o christ_n jesus_n who_o be_v deliver_v to_o death_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v rise_v again_o for_o our_o instification_n 25._o rom._n 4._o 25._o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n there_o be_v no_o remedy_n not_o cure_v that_o can_v help_v they_o that_o be_v sting_v with_o the_o fiery_a and_o venomous_a serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o only_o the_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o braslen_a serpent_n which_o moses_n have_v set_v up_o make_v the_o poison_n harmelesle_a 9_o num_fw-la 21._o 9_o and_o save_v from_o death_n they_o that_o be_v bite_v so_o be_v there_o no_o mediator_n nor_o advocate_n in_o heaven_n nor_o in_o earth_n nor_o any_o oblation_n or_o offer_v of_o man_n that_o can_v deliver_v from_o the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o break_v the_o force_n of_o the_o poison_n of_o sin_n but_o only_o true_a faith_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n whereby_o we_o behold_v he_o that_o be_v figure_v in_o the_o brassen_a serpent_n and_o be_v lift_v 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evil_a say_v he_o and_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o christian_n must_v abstain_v not_o only_o from_o evil_a itself_o but_o from_o all_o appeâ—â—â—nce_n of_o evil_a yet_o because_o nothing_o be_v so_o 22._o 1._o thess_n 5._o 22._o evil_a but_o if_o it_o be_v common_o use_v seem_v to_o be_v good_a and_o man_n will_v needs_o defend_v it_o so_o to_o be_v as_o in_o this_o case_n some_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o when_o they_o give_v themselves_o to_o pray_v private_o in_o the_o church_n they_o do_v it_o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o better_o prepare_v to_o serve_v god_n but_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o the_o corinthian_n which_o come_v disordered_o to_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o
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and_o condâ—nâ—_n false_a doctrine_n and_o you_o see_v and_o hear_v that_o the_o pope_n and_o all_o papâ—stes_n do_v practice_n the_o one_o of_o these_o aâ—â—_n teach_v the_o other_o and_o therefore_o to_o be_v a_o â—â—â—ist_n iâ—_n to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 〈…〉_o wisâ—_n the_o scripture_n do_v utter_o forbid_v christianâ—_n 13_o 1._o cor._n 14._o 20._o rom._n 12._o 2._o eph._n 5._o 11._o rom._n 13._o 13_o to_o be_v childâ—_n 〈…〉_o understand_v to_o 〈◊〉_d themselves_o like_o unto_o thiâ—_n world_n to_o have_v fellowship_n with_o the_o un_fw-fr 〈…〉_o of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o plain_o forbid_v 〈◊〉_d &_o this_o scrip_n 〈…〉_o aâ—_n you_o hear_v exhort_v to_o abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n but_o your_o maypole_n &_o may-game_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o ignorance_n be_v after_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v the_o work_n of_o dâ—â—knesse_n proceed_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n they_o be_v do_v in_o wantonness_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o drunkenness_n 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