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and_o put_v a_o affront_n upon_o his_o saviour_n too_o till_o he_o be_v sincere_o willing_a to_o be_v reform_v from_o they_o and_o beside_o such_o a_o reliance_n be_v ordinary_o to_o be_v find_v among_o unregenerate_a and_o even_o the_o very_o worst_a of_o man_n and_o therefore_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o than_o that_o that_o act_n of_o faith_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o justify_v and_o the_o special_a hand_n too_o which_o distinguish_v it_o from_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o such_o person_n and_o i_o add_v what_o good_a ground_n can_v man_n have_v for_o this_o fancy_n when_o as_o our_o saviour_n have_v merit_v the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n for_o this_o end_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o effectual_a motive_n to_o return_v from_o it_o and_o can_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v more_o indisputable_o clear_a than_o if_o the_o only_a direct_a scope_n that_o christianity_n drive_v at_o be_v the_o subdue_a of_o sin_n in_o we_o and_o our_o freedom_n from_o 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of_o conscience_n as_o there_o may_v be_v in_o it_o for_o superstition_n imply_v a_o frightful_a and_o over-timorous_a apprehension_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o consequent_o a_o base_a and_o undervalue_a conception_n of_o it_o as_o the_o greek_a word_n that_o express_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v that_o which_o make_v man_n superstitious_a be_v such_o a_o opinion_n of_o god_n as_o represent_v he_o a_o very_a angry_a and_o captious_a be_v but_o yet_o such_o a_o one_o too_o as_o may_v be_v aâ—…oned_v and_o pacify_v by_o a_o great_a care_n and_o exactness_n in_o certain_a little_a matter_n in_o performance_n and_o abstinence_n of_o a_o insignificant_a and_o very_a trivial_a nature_n now_o the_o ancient_a author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o diognetus_n therein_o acquaint_v he_o that_o the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v no_o such_o squeamish_a or_o conceit_a creature_n as_o to_o live_v in_o a_o different_a way_n from_o the_o people_n among_o who_o they_o inhabit_v and_o say_v that_o they_o distinguish_v themselves_o from_o their_o neighbour_n and_o other_o folk_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o by_o civil_a custom_n nor_o a_o certain_a language_n or_o phrase_n or_o tone_n proper_a to_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n nor_o that_o they_o affect_v to_o make_v themselves_o notifiâ—…d_v by_o any_o peculiarity_n that_o be_v in_o harmless_a matter_n as_o a_o foolish_a sect_n among_o ourselves_o and_o some_o other_o fanciful_a people_n now_o adays_o do_v i_o design_v not_o here_o so_o tedious_a a_o work_n as_o that_o of_o examine_v particular_n by_o the_o rule_n we_o have_v give_v but_o only_o to_o show_v in_o the_o general_a that_o we_o may_v be_v satisfy_v concern_v the_o extent_n of_o our_o christian_a â—…berty_n by_o well_o weigh_v the_o design_n of_o christianitâ—…_n and_o may_v understand_v what_o kind_n of_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v free_a to_o we_o under_o the_o gospel-dispensation_n and_o what_o not_o 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that_o of_o forbid_a or_o to_o that_o of_o indifferent_a thing_n be_v to_o examine_v they_o by_o this_o general_a rule_n viz._n the_o design_n of_o christianity_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o the_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n and_o the_o gospel_n as_o to_o its_o preceptive_a part_n be_v this_o that_o by_o the_o former_a a_o vast_a multitude_n of_o perfect_o indifferent_a thing_n be_v impose_v and_o many_o such_o also_o prohibit_v but_o by_o the_o latter_a only_o those_o thing_n be_v enjoin_v that_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n of_o indispensable_a necessity_n or_o such_o as_o be_v mean_n and_o help_v towards_o they_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o thereby_o forbid_v but_o it_o be_v so_o because_o it_o be_v evil_a and_o be_v not_o therefore_o evil_a only_o because_o forbid_v there_o be_v nothing_o either_o command_v or_o forbid_v in_o our_o saviour_n religion_n but_o as_o it_o be_v in_o order_n to_o our_o good_a so_o be_v it_o in_o order_n to_o such_o a_o 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