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1.13_o and_o act_v 20_o 8._o and_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o meet_v together_o so_o now_o or_o be_v there_o any_o law_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o contrary_a and_o be_v they_o not_o his_o law_n that_o christian_n ought_v to_o mind_n and_o keep_v concern_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n yea_o or_o nay_o query_n fourteen_o whether_o christian_n as_o concern_v their_o worship_n to_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n ought_v not_o to_o hear_v christ_n alone_o who_o all_o aught_o to_o hear_v and_o receive_v his_o counsel_n in_o their_o conscience_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o his_o right_n to_o rule_v in_o the_o conscience_n of_o christian_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o in_o thing_n appertain_v to_o it_o yea_o or_o nay_o query_n xv._o whether_o any_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v impose_v by_o christian_a magistrate_n on_o the_o conscience_n of_o any_o true_a christian_n now_o as_o concern_v their_o meeting_n together_o in_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n or_o command_v they_o to_o swear_v or_o they_o must_v suffer_v as_o it_o appertain_v to_o conscience_n or_o be_v it_o christ_n right_a there_o to_o command_v or_o whether_o swear_v or_o fear_v to_o swear_v be_v not_o or_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v matter_n of_o conscience_n to_o all_o yea_o or_o nay_o query_n xvi_o whether_o christian_a magistrate_n impose_v swear_v on_o christian_n conscience_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n contrary_a to_o christ_n persuasion_n in_o the_o conscience_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n or_o will_v stand_v approve_v in_o the_o day_n of_o account_n yea_o or_o nay_o query_n xvii_o or_o whether_o be_v it_o right_a for_o christian_a magistrate_n to_o impose_v any_o thing_n on_o christian_n conscience_n before_o they_o convince_v they_o that_o the_o thing_n impose_v be_v lawful_a to_o they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n yea_o or_o nay_o read_v with_o patience_n and_o consider_v query_n xviii_o and_o if_o this_o be_v deny_v by_o christian_a magistrate_n and_o they_o do_v not_o convince_v christian_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n to_o god_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o do_v impose_v which_o may_v cause_v great_a suffering_n to_o the_o righteous_a whether_o it_o may_v not_o incur_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n also_o against_o themselves_o and_o cause_n god_n to_o impose_v that_o upon_o they_o which_o may_v be_v great_a suffering_n in_o their_o inward_a man_n than_o all_o the_o outward_a suffering_n of_o the_o innocent_a in_o this_o time_n yea_o or_o nay_o consider_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o let_v truth_n answer_v john_n wilkinson_n therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n you_o have_v not_o obey_v i_o in_o proclaim_v freedom_n every_o man_n to_o his_o brother_n and_o every_o man_n to_o his_o neighbour_n behold_v i_o proclaim_v a_o liberty_n for_o you_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o the_o sword_n to_o the_o pestilence_n and_o to_o the_o famine_n and_o i_o will_v make_v you_o a_o terror_n to_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n jer._n 34.17_o the_o end_n