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christ_n for_o in_o other_o way_n the_o lord_n never_o send_v nor_o utter_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o language_n and_o upon_o his_o own_o proper_a term_n for_o otherways_o it_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o the_o word_n of_o man_n which_o be_v naught_o and_o bring_v to_o naught_o therefore_o if_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v send_v by_o a_o prophet_n a_o wise_a man_n or_o scribe_n man_n that_o be_v godly_a and_o holy_a as_o the_o word_n be_v holy_a be_v one_o with_o it_o for_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n never_o appear_v nor_o utter_v itself_o but_o in_o and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n for_o if_o it_o come_v not_o from_o he_o in_o who_o god_n and_o man_n consist_v in_o one_o it_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n how_o then_o can_v it_o be_v send_v to_o all_o wicked_a man_n see_v as_o many_o man_n live_v and_o die_v and_o a_o godly_a man_n never_o come_v nigh_o unto_o they_o yea_o it_o may_v be_v as_o be_v like_a people_n and_o nation_n if_o we_o look_v but_o upon_o the_o moor_n indian_n and_o barbarian_n in_o these_o our_o day_n doubtless_o it_o be_v and_o have_v be_v the_o case_n of_o many_o thousand_o man_n in_o the_o world_n never_o to_o hear_v a_o prophet_n and_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n speak_v although_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n may_v speak_v plentiful_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n as_o also_o many_o infant_n die_v before_o they_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n a_o godly_a man_n therefore_o can_v never_o be_v send_v or_o expesse_fw-la himself_n unto_o they_o 4_o add_v further_o the_o voice_n of_o satan_n never_o utter_v itself_o but_o as_o man_n be_v real_o consider_v therein_o so_o it_o be_v in_o cain_n in_o who_o
give_v true_a or_o false_a intelligence_n according_a to_o the_o wisdom_n or_o folly_n of_o that_o spirit_n by_o which_o they_o be_v manage_v even_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v by_o true_a or_o false_a interpretation_n thereof_o in_o the_o heart_n or_o mouth_n of_o he_o who_o have_v the_o management_n of_o the_o same_o 3_o three_o consider_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n terminate_v in_o the_o creator_n and_o in_o the_o creature_n there_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o height_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o a_o distinct_a wisdom_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o wisdom_n peculiar_a to_o god_n with_o respect_n unto_o the_o creature_n and_o a_o wisdom_n proper_a unto_o man_n with_o respect_n unto_o god_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v form_v and_o utter_v in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v in_o the_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n peculiar_a to_o god_n and_o therefore_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v say_v to_o be_v good_a that_o be_v acceptable_a and_o desirable_a unto_o man_n as_o well_o as_o approvable_a unto_o god_n so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o visible_a creation_n that_o man_n can_v reject_v or_o desire_v to_o have_v annihilate_v and_o not_o to_o be_v if_o he_o know_v but_o the_o nature_n end_n and_o use_v thereof_o with_o respect_n to_o himself_o therefore_o all_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v good_a both_o in_o man_n account_n and_o in_o the_o account_n of_o god_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o man_n call_v the_o creature_n so_o its_o name_n be_v conclude_v to_o be_v by_o the_o creator_n gen._n 2._o 19_o 20._o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v of_o all_o man_n universal_o the_o word_n iâ—_n nigh_o thou_o in_o thy_o heart_n and_o in_o thy_o mouth_n rom._n 10._o 8._o in_o order_n unto_o this_o that_o man_n wisdom_n frame_v alike_o thing_n unto_o itself_o that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n do_v the_o one_o be_v the_o shadow_n without_o the_o substance_n &_o 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the_o sight_n of_o all_o good_a man_n make_v it_o clear_a and_o manifest_a unto_o who_o they_o belong_v and_o of_o what_o brood_n and_o offspring_n they_o be_v 5_o the_o five_o conclusion_n be_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v of_o like_a concernment_n in_o all_o man_n and_o take_v hold_v of_o they_o