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damnable_a heresy_n and_o deny_v even_o the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o damnation_n and_o that_o many_o shall_v follow_v their_o pernicious_a way_n by_o reason_n of_o who_o the_o truth_n shall_v be_v evil_a speak_v of_o but_o mark_v what_o he_o say_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v the_o godly_a out_o of_o temptation_n and_o reserve_v the_o unjust_a to_o be_v punish_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 2_o pet._n 2.1.2.9_o what_o if_o god_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o show_v his_o wrath_n and_o make_v his_o power_n know_v endure_v with_o much_o long_o suffer_v the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v to_o destruction_n shall_v say_v there_o must_v be_v offence_n have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n over_o the_o clay_n to_o make_v vessel_n of_o dishonour_n also_o rom_n 9.21,22_o will_v we_o be_v wise_a than_o god_n himself_o god_n will_v and_o commandment_n as_o it_o be_v to_o abraham_n for_o sacrifice_a isaac_n gen._n 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it_o be_v say_v in_o paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n that_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o pray_v for_o as_o we_o ought_v rom._n 3.26_o how_o much_o less_o do_v we_o know_v how_o to_o believe_v as_o we_o ought_v and_o yet_o lest_o of_o all_o be_v we_o able_a to_o believe_v as_o we_o will_v oh_o but_o some_o will_v say_v if_o you_o know_v not_o what_o or_o how_o to_o believe_v you_o must_v learn_v you_o shall_v be_v teach_v and_o so_o desirous_a be_v they_o to_o make_v a_o proselyte_n of_o you_o that_o they_o will_v furnish_v you_o with_o a_o cate_n chief_a which_o tell_v you_o all_o they_o say_v be_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o it_o be_v god_n absolute_a will_n and_o pleasure_v you_o shall_v believe_v it_o and_o that_o you_o must_v necessary_o believe_v it_o upon_o peril_n of_o damnation_n yea_o answer_v a_o weak_a christian_n that_o be_v weary_v with_o their_o importunity_n tire_v out_o of_o their_o vexation_n and_o make_v fearful_a of_o long_a imprisonment_n or_o death_n you_o say_v well_o but_o how_o shall_v i_o prevail_v with_o myself_o to_o believe_v what_o you_o say_v thus_o reply_v these_o instructer_n like_o job_n miserable_a comforter_n job_n 2.9_o c._n 16.2_o yield_v obedience_n to_o what_o be_v teach_v you_o meditate_v on_o it_o often_o desire_v to_o believe_v it_o practice_n and_o live_v according_a to_o it_o and_o god_n in_o time_n will_v bring_v you_o to_o believe_v it_o but_o be_v this_o the_o way_n then_o poor_a popery_n why_o be_v thou_o speak_v evil_a of_o like_o paul_n who_o though_o he_o preach_v circumcision_n be_v persecute_v as_o if_o he_o have_v teach_v the_o jew_n to_o walk_v after_o other_o custom_n than_o those_o which_o moses_n learn_v they_o act._n 21.21_o gal._n 5.11_o poor_a popery_n sure_o this_o be_v thy_o belove_a doctrine_n and_o very_o injurious_a be_v they_o who_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v the_o pedigree_n thereof_o from_o thou_o from_o antichrist_n but_o how_o true_o canonical_a it_o be_v both_o thou_o 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if_o any_o man_n will_v sue_v thou_o at_o the_o law_n and_o take_v away_o thy_o coat_n let_v he_o have_v thy_o cloak_n also_o and_o whosoever_o shall_v compel_v thou_o to_o go_v a_o mile_n go_v with_o he_o twain_o give_v to_o he_o that_o ask_v of_o thou_o and_o from_o he_o that_o will_v borrow_v turn_v not_o away_o matth._n 5.39,40,41,42_o consider_v serious_o dear_a christian_n whether_o there_o be_v not_o more_o in_o this_o then_o we_o use_v to_o practice_v nay_o more_o than_o our_o corruption_n will_v suffer_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v be_v we_o wrong_v in_o person_n estate_n good_a name_n or_o for_o christ_n sake_n which_o be_v our_o conscience_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o whereof_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o saint_n have_v drink_v both_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o very_a dregs_o we_o must_v not_o swerve_v from_o their_o example_n by_o resist_v or_o returâ—…g_v evil_a for_o evil_a 1_o thes_n 5.15_o but_o bless_v and_o pray_v for_o those_o that_o persecute_v we_o rom._n 12.14_o a_o haâ—d_a lesson_n it_o be_v no_o doubt_n and_o will_v be_v long_o a_o learning_n nay_o 〈◊〉_d part_n i_o must_v free_o acknowledge_v i_o apprehend_v no_o more_o of_o it_o than_o paul_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o law_n rom_n 7._o to_o see_v my_o own_o sinfulness_n in_o the_o breach_n thereof_o meâ—…ing_v with_o few_o to_o teach_v i_o better_o in_o this_o particular_a â—…d_v therefore_o with_o the_o publican_n in_o the_o gospel_n do_v humble_o beseech_v god_n to_o be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o a_o sinner_n luke_n 18.13_o the_o unbelieved_a gentile_n do_v use_v to_o reproach_v the_o primitive_a christian_n that_o their_o religion_n be_v towardly_a and_o slavisâ—_n subject_v they_o to_o be_v injure_v by_o all_o other_o because_o they_o may_v not_o â—imâ—i_fw-la repellere_fw-la yet_o they_o good_a christian_n glory_v therein_o so_o much_o more_o because_o it_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o near_a resemblance_n with_o their_o saviour_n who_o though_o he_o may_v have_v have_v legion_n of_o angel_n to_o 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or_o resist_v have_v christ_n suffer_v for_o his_o own_o sin_n he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v our_o propitiation_n 1_o joh._n 2.1,2_o how_o much_o less_o think_v we_o can_v we_o glorify_v our_o saviour_n in_o suffer_v for_o our_o own_o offence_n let_v christian_n therefore_o bless_v whilst_o other_o curse_v let_v they_o rather_o receive_v than_o offer_v injury_n let_v they_o in_o stead_n of_o persecute_v rejoice_v as_o the_o apostle_n do_v in_o be_v persecute_v act_v 5,41_o and_o know_v that_o they_o only_a which_o so_o do_v endure_v unto_o the_o end_n be_v happy_a mat._n 24,13_o let_v they_o meditate_v on_o this_o that_o though_o paul_n be_v accuse_v of_o heresy_n act._n 24.14_o of_o sedition_n v._o 5.6_o of_o idolatry_n c._n 17.18_o and_o that_o he_o persuade_v man_n to_o worship_n god_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n c._n 18.12.13_o and_o all_o this_o be_v true_a if_o paul_n have_v be_v to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o jewish_a law_n or_o by_o the_o roman_n according_a to_o the_o principle_n 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unto_o your_o privilege_n the_o politic_a jurisdiction_n or_o pretogative_n of_o caesar_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o body_n only_o if_o i_o have_v disobey_v the_o civil_a law_n offend_v any_o one_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n or_o commit_v any_o thing_n worthy_a of_o death_n let_v i_o be_v judge_v according_o chap._n x._o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n testify_v that_o the_o true_a church_n and_o saint_n must_v be_v persecute_v in_o consequence_n whereof_o persecution_n must_v necessary_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o a_o false_a church_n and_o enemy_n of_o god_n gal._n 4.28.29_o we_o brethron_n as_o isaac_n be_v be_v the_o child_n of_o promise_n but_o as_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n persecute_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n even_o so_o it_o be_v now_o 1_o joh._n 3.10_o he_o that_o love_v not_o the_o brethren_n be_v not_o of_o god_n cain_n be_v