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authority_n and_o reputation_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o fair_a cover_n and_o best_a contrive_a apology_n the_o most_o notable_a and_o advantageous_a policy_n will_v not_o make_v corrupt_a thing_n savoury_a nor_o insipid_a thing_n relishable_a nor_o little_a empty_a thing_n great_a and_o weighty_a nor_o uphold_v the_o estimation_n of_o a_o degenerate_a carnal_a outside_n lifeless_a state_n of_o religion_n where_o better_a thing_n be_v know_v the_o wit_n of_o man_n may_v adorn_v or_o palliate_v any_o folly_n and_o deform_v true_a wisdom_n but_o in_o a_o lucid_a region_n where_o knowledge_n be_v diffuse_v wisdom_n will_v show_v itself_o and_o the_o folly_n of_o fool_n can_v be_v hide_v but_o let_v the_o religious_a know_v that_o it_o behoove_v they_o to_o take_v care_n that_o they_o suffer_v not_o so_o many_o thing_n in_o vain_a for_o these_o indignity_n may_v do_v they_o more_o good_a than_o the_o vain_a applause_n of_o man_n if_o their_o enemy_n give_v they_o advantage_n as_o 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remember_v their_o bless_a lord_n who_o be_v revile_v revile_v not_o again_o but_o commit_v himself_o to_o he_o that_o judge_v righteous_o wickedness_n come_v from_o the_o wicked_a scurrility_n petulancy_n bitterness_n and_o all_o intemperate_a language_n be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o their_o adversary_n than_o to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o fling_n of_o witty_a sarcasm_n bite_a jeer_n and_o scoff_v and_o rail_a word_n against_o a_o party_n do_v vex_v and_o gall_v more_o than_o hurt_n or_o break_v they_o and_o provoke_v but_o not_o convince_v they_o and_o serve_v indeed_o to_o feed_v a_o humour_n and_o make_v sport_n and_o do_v some_o present_a feat_n but_o do_v not_o carry_v the_o main_a cause_n or_o prevail_v in_o the_o end_n but_o turn_v rather_o to_o the_o damage_n and_o blemish_n of_o those_o for_o who_o service_n they_o be_v design_v chap._n xvi_o religion_n main_a strength_n next_o under_o the_o power_n of_o god_n lie_v in_o its_o own_o intrinisick_n excellency_n the_o propagate_a of_o true_a christianity_n and_o the_o sound_a state_n of_o religion_n agreeable_a thereunto_o against_o the_o enmity_n of_o the_o adverse_a world_n be_v worthy_a of_o the_o utmost_a endeavour_n of_o all_o pious_a man_n and_o to_o search_v into_o the_o right_a way_n and_o mean_n thereof_o be_v a_o necessary_a and_o noble_a speculation_n but_o it_o must_v first_o be_v know_v that_o its_o stability_n and_o victory_n in_o the_o world_n depend_v primary_o upon_o the_o wisdom_n truth_n and_o power_n of_o god_n engage_v for_o it_o and_o therefore_o it_o can_v fall_v by_o the_o power_n and_o policy_n of_o adversary_n nor_o sink_v and_o lose_v itself_o by_o the_o weakness_n or_o defectibility_n of_o its_o professor_n but_o it_o remain_v firm_a and_o sure_a and_o the_o same_o for_o ever_o next_o after_o the_o power_n of_o god_n its_o main_a strength_n be_v its_o own_o intrinsic_a excellency_n it_o be_v uphold_v chief_o by_o its_o own_o principle_n which_o be_v man_n perfection_n and_o place_v our_o nature_n in_o its_o due_a state_n and_o put_v both_o person_n and_o society_n into_o the_o only_a right_a frame_n and_o reduce_v all_o thing_n into_o their_o own_o place_n and_o order_n they_o have_v nothing_o in_o they_o of_o iniquity_n impurity_n vanity_n or_o unfitness_n but_o be_v perfect_o holy_a just_a and_o good_a and_o give_v unto_o god_n his_o due_a and_o unto_o man_n they_o and_o that_o upon_o the_o most_o excellent_a ground_n that_o can_v be_v lay_v as_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n our_o conformity_n to_o he_o our_o fellowship_n with_o he_o our_o reward_n from_o he_o and_o in_o he_o and_o all_o in_o and_o through_o a_o mediator_n who_o be_v god_n and_o man_n in_o one_o person_n and_o the_o head_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a who_o be_v his_o body_n the_o godly_a practice_n conformable_a to_o these_o principle_n be_v from_o a_o cause_n that_o fail_v not_o to_o wit_n the_o inhabitation_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n 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subordination_n in_o the_o several_a part_n thereof_o either_o in_o way_n of_o proper_a authority_n or_o of_o mutual_a agreement_n