with_o like_a force_n whether_o it_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o blessing_n or_o of_o the_o curse_n for_o it_o be_v of_o like_a concernment_n to_o maintain_v and_o uphold_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o creature_n that_o it_o be_v to_o maintain_v and_o uphold_v the_o principle_n peculiar_a to_o god_n for_o if_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v not_o uphold_v to_o their_o height_n which_o argue_v themselves_o into_o the_o place_n office_n and_o seat_n of_o god_n 2_o thes_n 2._o 3._o 4._o then_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o the_o curse_n and_o then_o the_o redemption_n of_o christ_n be_v without_o virtue_n in_o that_o it_o deliver_v from_o no_o wretched_a nor_o 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and_o work_n of_o god_n shall_v fail_v which_o be_v as_o durable_a as_o god_n himself_o psal_n 119._o 89._o 90._o the_o word_n of_o god_n therefore_o take_v hold_v of_o all_o man_n yea_o of_o whole_a mankind_n with_o like_a authority_n and_o force_n both_o in_o way_n of_o the_o curse_n as_o also_o in_o the_o way_n of_o blessedness_n for_o each_o maintain_v its_o own_o proper_a principle_n as_o upon_o life_n and_o death_n for_o in_o case_n man_n principle_n and_o reason_n shall_v take_v place_n and_o bear_v sway_n in_o a_o saint_n the_o life_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v extinct_a and_o if_o the_o wisdom_n and_o argument_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v take_v place_n and_o bear_v sway_n in_o any_o wicked_a man_n than_o the_o spirit_n of_o satan_n whereby_o he_o live_v will_v be_v extinct_a so_o that_o each_o of_o they_o have_v the_o force_n and_o authority_n of_o life_n and_o death_n upon_o they_o than_o the_o which_o a_o great_a bond_n can_v be_v for_o if_o the_o 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rite_n and_o ordinance_n erect_v and_o maintain_v as_o carry_v in_o they_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v as_o so_o many_o engine_n and_o instrument_n appoint_v order_v and_o maintain_v for_o that_o very_a end_n and_o purpose_n wherewith_o they_o kill_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o prefer_v the_o dead_a carcase_n and_o set_v up_o a_o dumb_a image_n before_o the_o spirit_n and_o real_a substance_n 2_o therefore_o christ_n add_v the_o second_o act_n in_o his_o charge_n against_o they_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v such_o as_o stone_n they_o that_o be_v send_v unto_o they_o we_o hear_v before_o how_o true_a prophet_n be_v say_v to_o be_v send_v to_o these_o wicked_a scribe_n and_o pharisee_n as_o they_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o of_o such_o father_n as_o kill_v the_o prophet_n and_o here_o it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v send_v to_o the_o original_n and_o mother_n of_o they_o that_o be_v jerusalem_n from_o who_o they_o spring_v whence_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o spirit_n and_o life_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v not_o only_a enterprise_n to_o solicit_v the_o world_n to_o break_v off_o and_o turn_v from_o their_o gross_a aberration_n and_o exorbitancy_n but_o also_o to_o reverse_v and_o repeal_v those_o law_n and_o order_n from_o whence_o they_o spring_v as_o thing_n of_o no_o account_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o justice_n oâ—_n righteousness_n to_o be_v expect_v from_o any_o humane_a or_o literal_a institution_n or_o order_n further_o than_o it_o be_v use_v by_o he_o who_o have_v that_o spirit_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v his_o instructor_n therein_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n affirm_v that_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n there_o be_v neither_o marriage_n nor_o give_v in_o marriage_n but_o be_v as_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n and_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o point_n be_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o scripture_n and_o of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n mat._n 22._o 29._o 30._o that_o be_v in_o case_n man_n acknowledge_v not_o that_o any_o temporary_a relation_n simple_o consider_v attain_v not_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o man_n know_v the_o scripture_n and_o the_o power_n of_o god_n can_v but_o see_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o for_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o marriage_n which_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o multiplication_n of_o man_n and_o so_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o humane_a institution_n be_v any_o point_n of_o the_o proper_a end_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n when_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n rom._n 10._o 4._o but_o marriage_n as_o a_o humane_a act_n may_v attain_v its_o end_n in_o a_o wicked_a man_n as_o well_o as_o in_o a_o just_a