of_o that_o wicked_a one_o and_o slay_v his_o brother_n and_o wherefore_o slay_v he_o he_o because_o his_o work_n be_v evil_a and_o his_o brother_n righteous_a matth._n 10.16_o i_o send_v you_o as_o sheep_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o wolf_n joh._n 5.15.16_o the_o man_n depart_v and_o tell_v the_o jew_n that_o it_o be_v jesus_n which_o have_v make_v he_o whole_a and_o therefore_o do_v the_o jew_n persecute_v he_o 1_o thes_n 2.15,16_o the_o jew_n both_o kill_v the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o persecute_v we_o and_o they_o please_v not_o god_n and_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o man_n forbid_v as_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o gentile_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v joh._n 15.19_o c._n 17.14_o if_o you_o be_v of_o the_o world_n the_o world_n will_v love_v his_o own_o but_o because_o you_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n but_o i_o have_v choose_v you_o out_o of_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o world_n hate_v you_o c._n 16.20_o you_o shall_v weep_v and_o lament_v but_o the_o world_n shall_v rejoice_v 1_o joh._n 3.13_o marvel_v not_o my_o brethren_n if_o the_o world_n hate_v you_o mark_v 13.13_o you_o shall_v be_v hate_v of_o all_o man_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n 2_o tim._n 3.12_o all_o that_o will_v live_v godly_a must_v suffer_v persecution_n luke_n 3.19.20_o herod_n for_o all_o the_o evil_n that_o he_o have_v do_v add_v yet_o this_o that_o he_o shut_v up_o john_n in_o prison_n act._n 4.17.19_o they_o strait_o threaten_v peter_n and_o john_n that_o they_o shall_v speak_v no_o more_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n act._n 6.10,11_o when_o they_o can_v not_o resist_v and_o gainsay_v the_o spirit_n wherewith_o stephen_n speak_v they_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n suborn_v and_o set_v up_o false_a witness_n to_o accuse_v he_o c._n 13.50_o and_o the_o jew_n stir_v up_o the_o devout_a and_o honourable_a woman_n and_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o city_n and_o raise_v persecution_n against_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n and_o expel_v they_o out_o of_o their_o coast_n c._n 18.12,13_o the_o jew_n madâ—_n insurrection_n with_o one_o accord_n against_o paul_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o judgement_n seat_n say_v this_o fellow_n persuade_v man_n to_o worship_n god_n contrary_a to_o law_n c._n 17.18_o paul_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o setter_n forth_o of_o strange_a god_n because_o he_o preach_v unto_o they_o jesus_n and_o the_o resurrection_n c._n 24.5,6_o we_o have_v find_v this_o paul_n a_o pe_z stilent_a fellow_n and_o a_o mover_n of_o sedition_n among_o all_o the_o jew_n throughout_o the_o world_n and_o a_o ringleader_n of_o the_o seâ—…_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n and_o have_v also_o go_v about_o to_o profane_v the_o temple_n observation_n upon_o chap._n x._o it_o be_v very_o strange_a that_o christian_n have_v be_v so_o studious_a in_o multiply_v of_o sign_n and_o token_n to_o know_v the_o true_a church_n by_o shall_v yet_o reflect_v so_o little_a on_o persecution_n since_o it_o can_v be_v so_o visible_o
1.10_o but_o if_o thou_o be_v so_o happy_a in_o find_v this_o to_o be_v thy_o present_a state_n and_o see_v how_o far_o forth_o thou_o have_v profit_v in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n consider_v then_o whether_o thou_o thyself_o will_v have_v be_v content_v or_o how_o desperate_a thy_o condition_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v if_o other_o have_v cut_v thou_o off_o by_o persecution_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o thy_o sin_n dear_a christian_a if_o the_o love_n of_o god_n can_v yet_o pierce_v thy_o stony_a heart_n let_v the_o fear_n of_o his_o judgement_n begin_v to_o terrify_v thy_o conscience_n he_o will_v be_v content_v to_o win_v thou_o either_o way_n but_o if_o neither_o can_v prevail_v whilst_o thou_o be_v so_o encompass_v with_o jollity_n of_o this_o world_n remember_v that_o for_o all_o this_o thou_o must_v one_o day_n come_v to_o judgement_n and_o then_o stand_v at_o his_o tribunal_n when_o thou_o have_v nothing_o but_o thy_o sinful_a nakedness_n to_o hide_v thou_o nothing_o but_o the_o horror_n of_o thy_o guilty_a conscience_n to_o comfort_v thou_o and_o none_o to_o speak_v for_o thou_o but_o the_o terrible_a yet_o just_a judge_n who_o thou_o have_v persecute_v in_o his_o saint_n to_o condemn_v thou_o unto_o eternal_a torment_n oh_o suffer_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o in_o the_o meekness_n of_o our_o saviour_n whilst_o there_o be_v yet_o time_n &_o who_o know_v how_o near_o it_o be_v expire_v to_o importune_v thou_o at_o the_o sight_n thereof_o to_o be_v serious_a a_o little_a while_n and_o consider_v that_o since_o according_a to_o these_o rule_n of_o persecution_n thou_o thyself_o must_v have_v be_v persecute_v and_o perish_v everlasting_o how_o unsafe_a it_o be_v for_o thou_o still_o to_o harbour_v they_o in_o thy_o thought_n approve_v they_o in_o thy_o judgement_n and_o countenance_n or_o assist_v the_o practice_n of_o they_o and_o whether_o thou_o do_v not_o now_o run_v a_o great_a hazard_n by_o be_v accessary_a to_o offend_v vex_a trouble_v and_o 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miracle_n to_o a_o other_o pprophecy_n to_o one_o discern_v of_o spirit_n to_o a_o other_o divers_a kind_n of_o tongue_n and_o to_o a_o other_o the_o interpretation_n of_o tongue_n but_o all_o these_o work_v that_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o spirit_n divide_v to_o every_o man_n several_o as_o he_o will_v and_o v._o 23._o no_o man_n can_v say_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o lord_n but_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 12.3,4,5,6,7,8_o i_o paul_n through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n give_v unto_o i_o say_v unto_o every_o man_n that_o be_v among_o you_o not_o to_o think_v of_o himself_o more_o high_o than_o you_o ought_v to_o think_v but_o to_o think_v sober_o according_a as_o god_n have_v deal_v to_o every_o man_n the_o measure_n of_o faith_n for_o as_o we_o have_v many_o member_n in_o one_o body_n and_o all_o member_n have_v not_o the_o same_o office_n so_o we_o be_v many_o be_v one_o body_n in_o christ_n and_o every_o one_o member_n one_o of_o another_o have_v then_o gift_n differ_v according_a to_o the_o grace_n which_o be_v give_v to_o we_o whether_o pprophecy_n let_v we_o prophesy_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o faith_n or_o ministry_n let_v we_o wait_v on_o our_o ministry_n or_o he_o that_o teach_v on_o teach_v or_o he_o that_o exhort_v on_o exhortation_n act_n 18.24,25,26_o a_o 4_o certain_a jew_n name_v apollo_n instruct_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v fervent_a in_o the_o spirit_n he_o speak_v and_o teach_v diligent_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o lord_n know_v only_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n and_o he_o begin_v to_o speak_v bold_o in_o the_o synagogue_n who_o when_o aquila_n and_o priscilla_n have_v hear_v they_o take_v he_o unto_o they_o and_o expound_v unto_o they_o the_o way_n of_o god_n more_o perfect_o act_n 19_o from_o 1._o to_o 6._o paul_n come_v to_o ephesus_n and_o find_v certain_a 5_o disciple_n he_o say_v unto_o they_o have_v you_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n since_o you_o believe_v and_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o