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ever_o he_o meet_v with_o have_v judge_v they_o antichristian_a must_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o shortness_n of_o his_o memory_n he_o haâ—h_v i_o suppose_v meet_v with_o zuinglius_fw-la keckerman_n who_o say_v little_o less_o the_o former_a art_n 34._o p._n 254_o 255_o tell_v we_o that_o for_o any_o to_o claim_v any_o rule_n power_n or_o superiority_n over_o any_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o we_o know_v out_o bishop_n do_v be_v devilish_a proud_a and_o popish_a arrogancy_n and_o aretius_n in_o his_o problem_n produce_v christ_n prohibition_n of_o superior_a power_n to_o his_o apostle_n mar._n 10._o 5._o luke_n 22._o 25._o say_v none_o but_o antichrist_n dare_v be_v so_o fancy_n as_o to_o usurp_v it_o marlorat_n on_o rev._n 17._o 3._o say_v that_o arch-bishop_n be_v in_o office_n under_o antichrist_n and_o on_o chap._n 19_o the_o tail_n of_o antichrist_n bale_n on_o rev._n 17_o say_v that_o canterbury_n and_o york_n be_v the_o beastly_a antichrist_n metropolitan_n and_o on_o chap._n 13._o that_o archbishop_n diocesan_n be_v very_a name_n of_o blasphemy_n of_o these_o we_o speak_v pag._n 28._o s._n t._n who_o i_o dare_v say_v be_v sober_a writer_n and_o considerate_a man_n mr._n t._n his_o answer_n to_o their_o testimony_n viz._n that_o they_o write_v thus_o against_o the_o romish_a hierarchy_n be_v ridiculous_a they_o write_v against_o the_o office_n of_o arch-bishop_n as_o such_o which_o be_v not_o a_o whit_n the_o better_a because_o they_o constitute_v the_o english_a hierarchy_n we_o mention_v cartwright_n the_o seeker_n of_o reformation_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n day_n proclaim_v they_o to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o hell_n to_o be_v antichristian_a devilish_a these_o also_o must_v pass_v in_o the_o roll_n of_o inconsiderate_a fellow_n yet_o other_o as_o wise_a as_o mr._n t._n think_v otherwise_o of_o they_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o antichristianism_n of_o the_o office_n of_o lord-bishop_n i_o propose_v a_o few_o thing_n brief_o 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man_n and_o christian_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o compliance_n with_o encouragement_n of_o those_o who_o trample_v upon_o the_o sovereignty_n authority_n of_o christ_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o depart_n from_o the_o appointment_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o antichrist_n which_o be_v no_o small_a undervalue_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n of_o the_o gospel_n whereof_o esau_n profaneness_n be_v a_o type_n therefore_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o hear_v they_o arg._n 7._o the_o seven_o argument_n advance_v by_o he_o for_o this_o good_a service_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o pearl_n of_o great_a price_n mat._n 7._o 6._o &_o 13._o 44_o 46._o therefore_o to_o be_v hear_v and_o receive_v by_o whosoever_o hold_v forth_o and_o consequent_o its_o folly_n and_o sin_n to_o refuse_v hear_v it_o because_o of_o personal_a exception_n against_o the_o bringer_n answ_n 1._o we_o deny_v the_o consequence_n nor_o will_v mr._n t._n affirm_v it_o out_o of_o the_o heat_n of_o dispute_n to_o be_v 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beraean_n act_n 17._o 11_o 12._o examine_v it_o be_v impertinency_n to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n manifesteâ—_n the_o minister_n of_o england_n forbid_v to_o preach_v in_o christ_n name_n the_o weakness_n of_o mr._n t._n his_o reason_n from_o luke_n 9_o 49_o 50._o mat._n 7._o 22_o 23._o discover_v in_o hear_v the_o minister_n we_o hear_v not_o christ_n luke_n 10._o 16._o consider_v of_o their_o preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n the_o reception_n of_o gift_n how_o to_o be_v improve_v of_o the_o interest_n of_o saint_n in_o gospel-minister_n forbid_v man_n to_o hear_v the_o present_a minister_n no_o glory_v in_o man_n these_o be_v no_o steward_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n the_o eleven_o argument_n mr._n t._n advance_v to_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o hear_v the_o present_a minister_n be_v thus_o form_v if_o we_o ought_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o god_n word_n we_o ought_v to_o hear_v it_o at_o any_o time_n from_o any_o person_n without_o consideration_n of_o the_o personal_a qualification_n of_o they_o that_o deliver_v it_o but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v hear_v as_o god_n word_n and_o not_o as_o the_o word_n of_o man_n 1_o thes_n 2._o 13._o therefore_o answ_n we_o deny_v the_o consequence_n of_o the_o first_o proposition_n that_o we_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o god_n word_n i._n e._n with_o reverence_n and_o godly_a attention_n be_v our_o duty_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n 1_o thes_n 2._o 13._o that_o in_o hear_v we_o ought_v to_o have_v respect_n to_o personal_a qualification_n we_o have_v prove_v abundant_o in_o this_o treatise_n he_o add_v arg._n 12._o they_o may_v be_v right_a hearer_n of_o the_o word_n who_o may_v hear_v they_o as_o the_o beraean_o do_v act_v 17._o