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have_v no_o better_a evidence_n than_o his_o own_o word_n wherein_o he_o declare_v what_o he_o approve_v and_o what_o he_o reject_v matth._n 15.9_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o worship_v i_o teach_v for_o dectrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n that_o which_o have_v but_o man_n authority_n in_o god_n worship_n be_v a_o vanity_n jer._n 7.31_o and_o they_o have_v build_v the_o high_a place_n of_o tophet_n which_o be_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n to_o burn_v their_o son_n and_o their_o daughter_n in_o the_o fire_n which_o i_o command_v they_o not_o neither_o come_v it_o into_o my_o heart_n the_o only_a reason_n that_o be_v mention_v here_o of_o god_n indignation_n against_o this_o thing_n be_v that_o he_o have_v not_o command_v it_o have_v 5.11_o ephraim_n be_v oppress_v and_o break_v in_o judgement_n because_o be_v willing_o walk_v after_o the_o commandment_n and_o what_o commandment_n be_v this_o be_v sure_o it_o be_v none_o of_o god_n then_o they_o will_v not_o so_o 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