3._o 7._o though_o the_o letter_n or_o ministry_n of_o condemnation_n be_v do_v away_o in_o the_o saint_n yet_o it_o abide_v in_o the_o wicked_a for_o unto_o this_o day_n when_o moses_n be_v read_v the_o veil_n of_o separation_n be_v upon_o their_o heart_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 15._o only_a in_o such_o as_o turn_v in_o unto_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o holy_a place_n with_o moses_n in_o they_o the_o veil_n be_v take_v away_o exod._n 34_o 34._o we_o conclude_v then_o that_o the_o true_a character_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o whole_a work_n of_o god_n in_o the_o visible_a creation_n in_o their_o severalâ—_n nature_n relation_n motion_n and_o operation_n wherein_o stand_v firm_a and_o stable_a the_o real_a character_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o become_v unto_o man_n the_o true_a end_n and_o scope_n thereof_o either_o a_o minister_n of_o condemnation_n or_o a_o minister_n of_o salvation_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o cain_n or_o abel_n make_v use_v thereof_o in_o bring_v unto_o god_n a_o heavenly_a and_o earthly_a sacrifice_n gen._n 4._o 4._o 5._o let_v these_o man_n therefore_o prove_v all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n to_o be_v wear_v out_o of_o date_n &_o of_o no_o use_n nor_o benefit_n one_o unto_o another_o otherwise_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n shall_v stand_v firm_a unto_o this_o day_n and_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a spirit_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n in_o that_o way_n of_o his_o salvation_n shall_v only_o be_v out_o of_o date_n and_o not_o in_o present_a use_n and_o exercise_v in_o these_o man_n who_o deny_v the_o use_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n there_o be_v another_o generation_n of_o interpreter_n who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o these_o antiscripturian_o though_o they_o cry_v out_o against_o such_o gross_a opinion_n for_o satan_n kingdom_n be_v divide_v in_o itself_o and_o therefore_o can_v stand_v but_o be_v in_o a_o 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god_n to_o be_v in_o present_a use_n as_o a_o thing_n too_o old_a or_o yet_o not_o grow_v into_o present_a use_n and_o virtue_n that_o man_n deny_v the_o fullness_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o he_o that_o deny_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o also_o deny_v the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n and_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o say_v something_o in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v out_o of_o date_n and_o too_o old_a to_o be_v in_o present_a use_n and_o also_o that_o something_o in_o christ_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v into_o ripeness_n and_o present_a use_n concern_v that_o salvation_n that_o be_v by_o he_o alone_o these_o man_n look_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n with_o the_o same_o eye_n that_o the_o carnal_a jew_n behold_v christ_n who_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o because_o he_o say_v he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n mat._n 26._o 63_o 66_o no_o doubt_n but_o these_o man_n will_v say_v in_o like_a manner_n if_o they_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n right_o and_o faithful_o open_v this_o man_n blaspheme_v because_o he_o say_v this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n joh._n 10._o 36._o for_o if_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o whole_a word_n and_o law_n of_o god_n be_v not_o so_o bring_v in_o in_o every_o scripture_n as_o to_o give_v christ_n a_o perfect_a and_o present_a form_n and_o be_v therein_o it_o be_v not_o true_o and_o faithful_o interpret_v whether_o it_o be_v in_o moses_n or_o any_o of_o the_o prophet_n it_o speak_v the_o thing_n that_o concern_v christ_n himself_o luke_n 24._o 27._o who_o be_v the_o perfect_a son_n of_o god_n that_o immanuel_n