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22._o 24._o keep_v thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n ponder_v thy_o path_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o no_o less_o blasphemous_a and_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o profess_a practice_n of_o david_n psalm_n 18._o 23._o i_o be_v upright_o before_o he_o and_o keep_v myself_o from_o minâ—_n iniquity_n the_o laâ—ter_a clause_n put_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n dishonour_n upon_o himselve_n no_o less_o blasphemous_a than_o the_o former_a and_o contrary_a to_o rom._n 2._o 23._o where_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n be_v lay_v upon_o themselves_o 5._o here_o be_v a_o great_a stir_n about_o grace_n &_o look_v to_o heart_n but_o give_v i_o christ_n i_o seek_v not_o for_o grace_n but_o for_o christ_n i_o seek_v not_o for_o promise_n but_o for_o christ_n i_o seek_v not_o for_o sanctification_n but_o for_o christ_n tell_v not_o i_o of_o mediation_n &_o duty_n but_o tell_v i_o of_o christ._n answ._n 1._o this_o speech_n seem_v to_o make_v a_o flat_a opposition_n between_o christ_n and_o his_o grace_n 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this_o position_n be_v therefore_o unfound_a because_o it_o hold_v forth_o christ_n to_o be_v my_o sanctification_n so_o as_o that_o i_o need_v not_o look_v to_o any_o inh_v erent_a holiness_n in_o myself_o whereas_o christ_n be_v therefore_o say_v to_o be_v our_o sanctification_n bècause_n he_o work_v sanctification_n 〈◊〉_d we_o and_o we_o daily_o ought_v to_o grow_v up_o in_o he_o by_o receive_v new_a supply_n and_o increase_v of_o grace_n from_o his_o fullness_n according_a to_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 18._o grow_v in_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n â—_o these_o with_o many_o other_o have_v so_o infect_v the_o church_n that_o if_o god_n have_v not_o wrought_v wonderful_o for_o his_o truth_n they_o have_v overwhelm_v we_o that_o will_v or_o necâ—â—sent_a into_o bloody_a and_o â—uell_a martyrdom_n as_o their_o own_o sermon_n do_v 〈◊〉_d they_o up_o and_o their_o threat_n give_v we_o occasion_n to_o fear_v but_o god_n in_o this_o do_v not_o sit_v 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themselves_o to_o a_o second_o baptism_n they_o dream_v of_o monarchy_n 7._o in_o which_o the_o godly_a shall_v reign_v alone_o and_o destroy_v the_o ungodly_a which_o be_v false_a for_o christ_n kingdom_n in_o this_o world_n be_v spiritual_a in_o which_o trouble_a conscience_n shall_v be_v victor_n and_o receive_v solid_a consolation_n against_o sin_n the_o devil_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o temptation_n our_o lord_n himself_o say_v my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n john_n 18._o likewise_o say_v st._n paul_n the_o weapon_n of_o our_o war_n be_v not_o carnal_a but_o mighty_a in_o operation_n 2_o cor._n 10._o our_o lord_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o separation_n between_o the_o godly_a and_o ungodly_a shall_v not_o be_v until_o the_o last_o day_n luke_n 18_o again_o that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v shall_v hardly_o find_v faith_n upon_o earth_n luke_n 17._o in_o that_o night_n there_o shall_v be_v two_o in_o a_o bed_n the_o one_o receive_v the_o other_o refuse_v and_o mat._n 15._o that_o the_o angle_n shall_v separate_v the_o godly_a from_o the_o ungodly_a and_o the_o tare_n to_o remain_v with_o the_o what_o until_o the_o harvest_n this_o monarchy_n st._n peter_n confute_v in_o his_o second_o epistle_n 2._o 9_o say_v the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v the_o godly_a out_o of_o temptation_n and_o to_o reserve_v the_o unjust_a against_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n to_o be_v punish_v therefore_o they_o be_v not_o to_o reign_v alone_o here_o the_o ungodly_a be_v kill_v and_o although_o the_o prophet_n seem_v sometime_o to_o speak_v of_o a_o corporal_a kingdom_n yet_o they_o expound_v themselves_o show_v that_o they_o speak_v of_o his_o spiritual_a kingdom_n to_o reign_v with_o christ_n 1000_o year_n before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o old_a error_n of_o the_o chiliast_n condemn_v above_o 1000_o year_n ago_o by_o the_o church_n of_o god_n they_o allow_v man_n free_a will_n 8._o so_o that_o we_o may_v do_v those_o thing_n which_o god_n command_v and_o omit_v those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v forbid_v otherwise_o say_v they_o god_n give_v his_o law_n in_o vain_a neither_o will_v he_o punish_v delinquent_n if_o he_o have_v not_o give_v they_o the_o power_n of_o free_a will_n it_o be_v answer_v answer_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o in_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n we_o shall_v keep_v the_o law_n because_o it_o do_v require_v a_o whole_a and_o absolute_a obedience_n in_o all_o thing_n inward_a and_o outward_a of_o all_o the_o heart_n all_o our_o soul_n and_o all_o our_o might_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o st._n paul_n testify_v be_v enmity_n to_o god_n also_o the_o natural_a man_n do_v not_o understand_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n 1_o cor._n 2._o also_o john_n 3_o man_n can_v take_v to_o himself_o any_o thing_n except_o it_o be_v give_v he_o from_o above_o so_o eph._n 2._o the_o unregenerate_a man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a they_o separate_z themselves_o from_o all_o other_o church_n 9_o account_v themselves_o only_o pure_a and_o holy_a and_o for_o this_o cause_n some_o of_o they_o will_v not_o say_v this_o petition_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n say_v they_o be_v pure_a and_o without_o sin_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v with_o st._n john_n 1_o epist._n 1._o 8._o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o our_o unrighteousness_n if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v not_o sin_v we_o make_v he_o a_o liar_n and_o his_o word_n be_v not_o in_o we_o to_o conclude_v the_o anabaptist_n that_o say_v they_o have_v no_o sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n the_o father_n of_o lie_n go_v about_o to_o make_v god_n a_o liar_n who_o be_v truth_n itself_o the_o office_n of_o the_o ministry_n to_o be_v of_o no_o great_a efficacy_n with_o they_o 10._o they_o do_v not_o only_o contemn_v the_o office_n of_o the_o ministry_n but_o also_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o muncer_n will_v speak_v scoff_o of_o it_o bible_n bible_n babble_n babble_n they_o depend_v too_o much_o upon_o peculiar_a revelation_n the_o sincere_a preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o public_a congregation_n by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n lawful_o call_v answer_n profit_v much_o mal._n 2._o the_o lip_n of_o the_o priest_n shall_v preserve_v wisdom_n they_o shall_v require_v the_o law_n from_o his_o mouth_n ezech._n 44._o the_o priest_n shall_v teach_v my_o people_n the_o difference_n between_o the_o holy_a and_o the_o profane_a and_o cause_v they_o to_o discern_v between_o the_o unclean_a and_o clean_a rom._n 1._o 16._o the_o preach_v of_o the_o word_n be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v 1._o for_o this_o cause_n christ_n teach_v in_o the_o synagogue_n every_o one_o among_o they_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o preach_v as_o a_o 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