we_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o holy_a ghost_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o unto_o what_o then_o be_v you_o baptize_v and_o they_o say_v unto_o john_n baptism_n then_o say_v paul_n john_n very_o baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v on_o he_o that_o shall_v come_v after_o he_o that_o be_v on_o christ_n jesus_n when_o they_o hear_v this_o they_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o when_o paul_n have_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o they_o the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v on_o they_o and_o they_o speak_v with_o tongue_n and_o prophesy_v luke_n 9.52,53,54,55,56_o and_o jesus_n send_v into_o a_o village_n of_o the_o samaritan_n to_o make_v ready_a for_o he_o and_o they_o do_v not_o receive_v he_o and_o when_o his_o disciple_n james_n and_o john_n see_v this_o they_o say_v lord_n will_v thou_o that_o we_o command_v 6_o sire_n to_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o 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very_o probable_a that_o our_o saviour_n will_v have_v vindicate_v he_o from_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n which_o the_o apostle_n have_v of_o he_o because_o he_o do_v not_o follow_v they_o notwithstanding_o christ_n give_v command_v that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v christian_a liberty_n say_v forbid_v he_o not_o because_o the_o miracle_n how_o ill_o soever_o otherwise_o be_v do_v in_o his_o name_n a_o full_a argument_n that_o such_o as_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o have_v any_o one_o good_a gift_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v silence_v because_o they_o want_v some_o other_o but_o whereas_o we_o find_v our_o saviour_n avouch_v in_o these_o word_n many_o will_v say_v to_o i_o in_o the_o last_o day_n lord_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o cast_v out_o devil_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n do_v many_o wonderful_a work_n and_o than_o will_v i_o profess_v unto_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o that_o work_n iniquity_n mat._n 7.22,23_o which_o be_v compare_v 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gospel_n be_v proffer_v unto_o all_o nation_n and_o to_o every_o man_n in_o the_o world_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o every_o particular_a man_n power_n to_o receive_v it_o be_v enlighten_v and_o embrace_v the_o truth_n at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n which_o yet_o i_o conceive_v will_v not_o be_v own_v by_o these_o who_o bring_v themselves_o into_o the_o labrinth_n of_o this_o inextricable_a consequence_n for_o doubtless_o paul_n even_o when_o he_o be_v a_o persecuter_n have_v hear_v more_o of_o the_o gospel_n than_o thousand_o which_o be_v convert_v before_o he_o some_o of_o they_o even_o at_o first_o sight_n and_o hear_n of_o the_o apostle_n so_o that_o according_a to_o this_o rule_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v persecute_v to_o death_n in_o his_o obstinacy_n before_o he_o have_v live_v long_o enough_o and_o till_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o time_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o his_o conversion_n second_o if_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v tender_v unto_o paul_n in_o such_o a_o way_n of_o sufficiency_n for_o convert_v all_o man_n that_o be_v willing_a to_o use_v mean_n as_o doubtless_o it_o be_v tender_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o it_o be_v unto_o other_o primitive_a christian_n than_o paul_n can_v not_o have_v excuse_v himself_o and_o say_v he_o persecute_v the_o saint_n ignorant_o and_o that_o therefore_o the_o lord_n show_v mercy_fw-mi on_o he_o 1_o tim._n 1.13_o but_o he_o will_v rather_o have_v aggravate_v his_o own_o obstinacy_n and_o sin_v against_o his_o conscience_n so_o much_o more_o magnify_v god_n excessive_a goodness_n in_o his_o pardon_n but_o what_o do_v these_o persecuter_n gain_v or_o how_o do_v they_o extenuate_v their_o own_o fault_n or_o not_o justify_v the_o turk_n and_o papist_n in_o the_o same_o by_o say_v they_o reject_v and_o punish_v only_o such_o as_o sin_n against_o their_o own_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n do_v not_o even_a papist_n profess_v the_o like_a i_o have_v know_v some_o keep_v in_o their_o inquisition_n for_o year_n together_o nay_o so_o many_o year_n as_o we_o count_v a_o term_n of_o three_o or_o four_o life_n and_o yet_o suffer_v they_o to_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n at_o last_o in_o prison_n because_o they_o will_v not_o conform_v and_o the_o inquisitor_n think_v they_o not_o sufficient_o sin_v against_o their_o own_o conscience_n to_o lofe_z their_o life_n before_o hand_n by_o the_o hangman_n but_o you_o will_v say_v perhaps_o that_o papist_n or_o other_o heretic_n can_v just_o pretend_v to_o have_v proffer_v the_o truth_n in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o may_v infallible_o convince_v all_o such_o as_o be_v not_o obstinate_a but_o willing_a to_o receive_v it_o because_o they_o can_v tender_v that_o truth_n to_o other_o which_o they_o themselves_o have_v not_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o bear_v sway_n with_o papist_n no_o more_o than_o when_o papist_n allege_v the_o like_a to_o protestant_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o people_n or_o 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who_o beside_o the_o hangman_n such_o as_o be_v authorise_v thereunto_o may_v without_o be_v guilty_a of_o their_o blood_n put_v malefactor_n to_o death_n at_o any_o time_n much_o less_o before_o the_o time_n before_o the_o sentence_n be_v decree_v or_o publish_v by_o god_n the_o high_a judge_n but_o i_o think_v i_o see_v it_o still_o more_o clear_a that_o though_o such_o wilful_a heretic_n can_v easy_o be_v distinguish_v yet_o it_o be_v god_n will_v and_o pleasure_n they_o shall_v be_v permit_v to_o live_v out_o the_o day_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o to_o repent_v in_o or_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n and_o i_o beseech_v the_o christian_a reader_n in_o all_o tenderness_n of_o affection_n impartial_o to_o join_v with_o i_o in_o the_o trial_n of_o it_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o tare_n above_o quote_v out_o of_o matth._n 13._o we_o find_v the_o reaper_n to_o be_v angel_n who_o i_o presume_v we_o may_v saâ—ely_o grant_v able_a to_o distinguish_v tare_n from_o wheat_n and_o 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two_o whole_a year_n in_o his_o own_o bired_a house_n receive_v all_o that_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o teach_v those_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o lord_n lesus_fw-la with_o all_o confidence_n no_o man_n forbid_v he_o act._n 28.30.31_o which_o how_o effectual_o it_o wrought_v appear_v by_o that_o testim_fw-la any_o whieh_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n by_o paul_n give_v of_o they_o that_o their_o faith_n be_v speak_v of_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n rom._n 1.8_o and_o last_o by_o the_o event_n of_o what_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v we_o may_v clear_o see_v the_o wise_a providence_n of_o god_n in_o so_o dispose_v together_o with_o his_o approbation_n of_o what_o succeed_v if_o then_o these_o unbeleeyer_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n how_o will_v they_o condemn_v we_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jadgement_n who_o have_v have_v the_o advantage_n of_o