in_o what_o respect_n or_o relation_n so_o ever_o he_o appear_v mat._n 1._o 23._o for_o there_o be_v a_o fullness_n in_o every_o law_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n of_o love_n and_o he_o that_o break_v one_o command_n all_o be_v include_v in_o that_o breach_n james_n 2._o 10._o we_o see_v here_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n charge_v jerusalem_n to_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o mother_n of_o false_a interpreter_n as_o one_o that_o by_o law_n false_o expound_v moses_n kill_v the_o prophet_n he_o find_v their_o legislative_a assembly_n to_o be_v the_o author_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o bend_v his_o speech_n for_o the_o repeal_n and_o abrogation_n thereof_o which_o he_o attain_v in_o all_o they_o who_o be_v of_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v above_o and_o in_o none_o else_o of_o what_o rank_n soever_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n which_o abolish_n of_o the_o law_n be_v this_o namely_o that_o all_o humane_a and_o temporary_a institution_n and_o command_n lose_v their_o force_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n for_o all_o humane_a law_n in_o their_o proper_a intent_n be_v to_o set_v one_o man_n in_o authority_n over_o another_o which_o be_v all_o countermand_v in_o every_o true_a believer_n by_o that_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n for_o whether_o it_o be_v right_a in_o the_o fight_n of_o god_n to_o obey_v man_n rather_o than_o god_n judge_v you_o act._n 4._o 19_o yet_o do_v not_o this_o hinder_v a_o christian_n obedience_n to_o humane_a authority_n only_o make_v it_o voluntary_a according_a to_o that_o free_a and_o royal_a law_n under_o which_o he_o be_v james_n 2._o 8._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o otherwise_o if_o he_o be_v in_o bondage_n to_o one_o he_o be_v in_o bondage_n to_o all_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o then_o must_v obey_v the_o order_n establish_v wherever_o he_o come_v yea_o if_o it_o be_v to_o fall_v down_o to_o nebuchadnezar_n idol_n dan._n 3._o 1_o 18_o and_o every_o law_n that_o concern_v mankind_n must_v be_v either_o humane_a or_o divine_a and_o all_o temporary_a institution_n be_v humane_a because_o they_o spring_v from_o humane_a reason_n and_o be_v under_o that_o bond_n for_o performance_n for_o humane_a reason_n can_v require_v no_o more_o but_o what_o it_o can_v devise_v and_o invent_v but_o divine_a law_n or_o that_o law_n of_o faith_n have_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n in_o it_o which_o be_v the_o proper_a moulder_v and_o constituter_n thereof_o which_o spirit_n be_v eternal_a and_o the_o only_a bond_n for_o the_o performance_n thereof_o which_o no_o other_o law_n whatsoever_o can_v supercede_v countermand_n or_o entrench_v upon_o the_o authority_n thereof_o observe_v that_o in_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o law_n there_o be_v two_o table_n considerable_a that_o be_v not_o only_o the_o letter_n and_o the_o spirit_n but_o also_o kingdom_n and_o priesthood_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n say_v to_o my_o lord_n sit_v on_o my_o right_a hand_n psalm_n 110._o 1._o for_o there_o be_v a_o lordship_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n in_o both_o and_o they_o be_v never_o separate_v in_o christ_n but_o ever_o subsist_v and_o exist_v in_o the_o power_n and_o royalty_n of_o faith_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o exod._n 19_o 6._o even_o as_o they_o be_v both_o find_v in_o that_o one_o melchizedek_n king_n of_o salem_n priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n gen._n 14._o 18._o heb._n 7._o 1._o and_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o be_v present_v as_o a_o acceptable_a thing_n to_o one_o of_o these_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o other_o therefore_o when_o the_o priest_n offer_v the_o lame_a the_o blind_a the_o sick_a and_o imperfect_a sacrifice_n the_o prophet_n bid_v they_o go_v to_o the_o ruler_n or_o governor_n and_o see_v whether_o he_o will_v be_v well_o please_v with_o it_o or_o accept_v the_o person_n of_o such_o as_o so_o offer_v mal._n 1._o 8._o imply_v that_o what_o be_v bring_v unto_o the_o priest_n and_o what_o be_v bring_v unto_o the_o king_n aught_o to_o be_v of_o like_a value_n perfection_n and_o consideration_n so_o that_o these_o table_n of_o kingly_a and_o priestly_a
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