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to_o affirm_v be_v drive_v to_o it_o in_o defence_n of_o their_o stay_n there_o that_o their_o congregation_n be_v true_a church_n either_o in_o respect_n of_o matter_n or_o form_n yet_o some_o there_o be_v who_o be_v so_o affright_v with_o fear_n of_o error_n that_o they_o be_v not_o free_a to_o inquire_v after_o the_o truth_n in_o this_o thing_n 7._o whether_o the_o zealous_a and_o tedious_a labour_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o synod_n for_o reform_v of_o the_o nationall_n church-discipline_n have_v not_o prove_v like_o the_o wash_n of_o a_o blackmore_n and_o answer_v not_o to_o that_o say_n we_o will_v have_v heal_v babylon_n but_o she_o be_v not_o heal_v what_o follow_v as_o the_o saint_n duty_n then_o but_o to_o forsake_v she_o be_v not_o the_o people_n in_o their_o parish-congregation_n so_o incorrigible_a that_o their_o physician_n despair_v of_o the_o cure_n in_o stead_n of_o cut_v off_o the_o corrupt_a part_n have_v they_o not_o even_o reject_v for_o some_o year_n that_o 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zeal_n for_o ordinance_n as_o if_o they_o strain_v at_o a_o gnat_n and_o yet_o in_o this_o thing_n easy_o swallow_v down_o a_o camel_n take_v no_o notice_n in_o any_o way_n of_o practice_n of_o so_o great_a a_o ordinance_n which_o be_v due_o practise_v by_o a_o true_a church_n tend_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o save_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor_n 5.8_o if_o man_n take_v not_o to_o themselves_o the_o shame_n of_o these_o their_o abomination_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o worship_n what_o ground_n have_v they_o or_o their_o follower_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n will_v show_v they_o the_o pattern_n of_o his_o house_n the_o go_n out_o and_o come_n in_o thereof_o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 43.11_o and_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o 8._o whether_o then_o the_o saint_n
4.3_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o legal_a shadow_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n three_o see_v quae_fw-la the_o three_o and_o whether_o the_o pretend_a reform_a church_n of_o england_n retain_v the_o old_a romish_a church-state_n and_o confuse_a mixture_n maintain_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o substance_n with_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v as_o a_o paint_a jezebel_n 16._o whether_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n which_o wrought_v in_o paul_n time_n be_v not_o the_o same_o which_o now_o work_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o her_o daughter-churche_n do_v it_o not_o then_o work_v main_o to_o bring_v the_o saint_n back_o under_o the_o bondage_n of_o moses_n his_o kill_a doctrine_n and_o his_o rudiment_n and_o shadow_n and_o whether_o the_o apostle_n as_o a_o faithful_a witness_n and_o watchman_n do_v not_o bend_v his_o doctrine_n and_o discourse_n in_o his_o epistle_n especial_o to_o the_o roman_n corinthian_n and_o galatian_n against_o this_o way_n of_o confound_v the_o 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