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turner_n of_o it_o into_o wantonness_n who_o be_v creep_v in_o among_o the_o church_n unaware_o and_o become_v teacher_n that_o impugn_a the_o truth_n &_o deny_v the_o only_a lord_n god_n and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n v._o 4._o either_o in_o their_o conversation_n in_o deny_v their_o subjection_n &_o service_n to_o he_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o lasciviousness_n &_o wantonness_n or_o in_o their_o doctrine_n concern_v he_o as_o by_o compare_v it_o with_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o it_o appear_v or_o indeed_o by_o both_o to_o arm_v they_o against_o these_o corrupt_a person_n that_o they_o may_v neither_o by_o their_o corrupt_a doctrine_n or_o practice_n be_v seduce_v or_o pervert_v from_o the_o faith_n but_o may_v earnest_o contend_v for_o it_o both_o for_o the_o profession_n and_o honour_n of_o it_o against_o they_o he_o i._o mind_n they_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o sin_v and_o backslide_v from_o the_o truth_n after_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o acknowledge_v it_o by_o the_o dreadfulness_n and_o 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after_o these_o instance_n of_o god_n vengeance_n upon_o man_n for_o abuse_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o apostatise_v from_o or_o fail_v of_o his_o grace_n he_o compare_v those_o deceiver_n &_o ungodly_a person_n who_o he_o will_v have_v these_o saint_n contend_v against_o with_o those_o forementioned_a sodomite_n fall_v angel_n and_o unbelieving_a israelite_n ver_fw-la 8._o to_o the_o sodomite_n in_o in_o that_o they_o have_v defile_v the_o flesh_n to_o the_o fall_v angel_n in_o that_o depart_n from_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n they_o be_v become_v filthy_a dreamer_n inventor_n of_o lie_n and_o falsehood_n and_o spreader_n of_o they_o to_o draw_v away_o man_n from_o the_o name_n and_o faith_n of_o christ_n like_o the_o false_a prophet_n jer._n 23.27_o 32._o &_o so_o from_o subjection_n to_o his_o lordship_n and_o government_n who_o lordship_n and_o dominion_n they_o despise_v as_o the_o angel_n probable_o do_v through_o their_o pride_n as_o the_o occasion_n and_o spring_n of_o their_o fall_n and_o to_o the_o israelite_n as_o in_o not_o believe_v so_o in_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o dignity_n god_n have_v set_v in_o his_o church_n as_o also_o in_o the_o world_n as_o they_o do_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n ver_fw-la 8._o three_o he_o convince_v their_o evil_n herein_o by_o the_o contrary_a carriage_n and_o demeanour_n of_o michael_n the_o archangel_n who_o though_o a_o glorious_a and_o powerful_a angel_n yet_o contend_v with_o the_o devil_n about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n dare_v not_o bring_v against_o he_o be_v also_o a_o power_n though_o a_o wicked_a one_o a_o rail_a accusation_n but_o say_v the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o in_o which_o instance_n whether_o the_o apostle_n allude_v to_o that_o of_o joshua_n the_o high_a priest_n in_o zach._n 3.2_o where_o such_o a_o like_a passage_n be_v read_v that_o the_o devil_n stand_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o resist_v he_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o satan_n even_o the_o lord_n that_o have_v choose_v jerusalem_n rebuke_v thou_o etc._n etc._n or_o rather_o to_o some_o other_o passage_n which_o the_o apostle_n may_v read_v as_o the_o follow_a prophecy_n of_o enoch_n in_o some_o other_o record_n which_o till_o that_o time_n be_v preserve_v among_o they_o but_o be_v now_o lose_v as_o to_o our_o knowledge_n may_v be_v a_o question_n it_o may_v seem_v the_o late_a rather_o because_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o dispute_n be_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n in_o that_o of_o zachary_n now_o to_o that_o demeanour_n and_o carriage_n of_o michael_n he_o oppose_v the_o carriage_n of_o the_o false_a teacher_n that_o he_o herewarn_v of_o michael_n will_v not_o rail_v upon_o or_o bring_v rail_a accusation_n against_o the_o devil_n ver_fw-la 9_o but_o these_o blaspheme_n or_o speak_v evil_a of_o those_o thing_n or_o so_o many_o thing_n as_o they_o know_v not_o even_o of_o such_o dignity_n or_o glory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o shall_v 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