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the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n that_o he_o shall_v write_v he_o a_o copy_n of_o this_o law_n in_o a_o book_n out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v before_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v read_v they_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n to_o keep_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n and_o these_o statute_n to_o do_v they_o that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o lift_v up_o above_o his_o brother_n and_o that_o he_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o the_o commandment_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a etc._n etc._n this_o indeed_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n may_v crave_v the_o help_n and_o assistance_n of_o counsel_n and_o synod_n for_o information_n and_o counsel_n herein_o but_o not_o whole_o depend_v and_o rest_v on_o they_o to_o neglect_v his_o own_o personal_a endeavour_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o no_o counsel_n or_o synod_n 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ariminense_fw-la et_fw-la ephesinum_fw-la secundum_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la patet_fw-la veritatem_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la metiendâ—_n ex_fw-la numero_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la and_o this_o he_o prove_v at_o large_a p._n 248._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la from_o scripture_n reasâ—_n examp._n &_o test_n of_o father_n and_o though_o he_o speak_v much_o in_o the_o commendation_n of_o right_a gather_v counsel_n yet_o in_o diverse_a place_n of_o the_o treatise_n he_o deliver_v these_o ten_o thing_n concern_v they_o 1._o that_o their_o call_n together_o be_v quiddam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 35._o et_fw-la humanum_fw-la inventum_fw-la p._n â—_o that_o be_v mere_o humane_a 2._o that_o they_o can_v frame_v article_n of_o faith_n to_o bind_v the_o conscient_a p._n 19_o 3._o that_o their_o end_n in_o come_v together_o be_v not_o to_o feed_v as_o pastor_n but_o to_o conâ—_n what_o be_v best_a for_o the_o church_n p._n 85._o 4._o that_o they_o be_v not_o simple_o necessary_a p._n 23._o 5._o that_o they_o do_v not_o give_v authority_n to_o the_o scripture_n p._n 242_o 243._o 6._o that_o their_o decâ—_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v immediate_o inspire_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n p_o 262_o 263._o 7._o tâ—_n the_o ultimate_a determination_n and_o judgement_n of_o a_o general_n council_n may_v be_v false_a p._n 231._o 8._o that_o there_o be_v no_o judgement_n of_o a_o council_n proper_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n p._n id_fw-la 9_o tâ—_n the_o truth_n of_o thing_n determine_v in_o counsel_n may_v afterward_o be_v call_v into_o question_n and_o agaâ—_n dispute_v p._n 283._o 10._o that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n hâ—ve_v be_v keep_v find_v in_o faith_n with_o they_o for_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n p._n 23._o and_o to_o this_o agree_v m._n owen_n a_o modeâ—_n and_o learned_a presbyterian_a in_o his_o country_n essay_n for_o church_n government_n annex_v to_o his_o serâ—_n preach_v before_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o p._n 72._o his_o word_n among_o other_o be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d judge_n of_o heresy_n since_o the_o apostle_n day_n but_o have_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o error_n in_o that_o judgement_n â—d_a those_o that_o have_v be_v forward_a to_o assume_v a_o judicature_n and_o power_n of_o discern_v between_o â—th_n and_o eâ—_n our_o so_o as_o to_o have_v other_o â—egulated_v thereby_o have_v err_v most_o foul_o of_o old_a it_o be_v teral_o conceive_v to_o be_v in_o counsel_n now_o i_o shall_v acknowledge_v myself_o oblige_v to_o any_o man_n â—t_a will_v direct_v i_o to_o council_n since_o that_o of_o act_n 15._o which_o i_o may_v not_o be_v force_v from_o the_o â—ord_n to_o assert_v that_o it_o in_o something_o or_o other_o go_v astray_o and_o he_o produce_v testimony_n to_o â—s_a purpose_n from_o lutheâ—_n beza_n nazian_n &c_n &c_n 〈◊〉_d luther_n he_o show_v do_v not_o fear_v to_o affirm_v of_o the_o very_a first_o and_o best_a of_o general_a synod_n â—t_a he_o understand_v not_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o speak_v in_o they_o and_o that_o their_o cannon_n be_v but_o plain_a â—y_a and_o stubble_n 〈◊〉_d beza_n that_o such_o be_v the_o folly_n ignorance_n ambition_n wickedness_n of_o many_o bishop_n in_o the_o best_a â—es_n that_o you_o will_v have_v suppose_v the_o devil_n to_o have_v be_v precedent_n in_o theâ—r_a assembly_n 〈◊〉_d nazianzene_n that_o he_o complain_v he_o never_o see_v good_a end_n of_o any_o council_n and_o affirm_v â—t_a he_o be_v reâ—olved_v nâ—ver_o to_o come_v at_o they_o more_o with_o much_o more_o that_o he_o have_v in_o that_o place_n 〈◊〉_d this_o purpose_n so_o that_o although_o synod_n and_o counsel_n of_o learned_a and_o godly_a man_n be_v not_o whole_o to_o be_v reâ—ted_v or_o despise_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v depend_v upon_o as_o the_o scripture_n be_v which_o we_o â—e_v commâ—nded_v by_o christ_n to_o search_v joh._n 5.39_o and_o which_o alone_o in_o themselves_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o â—th_n and_o judge_n of_o controversy_n as_o all_o 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