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not_o take_v from_o any_o other_o but_o from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n nor_o search_v for_o it_o any_o where_o else_o but_o in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n where_o all_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o write_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n wherefore_o there_o be_v no_o other_o rule_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o obedience_n but_o the_o only_a will_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v any_o thing_n as_o concern_v our_o salvation_n but_o that_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v in_o his_o holy_a gospel_n nor_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o service_n but_o that_o which_o he_o have_v command_v and_o ordain_v in_o his_o law_n and_o when_o so_o ever_o it_o be_v find_v that_o man_n will_v be_v so_o rash_a either_o to_o add_v other_o or_o to_o diminish_v or_o to_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n there_o a_o man_n may_v judge_v and_o sure_o persuade_v himself_o of_o such_o that_o they_o be_v false_a teacher_n and_o prophet_n and_o so_o likewise_o of_o they_o that_o believe_v &_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o such_o by_o who_o they_o be_v abuse_v and_o deceive_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o if_o he_o will_v please_v man_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n if_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n shall_v teach_v any_o other_o gospel_n then_o that_o jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v publish_v 10_o that_o he_o will_v account_v he_o accurse_v it_o be_v therefore_o needful_a to_o be_v teach_v that_o in_o these_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o honour_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o salvation_n and_o rest_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o rest_n ourselves_o altogether_o upon_o the_o scripture_n and_o thereto_o bend_v ourselves_o as_o to_o the_o only_a mark_n that_o we_o neither_o have_v to_o much_o forward_o nor_o lag_a to_o much_o behind_o and_o further_o that_o we_o hang_fw-mi not_o upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n as_o whereby_o we_o may_v either_o be_v justify_v or_o condemn_v saint_n paul_n write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n say_v etc_n i_o pass_v little_a to_o be_v judge_v of_o you_o or_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n no_o i_o judge_v not_o my_o own_o self_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o know_v myself_o not_o to_o be_v culpable_a in_o any_o thing_n yet_o be_o i_o not_o thereby_o justify_v but_o he_o that_o judge_v i_o be_v the_o lord_n therefore_o judge_v not_o before_o the_o time_n before_o the_o lord_n come_v who_o will_v bring_v all_o thing_n to_o light_n manifestinge_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v hide_v and_o all_o the_o counsel_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n they_o shall_v every_o one_o be_v praise_v of_o god_n hereby_o he_o will_v teach_v we_o not_o much_o