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therefore_o now_o vain_o to_o expect_v nor_o boast_o to_o pretend_v a_o private_a spirit_n to_o lead_v we_o against_o or_o beyond_o or_o but_o beside_o the_o common_a rule_n nay_o we_o be_v command_v to_o try_v all_o pretension_n of_o private_a spirit_n by_o that_o common_a rule_n 8.20_o ad_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la testimonium_fw-la to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n at_o this_o test_n examine_v and_o 4.1_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n or_o no._n if_o any_o thing_n within_o we_o if_o any_o thing_n without_o we_o exalt_v itself_o against_o the_o obedience_n of_o this_o rule_n it_o be_v no_o sweet_a impulsion_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n but_o a_o strong_a delusion_n of_o the_o lie_a spirit_n of_o satan_n but_o be_v not_o all_o that_o be_v write_v write_v for_o our_o example_n or_o why_o else_o be_v phinehe_n act_v record_v and_o commend_v 17._o if_o it_o may_v not_o be_v follow_v limitation_n first_o indeed_o saint_n paul_n say_v 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epistle_n as_o one_o that_o be_v proud_a and_o know_v nothing_o as_o he_o shall_v do_v but_o dote_v about_o question_n and_o strife_n of_o word_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 3_o 5._o now_o look_v what_o power_n the_o master_n have_v over_o his_o servant_n for_o the_o order_n of_o his_o family_n no_o doubt_n the_o same_o at_o the_o least_o 28._o if_o not_o much_o more_o have_v the_o supreme_a magistrate_n over_o his_o subject_n for_o the_o peaceable_a order_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o magistrate_n be_v pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la as_o the_o master_n be_v pater_fw-la familias_fw-la whosoever_o then_o shall_v interpret_v the_o determination_n of_o magistrate_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o creature_n to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o christian_a or_o under_o that_o colour_n shall_v exempt_v inferior_n from_o their_o obedience_n to_o such_o determination_n he_o must_v blame_v saint_n paul_n nay_o he_o must_v blame_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o not_o we_o if_o he_o hear_v 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