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you_o may_v never_o expect_v less_o of_o loyalty_n justice_n or_o humanity_n then_o from_o those_o who_o engage_v into_o religious_a rebellion_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o piety_n ambitious_a policy_n march_v not_o only_o with_o great_a security_n but_o applause_n as_o to_o the_o populacy_n you_o may_v hear_v from_o they_o jacob_n voice_n but_o you_o shall_v feel_v they_o have_v esau_n hand_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 27._o thus_o i_o have_v give_v you_o the_o reason_n of_o my_o dissatisfaction_n cern_v the_o validity_n of_o your_o presbyterian_a mission_n and_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o i_o have_v here_o express_v only_o some_o wish_n not_o any_o hope_n of_o convince_a you_n all_o my_o expectation_n be_v that_o perhaps_o some_o unprejudiced_a person_n will_v believe_v that_o your_o presbyterian_a kirk_n have_v no_o advantage_n in_o point_n of_o a_o solid_a foundation_n over_o independent_o anabaptist_n etc._n etc._n if_o instead_o of_o a_o pertinent_a answer_n to_o 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christ_n body_n and_o blood_n revile_v the_o church_n whereof_o i_o can_v say_v you_o but_o your_o ancestor_n be_v make_v member_n by_o baptism_n with_o the_o name_n of_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n preach_v your_o desperate_a doctrine_n of_o absolute_a reprobation_n and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o keep_v god_n commandment_n introduce_v your_o own_o extemporary_a invention_n instead_o of_o liturgy_n levy_n warr_n against_o your_o sovereign_n and_o all_o this_o without_o any_o authority_n for_o all_o these_o strange_a thing_n i_o shall_v think_v sir_n your_o ancestor_n have_v but_o need_n of_o some_o extraordinary_a mission_n but_o perhaps_o you_o will_v answer_v and_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o have_v be_v extraordinary_a prophet_n send_v into_o the_o world_n without_o miracle_n as_o john_n the_o baptist_n and_o 2_o that_o miracle_n be_v no_o certain_a sign_n of_o true_a prophet_n as_o for_o john_n the_o baptist_n you_o may_v remember_v the_o word_n of_o the_o angel_n luke_n 2._o 15._o he_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o his_o mother_n womb_n he_o shall_v go_v before_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o elias_n a_o character_n to_o which_o your_o brethren_n will_v not_o pretend_v he_o be_v a_o person_n prophesy_v of_o many_o age_n before_o his_o birth_n isa_n 40._o 3._o the_o voice_n of_o one_o cry_v in_o the_o wilderness_n make_v straight_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 2_o that_o miracle_n be_v no_o certain_a evidence_n of_o true_a prophet_n because_o there_o shall_v arise_v false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n which_o shall_v show_v great_a sign_n and_o wonder_n insomuch_o that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a they_o shall_v deceive_v the_o very_a elect_n wherefore_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v unto_o you_o behold_v he_o be_v in_o the_o desert_n go_v not_o forth_o behold_v he_o be_v in_o the_o secret_a chamber_n believe_v it_o not_o math._n 24._o 24._o that_o false_a prophet_n can_v work_v any_o miracle_n but_o deceptio_fw-la 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these_o be_v sufficient_a and_o for_o proof_n allege_v two_o place_n of_o scripture_n deut._n 13._o 1_o 2_o 3._o compare_v with_o matth._n 24._o 24._o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n fulfil_v both_o these_o mark_n first_o in_o their_o miracle_n act_n 2._o 22._o second_o they_o teach_v no_o doctrine_n of_o morality_n opposite_a to_o that_o which_o they_o find_v already_o establish_v christ_n come_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o say_v none_o other_o thing_n than_o what_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n do_v say_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v but_o he_o preach_v a_o doctrine_n which_o have_v all_o the_o oblige_a character_n of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n of_o peace_n and_o love_n witness_v his_o excellent_a sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n non_fw-la vox_fw-la hominem_fw-la sonat_fw-la there_o he_o press_v the_o necessity_n of_o moral_a goodness_n and_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n otherwise_o methinks_v then_o calvin_n have_v do_v i_o shall_v instance_n a_o remarkable_a passage_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o institution_n the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o five_o section_n quod_fw-la autem_fw-la impossibilem_fw-la legis_fw-la observationem_fw-la diximus_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la paucis_fw-la verbis_fw-la explicandum_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o confirmandum_fw-la solet_fw-la enim_fw-la vulgo_fw-la absurdissima_fw-la sententia_fw-la videri_fw-la ut_fw-la hieronimus_fw-la non_fw-la dubitavit_fw-la anathema_n illi_fw-la denunciare_fw-la at_o quid_fw-la visum_fw-la sit_fw-la jeronimo_n nihil_fw-la moror_fw-la impossibile_fw-it appello_fw-la quod_fw-la nec_fw-la fuit_fw-la unquam_fw-la &_o ne_fw-fr in_o posterum_fw-la sit_fw-la dei_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la &_o decreto_fw-la impeditur_fw-la i_o shall_v now_o say_v he_o explain_v and_o confirm_v what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o impossibility_n to_o observe_v the_o commandment_n which_o common_o seem_v a_o very_a absurd_a assertion_n insomuch_o that_o jerom_n doubt_v not_o to_o denounce_v it_o accurse_v but_o what_o seem_v to_o he_o i_o do_v not_o care_n i_o call_v that_o impossible_a which_o never_o be_v and_o which_o god_n have_v decree_v that_o it_o never_o shall_v be_v 3._o virtuous_a doctrine_n if_o the_o commandment_n be_v impossible_a and_o that_o god_n have_v decree_v they_o so_o nemo_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ad_fw-la impossibile_fw-it alas_o we_o be_v of_o ourselves_o too_o prone_a to_o take_v a_o allowance_n of_o sin_n without_o this_o licence_n from_o mr._n calvin_n to_o be_v short_a the_o church_n of_o god_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o reform_v themselves_o in_o case_n of_o error_n or_o corruption_n of_o manner_n but_o if_o we_o once_o admit_v other_o to_o do_v it_o unauthorise_v or_o unsent_a we_o open_v a_o wide_a door_n to_o all_o sect_n and_o heresy_n and_o another_o consequence_n be_v we_o shall_v rest_v no_o where_o but_o be_v toss_v too_o and_o fro_o as_o saint_n paul_n speak_v and_o carry_v about_o with_o every_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n with_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 14._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o war_n make_v it_o evident_a that_o the_o main_a reformation_n intend_v be_v the_o rob_v the_o church_n of_o its_o land_n and_o the_o abase_v of_o episcopacy_n into_o presbytery_n but_o no_o necessity_n shall_v ever_o i_o hope_v drive_v i_o or_o i_o to_o invade_v or_o sell_v the_o priest_n land_n which_o even_o pharaoh_n be_v divinity_n abhor_v to_o do_v if_o the_o poverty_n of_o scotland_n might_n yet_o the_o plenty_n of_o england_n can_v excuse_v the_o envy_n and_o rapine_n of_o the_o church_n land_n the_o next_o work_n will_v be_v jeroboam_n be_v reformation_n consecrate_v the_o mean_a of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v priest_n in_o israel_n to_o serve_v their_o golden_a calf_n who_o have_v enrich_v themselves_o with_o the_o church_n patrimony_n again_o be_v please_v to_o reflect_v on_o your_o displeasure_n at_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n some_o of_o you_o be_v for_o no_o form_n at_o all_o 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