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prophet_n which_o shall_v presume_v to_o speak_v a_o word_n in_o my_o name_n which_o i_o have_v not_o command_v he_o to_o speak_v even_o that_o prophet_n shall_v die_v mark_v whether_o god_n do_v judge_v as_o you_o do_v and_o if_o thou_o say_v in_o thy_o heart_n how_o shall_v we_o know_v the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v when_o a_o prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o the_o thing_n follow_v not_o nor_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v but_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v it_o presumptuous_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o sect._n 28._o e._n b._n 2._o may_v not_o many_o prophet_n true_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v elude_v and_o yet_o those_o thing_n be_v a_o long_a time_n suspend_v and_o delay_v because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n be_v not_o this_o condition_n to_o be_v understand_v in_o most_o scripture_n prophecy_n express_v zach._n 6._o 15._o and_o this_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o you_o will_v diligent_o obey_v etc._n etc._n r._n b._n 1._o a_o conditional_a promise_n or_o prediction_n may_v be_v not_o only_o delay_v but_o never_o fulfil_v so_o as_o that_o the_o thing_n shall_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v if_o the_o condition_n never_o come_v to_o pass_v 2._o promise_n be_v often_o to_o be_v expound_v as_o conditional_a than_o peremptory_a prophecy_n when_o no_o condition_n be_v express_v but_o what_o word_n can_v more_o exclude_v both_o condition_n and_o delay_n than_o i_o tell_v you_o from_o god_n that_o you_o shall_v never_o more_o etc._n etc._n when_o 1._o they_o never_o cease_v pay_v tithe_n from_o that_o day_n to_o this_o 2._o and_o their_o tax_n be_v then_o upon_o they_o and_o i_o think_v they_o believe_v not_o that_o they_o never_o pay_v more_o 3._o and_o that_o we_o have_v a_o king_n his_o subject_n all_o acknowledge_v indeed_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v delay_v because_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o by_o such_o pretence_n what_o true_a prophecy_n may_v not_o be_v pervert_v and_o false_a excuse_v as_o for_o what_o you_o say_v of_o mr._n powel_n religiousness_n diligence_n and_o worthiness_n i_o never_o say_v a_o word_n against_o it_o and_o i_o desire_v to_o promote_v and_o not_o to_o cloud_v the_o true_a honour_n of_o his_o name_n and_o your_o call_n that_o a_o unchristian_a calumny_n which_o you_o can_v deny_v to_o be_v a_o prove_a truth_n be_v but_o a_o unmanly_a calumny_n of_o your_o own_o and_o for_o your_o prophecy_n of_o my_o memory_n die_v before_o i_o i_o be_o not_o solicitous_a of_o the_o matter_n let_v god_n do_v with_o my_o memory_n what_o he_o please_v nor_o be_o i_o regardful_a of_o your_o prophecy_n who_o defend_v false_a prophesy_v be_v command_v not_o to_o fear_v such_o deut._n 18._o 22._o sect._n 29._o e._n b._n the_o pride_n of_o your_o heart_n duty_n discover_v by_o your_o write_n be_v so_o apparent_a that_o it_o can_v but_o be_v know_v and_o read_v of_o all_o man_n to_o go_v no_o further_o for_o instance_n than_o your_o last_o book_n what_o need_v you_o have_v tell_v the_o world_n in_o print_n that_o you_o chase_v once_o on_o easter_n day_n to_o communicate_v in_o a_o very_a populous_a church_n purposely_o that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o further_o know_v be_v not_o this_o like_o the_o hypocrite_n to_o blow_v a_o trumpet_n before_o and_o to_o do_v your_o action_n that_o they_o may_v be_v see_v of_o man_n what_o other_o end_n can_v you_o have_v in_o do_v that_o so_o public_o then_o or_o in_o declare_v it_o now_o but_o a_o vain_a glorious_a hope_n that_o doubt_v and_o unsatisfy_a christian_n may_v look_v upon_o your_o example_n as_o their_o polestar_n and_o according_o direct_v their_o course_n r._n b._n 1._o as_o to_o the_o pride_n of_o my_o heart_n pride_n i_o shall_v first_o say_v this_o in_o general_a that_o i_o be_o past_a doubt_n i_o have_v too_o much_o of_o it_o as_o no_o man_n be_v whole_o cure_v of_o that_o odious_a vice_n so_o i_o 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as_o unlawful_a if_o you_o mean_v any_o thing_n else_o you_o talk_v not_o to_o i_o and_o to_o my_o question_n 4._o but_o be_v all_o the_o stress_n of_o separation_n lay_v upon_o the_o word_n impose_v i_o undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o parish_n minister_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o do_v not_o impose_v upon_o the_o people_n unless_o officiate_a be_n impose_v as_o separatist_n themselves_o impose_v their_o own_o word_n of_o prayer_n upon_o the_o people_n that_o be_v to_o join_v with_o they_o it_o be_v the_o minister_n office_n to_o word_n his_o prayer_n and_o praise_n he_o impose_v they_o on_o the_o people_n and_o all_o other_o circumstance_n in_o which_o the_o pastor_n do_v and_o must_v guide_v the_o flock_n as_o what_o chapter_n shall_v be_v read_v what_o psalm_n meeter_n tune_n time_n etc._n etc._n i_o think_v the_o separatist_n impose_v and_o i_o know_v not_o that_o the_o minister_n who_o i_o hear_v do_v impose_v any_o more_o on_o i_o therefore_o by_o your_o own_o rule_n i_o be_o not_o bind_v to_o separate_v from_o this_o parish_n church_n because_o it_o be_v no_o impose_v church_n it_o be_v impose_v on_o but_o it_o do_v not_o impose_v that_o i_o know_v of_o sect._n 43._o e._n b._n employ_v this_o we_o affirm_v 1._o because_o we_o know_v not_o how_o else_o to_o preserve_v our_o christian_a liberty_n which_o it_o be_v a_o indispensible_a duty_n to_o maintain_v but_o by_o separate_v from_o those_o that_o will_v undue_o take_v it_o from_o we_o r._n b._n these_o universal_a term_n not_o limit_v nor_o expound_v be_v to_o be_v take_v universal_o and_o so_o here_o be_v two_o false_a doctrine_n one_o that_o it_o be_v indispensible_a duty_n to_o maintain_v all_o our_o christian_a liberty_n and_o the_o other_o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o else_o to_o maintain_v it_o but_o if_o by_o this_o liberty_n you_o mean_v but_o some_o sort_n of_o liberty_n and_o not_o all_o you_o shall_v have_v distinguish_v if_o you_o will_v not_o deceive_v and_o if_o by_o we_o know_v not_o 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