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god_n act._n 16._o but_o both_o christ_n and_o his_o servant_n put_v they_o to_o silence_n and_o will_v not_o have_v they_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n because_o it_o be_v to_o deprave_v and_o slander_v the_o whole_a truth_n as_o though_o christ_n and_o his_o servant_n have_v be_v in_o league_n and_o agreement_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o so_o their_o doctrine_n have_v be_v not_o divine_a but_o diabolical_a thus_o satan_n like_o a_o bargeman_n look_v one_o way_n but_o row_v another_o 3._o satan_n see_v how_o our_o nature_n be_v easy_o carry_v through_o a_o general_a show_n of_o good_a or_o truth_n 3_o to_o take_v in_o with_o it_o error_n and_o falsehood_n hand_n over_o head_n without_o trial_n or_o discern_a for_o though_o our_o bless_a saviour_n will_v not_o confound_v stone_n and_o bread_n yet_o we_o easy_o take_v stone_n with_o bread_n and_o serpent_n with_o fish_n the_o whole_a mass-book_n be_v but_o a_o heap_n of_o idolatrous_a prayer_n and_o ceremony_n but_o yet_o because_o 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and_o because_o be_v make_v of_o stone_n it_o be_v hard_o of_o digestion_n it_o need_v a_o cup_n of_o wine_n which_o be_v at_o hand_n too_o for_o they_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o wickedness_n and_o drink_v the_o wine_n of_o violence_n other_o by_o deceit_n and_o subtlety_n turn_v stone_n into_o bread_n and_o glory_n when_o they_o can_v go_v beyond_o their_o brethren_n by_o trick_n of_o wit_n or_o cunning_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o go_v a_o step_n beyond_o the_o devil_n who_o will_v have_v christ_n turn_v stone_n into_o bread_n that_o be_v something_o into_o something_o but_o these_o will_v turn_v nothing_o into_o bread_n but_o only_o live_v by_o their_o wit_n solomon_n call_v all_o bread_n thus_o cunning_o change_v steal_a bread_n and_o bread_n of_o deceit_n which_o seem_v sweet_a in_o the_o mouth_n but_o that_o you_o may_v know_v whence_o it_o come_v he_o tell_v you_o that_o for_o all_o that_o it_o return_n to_o his_o former_a property_n pro._n 20.17_o the_o bread_n of_o deceit_n be_v 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concern_v himself_o but_o this_o concern_v his_o father_n glory_n direct_o he_o hear_v he_o claim_v all_o to_o be_v his_o quarter_a the_o arm_n and_o royalty_n of_o god_n make_v himself_o a_o god_n and_o challenge_v worship_n due_a to_o god_n this_o he_o can_v not_o bear_v his_o tenderness_n and_o zeal_n to_o his_o father_n glory_n will_v not_o endure_v so_o vile_a a_o creature_n to_o carry_v away_o no_o nor_o to_o challenge_v any_o part_n of_o his_o worship_n god_n cause_n must_v ever_o more_o affect_v we_o than_o our_o own_o doctr._n how_o full_a of_o lowliness_n and_o meekness_n be_v our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n in_o all_o his_o own_o cause_n he_o do_v not_o strive_v nor_o cry_v neither_o be_v his_o voice_n hear_v in_o the_o street_n he_o will_v not_o break_v a_o bruise_a reed_n nor_o quench_v a_o smoke_a flax_n isa._n 42.3_o matth._n 12.20_o when_o he_o be_v revile_v he_o revile_v not_o again_o when_o he_o be_v call_v glutton_n drunkard_n a_o friend_n of_o publican_n and_o sinner_n matth._n 11.19.28_o in_o stead_n of_o return_v rough_a language_n he_o call_v say_v come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a and_o heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o he_o be_v lead_v as_o a_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n when_o thy_o accuse_a he_o of_o