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the_o great_a earthquake_n revel_v 16.18_o or_o fall_n of_o all_o the_o church_n discover_v the_o apostasy_n of_o pure_a church_n not_o yet_o sensible_a of_o their_o spiritual_a whoredom_n ezek._n 43.9_o 10._o or_o the_o great_a whore_n make_v bare_a and_o naked_a before_o she_o be_v judge_v and_o her_o flesh_n burn_v with_o fire_n rev._n 27.16_o prove_v that_o none_o indeed_o deny_v the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n but_o present_a church_n not_o be_v in_o a_o gospel-order_n the_o pastor_n be_v become_v brutish_a and_o have_v not_o seek_v the_o lord_n therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o prosper_v and_o all_o their_o flock_n shall_v be_v scatter_v jer._n 10.21_o by_o william_n erbery_n london_n print_v for_o giles_n calvert_n at_o the_o black_a spread_v eagle_n atthe_a west_n end_n of_o paul_n 1654._o to_o the_o true_o christian_a reader_n the_o author_n of_o this_o ensue_a discourse_n be_v a_o person_n raise_v up_o by_o the_o lord_n to_o bear_v his_o testimony_n against_o all_o formal_a 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christian_a be_v captivate_v to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a rite_n as_o to_o a_o day_n meat_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o narrowness_n of_o his_o heart_n seclude_v all_o other_o he_o be_v carry_v out_o with_o a_o zeal_n kindle_v from_o the_o outward_a letter_n to_o the_o censure_v reproach_v persecute_v such_o doctrine_n as_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v a_o experiment_n of_o this_o we_o have_v in_o christ_n himself_o who_o come_v forth_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o hold_v out_o high_a discovery_n than_o the_o saint_n have_v former_o attain_v be_v oppose_v by_o none_o so_o much_o as_o the_o religious_a one_o of_o his_o day_n scribe_n and_o pharisee_n that_o sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n and_o as_o the_o disciple_n be_v not_o above_o his_o master_n so_o the_o apostle_n paul_n who_o errand_n be_v to_o raise_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o saint_n to_o high_a and_o evangelical_a discovery_n be_v thwart_v by_o none_o so_o much_o as_o by_o devout_a woman_n act_v 13.50_o the_o same_o measure_n be_v meet_v to_o this_o our_o author_n who_o in_o simplicity_n of_o spirit_n and_o love_n to_o all_o the_o saint_n bewail_v the_o bondage_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n do_v cast_v in_o his_o mite_n for_o the_o deliverance_n and_o relief_n thereof_o how_o be_v he_o scandalize_v by_o some_o professor_n of_o all_o sort_n have_v various_a reproach_n heap_v upon_o he_o to_o render_v he_o the_o more_o unserviceable_a for_o the_o great_a work_n he_o be_v upon_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o have_v hear_v the_o brand_n of_o a_o loose_a person_n or_o a_o ranter_n a_o apostate_n and_o blasphemer_n a_o antiscripturist_n antiministrist_n a_o antiordinancist_n a_o antitrinitarian_n vniversalist_n and_o what_o notinure_v upon_o he_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o for_o the_o remove_n of_o prejudices_fw-la out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o some_o and_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o memory_n of_o this_o worthy_a labourer_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o other_o to_o give_v a_o brief_a account_n of_o 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all_o literal_a observation_n as_o any_o of_o his_o equal_n yea_o he_o may_v have_v boast_v herein_o as_o the_o apostle_n paul_n if_o it_o have_v be_v worth_a his_o labour_n but_o it_o please_v god_n to_o raise_v he_o up_o from_o all_o fleshly_a rite_n to_o a_o more_o near_o and_o secret_a enjoyment_n which_o take_v he_o from_o some_o outward_a performance_n which_o many_o christian_n please_v themselves_o in_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o such_o person_n can_v give_v as_o good_a a_o account_n of_o their_o diligence_n in_o these_o thing_n as_o he_o can_v of_o his_o omission_n of_o they_o and_o indeed_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n before_o the_o apostasy_n begin_v which_o even_o then_o be_v appear_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v occasional_a only_a pro_fw-la re_fw-la nata_fw-la and_o not_o limit_v to_o time_n hour_n or_o season_n either_o in_o their_o more_o public_a meeting_n or_o
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the_o apostle_n john_n live_v about_o one_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n and_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n type_n of_o the_o apostate_n church_n stand_v up_o a_o little_a long_o but_o before_o the_o two_o hundred_o year_n complete_a the_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o man_n so_o prevail_v in_o the_o church_n the_o invention_n and_o tradition_n of_o man_n be_v so_o many_o superstitious_a and_o childish_a ceremony_n in_o church_n that_o of_o the_o british_a in_o wales_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a church_n in_o the_o world_n long_o before_o the_o papal_a church_n in_o rome_n i_o say_v the_o apostasy_n of_o those_o church_n be_v so_o visible_a the_o pride_n of_o their_o minister_n so_o vile_a britanic_a spelmanantiq_fw-la britanic_a the_o power_n of_o their_o synod_n in_o glamorgan_n and_o monmouth-shire_n so_o prevail_v over_o the_o gentry_n and_o petty_a king_n of_o that_o country_n the_o canon_n of_o their_o clergy_n so_o potent_a yea_o the_o church_n there_o and_o then_o 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