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a_o servant_n to_o the_o fleshly_a wisdom_n and_o prudence_n but_o not_o true_a bear_v nay_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v respective_o to_o his_o own_o mother_n as_o man_n spirit_n by_o its_o rule_n of_o respect_n will_v judge_v and_o condemn_v he_o but_o say_v woman_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o john_n 2.4_o and_o in_o a_o manner_n deny_v all_o his_o relation_n mat._n 12.48_o last_o to_o instance_n no_o more_o at_o his_o harsh_a censure_n of_o all_o the_o professor_n of_o that_o age_n which_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o israel_n statute_n with_o all_o their_o laborious_a and_o godly_a teacher_n justify_v none_o but_o himself_o and_o what_o he_o teach_v and_o a_o few_o of_o his_o follower_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o they_o john_n 5.42_o do_v not_o this_o think_v you_o seem_v to_o they_o a_o very_o harsh_a charge_n and_o why_o not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o they_o do_v not_o follow_v he_o and_o his_o new_a 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that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o truth_n and_o way_n of_o worship_n teach_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n no_o not_o by_o all_o the_o miracle_n he_o can_v work_v he_o call_v they_o a_o faithless_a and_o perverse_a generation_n ma_n 1_o t._n 17.17_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v god_n though_o they_o say_v with_o confidence_n that_o he_o be_v their_o god_n john_n 12.54_o 55._o how_o can_v they_o bear_v this_o they_o have_v be_v study_v the_o law_n and_o prophet_n and_o have_v a_o great_a stock_n of_o knowledge_n from_o thence_o and_o be_v strict_a and_o exact_a in_o worship_n some_o of_o they_o as_o well_o as_o paul_n may_v be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n blameless_a and_o now_o to_o be_v tell_v they_o do_v not_o know_v god_n nay_o he_o that_o abound_v in_o knowledge_n devotion_n and_o worship_n yet_o be_v not_o in_o the_o life_n and_o pure_a power_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v not_o one_o dram_n of_o the_o true_a knowledge_n he_o tell_v 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be_v he_o continual_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n he_o call_v they_o blind_a guide_v hypocrite_n paint_a sepulcher_n grave_n which_o appear_v not_o and_o pronounce_v woe_n upon_o woe_n against_o they_o read_v that_o one_o place_n mat._n 23.33_o you_o serpent_n you_o generation_n of_o viper_n how_o can_v you_o escape_v the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n what_o speak_v thus_o of_o our_o zealous_a teacher_n who_o study_v the_o law_n be_v strict_a in_o practise_v of_o the_o ordinance_n and_o take_v such_o pain_n to_o ininstruct_v we_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n from_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n be_v such_o a_o man_n as_o this_o fit_a to_o live_v nay_o and_o he_o do_v not_o show_v a_o gospel_n spirit_n mark_v how_o sharp_a and_o bitter_a his_o word_n come_v from_o he_o for_o indeed_o a_o sharp_a speech_n with_o great_a vehemency_n and_o indignation_n of_o spirit_n can_v hardly_o be_v speak_v and_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o aggravate_v this_o sharp_a condemnation_n of_o his_o from_o his_o own_o confession_n he_o himself_o have_v confess_v that_o they_o sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n now_o he_o may_v have_v show_v some_o honour_n to_o moses_n chair_n and_o to_o their_o office_n which_o be_v of_o god_n and_o doubtless_o good_a and_o not_o have_v go_v about_o to_o make_v they_o thus_o odious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o people_n nay_o he_o himself_o have_v bid_v man_n do_v as_o they_o say_v but_o in_o ver._n 3._o of_o that_o chap._n now_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o ever_o man_n shall_v mind_v what_o they_o say_v or_o observe_v their_o doctrine_n when_o he_o have_v thus_o represent_v they_o as_o oppressor_n of_o the_o conscience_n ver._n 4._o as_o devourer_n of_o widow_n house_n and_o make_v long_a prayer_n in_o hypocrisy_n ver._n 15._o as_o make_v their_o proselyte_n more_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n than_o themselves_o ver._n 15._o as_o neglecter_n of_o the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n judgement_n mercy_n and_o faith_n ver._n 2.3_o as_o appear_v righteous_a to_o man_n but_o full_a of_o hypocrisy_n and_o iniquity_n ver._n 28._o as_o of_o the_o same_o generation_n that_o kill_v the_o prophet_n ver._n 31.32_o as_o deceiver_n as_o such_o as_o lead_v into_o the_o ditch_n and_o bid_v man_n beware_v of_o their_o leaven_n be_v not_o these_o good_a kind_n of_o encouragement_n for_o people_n to_o hear_v they_o yea_o he_o charge_v they_o with_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n and_o not_o go_v in_o themselves_o nor_o suffer_a man_n to_o enter_v that_o be_v go_v in_o ver._n 13._o how_o can_v they_o observe_v what_o they_o teach_v without_o hear_v they_o and_o will_v christ_n wish_v any_o to_o hear_v such_o man_n as_o