capital_a thing_n know_v that_o his_o answer_n will_v not_o be_v take_v he_o answer_v not_o a_o word_n now_o he_o be_v in_o his_o own_o cause_n but_o when_o he_o take_v his_o father_n cause_n in_o hand_n how_o do_v he_o clothe_v himself_o with_o zeal_n which_o even_o consume_v he_o joh._n 2.15_o in_o purge_v his_o father_n house_n he_o lay_v about_o he_o and_o whip_n out_o the_o abuser_n of_o that_o holy_a place_n moses_n in_o his_o own_o private_a cause_n be_v the_o meek_a man_n upon_o the_o earth_n be_v contumelious_o word_v by_o miriam_n and_o aaron_n he_o present_o pardon_v it_o and_o pray_v for_o miriam_n and_o get_v she_o cure_v of_o her_o leprosy_n in_o exod._n 32._o that_o froward_a people_n be_v ready_a to_o stone_n he_o yet_o when_o god_n begin_v to_o be_v angry_a with_o they_o he_o forget_v all_o and_o pray_v god_n rather_o to_o put_v his_o name_n out_o of_o his_o book_n than_o not_o to_o pardon_v their_o sin_n but_o see_v the_o calf_n his_o calm_a spirit_n be_v vanish_v and_o he_o break_v the_o table_n of_o stone_n that_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o apostle_n paul_n every_o where_o provoke_v christian_n to_o meekness_n patience_n and_o lay_v aside_o of_o revenge_n and_o stirringnesse_n of_o spirit_n in_o private_a cause_n yet_o act._n 17.16_o when_o he_o see_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o athenian_n his_o spirit_n be_v stir_v up_o in_o he_o 1._o 1._o the_o religion_n which_o we_o profess_v shall_v bind_v we_o unto_o god_n most_o strait_o therefore_o augustine_n note_v the_o word_n either_o à _fw-la religando_fw-la or_o à _fw-la relinquendo_fw-la that_o where_o religion_n be_v it_o will_v leave_v all_o for_o god_n and_o hence_o be_v selfe-deniall_n enjoin_v as_o a_o necessary_a preparation_n to_o he_o that_o will_v profess_v religion_n 2_o 2._o god_n glory_n be_v prefer_v by_o himself_o above_o all_o his_o creature_n as_o be_v the_o end_n of_o they_o all_o and_o therefore_o must_v so_o be_v of_o we_o even_o above_o ourselves_o for_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o for_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n we_o see_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n how_o the_o instrument_n of_o public_a justice_n if_o any_o service_n be_v command_v from_o the_o king_n must_v lay_v aside_o their_o own_o business_n and_o ease_n and_o execute_v the_o king_n pleasure_n before_o their_o own_o such_o a_o good_a servant_n for_o his_o lord_n be_v paul_n say_v my_o life_n be_v not_o
god_n word_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o the_o papist_n deal_v more_o impudent_o with_o we_o than_o the_o devil_n do_v with_o christ_n who_o say_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o yield_v to_o evidence_n of_o truth_n which_o they_o will_v not_o in_o the_o precept_n itself_o be_v three_o thing_n 1._o the_o person_n 2._o the_o matter_n 3._o the_o object_n 1._o the_o person_n thou_o the_o whole_a man_n and_o person_n which_o consist_v of_o a_o body_n and_o soul_n thou_o any_o reasonable_a creature_n that_o challenge_a god_n to_o be_v thy_o god_n 2._o the_o matter_n shall_v worship_v and_o serve_v worship_n be_v twofold_a civil_a or_o divine_a civil_a be_v a_o prostrate_v or_o bow_v of_o the_o body_n or_o any_o outward_a testification_n of_o a_o high_a and_o reverend_a respect_n of_o man_n and_o this_o be_v due_a to_o man_n two_o way_n 1._o of_o duty_n when_o man_n be_v to_o be_v reverent_o acknowledge_v for_o something_o wherein_o god_n have_v prefer_v they_o before_o we_o as_o for_o year_n gift_n grace_n authority_n or_o such_o as_o be_v