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communion_n it_o be_v well_o know_v many_o error_n and_o superstition_n creep_v into_o the_o church_n immediate_o after_o the_o apostle_n death_n and_o the_o pastor_n have_v their_o hand_n deep_a in_o the_o maintenance_n of_o they_o what_o one_o say_v of_o chrysostome_n as_o you_o cite_v he_o may_v be_v say_v of_o other_o before_o and_o after_o he_o he_o be_v not_o without_o his_o fault_n his_o golden_a mouth_n wherein_o he_o pass_v other_o sometime_o have_v leaden_a word_n which_o yield_v to_o the_o error_n and_o abuse_n of_o other_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o in_o his_o day_n many_o evil_a custom_n be_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n which_o in_o his_o work_n he_o reprove_v not_o and_o so_o much_o the_o aforesaid_a author_n have_v express_v a_o little_a before_o there_o be_v not_o any_o of_o they_o say_v he_o that_o the_o world_n do_v most_o wonder_n at_o but_o have_v have_v their_o affection_n nor_o i_o think_v that_o you_o adversary_n to_o we_o and_o to_o the_o truth_n will_v 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but_o it_o be_v approve_v and_o bless_v of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o regard_v your_o revile_v the_o less_o can._n stay_n sect._n 5._o pag._n 73._o if_o a_o man_n perform_v a_o action_n in_o a_o state_n and_o of_o public_a nature_n he_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o respect_n of_o himself_o as_o be_v that_o state_n and_o according_a to_o the_o public_a ordinance_n for_o if_o the_o state_n be_v false_a and_o the_o officer_n unlawful_a it_o be_v familisme_n for_o he_o to_o say_v i_o know_v this_o state_n be_v set_v up_o against_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o every_o comer_n here_o to_o worship_n according_a to_o the_o constitution_n be_v a_o idolater_n but_o i_o will_v have_v in_o myself_o a_o secret_a meaning_n from_o the_o rest_n 73._o id._n page_n 77._o see_v false_a church_n and_o false_a minister_n be_v real_a idol_n set_v up_o by_o earthly_a prince_n etc._n etc._n whosoever_o come_v and_o bow_v before_o those_o idol_n can_v escape_v the_o just_a blame_n of_o idolatry_n 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aequo_fw-la animo_fw-la ferebant_fw-la hominem_fw-la alienigenam_fw-la autori_fw-la gentis_fw-la suae_fw-la aliqua_fw-la in_o re_fw-la fuisse_fw-la praelatum_fw-la rivet_n in_o gen._n exercit_fw-la 77._o 〈…〉_o gen._n 10.16_o gen._n 14.24_o v._o 13._o gen._n 20.5_o 9_o 10.14_o 15._o apparet_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o responsione_n abimelechi_n non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la hominem_fw-la impium_fw-la vel_fw-la onâ—_n cognition_n dei_fw-la destitutum_fw-la nam_fw-la deum_fw-la loquentem_fw-la agnoscit_fw-la etc._n etc._n rivet_n in_o gen._n exercit_fw-la 100_o 101._o see_v psal_n 18.21.25_o 2_o sam._n 22.21_o psal_n 73.13_o rom._n 4.11_o gen._n 17.12_o 13.23_o rivet_n in_o gen._n 17._o chamier_n panstrat_v tom_fw-mi 4._o lib_n 5._o cap._n 11._o at_o that_o time_n we_o may_v well_o 〈◊〉_d be_v some_o other_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o do_v 〈◊〉_d wouâ—d_a worship_n the_o 〈◊〉_d goth._n for_o not_o 〈◊〉_d mention_v aâ—er_n eskel_n and_o 〈…〉_o with_o abrahâ—â—_n at_o that_o
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