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but_o this_o i_o have_v against_o thou_o this_o thou_o have_v and_o this_o thou_o have_v not_o 4._o as_o it_o yield_v thou_o comfort_n of_o soundness_n here_o so_o it_o advance_v and_o further_v thy_o reckon_n and_o prepare_v a_o comfortable_a account_n for_o hereafter_o how_o rich_a may_v a_o man_n be_v in_o good_a work_n what_o a_o harvest_n may_v he_o make_v account_n of_o what_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n may_v he_o expect_v that_o be_v careful_a in_o this_o endeavour_n to_o look_v to_o do_v one_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o another_o 5._o this_o be_v the_o commendation_n of_o sound_a christian_n in_o time_n past_a zacharie_n and_o elizabeth_n walk_v in_o all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n without_o reproof_n first_o they_o frame_v their_o life_n to_o all_o god_n commandment_n and_o then_o they_o be_v say_v to_o keep_v they_o or_o to_o walk_v in_o they_o 1._o because_o christ_n keep_v of_o they_o be_v impute_v to_o they_o 2._o because_o themselves_o be_v renew_a by_o the_o spirit_n to_o keep_v all_o not_o legal_o in_o the_o perfect_a act_n but_o evangelical_o in_o the_o endeavour_n to_o keep_v they_o and_o grief_n in_o fail_v thus_o paul_n encourage_v and_o commend_v the_o roman_n chap._n 15._o 4._o that_o they_o be_v full_a of_o goodness_n and_o dorcas_n act._n 9_o 36._o that_o she_o be_v full_a of_o good_a work_n we_o must_v therefore_o account_v the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n our_o rule_n of_o life_n 1_o as_o well_o as_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o so_o respect_v great_a duty_n in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o we_o neglect_v not_o the_o least_o for_o be_v not_o every_o word_n of_o god_n a_o binder_n of_o conscience_n to_o obedience_n or_o to_o punishment_n no_o man_n can_v be_v a_o imitator_n of_o christ_n herein_o
and_o after_o prorsus_fw-la eadem_fw-la idololatria_fw-la and_o imò_fw-la gravius_fw-la peccant_a papistae_fw-la quam_fw-la ethnici_fw-la pag._n 230._o pag._n 152._o 153._o etc._n etc._n inter_fw-la idololatriam_fw-la gentium_fw-la &_o cultum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la apud_fw-la pontisicios_fw-la nihil_fw-la interest_n and_o he_o conclude_v nec_fw-la owm_fw-la ovo_fw-la neque_fw-la lac_fw-la lacti_fw-la similius_fw-la quam_fw-la cultus_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la apud_fw-la pontisicios_fw-la &_o idolorum_fw-la apud_fw-la ethnicos_fw-la and_o master_n white_a in_o his_o book_n forename_a sect_n 5._o parag_n 7._o 8._o prove_v that_o the_o papist_n worship_n stock_n and_o stone_n as_o the_o gentile_n do_v iii_o master_n perkins_n in_o a_o book_n of_o his_o own_o set_n forth_o not_o in_o few_o place_n have_v the_o very_a word_n refor_o cath._n 9_o point_n papist_n under_o new_a term_n maintain_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o heathen_a popish_a idolatry_n be_v a_o gross_a as_o ever_o any_o be_v among_o the_o heathen_a in_o the_o practice_n of_o a_o reform_a catholic_a popish_a idolatry_n exceed_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o heathen_a in_o his_o advertisement_n to_o roman_a catholic_n and_o the_o popish_a host_n be_v as_o abominable_a a_o idol_n as_o ever_o be_v to_o who_o bucer_n in_o psal._n 115._o accord_v say_v thus_o of_o the_o popish_a church_n in_o worship_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o the_o saint_n en_fw-fr omne_fw-la facit_fw-la quae_fw-la olim_fw-la idolis_fw-la suis_fw-la insana_fw-la gentilitas_fw-la iv._o add_v one_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n if_o rome_n be_v call_v egypt_n sodom_n and_o babylon_n than_o the_o idolatry_n of_o all_o these_o heathenish_a place_n run_v into_o it_o but_o the_o first_o be_v true_a therefore_o also_o the_o second_o again_o if_o it_o be_v a_o cage_n of_o unclean_a bird_n and_o a_o habitation_n of_o devil_n if_o any_o worse_a can_v be_v say_v of_o any_o heathen_n romish_a idolatry_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o worst_a 3._o note_v 3_o that_o god_n the_o father_n utter_v so_o audible_a a_o voice_n concern_v his_o son_n he_o will_v be_v know_v of_o we_o not_o so_o much_o in_o his_o own_o substance_n as_o in_o his_o son_n nor_o by_o curious_a pry_n into_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o majesty_n as_o by_o sober_a attend_v to_o his_o voice_n and_o word_n and_o the_o many_o manner_n of_o god_n speak_v unto_o man_n all_o confirm_v the_o same_o sometime_o he_o be_v say_v to_o speak_v out_o of_o fire_n that_o none_o dare_v approach_v sometime_o out_o of_o a_o dark_a cloud_n a_o cloud_n because_o out_o of_o man_n reach_n and_o dark_a because_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o none_o may_v satisfy_v their_o curiosity_n in_o see_v any_o thing_n sometime_o out_o of_o a_o whirlwind_n a_o fierce_a creature_n which_o man_n be_v afraid_a of_o and_o sometime_o out_o of_o the_o light_n but_o such_o as_o be_v inaccessible_a and_o good_a reason_n that_o such_o high_a and_o divine_a knowledge_n shall_v be_v thus_o deliver_v because_o be_v 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strength_n lie_v and_o that_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n stand_v in_o ignorance_n and_o darkness_n this_o be_v that_o my_o son_n sect._n 9_o the_o first_o thing_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n testimony_n son_n be_v that_o relation_n which_o the_o father_n acknowledge_v between_o himself_o and_o his_o son_n and_o first_o whereas_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o difference_n in_o the_o evangelist_n for_o mark_n and_o luke_n chap._n 3._o 22._o read_v it_o in_o the_o second_o person_n thou_o be_v my_o son_n to_o omit_v other_o answer_n for_o reconciliation_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o this_o voice_n be_v twice_o utter_v first_o for_o christ_n confirmation_n to_o his_o office_n in_o the_o second_o person_n which_o mark_v and_o luke_n record_n and_o after_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o john_n and_o the_o faith_n of_o believer_n in_o the_o three_o person_n this_o be_v he_o take_v notice_n of_o he_o and_o this_o answer_v not_o only_o 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