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rom._n 13._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 31._o and_o thus_o you_o err_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o god_n mat._n 22._o 29._o therefore_o behold_v you_o despiser_n and_o wonderer_n and_o perish_v i_o will_v work_v a_o work_n in_o your_o day_n which_o though_o you_o see_v it_o you_o shall_v not_o believe_v it_o act_n 13._o 41._o be_v it_o not_o apparent_a before_o your_o eye_n the_o wicked_a man_n return_v from_o his_o wickedness_n and_o the_o ungodly_a from_o his_o ungodliness_n and_o the_o drunkard_n from_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o the_o profane_a one_o from_o his_o profaneness_n and_o now_o seek_v after_o god_n and_o fear_v his_o powerful_a name_n and_o this_o you_o see_v and_o can_v believe_v but_o despise_v scoff_n and_o scorn_v the_o power_n by_o which_o this_o work_n be_v do_v for_o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n but_o the_o same_o which_o be_v and_o be_v you_o be_v in_o the_o same_o adulterous_a generation_n which_o can_v see_v the_o sign_n which_o follow_v 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in_o thy_o flock_n for_o thou_o confess_v they_o be_v earthly_a mind_v and_o for_o what_o christ_n do_v be_v a_o mystery_n to_o thou_o and_o that_o which_o may_v be_v do_v for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o what_o be_v before_o decree_v which_o be_v nothing_o for_o thou_o to_o imitate_v and_o do_v not_o judas_n eat_v and_o drink_v his_o own_o damnation_n neither_o do_v these_o scripture_n prove_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v the_o same_o as_o thou_o do_v for_o he_o be_v far_o absent_a from_o they_o when_o he_o write_v this_o epistle_n to_o they_o as_o a_o warn_v to_o take_v heed_n what_o they_o do_v neither_o do_v that_o in_o john_n prove_v any_o thing_n to_o this_o purpose_n for_o thou_o can_v fall_v no_o low_a than_o they_o be_v who_o be_v not_o yet_o christian_n neither_o thou_o that_o teach_v they_o as_o be_v before_o prove_v out_o of_o thy_o own_o mouth_n and_o though_o here_o thou_o confess_v they_o be_v a_o mix_v multitude_n yet_o thou_o make_v no_o difference_n when_o thou_o take_v thy_o 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life_n and_o power_n have_v ever_o be_v a_o dishonour_n to_o truth_n and_o religion_n therefore_o silence_n deceit_n and_o cause_v not_o the_o truth_n to_o be_v blaspheme_v qu._n 27._o what_o scripture_n have_v thou_o for_o thy_o rule_n to_o give_v david_n condition_n to_o be_v sing_v in_o a_o meet_a pr._n answ._n and_o in_o thy_o answer_n thou_o can_v bring_v no_o scripture-proof_n to_o maintain_v what_o thou_o do_v but_o say_v all_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n who_o we_o take_v to_o be_v of_o the_o world_n to_o wit_n who_o be_v no_o quaker_n thou_o say_v and_o second_o thou_o say_v israel_n in_o the_o general_n to_o who_o david_n give_v his_o psalm_n to_o be_v sing_v be_v the_o great_a part_n unregenerate_a and_o man_n of_o the_o world_n three_o thou_o say_v he_o give_v they_o in_o meeter_n or_o measure_n to_o be_v sing_v as_o the_o learned_a in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n know_v well_o rep._n all_o be_v of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v not_o christian_n which_o neither_o thou_o nor_o 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