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possible_a in_o make_v she_o your_o guide_n not_o a_o syllable_n in_o it_o to_o any_o such_o sense_n it_o do_v of_o danger_n in_o make_v it_o so_o 2_o pet._n 3.16_o 5._o be_v it_o because_o it_o tell_v you_o you_o need_v not_o believe_v or_o obey_v she_o further_o than_o she_o teach_v out_o of_o or_o consonant_o to_o it_o it_o tell_v you_o no_o such_o thing_n but_o the_o quite_o contrary_a when_o it_o call_v she_o the_o ground_n of_o truth_n for_o if_o she_o the_o ground_n of_o truth_n we_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o her_o doctrine_n by_o it_o but_o contrary_o of_o its_o true_a sense_n by_o her_o doctrine_n it_o be_v possible_a for_o it_o to_o have_v divers_a sense_n but_o not_o possible_a for_o it_o to_o have_v any_o true_a one_o repugnant_a to_o her_o doctrine_n as_o neither_o possible_a for_o she_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o truth_n to_o misunderstand_v it_o so_o as_o to_o teach_v any_o thing_n repugnant_a to_o it_o will_v then_o any_o of_o your_o minister_n undertake_v to_o prove_v to_o i_o by_o it_o that_o she_o may_v yea_o have_v at_o sometime_o or_o other_o since_o the_o apostle_n death_n yea_o at_o this_o present_a do_v err_v in_o her_o teach_n i_o will_v ask_v he_o if_o he_o will_v prove_v it_o by_o the_o express_a word_n of_o it_o or_o no._n if_o nay_o will_v tell_v he_o no_o implication_n or_o deduction_n though_o never_o so_o evident_a to_o reason_n be_v to_o be_v of_o force_n against_o such_o express_a promise_n as_o be_v make_v to_o she_o and_o those_o not_o conditional_a only_a so_o much_o as_o implicit_o but_o prophetical_a such_o as_o that_o day_n and_o night_n shall_v not_o cease_v while_o the_o earth_n remain_v gen._n 8.22_o for_o so_o say_v it_o if_o you_o can_v break_v my_o covenant_n of_o the_o day_n and_o my_o covenant_n of_o the_o night_n and_o that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v day_n and_o night_n in_o their_o season_n then_o may_v also_o my_o covenant_n be_v break_v with_o david_n my_o servant_n that_o he_o shall_v 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token_n without_o which_o not_o our_o lord_n christ_n himself_o will_v desire_v any_o one_o to_o submit_v to_o his_o interpretation_n of_o it_o against_o the_o synagogue_n joh._n 5.31_o &_o 15.24_o and_o if_o which_o be_v also_o impossible_a he_o shall_v show_v it_o i_o mean_v not_o a_o sign_n deut._n 13.1_o mat._n 24.24_o but_o a_o true_a miracle_n psal_n 136._o 4._o joh._n 3.2_o &_o joh._n 9.31_o i_o will_v answer_v he_o that_o from_o thenceforward_o i_o will_v neither_o believe_v she_o nor_o it_o not_o she_o because_o teach_v contrary_a to_o that_o which_o she_o tell_v i_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n not_o it_o because_o teach_v contrary_a to_o she_o who_o it_o tell_v i_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o truth_n and_o her_o preach_n the_o word_n of_o god_n weigh_v then_o well_o as_o i_o say_v with_o yourself_o dear_a christian_a brother_n what_o reason_n you_o have_v to_o make_v it_o your_o guide_n nay_o what_o a_o absurd_a senseless_a thing_n it_o will_v be_v in_o you_o after_o this_o 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she_o may_v not_o teach_v or_o command_v any_o thing_n as_o gospel_n and_o the_o people_n lawful_o may_v nay_o and_o at_o their_o peril_n be_v to_o examine_v by_o it_o their_o pastor_n teach_v and_o if_o not_o there_o reject_v it_o any_o of_o which_o allegation_n if_o true_a will_v indeed_o quite_o overthrow_v our_o tenet_n but_o they_o be_v egregious_a false_a one_o as_o will_v appear_v by_o our_o answer_n to_o the_o best_a proof_n for_o they_o 1._o object_n deut._n 4.2_o &_o 5.32_o thou_o shall_v not_o add_v to_o this_o word_n etc._n etc._n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v not_o teach_v do_v or_o believe_v any_o thing_n in_o religion_n but_o what_o be_v write_v solution_n no_o such_o thing_n for_o 1._o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o write_a law_n but_o the_o word_n command_v by_o he_o 2._o grant_v he_o mean_v the_o write_a law_n he_o neither_o say_v nor_o mean_v as_o you_o gloss_n he_o because_o than_o 1._o none_o can_v have_v believe_v or_o teach_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o angel_n 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less_o sole_o 2._o grant_v he_o mean_v it_o yet_o 1._o not_o as_o in_o the_o people_n hand_n but_o as_o read_v and_o interpret_v to_o they_o by_o their_o pastor_n exod._n 24.12_o 2_o chr._n 17.9_o neh._n 8.7_o 2._o nor_o therefore_o by_o they_o do_v he_o mean_v their_o pastor_n but_o sorcerer_n idolater_n or_o such_o like_a impious_a wretch_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o word_n next_o afore_o 3._o nor_o by_o not_o according_a to_o it_o do_v he_o mean_v beside_z or_o beyond_o it_o but_o evident_o repugnant_a to_o it_o as_o that_o counsel_n seek_v unto_fw-la wizard_n be_v of_o which_o he_o there_o particular_o speak_v 3._o object_n eze_n 44.24_o they_o shall_v judge_v it_o according_a to_o my_o judgement_n mean_v according_a to_o moses_n law_n solution_n 1._o perhaps_o not_o 2._o grant_v he_o mean_v it_o he_o mean_v it_o as_o guide-rule_a only_o not_o a_o bar-rule_a according_a to_o it_o not_o according_a to_o it_o alone_o 4._o object_n s._n mat._n 15.9_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o 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