and_o the_o associate_v church_n and_o particular_a member_n therein_o be_v natural_o bind_v to_o maintain_v the_o orderly_a state_n of_o the_o whole_a association_n and_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o rule_n thereof_o when_o they_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o bishop_n or_o pastor_n and_o the_o people_n adhere_v to_o he_o be_v not_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a church_n and_o pastor_n within_o such_o a_o precinct_n by_o their_o conjunction_n with_o the_o large_a combination_n of_o bishop_n or_o pastor_n and_o their_o church_n for_o the_o great_a number_n of_o bishop_n may_v in_o such_o manner_n err_v in_o their_o constitution_n as_o to_o make_v right_o inform_v person_n uncapable_a of_o their_o combination_n a_o national_a church_n be_v not_o a_o particular_a church_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o a_o combination_n or_o 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the_o church_n in_o their_o dominion_n and_o may_v compel_v they_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o punish_v they_o for_o negligence_n and_o maladministration_n and_o they_o may_v reform_v the_o church_n when_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o reformation_n the_o possession_n of_o the_o tithe_n and_o temple_n do_v not_o of_o itself_o declare_v the_o true_a pastor_n and_o church_n nor_o do_v the_o privation_n thereof_o declare_v no_o pastor_n and_o no_o church_n for_o these_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o the_o secular_a power_n which_o of_o itself_o can_v neither_o make_v nor_o make_v void_a a_o pastor_n or_o church_n a_o diocese_n be_v a_o collective_a body_n of_o many_o parish_n under_o the_o government_n of_o one_o diocesan_n if_o the_o several_a parish_n be_v so_o many_o particular_a churce_n and_o if_o their_o proper_a and_o immediate_a presbyter_n be_v of_o the_o same_o order_n with_o those_o which_o in_o scripture_n be_v mention_v by_o that_o name_n and_o be_v no_o 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object_n against_o submission_n to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o diocesan_n as_o a_o ecclesiastical_a officer_n establish_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n under_o the_o king_n supremacy_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o office_n of_o presbyterate_a which_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n be_v a_o pastoral_a office_n that_o show_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v exercise_v no_o otherwise_o than_o in_o subordination_n to_o a_o diocesan_n bishop_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o author_n and_o only_o proper_a giver_n of_o all_o spiritual_a authority_n in_o the_o church_n have_v not_o so_o limit_v the_o say_a office_n and_o man_n can_v by_o any_o act_n of_o they_o enlarge_v or_o lessen_v it_o as_o to_o its_o nature_n or_o essential_a state_n or_o define_v it_o otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v state_v of_o christ_n in_o his_o word_n no_o power_n ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a can_v discharge_v any_o minister_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o ministry_n in_o 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12._o read_v sacrament_n pag._n 77._o l._n 3._o read_v condescension_n pag._n 96._o l._n 22._o read_v oral_a pag._n 99_o l._n 2._o read_v rite_n pag._n 116._o l._n 13._o read_v abase_v ib._n l._n 25._o read_v note_v pag._n 117._o l._n 25._o read_v transform_v it_o into_o pag._n 121._o l._n 21._o read_v levities_n pag._n 144._o l._n 21._o read_v exalt_v pag._n 149._o l._n 20._o read_v effect_v pag._n 150._o l._n 20._o read_v smatch_n pag._n 157._o l._n 13._o read_v exercise_n pag._n 162._o l._n 7._o read_v vain_o pag._n 163._o l._n 11._o deal_n love_n pag._n 167._o l._n 9_o read_v concern_v pag._n 171._o l._n 3._o read_v enemy_n ib._n l._n 9_o read_v regulation_n ib._n l._n 19_o read_v and_o pag._n 189._o l._n 6._o read_v be_v not_o pag._n 202._o l._n 22._o read_v and_o be_v withal_o a_o tract_n of_o the_o sound_a state_n of_o religion_n etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o nature_n of_o christianity_n and_o the_o character_n of_o true_a christian_n the_o name_n and_o title_n by_o which_o 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