both_o table_n and_o be_v so_o long_o instruct_v in_o the_o school_n both_o of_o 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spirit_n or_o a_o angel_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o we_o may_v not_o we_o can_v let_v we_o not_o set_v ourselves_o to_o sight_n against_o god_n canthere_n be_v any_o thing_n more_o full_a of_o truth_n than_o either_o of_o these_o say_n have_v not_o the_o bless_a spirit_n record_v they_o for_o such_o in_o sacred_a writ_n do_v they_o not_o exact_o quadrate_n with_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n will_v not_o so_o ample_a a_o truth_n in_o the_o mouth_n even_o of_o these_o unbelieved_a witness_n condemn_v we_o christian_n who_o paul_n may_v tell_v unto_o our_o shame_n that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o wise_a man_n among_o we_o not_o one_o able_a to_o judge_v between_o his_o brethren_n 1._o cor._n 5.6_o but_o christian_n persecute_v christian_a and_o that_o not_o bare_o to_o the_o scandal_n of_o unbeliever_n but_o to_o the_o keep_v they_o from_o ever_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n paul_n be_v accuse_v of_o the_o jew_n for_o teach_v to_o wor_n ship_n god_n contrary_a to_o law_n gallio_n the_o deputy_n of_o achaia_n tell_v they_o he_o think_v it_o no_o wrong_n to_o any_o man_n or_o wicked_a lewdness_n which_o in_o such_o case_n he_o will_v have_v judge_v and_o do_v reason_n but_o be_v rather_o matter_n of_o word_n or_o name_n some_o difference_n in_o their_o religion_n wherein_o he_o think_v man_n may_v have_v as_o much_o liberty_n to_o differ_v and_o no_o more_o subject_a their_o conscience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o other_o than_o if_o it_o be_v only_o for_o matter_n of_o word_n or_o name_n he_o refuse_v to_o be_v judge_n thereof_o and_o drive_v they_o from_o the_o judgement_n seat_n more_o than_o forty_o man_n make_v a_o vow_n not_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v till_o they_o have_v kill_v paul_n act._n 23.13.14_o but_o claudius_n lysias_n rescue_v he_o v._o 27._o the_o multtude_n both_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o caesarea_n exclaim_v against_o paul_n say_v he_o deserve_v to_o die_v and_o deal_v with_o festus_n how_o they_o may_v compass_v it_o yet_o he_o testify_v that_o paul_n have_v commit_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o death_n act._n 25.24.25_o and_o to_o sum_n up_o all_o his_o charge_n though_o paul_n be_v accuse_v as_o a_o heretic_n a_o idolater_n teach_v to_o worship_n god_n contrary_a to_o law_n and_o a_o mover_n of_o sedition_n because_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o the_o preach_a jesus_n the_o differ_v from_o the_o jew_n in_o religion_n be_v the_o only_a reason_n which_o incense_v they_o so_o much_o against_o he_o both_o gallio_n claudius_n lysias_n festus_n and_o king_n agrippa_n all_o unbeliever_n attest_v they_o find_v no_o matter_n of_o death_n in_o paul_n but_o that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v his_o liberty_n act._n 26.32_o chap._n xvi_o certain_a act_n of_o justice_n and_o favour_n which_o the_o unbelieved_a magistrate_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o gentile_n do_v unto_o the_o apostle_n record_v in_o the_o gospel_n as_o a_o witness_n against_o the_o corruption_n and_o cruelty_n of_o christian_n act._n 17.9_o when_o they_o have_v take_v security_n of_o jason_n and_o of_o the_o other_o they_o let_v they_o go_v c._n 19.38,39,40_o if_o demetrius_n and_o the_o craftsman_n which_o be_v with_o he_o have_v a_o matter_n against_o any_o man_n the_o law_n be_v open_a and_o there_o be_v deputy_n let_v they_o implead_v one_o a_o other_o but_o if_o you_o inquire_v any_o thing_n concern_v other_o matter_n it_o shall_v be_v determine_v in_o a_o lawful_a assembly_n for_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v call_v in_o question_n for_o this_o day_n uproar_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n whereby_o we_o may_v give_v a_o account_n of_o this_o concourse_n c._n 22.25,26,27,28_o and_o as_o they_o bind_v he_o with_o thong_n paul_n say_v unto_o the_o centurion_n that_o stand_v by_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o you_o to_o scourge_v a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o roman_a uncondemned_a when_o the_o centurion_n hear_v that_o he_o go_v and_o tell_v the_o chief_a captain_n say_v take_v heed_n what_o thou_o do_v for_o this_o man_n be_v a_o roman_a then_o the_o chiefâ—_n captain_n come_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o tell_v i_o be_v thou_o a_o roman_a he_o say_v yea_o and_o the_o chief_a captain_n say_v with_o a_o great_a sum_n obtain_v i_o this_o freedom_n and_o paul_n say_v but_o i_o be_v free_a bear_v then_o straightway_o they_o depart_v from_o he_o which_o shall_v have_v examine_v he_o with_o scourge_v and_o the_o chief_a captain_n also_o be_v afraid_a after_o he_o know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o roman_a because_o he_o have_v bind_v he_o c._n 24.23_o and_o felix_n command_v a_o centurion_n to_o keep_v paul_n and_o to_o let_v he_o have_v liberty_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v forbid_v none_o of_o his_o acquaintance_n to_o minister_v or_o come_v unto_o he_o c._n 25.16_o festus_n answer_v it_o be_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o deliver_v any_o man_n to_o die_v before_o that_o he_o which_o be_v accuse_v have_v the_o accuser_n face_n to_o face_n and_o have_v licence_n to_o answer_v for_o himself_o concern_v the_o crime_n lay_v against_o he_o v._o 27._o it_o seem_v to_o i_o festus_n unreasonable_a to_o send_v a_o prisoner_n and_o not_o withal_o to_o signify_v the_o crime_n lay_v against_o he_o c._n 27.3_o and_o julius_n courteous_o entreat_v paul_n and_o give_v he_o liberty_n to_o go_v to_o his_o friend_n to_o refresh_v himself_o c._n 28.16_o paul_n be_v bring_v prisoner_n to_o rome_n be_v suffer_v to_o dwell_v by_o himself_o with_o a_o soldier_n that_o keep_v he_o c._n 16.36.37_o and_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n tell_v this_o say_n unto_o paul_n the_o magistrate_n have_v send_v to_o let_v you_o go_v now_o therefore_o depart_v and_o go_v in_o peace_n but_o paul_n say_v unto_o they_o they_o have_v beat_v we_o open_o uncondemned_a be_v roman_n and_o have_v cast_v we_o into_o prison_n and_o now_o do_v they_o thrust_v we_o out_o privy_o nay_o very_o but_o let_v they_o come_v themselves_o and_o fetch_v we_o out_o v._o 39_o and_o they_o come_v and_o beseech_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o out_o and_o desire_v they_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o city_n observation_n upon_o chap._n xvi_o the_o machivilian_n policy_n which_o have_v infect_v too_o many_o do_v so_o far_o transport_v we_o to_o the_o suppress_v any_o thing_n which_o spring_v up_o against_o our_o own_o opinion_n and_o understanding_n that_o if_o but_o one_o blossom_n thereof_o appear_v in_o any_o man_n though_o to_o our_o own_o knowledge_n he_o have_v never_o so_o good_a gift_n beside_o we_o sudden_o malign_v and_o metamorphose_v they_o to_o become_v so_o much_o venom_n and_o poison_n unto_o he_o so_o much_o aggravate_v of_o the_o matter_n as_o though_o he_o have_v purposely_o apply_v himself_o and_o attain_v to_o such_o ability_n the_o better_a to_o play_v the_o hypocrite_n withal_o and_o make_v way_n for_o
