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god_n his_o father_n as_o be_v that_o which_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o authoritised_a sign_n and_o seal_n of_o a_o prince_n so_o do_v he_o also_o mark_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n all_o those_o which_o be_v mark_v with_o the_o seal_v of_o his_o eternal_a election_n which_o be_v sure_a according_a to_o the_o testimony_n two_o two_o tim._n two_o of_o saint_n paul_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v know_v all_o those_o that_o be_v he_o and_o that_o it_o be_v he_o that_o do_v streng_n then_o we_o and_o it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v anoint_v we_o and_o mark_v we_o and_o have_v give_v we_o in_o our_o heart_n the_o earnest_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o the_o day_n of_o our_o redemption_n wherefore_o even_o as_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v mark_v with_o this_o mark_n and_o seal_v even_o so_o can_v they_o not_o deny_v he_o who_o sign_n and_o seal_n they_o 4._o two_o cor._n i._n ephe._n 1._o 4._o bear_v but_o for_o their_o part_n also_o do_v seal_n and_o allow_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o receive_v he_o which_o he_o do_v send_v with_o his_o seal_n see_v then_o that_o it_o be_v so_o we_o may_v not_o allege_v the_o multitude_n 3_o john_n 3_o to_o take_v away_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o small_a company_n of_o six_o score_v personnes_fw-fr in_o the_o which_o the_o apostle_n be_v who_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o they_o there_o receyve_v have_v publish_v the_o determination_n of_o this_o great_a council_n for_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v bind_v neither_o to_o time_n place_n nor_o person_n no_o not_o in_o deed_n unto_o they_o which_o do_v possess_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o very_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o do_v abuse_v their_o office_n and_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o contrary_a spirit_n for_o all_o be_v it_o that_o the_o bishop_n the_o priest_n the_o scribe_n the_o pharise_n &_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v occupy_v the_o place_n of_o the_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o have_v authority_n over_o the_o temple_n and_o over_o the_o people_n and_o have_v all_o the_o worldly_a power_n and_o pomp_n on_o their_o side_n &_o do_v brag_v of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v never_o preside_n in_o their_o council_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o council_n of_o this_o small_a company_n and_o their_o decree_n against_o the_o truth_n have_v not_o so_o great_a power_n to_o overthrow_v it_o as_o the_o decree_n of_o this_o small_a company_n have_v to_o establyshe_a confirm_v and_o advance_v it_o and_o to_o destroy_v all_o lie_n and_o untruth_n ¶_o of_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o true_a christian_a doctrine_n and_o of_o the_o spring_n and_o last_o determination_n of_o the_o same_o and_o of_o the_o curse_n against_o those_o which_o do_v falsefye_v it_o d._n these_o be_v the_o decree_n of_o yâ—_z which_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o prophet_n the_o law_n shall_v come_v forth_o from_o zion_n &_o the_o word_n two_o esâ—y_n two_o of_o god_n from_o jerusalem_fw-la it_o be_v not_o say_v the_o law_n shall_v come_v forth_o from_o that_o mount_n capitoline_n or_o palatine_a or_o aduentine_n or_o from_o any_o other_o of_o the_o seven_o which_o be_v in_o rome_n but_o from_o the_o mount_n zion_n &_o from_o jerusalem_n therefore_o it_o behove_v we_o well_o to_o consider_v whether_o the_o doctrine_n that_o be_v set_v forth_o unto_o we_o for_o christian_a be_v agreeable_a to_o that_o law_n &_o word_n which_o come_v from_o zion_n &_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o to_o that_o which_o come_v forth_o from_o rome_n &_o from_o the_o mountain_n of_o