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and_o open_a profession_n of_o their_o faith_n which_o be_v a_o great_a mean_n to_o beget_v mutual_a lap_n illi_fw-la publici_fw-la catâ—…_n &_o mutui_fw-la congressus_fw-la mire_n fovent_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o charitatem_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o secessu_fw-la &_o seperatione_fw-la diuturniori_fw-la languessit_fw-la etc._n etc._n cornel._n a_o lap_n love_n and_o affection_n in_o those_o who_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o faith_n with_o we_o by_o this_o open_a profession_n we_o likewise_o encourage_v and_o incite_v other_o to_o profess_v the_o same_o faith_n to_o worship_v the_o same_o god_n in_o that_o manner_n and_o after_o that_o way_n as_o it_o be_v do_v by_o we_o who_o hereby_o show_v ourselves_o to_o be_v a_o example_n of_o good_a work_n and_o example_n we_o know_v be_v more_o prevalent_a than_o word_n or_o precept_n they_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o man_n practice_n in_o a_o way_n of_o conformity_n and_o obedience_n beside_o the_o forename_a ignatius_n among_o the_o father_n 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their_o sermon_n or_o writing_n therefore_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n for_o for_o such_o thing_n come_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n be_v not_o then_o companion_n with_o they_o for_o you_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o be_v now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n walk_z as_o child_n of_o light_n eph._n 5.6,7,8_o and_o conform_v yourselves_o to_o the_o aug._n the_o christi_fw-la actio_fw-la nostri_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la instrinctio_fw-la aug._n example_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n jesus_n who_o 19.47_o who_o luke_n 19.47_o preach_v in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o temple_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v place_n full_a of_o disorder_n and_o corruption_n he_o 21.13_o he_o mat._n 21.13_o call_v the_o temple_n a_o den_n of_o thief_n and_o be_v there_o not_o too_o many_o in_o we_o 15.3_o we_o mat._n 15.3_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n be_v then_o corrupt_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o false_a 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