to_o make_v still_o forward_o what_o ever_o obstacle_n we_o meet_v withal_o and_o god_n who_o require_v of_o we_o only_o according_a to_o what_o we_o have_v 2_o cor._n 8.12_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o give_v we_o what_o we_o want_v or_o he_o expect_v to_o find_v if_o we_o do_v not_o for_o the_o present_n apprehend_v how_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o transcendent_o merciful_a as_o be_v require_v if_o we_o do_v not_o so_o clear_o see_v what_o will_v make_v for_o it_o yet_o by_o examine_v ourselves_o we_o may_v easy_o find_v what_o will_v make_v against_o it_o though_o we_o do_v not_o know_v what_o mean_v to_o attain_v to_o such_o perfection_n we_o may_v quick_o see_v many_o way_n which_o will_v hinder_v it_o and_o so_o avoid_v they_o with_o full_a assurance_n that_o it_o can_v least_o of_o all_o subsist_v with_o persecute_v malign_v and_o evil_a entreat_v one_o a_o other_o who_o be_v force_v to_o differ_v from_o we_o mere_o for_o cause_n of_o conscience_n chap._n xvii_o six_o woe_n denounce_v by_o our_o saviour_n against_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n all_o which_o be_v appliable_a to_o they_o and_o all_o other_o as_o abetter_n of_o persecution_n matth._n 23.13_o woe_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n for_o you_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n for_o you_o will_v neither_o go_v in_o yourselves_o neither_o suffer_v you_o they_o that_o will_v enter_v to_o go_v in_o observation_n upon_o chap._n xvii_o thus_o do_v all_o they_o who_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o give_v rule_n to_o other_o in_o their_o devotion_n not_o suffer_v they_o to_o serve_v god_n in_o any_o other_o manner_n than_o themselves_o be_v please_v to_o prescribe_v unto_o they_o they_o think_v nothing_o well_o do_v but_o what_o their_o fancy_n lead_v they_o to_o practice_v and_o allow_v of_o which_o so_o far_o transport_v they_o that_o at_o last_o it_o bring_v they_o to_o sin_n against_o their_o own_o conscience_n as_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o act._n 4.16.17_o when_o the_o jew_n though_o they_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v there_o be_v a_o great_a miracle_n do_v yet_o they_o endeavour_v what_o they_o can_v that_o it_o may_v spread_v no_o further_o among_o the_o people_n and_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o such_o politician_n joh._n 9_o they_o set_v themselves_o to_o examine_v upon_o interrogatory_n reiterated_a the_o better_a to_o entrap_v he_o who_o have_v be_v blind_a from_o his_o birth_n be_v now_o restore_v to_o his_o sight_n and_o find_v that_o jesus_n have_v do_v the_o work_n and_o that_o the_o patient_a be_v win_v unto_o the_o say_v they_o begin_v to_o revile_v the_o man_n and_o vilify_v our_o saviour_n say_v we_o know_v that_o god_n speak_v to_o moses_n but_o for_o this_o fellow_n jesus_n we_o know_v not_o from_o whence_o he_o be_v the_o man_n reply_v it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a thing_n that_o you_o shall_v not_o know_v whence_o he_o be_v that_o have_v open_v my_o eye_n who_o be_v bear_v blind_a the_o like_a whereof_o be_v never_o do_v before_o since_o the_o world_n begin_v they_o thereupon_o sly_a at_o he_o more_o fierce_o and_o proceed_v according_a to_o their_o carnal_a principle_n say_v thou_o be_v altogether_o bear_v in_o sin_n and_o do_v thou_o teach_v we_o out_o be_v better_a at_o domineer_a by_o virtue_n of_o their_o humane_a ordinance_n than_o debate_v and_o convince_a in_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n they_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n thus_o and_o worse_o must_v all_o man_n fare_v who_o will_v speak_v truth_n and_o endeavour_n to_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n so_o long_o as_o a_o coercive_a power_n shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o usurp_v the_o throne_n of_o christ_n and_o give_v dominion_n unto_o any_o one_o or_o more_o in_o what_o manner_n soever_o over_o the_o faith_n of_o their_o other_o brethren_n for_o who_o christian_a liberty_n christ_n suffer_v but_o once_o for_o all_o alike_o heb._n 9.28_o c._n 10.14_o i_o know_v it_o be_v often_o object_v and_o much_o stand_v upon_o what_o a_o monstrous_a sight_n this_o many_o head_a hydra_n of_o opinion_n will_v seem_v but_o will_v it_o be_v any_o worse_a than_o that_o seldom_o whereof_o we_o touch_v chap._n 14_o in_o which_o our_o saviour_n express_o order_v the_o tare_n shall_v be_v permit_v to_o grow_v together_o with_o the_o good_a corn_n until_o the_o harvest_n and_o be_v it_o any_o otherwise_o than_o we_o see_v yearly_a experience_n of_o in_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o every_o spring_n cover_v the_o whole_a earth_n with_o weed_n which_o as_o they_o come_v up_o of_o themselves_o so_o for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v they_o fade_v and_o wither_v quite_o away_o so_o must_v it_o necessary_o be_v in_o time_n of_o reformation_n if_o you_o desire_v and_o give_v liberty_n to_o have_v the_o truth_n discover_v you_o can_v no_o more_o hinder_v error_n from_o spring_v up_o and_o that_o among_o good_a people_n too_o than_o you_o can_v possible_o keep_v the_o weed_n from_o grow_v or_o pull_v they_o up_o be_v grow_v without_o destroy_v the_o wheat_n itself_o or_o be_v at_o great_a charge_n in_o pull_v of_o they_o up_o than_o the_o good_a cornâ—_n be_v worth_a experience_n do_v evidence_n the_o one_o to_o husbandman_n and_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o parable_n of_o matth._n 13._o do_v far_o above_o all_o demonstration_n confirm_v the_o other_o yet_o this_o advantage_n truth_n have_v of_o error_n above_o good_a corn_n in_o respect_n of_o weed_n that_o truth_n be_v once_o grow_v up_o to_o its_o fullness_n and_o perfection_n have_v a_o infallible_a and_o miracuious_a power_n in_o god_n good_a time_n to_o beat_v down_o all_o strong_a hold_v of_o heresy_n and_o error_n which_o of_o themselves_o do_v not_o moulder_v away_o before_o hand_n matth._n 23.15_o woe_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n for_o you_o compass_v sea_n and_o land_n to_o make_v one_o proselyte_n and_o when_o he_o be_v make_v you_o make_v he_o twofold_a more_o the_o child_n 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opinion_n which_o they_o find_v themselves_o no_o less_o bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o do_v than_o peter_n who_o be_v convert_v be_v command_v to_o strengthen_v his_o brethren_n luke_n 22.32_o or_o the_o same_o peter_n and_o john_n who_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o elder_n be_v afterward_o require_v by_o a_o angel_n to_o go_v and_o speak_v bold_o in_o the_o temple_n act._n 5.20.28_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n may_v proceed_v against_o they_o to_o the_o take_v away_o their_o life_n i_o answer_v that_o no_o man_n can_v reasonable_o be_v suppose_v so_o far_o to_o enslave_v himself_o both_o soul_n and_o body_n when_o he_o enter_v into_o fellowship_n or_o covenant_n with_o any_o congregation_n as_o that_o he_o intend_v at_o same_o time_n to_o consent_n that_o if_o ever_o afterward_o any_o point_n of_o discipline_n or_o doctrine_n shall_v oe_v move_v which_o he_o find_v himself_o in_o conscience_n not_o able_a to_o yield_v unto_o that_o in_o such_o case_n he_o will_v be_v willing_o banish_v imprison_a fine_v or_o put_v to_o death_n second_o though_o he_o have_v enter_v into_o such_o a_o vow_n and_o convenant_n it_o be_v altogether_o unlawfuâ—…_n and_o contrary_a both_o to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v implicit_o oblige_v himself_o to_o conformity_n and_o belief_n of_o what_o it_o may_v be_v never_o any_o man_n in_o the_o congregation_n not_o perhaps_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o hundred_o of_o year_n past_a have_v ever_o think_v on_o and_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a for_o the_o congregation_n must_v be_v judge_n thereof_o and_o they_o may_v possible_o all_o err_v and_o he_o be_v only_o in_o the_o truth_n i_o say_v such_o a_o vow_n and_o covenant_n be_v then_o altogether_o unlawful_a to_o be_v make_v and_o now_o better_o break_v then_o
