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and_o so_o of_o flesh_n among_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n colos._n 2._o let_v no_o man_n condemn_v you_o in_o meat_n and_o drink_v or_o in_o respect_n of_o holiday_n rom._n 14._o i_o be_o persuade_v by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o nothing_o be_v unclean_a or_o common_a of_o itself_o but_o to_o he_o that_o think_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v common_a or_o profane_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v neither_o meat_n nor_o drink_v but_o righteousness_n peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n what_o be_v then_o the_o rule_n and_o square_v of_o our_o good_a work_n and_o so_o consequent_o whence_o do_v we_o know_v what_o work_n be_v command_v by_o god_n the_o moral_a law_n or_o the_o decalogue_n be_v the_o only_a square_n of_o our_o good_a work_n 475._o whereby_o we_o may_v know_v what_o work_n be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n this_o law_n be_v reduce_v to_o two_o head_n to_o wit_n the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n 480._o and_o then_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n which_o 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the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v thou_o worship_v etc._n etc._n which_o place_n christ_n repeat_v matth._n 4._o expound_v thus_o and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v produce_v it_o against_o satan_n temptation_n see_v the_o like_a place_n exod._n 20._o psal._n 50._o v_o 15._o psal._n 95._o v_o 6._o psal._n 90.9_o &_o 10._o the_o angel_n themselves_o forbid_v this_o and_o refuse_v to_o be_v worship_v as_o be_v idolatrous_a judg._n 13.16_o where_o the_o angel_n say_v unto_o maâ—oah_n aug._n if_o thou_o will_v make_v a_o burn_v offer_v offer_v it_o up_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o unto_o i_o revel_v 19_o vers._n 20._o also_o the_o 22._o v_o 9_o the_o angel_n forbid_v john_n and_o stay_v he_o from_o fall_v down_o before_o he_o and_o worship_v of_o he_o whereupon_o he_o say_v to_o he_o see_v thou_o do_v not_o this_o for_o i_o be_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n that_o be_v i_o be_o also_o a_o creature_n as_o well_o as_o thyself_o paul_n coloss._n 2._o express_o condemn_v worship_v of_o angel_n tertull._n and_o note_v i_o pray_v you_o a_o very_a plain_a place_n rom._n 10._o how_o shall_v they_o call_v on_o he_o in_o who_o they_o have_v not_o believe_v whence_o thus_o i_o argue_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v in_o the_o saint_n therefore_o neither_o ought_v we_o call_v or_o pray_v to_o they_o and_o the_o apostle_n further_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n chap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 5._o blame_v the_o heathen_a for_o that_o they_o call_v on_o they_o which_o by_o nature_n be_v not_o go_n whence_o i_o also_o argue_v epiphan_n the_o saint_n be_v not_o by_o nature_n god_n ergo_fw-la they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v upon_o or_o if_o they_o be_v call_v upon_o then_o be_v commit_v most_o filthy_a idolatry_n yea_o but_o the_o saint_n may_v mediate_v for_o we_o therefore_o they_o be_v to_o be_v call_v upon_o whereto_o we_o answer_v deny_v the_o antecedent_n that_o the_o saint_n can_v mediate_v for_o we_o with_o god_n first_o because_o we_o have_v one_o only_a mediator_n to_o wit_n christ_n jesus_n as_o it_o be_v write_v there_o be_v one_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n even_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n 1._o tim._n 2._o v._n 5._o like_a place_n hereunto_o see_v joh._n 19.11.13_o rom._n 3.35_o aug._n rom._n 8.34_o heb._n 2.17_o heb._n 7.25_o heb_n 9_o 12._o second_o the_o saint_n can_v be_v mediator_n for_o that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v the_o groan_n and_o sigh_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o understand_v not_o our_o private_a trouble_n and_o affliction_n for_o these_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o advocate_n or_o mediator_n first_o that_o our_o mediator_n be_v nominate_v and_o commend_v unto_o we_o by_o plain_a and_o evident_a testimony_n second_o that_o that_o same_o intercessor_n be_v perfect_o righteous_a and_o holy_a three_o that_o he_o also_o know_v the_o groan_n and_o affliction_n of_o he_o for_o who_o he_o mean_v to_o mediate_v none_o of_o all_o which_o agree_v unto_o the_o saint_n for_o the_o saint_n be_v neither_o appoint_v 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