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man_n leader_n guide_n and_o director_n in_o his_o faith_n or_o about_o what_o he_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o believe_v and_o that_o no_o maâ—…_n ought_v to_o leap_v witâ—…_n his_o faith_n till_o he_o have_v look_v with_o his_o reason_n and_o discover_v what_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v believe_v what_o not_o if_o this_o be_v good_a divinity_n than_o paul_n divinity_n be_v not_o good_a rom._n 8._o 7._o 1_o cor_n 2._o 14._o 2_o cor_fw-la 10._o 5._o 5._o that_o the_o only_a right_a reformation_n under_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o mortify_n destroy_a and_o utter_a abolish_n out_o of_o the_o faithful_a and_o elect_a all_o that_o sin_n corruption_n lust_n evil_a that_o do_v flow_v in_o upon_o they_o through_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n this_o be_v true_a gospel_n reformation_n say_v mr._n dell_n serm._n on_o heb._n 9_o 10._o and_o beside_o this_o i_o know_v no_o other_o and_o after_o pag._n 11_o christ_n die_v for_o we_o be_v our_o redemption_n christ_n dwell_v and_o live_v in_o we_o be_v our_o reformation_n again_o pag_n 12._o for_o the_o take_n away_o transgression_n for_o we_o and_o from_o we_o which_o be_v the_o only_o reformation_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v a_o work_n agreeable_a to_o none_o but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v jesus_n for_o he_o shall_v save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n whereupon_o all_o along_v he_o speak_v much_o against_o ecclesiastical_a reformation_n and_o pag_n 14._o he_o advise_v the_o parliament_n to_o lay_v aside_o their_o intention_n how_o pious_a soever_o of_o the_o work_n of_o church_n reformation_n because_o they_o be_v man_n of_o war_n and_o the_o care_n of_o this_o work_n belong_v only_o to_o christ_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n this_o doctrine_n 1._o be_v destructive_a to_o the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n of_o the_o three_o kingdom_n oblige_v they_o to_o endeavour_v the_o reformation_n of_o religion_n in_o doctrine_n worship_n discipline_n and_o government_n 2._o 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the_o woman_n cover_v that_o young_a widow_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o admit_v to_o serve_v the_o church_n in_o attend_v the_o sick_a and_o that_o such_o widow_n must_v be_v at_o least_o 60._o year_n old_a and_o the_o like_a 4._o this_o doctrine_n put_v jesus_n christ_n himself_o in_o the_o wrong_n because_o he_o challenge_v the_o church_n of_o pergamus_n and_o thyatira_n for_o suffer_v and_o have_v among_o they_o these_o that_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o bâ—…laam_n â—…5_n mr._n dell_n his_o doctrine_n open_v a_o wide_a door_n to_o the_o toleration_n of_o the_o gross_a and_o most_o horrid_a idolatry_n blasphemy_n abomination_n iâ—…_n thousand_o in_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v set_v up_o the_o mass_n and_o bread_n worship_n or_o shall_v worship_v the_o sun_n or_o shall_v public_o maintain_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n nor_o any_o judgement_n to_o come_v nor_o heaven_n nor_o hell_n the_o parliament_n ought_v not_o may_v not_o by_o his_o doctrine_n endeavour_v the_o reduce_n and_o 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antinomian_a objection_n against_o this_o assurance_n from_o the_o evidence_n of_o love_n to_o the_o brethren_n it_o be_v object_v that_o a_o soul_n must_v be_v exceed_o puzzle_v with_o this_o mark_n of_o love_n to_o the_o brethren_n before_o it_o can_v clear_v the_o case_n 15._o that_o it_o belong_v to_o christ_n for_o if_o you_o will_v try_v yourself_o by_o this_o mark_n you_o must_v know_v first_o what_o it_o be_v to_o love_v the_o brethren_n second_o that_o they_o be_v the_o brethren_n who_o you_o love_v the_o nature_n of_o love_n be_v describe_v 1_o cor_n 13._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o charity_n or_o love_n suffer_v long_o and_o be_v kind_a charity_n envy_v not_o charity_n vaunt_v not_o itself_o be_v not_o puff_v up_o do_v not_o behave_v itself_o unseemly_a seek_v not_o her_o own_o be_v not_o easy_o provoke_v think_v no_o evil_a rejoice_v not_o in_o iniquity_n but_o rejoice_v in_o the_o truth_n bear_v all_o thing_n believe_v all_o thing_n hope_v all_o thing_n endure_v all_o thing_n come_v 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