uphold_v the_o great_a diana_n of_o their_o several_a advantage_n to_o magnify_v the_o idol_n of_o their_o own_o imagination_n when_o fair_a mean_n will_v prevail_v no_o long_o they_o forthwith_o fly_v to_o their_o instrument_n of_o persecution_n matth._n 23.29,30,31_o we_o unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n because_o you_o build_v the_o tomb_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o garnish_v the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o say_v if_o we_o have_v be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o father_n we_o will_v not_o have_v be_v partaker_n with_o they_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o prophet_n wherefore_o you_o be_v witness_n unto_o yourselves_o that_o you_o be_v child_n of_o they_o which_o kill_v the_o prophet_n etc._n etc._n observation_n our_o saviour_n be_v but_o once_o crucify_v in_o his_o person_n but_o such_o as_o crucify_v he_o in_o his_o saint_n do_v multiply_v the_o sin_n and_o by_o so_o persecute_v he_o in_o his_o saint_n who_o we_o have_v see_v we_o express_v how_o much_o great_a our_o malice_n be_v to_o christ_n who_o we_o have_v not_o see_v 1_o joh._n 4.20_o but_o behold_v our_o sentence_n if_o they_o escape_v not_o who_o refuse_v christ_n when_o he_o speak_v on_o earth_n how_o much_o less_o shall_v we_o escape_v if_o we_o turn_v away_o from_o he_o that_o speak_v to_o we_o from_o heaven_n in_o his_o saint_n on_o earth_n heb._n 12.25_o thousand_o be_v now_o persecute_v under_o the_o gospel_n for_o every_o one_o that_o suffer_v under_o the_o law_n and_o many_o adhere_v unto_o such_o exquisite_a inquisition_n principle_n and_o government_n as_o that_o if_o all_o the_o prophet_n that_o ever_o be_v or_o if_o our_o saviour_n himself_o shall_v come_v upon_o the_o earth_n again_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v conformable_a or_o according_a to_o these_o rule_n be_v persecute_v but_o how_o can_v such_o escape_v the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v unto_o the_o jew_n matth._n 23.33_o and_o we_o find_v in_o 1_o thess_n 2.15,16_o the_o jew_n kill_v the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o their_o own_o prophet_n and_o have_v persecute_v we_o and_o they_o please_v not_o god_n and_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o man_n forbid_v we_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o gentile_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v and_o if_o we_o look_v well_o upon_o the_o word_n we_o shall_v find_v not_o please_v god_n and_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o man_n enclose_v by_o persecute_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o 15._o v._o and_o forbid_v the_o gospel_n to_o be_v preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n in_o the_o 16._o v._o relate_v unto_o they_o both_o as_o if_o paul_n shall_v say_v the_o jew_n do_v not_o only_o displease_v god_n by_o persecute_v god_n saint_n and_o forbid_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o be_v therein_o contrary_a to_o all_o other_o people_n of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v the_o jew_n which_o put_v our_o saviour_n and_o the_o saint_n to_o death_n they_o and_o not_o the_o nation_n be_v guilty_a of_o all_o the_o bloodshed_n from_o the_o blood_n of_o righteous_a abel_n to_o that_o of_o zacharias_n mat._n 23_o 35._o they_o be_v the_o jew_n which_o forbid_v the_o gospel_n to_o be_v preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n not_o the_o gentile_n themselves_o and_o yet_o according_a to_o the_o poliâ—ies_n of_o these_o time_n one_o will_v think_v it_o shall_v have_v more_o concern_v caesar_n than_o any_o body_n else_o to_o have_v his_o native_a subject_n seduce_v by_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n as_o they_o apprehend_v it_o however_o we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o in_o those_o day_n the_o power_n and_o magistrate_n do_v so_o much_o hinder_v the_o propagation_n of_o it_o as_o the_o jew_n once_o god_n choose_a people_n but_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o the_o jew_n who_o then_o live_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o bondage_n have_v no_o king_n but_o caesar_n the_o roman_a emperor_n joh._n 19.15_o and_o therefore_o may_v have_v be_v in_o continual_a fear_n of_o have_v the_o freedom_n of_o their_o good_n and_o conscience_n empale_v by_o their_o own_o example_n towards_o other_o shall_v yet_o be_v ringleader_n and_o fomenter_n of_o persecute_v the_o person_n and_o conscience_n of_o such_o as_o differ_v from_o they_o no_o doubt_v they_o do_v it_o out_o of_o zeal_n and_o like_o enough_o the_o gentile_n do_v not_o love_v themselves_o nor_o one_o a_o other_o so_o well_o as_o to_o take_v any_o care_n at_o all_o of_o what_o religion_n they_o be_v of_o a_o desperate_a condition_n no_o indeed_o and_o yet_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o this_o passage_n of_o paul_n as_o if_o the_o gentile_n be_v in_o the_o better_a of_o the_o two_o thâ—s_o character_n which_o paul_n give_v the_o jew_n of_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o man_n in_o that_o they_o persecute_v and_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o gospel_n to_o be_v preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n over_o who_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v any_o command_n that_o they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o relation_n beside_o live_v in_o a_o degree_n of_o subjection_n to_o they_o be_v so_o peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o so_o strange_a a_o one_o as_o paul_n have_v not_o such_o another_o remain_v for_o any_o other_o people_n and_o if_o he_o be_v now_o on_o earth_n will_v wonder_v so_o much_o more_o that_o such_o as_o profess_v christianity_n shall_v have_v learn_v this_o discipline_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o christian_n only_o by_o their_o example_n shall_v have_v teach_v it_o unto_o all_o other_o nation_n which_o be_v know_v to_o practice_v it_o in_o what_o proportion_n soever_o but_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o necessity_n constrain_v they_o thereunto_o and_o man_n will_v not_o be_v otherwise_o reclaim_v as_o less_o fear_v the_o key_n of_o heaven_n then_o either_o of_o the_o stock_n or_o prison_n i_o be_o tire_v with_o this_o objection_n but_o yet_o to_o shut_v up_o all_o i_o answer_v the_o lord_n say_v he_o that_o offend_v one_o of_o these_o little_a one_o it_o be_v better_o a_o millstone_n be_v hang_v about_o his_o neck_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o sea_n matth._n 18.6_o the_o lord_n say_v when_o you_o depart_v shake_v off_o the_o dust_n from_o under_o your_o foot_n as_o a_o testimony_n against_o those_o that_o will_v not_o receive_v you_o nor_o hear_v you_o for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n for_o 〈…〉_o city_n luke_n 10.11.12_o the_o lord_n say_v if_o thy_o brother_n shall_v 〈…〉_o thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o 〈…〉_o thou_o have_v gain_v thy_o brother_n but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o 〈…〉_o or_o two_o more_o that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o 〈…〉_o and_o if_o he_o shall_v neglect_v to_o hear_v they_o