these_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o without_o doubt_n they_o be_v not_o without_o their_o justification_n against_o christ_n in_o these_o respect_n and_o also_o have_v their_o charge_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n ready_a against_o he_o now_o how_o do_v they_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n do_v not_o they_o teach_v the_o law_n and_o direct_a man_n to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o open_v the_o prophet_n word_n to_o they_o be_v this_o shut_n up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o will_v not_o they_o suffer_v man_n to_o enter_v why_o their_o work_n be_v to_o win_v people_n to_o their_o profession_n they_o will_v compass_v sea_n and_o land_n to_o make_v a_o proselyte_n how_o stiff_o may_v the_o jew_n have_v plead_v against_o christ_n that_o he_o do_v slander_v their_o godly_a minister_n who_o be_v very_o painful_a and_o zealous_a in_o open_v the_o scripture_n and_o teach_v the_o way_n of_o god_n nay_o he_o himself_o can_v not_o deny_v but_o they_o teach_v well_o for_o he_o himself_o say_v whatsoever_o they_o bid_v you_o observe_v that_o observe_v and_o do_v mat._n 23.3_o but_o mark_v now_o that_o you_o may_v understand_v the_o thing_n it_o be_v thus_o any_o teach_n or_o expound_v of_o scripture_n out_o of_o the_o life_n shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n for_o the_o life_n be_v the_o kingdom_n and_o word_n from_o the_o life_n yield_v the_o savour_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o word_n out_o of_o it_o though_o never_o so_o good_a and_o true_a reach_v not_o to_o the_o life_n in_o another_o but_o only_o build_v up_o a_o knowledge_n in_o the_o contrary_a wisdom_n and_o teach_v to_o hold_v the_o truth_n in_o the_o unrighteousness_n where_o satan_n kingdom_n stand_v and_o where_o he_o have_v the_o dominion_n over_o all_o that_o be_v bring_v thither_o and_o so_o this_o kind_n of_o teach_v and_o knowledge_n shut_v up_o the_o door_n and_o way_n of_o life_n and_o must_v be_v lose_v before_o the_o kingdom_n can_v be_v find_v they_o shut_v up_o the_o true_a 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expression_n we_o use_v not_o to_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n but_o sober_o open_v the_o state_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o as_o it_o have_v be_v reveal_v unto_o we_o by_o he_o who_o be_v true_a and_o can_v lie_v which_o be_v thus_o that_o through_o which_o man_n be_v save_v be_v the_o dispensation_n of_o truth_n in_o their_o age_n the_o measure_n of_o light_n which_o god_n give_v forth_o in_o every_o age_n that_o be_v the_o mean_n and_o proper_a way_n of_o salvation_n in_o that_o age_n and_o what_o ever_o man_n get_v or_o profess_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n declare_v in_o former_a age_n yet_o make_v use_n of_o that_o to_o withstand_v the_o present_a dispensation_n of_o truth_n in_o their_o age_n they_o can_v thereby_o be_v save_v but_o may_v thereby_o be_v harden_v against_o that_o which_o shall_v save_v they_o and_o this_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o from_o the_o lord_n that_o as_o the_o jew_n can_v not_o be_v save_v by_o the_o law_n of_o 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of_o spirit_n long_v and_o wait_v for_o he_o after_o this_o long_a dark_a night_n of_o the_o antichristian_a apostasy_n there_o remain_v yet_o some_o other_o exception_n against_o he_o about_o the_o time_n of_o his_o suffer_a death_n with_o his_o hard_a usage_n which_o will_v not_o whole_o be_v pass_v over_o as_o first_o his_o disrespective_a or_o irreverend_a answer_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o they_o when_o he_o ask_v he_o of_o his_o doctrine_n john_n 18._o vers._n 19_o his_o answer_n be_v that_o he_o speak_v open_o in_o the_o world_n not_o in_o secret_a why_o ask_v thou_o i_o ask_v they_o that_o hear_v i_o whereupon_o one_o of_o the_o officer_n strike_v he_o say_v answer_v thou_o the_o high_a priest_n so_o vers._n 22._o the_o plainness_n and_o simplicity_n of_o the_o life_n which_o bow_v to_o god_n and_o can_v regard_v man_n in_o the_o transgression_n seem_v rude_a and_o unmannerly_a to_o the_o lofty_a spirit_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o his_o silence_n at_o the_o testimony_n bring_v against_o he_o and_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n when_o he_o question_v he_o mark_n 14.60_o 61._o indeed_o either_o the_o speak_v or_o silence_n in_o the_o life_n be_v offensive_a to_o the_o carnal_a professor_n who_o know_v not_o the_o law_n of_o the_o life_n in_o this_o particular_a but_o can_v either_o speak_v or_o be_v silent_a according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n this_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a and_o the_o false_a christian_n the_o false_a christian_n his_o knowledge_n and_o religion_n stand_v in_o his_o own_o will_n in_o his_o own_o understanding_n he_o speak_v in_o his_o own_o time_n both_o which_o be_v crucify_v in_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n 3._o when_o he_o do_v speak_v the_o truth_n of_o himself_o the_o high_a priest_n rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o charge_v he_o with_o blasphemy_n mat._n 26.64_o and_o those_o that_o be_v by_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o say_v he_o be_v guilty_a of_o death_n vers._n 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