tell_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n but_o if_o he_o neglect_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v loose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n matth._n 18.15,16,17,18_o o_o my_o brethren_n be_v these_o god_n word_n and_o ordinance_n where_o have_v they_o be_v so_o long_o exile_v how_o come_v they_o to_o be_v so_o sacrilegious_o banish_v from_o we_o why_o have_v we_o not_o practise_v they_o among_o we_o be_v this_o say_v you_o too_o mild_a a_o course_n and_o do_v it_o work_v no_o good_a upon_o the_o people_n but_o tell_v i_o fond_a christian_a where_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o these_o mean_n prevail_v not_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v apply_v according_a to_o the_o purity_n of_o their_o institution_n and_o not_o adulterate_v by_o antichristian_a invention_n and_o addition_n or_o what_o commission_n have_v thou_o to_o use_v other_o mean_n if_o these_o prevail_v not_o what_o more_o fearful_a judgement_n can_v befall_v a_o sinner_n in_o this_o world_n then_o to_o have_v a_o millstone_n tie_v about_o his_o neck_n and_o be_v fling_v headlong_o into_o the_o sea_n certain_o thou_o know_v not_o any_o for_o what_o worse_o than_o sudden_a death_n unto_o a_o sinner_n yet_o god_n have_v prepare_v a_o great_a for_o all_o those_o that_o offend_v his_o little_a one_o wherewith_o thou_o be_v not_o content_a but_o will_v needs_o use_v another_o of_o thy_o own_o coin_v god_n say_v the_o dust_n shake_v off_o as_o a_o testimony_n against_o those_o that_o will_v not_o hear_v his_o gospel_n shall_v aggravate_v their_o case_n worse_o than_o sodom_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o even_o those_o offend_a believer_n which_o will_v not_o be_v reform_v by_o private_a admonishing_n of_o their_o brethren_n nor_o be_v humble_v with_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n which_o cast_v they_o out_o shall_v be_v likewise_o cast_v out_o of_o heaven_n but_o thou_o as_o if_o thou_o be_v master_n of_o god_n household_n or_o wise_a than_o he_o that_o make_v thou_o decline_v the_o merciful_a law_n of_o god_n who_o in_o long-suffering_a &_o meekness_n preseribe_v such_o a_o course_n only_o to_o be_v take_v for_o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 5.5_o intrude_a into_o god_n throne_n &_o in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o sacred_a ordinance_n thruste_v in_o the_o daily_o more_o and_o more_o adultered_a offspring_n of_o antichristian_a tradition_n or_o the_o unclean_a conception_n of_o thy_o more_o pollute_a fancy_n by_o imprison_v fine_v banish_v dismember_n and_o death_n as_o though_o these_o even_o according_a to_o thy_o own_o carnal_a principle_n be_v not_o far_o less_o capable_a of_o prevail_v upon_o the_o spirit_n than_o those_o spiritual_a which_o god_n prescribe_v to_o work_v upon_o the_o body_n when_o yet_o beside_o daily_a experience_n we_o have_v a_o divine_a oracle_n for_o it_o that_o over_o much_o godly_a sorrow_n may_v swallow_v up_o 2_o cor._n 2.7_o and_o that_o even_o carnal_a sorrow_n may_v bring_v death_n 2_o cor._n 2.10_o whereas_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v make_v appear_v to_o common_a reason_n that_o corporal_a or_o outward_a punishment_n have_v any_o the_o least_o capacity_n much_o less_o be_v ever_o command_v sanctify_a or_o connive_v at_o by_o god_n to_o work_v upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v a_o most_o pregnant_a and_o invincible_a testimony_n how_o gross_o satan_n delude_v we_o to_o practice_v his_o lie_a suggestion_n so_o long_o together_o that_o the_o true_a ordinance_n have_v be_v so_o far_o stray_v and_o through_o god_n divine_a providence_n bring_v home_o again_o though_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o truth_n which_o still_o rest_v in_o they_o they_o be_v acknowledge_v agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o what_o we_o practise_v to_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o those_o ordinance_n we_o shall_v not_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o wean_v ourselves_o and_o cast_v away_o the_o one_o as_o menstruous_a rag_n that_o we_o may_v be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n again_o in_o cleave_v to_o the_o other_o but_o may_v he_o please_v who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o light_n jam._n 1.17_o and_o only_o able_a to_o illuminate_v the_o darkness_n of_o our_o understanding_n pardon_v our_o innumerable_a infirmity_n and_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o due_a time_n to_o lead_v we_o into_o all_o truth_n for_o his_o only_a son_n christ_n jesus_n sake_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o trinity_n and_o unity_n be_v ascribe_v all_o power_n and_o praise_n unto_o eternity_n amen_n errata_fw-la the_o reader_n will_v doubtless_o find_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o in_o read_v if_o he_o first_o please_v to_o rectify_v such_o error_n as_o have_v be_v commit_v in_o the_o print_n viz._n page_n 10._o line_n 4._o read_v their_o â—b_fw-la l._n 30._o be_v p._n 12._o l._n 3._o too_o p._n 22._o l._n 17._o with_o p._n 23_o l._n 38._o discern_v p._n 25._o l._n 6._o death_n p_o 27._o l._n 30._o text_n p._n 28._o l._n 17._o eat_v p._n 37._o l._n 19_o to_o the._n p._n 40._o l._n 2._o a_o subject_n ib._n l._n 18._o o_o ingannar_fw-mi â—i_fw-mi â—…ole_n p._n 41._o l._n 16._o discipline_n â—b_fw-la l._n 17._o contrast_n p._n 43._o l._n 17._o one_o scale_n p._n 52._o l._n 32._o against_o the_o civil_a law_n for_o which_o they_o suffer_v p._n 53._o l._n 4._o into_o two_o sort_n viz._n into_o such_o as_o r._n and_o ibid._n l._n 18._o self_n p._n 63._o l._n 1â—_n thâ—y_o be_v to_o be_v p._n 66_o l._n 20._o choose_v p._n 68_o l._n 22._o ennobling_n p._n 76._o l._n 36._o who_o p._n 77._o l._n 5._o power_n to_o do_v p_o 94._o l._n 8._o do_v p._n 99_o l._n 26._o then_o
noise_n upon_o his_o bare_a report_n without_o examine_v it_o by_o god_n word_n the_o only_a touchstone_n of_o all_o truth_n so_o be_v it_o altogether_o as_o unjustifiable_a for_o i_o to_o silence_n or_o suppress_v this_o brother_n with_o his_o revelation_n because_o god_n give_v i_o not_o faith_n enough_o to_o believe_v it_o and_o though_o it_o shall_v prove_v counterfeit_a yet_o be_o i_o excuse_v in_o leave_v it_o to_o god_n discovery_n by_o such_o spiritual_a mean_n as_o he_o appoint_v because_o i_o can_v not_o infallible_o be_v assure_v the_o falsity_n thereof_o but_o in_o opposit_v it_o for_o all_o that_o i_o can_v judge_v may_v possible_o have_v resist_v god_n therein_o 4_o here_o we_o see_v one_o teach_v public_o who_o yet_o himself_o have_v need_v and_o be_v afterward_o far_o and_o more_o perfect_o instruct_v by_o a_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o yet_o we_o do_v not_o find_v to_o have_v have_v any_o extraordinary_a or_o miraculous_a gift_n and_o the_o centurion_n who_o though_o he_o have_v commit_v idolatry_n in_o fall_v down_o at_o peter_n foot_n and_o worship_v he_o but_o ignorant_o with_o divine_a worship_n yet_o through_o god_n infinite_a mercy_n and_o pardon_v he_o as_o be_v presume_v he_o sudden_o thereupon_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n act._n 10.25.26.44_o 5_o these_o be_v twelve_o proselyte_n gentile_n disciple_n and_o good_a christian_n who_o yet_o profess_v themselves_o not_o to_o have_v hear_v whether_o there_o be_v a_o three_o person_n in_o trinity_n and_o so_o doubtless_o many_o a_o godly_a saint_n may_v live_v and_o die_v into_o who_o thought_n never_o enter_v one_o of_o hundred_o of_o tenet_n and_o point_n in_o christianity_n which_o when_o once_o start_v certain_a spirit_n be_v so_o carne_a after_o as_o by_z and_o by_o in_o all_o post_n haste_n and_o speed_n they_o make_v the_o study_n and_o knowledge_n of_o they_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n when_o yet_o they_o may_v for_o the_o most_o part_n as_o well_o have_v lie_v still_o in_o silence_n since_o controversy_n do_v chief_o make_v breach_n upon_o the_o bond_n of_o love_n disturb_v the_o practice_n of_o true_a piety_n and_o godliness_n rather_o than_o further_o we_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n 6_o such_o as_o say_v most_o for_o a_o coercive_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n do_v levy_v their_o main_a strength_n and_o force_n from_o the_o old_a testament_n acknowledge_v that_o what_o they_o find_v in_o the_o new_a be_v only_o by_o consequence_n and_o probability_n no_o express_a command_n or_o precedent_n of_o persecute_v for_o conscience_n fake_v and_o in_o my_o slender_a judgement_n the_o controversy_n be_v state_v debate_v and_o decide_v in_o this_o very_a place_n of_o scripture_n by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o his_o disciple_n james_n and_o john_n elijah_n have_v deliver_v the_o word_n of_o god_n unto_o the_o messenger_n of_o moab_n king_n of_o samaria_n that_o because_o the_o king_n have_v send_v they_o to_o inquire_v of_o baalzebub_n he_o shall_v not_o come_v down_o from_o his_o bed_n but_o die_v which_o the_o king_n have_v notice_n of_o send_v a_o first_o and_o second_o captain_n with_o their_o fifty_n to_o fetch_v elijah_n with_o a_o intention_n as_o may_v probable_o be_v conjecture_v to_o punish_v he_o for_o obey_v god_n command_n and_o tell_v truth_n elijah_n pray_v and_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n consume_v both_o the_o captain_n with_o their_o fifty_n 2_o king_n c._n 1._o the_o former_a part_n and_o here_o we_o find_v that_o our_o saviour_n have_v send_v to_o a_o certain_a village_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o command_v to_o make_v ready_a for_o he_o which_o they_o refuse_v james_n and_o john_n will_v have_v have_v fire_n from_o heaven_n to_o consume_v they_o as_o elijah_n do_v whereunto_o our_o saviour_n answer_v not_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o case_n be_v different_a but_o that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v man_n life_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v though_o the_o israelite_n and_o people_n of_o god_n under_o the_o law_n have_v order_n to_o invade_v the_o nation_n dispossess_v they_o of_o their_o country_n and_o put_v such_o to_o the_o sword_n as_o be_v idolater_n or_o do_v oppose_v they_o yet_o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v man_n life_n for_o refuse_v of_o his_o gospel_n and_o so_o go_v to_o a_o other_o village_n luke_n 9.36_o nay_o in_o john_n 12.47.48_o he_o say_v he_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v such_o then_o but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v in_o the_o last_o day_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o the_o gargasenes_n desire_v he_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o their_o coast_n forthwith_o he_o take_v ship_v and_o go_v away_o mat._n 8.34_o c._n 9.1_o and_o so_o if_o he_o of_o belphage_n that_o owe_v the_o ass_n for_o which_o our_o saviour_n send_v have_v refuse_v to_o let_v it_o go_v mat._n 21._o in_o the_o beginning_n or_o if_o he_o who_o be_v order_v to_o make_v ready_a for_o our_o saviour_n eat_v the_o passeover_n in_o his_o house_n have_v give_v denial_n mat._n 26.18.19_o doubtless_o our_o saviour_n of_o who_o isaiah_n prophesy_v c._n 42.2_o mat._n 12.17.19_o he_o shall_v not_o strive_v nor_o cry_v nor_o lift_v up_o his_o voice_n in_o the_o street_n will_v have_v leave_v they_o as_o he_o do_v the_o samaritan_n and_o gargasenes_n and_o seek_v another_o ass_n another_o house_n and_o though_o it_o be_v say_v there_o that_o the_o prophecy_n must_v be_v fulfil_v behold_v thy_o king_n come_v unto_o thou_o meek_a and_o sit_v upon_o a_o ass_n a_o colt_n a_o foal_n of_o a_o ass_n mat._n 21.4.5_o yet_o the_o prophecy_n say_v not_o that_o it_o must_v have_v be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o proprietor_n of_o this_o ass_n neither_o do_v i_o find_v that_o those_o of_o samaria_n or_o the_o gargasenes_n be_v more_o excusable_a for_o not_o receive_v our_o saviour_n than_o he_o of_o jerusalem_n shall_v have_v be_v if_o he_o have_v not_o obey_v our_o saviour_n desire_n in_o make_v ready_a of_o his_o house_n to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n in_o but_o if_o our_o saviour_n intention_n have_v be_v to_o have_v go_v through_o with_o any_o thing_n wherein_o he_o find_v opposition_n he_o have_v the_o prerogative_n of_o miracle_n and_o legion_n of_o angel_n ready_a for_o his_o assistance_n mat._n 26.53_o or_o if_o he_o have_v mean_v that_o his_o disciple_n or_o their_o succeâ—ours_n shall_v strive_v and_o use_v coercive_a mean_n question_n esse_fw-la he_o will_v either_o have_v give_v such_o commission_n or_o insinuate_v so_o much_o in_o one_o place_n or_o other_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o they_o at_o some_o one_o time_n have_v practise_v it_o to_o be_v see_v afterward_o as_o a_o precedent_n upon_o record_n to_o after_o age_n nay_o when_o our_o saviour_n who_o have_v all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n mat_n 28.18_o give_v his_o disciple_n power_n to_o heal_v the_o sick_a cleanse_v â—…apers_n raise_v the_o dead_a or_o cast_v out_o devil_n mat._n 10.8_o may_v we_o not_o just_o think_v he_o give_v they_o so_o much_o as_o they_o at_o any_o time_n shall_v have_v cause_n to_o use_v or_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o sure_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v so_o mean_v it_o and_o see_v occasion_n this_o commission_n be_v ample_a enough_o and_o can_v as_o well_o have_v justify_v the_o apostle_n send_v for_o a_o band_n of_o soldier_n and_o prevail_v for_o their_o come_n as_o it_o do_v petter_n in_o the_o miraculous_a judgement_n which_o he_o pass_v upon_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n act._n 5._o in_o the_o begin_n for_o all_o they_o do_v be_v in_o virtue_n of_o that_o commission_n but_o since_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o all_o the_o gift_n and_o power_n give_v they_o be_v miraculous_a and_o spiritual_a how_o dare_v we_o only_o unless_o we_o derive_v title_n from_o the_o papacy_n herein_o who_o be_v but_o their_o successor_n of_o the_o young_a house_n degenerate_v after_o so_o many_o generation_n presume_v to_o exceed_v commission_n which_o give_v we_o miraculous_a power_n and_o rather_o than_o want_v dominion_n descend_v and_o snatch_v at_o civil_a power_n because_o we_o have_v not_o faith_n enough_o to_o use_v the_o other_o it_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o i_o that_o such_o as_o stand_v for_o this_o coercive_a discipline_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n acknowledge_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o prescribe_v so_o much_o express_o nor_o the_o primitive_a christian_n practise_v it_o because_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v heathen_a and_o will_v not_o lend_v they_o the_o civil_a sword_n and_o the_o christian_n be_v few_o in_o number_n can_v not_o command_v it_o i_o answer_v it_o be_v pity_n such_o quarrelsome_a christian_n be_v so_o many_o in_o number_n for_o there_o will_v be_v never_o the_o few_o good_a christian_n if_o such_o christian_n will_v part_v with_o such_o opinion_n and_o that_o it_o be_v yet_o more_o pity_n