set_v over_o we_o as_o parent_n and_o father_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n of_o church_n and_o country_n and_o this_o be_v require_v by_o the_o 5._o commandment_n and_o rom._n 13.1.7_o neither_o do_v the_o gospel_n and_o christianity_n take_v away_o but_o teach_v civility_n and_o perform_v by_o the_o godly_a both_o in_o speech_n as_o daniel_n say_v o_o king_n and_o paul_n to_o festus_n o_o noble_a festus_n and_o also_o in_o outward_a behaviour_n and_o gesture_n as_o jaacob_n bow_v seven_o time_n to_o esau_n and_o joseph_n take_v his_o son_n from_o the_o knee_n of_o his_o father_n jaacob_n have_v bless_v they_o do_v reverence_n to_o his_o father_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n gen._n 48.12_o david_n incline_v his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o bow_v himself_o to_o saul_n who_o pursue_v his_o life_n 1._o sam._n 24.9_o the_o like_a of_o ruth_n to_o boaz_n chap._n 2._o and_o of_o abigail_n to_o david_n 1._o sam._n 25.23_o she_o fall_v on_o her_o face_n and_o bow_v herself_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o fall_v at_o his_o foot_n 2._o of_o courtesy_n which_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o humility_n when_o a_o man_n to_o his_o equal_n and_o inferior_n show_v reverence_n and_o respect_n as_o abraham_n to_o lot_n gen._n 13.8.9_o and_o to_o the_o hittite_n his_o inferior_n cap._n 23.12_o he_o bow_v himself_o before_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n far_o unlike_o the_o surliness_n and_o stiffness_n of_o proud_a and_o conceit_a person_n who_o be_v void_a of_o all_o good_a nature_n nurture_n and_o religion_n know_v not_o to_o bow_v to_o any_o neither_o their_o better_n in_o the_o way_n of_o duty_n nor_o equal_n in_o way_n of_o courtesy_n divine_a worship_n be_v twofold_a 1._o inward_a the_o sum_n of_o the_o first_o commandment_n stand_v in_o fear_n love_n and_o the_o like_a 2._o outward_a bow_v or_o reverence_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n the_o former_a bind_v the_o soul_n and_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n and_o the_o whole_a inner_a man_n the_o latter_a the_o outward_a man_n to_o give_v god_n his_o worship_n and_o service_n and_o to_o give_v no_o part_n of_o that_o to_o any_o other_o for_o the_o word_n only_o only_o mention_v in_o the_o latter_a branch_n must_v be_v extend_v and_o refer_v to_o the_o former_a too_o the_o latter_a of_o these_o be_v here_o mean_v for_o the_o word_n proper_o signify_v to_o kiss_v or_o adore_v 〈◊〉_d by_o some_o outward_a gesture_n to_o manifest_v a_o veneration_n 1._o because_o this_o be_v it_o which_o satan_n require_v of_o christ_n namely_o to_o fall_v down_o or_o bow_v unto_o he_o but_o christ_n apt_o refuse_v it_o 2._o this_o worship_n proceed_v from_o a_o inward_a fear_n and_o apprehension_n of_o a_o divine_a excellency_n &_o power_n not_o communicable_a to_o any_o creature_n which_o satan_n well_o know_v for_o even_o by_o this_o bow_n he_o will_v have_v christ_n to_o acknowledge_v in_o he_o a_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v by_o service_n be_v not_o mean_v the_o inward_a service_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o the_o word_n in_o deut._n 6.13_o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v he_o will_v not_o bear_v it_o the_o first_o thereof_o betoken_v the_o inward_a service_n the_o second_o the_o outward_a follow_v the_o former_a as_o the_o effect_n the_o cause_n neither_o will_v our_o saviour_n invert_v the_o order_n in_o set_v the_o stream_n before_o the_o fountain_n therefore_o this_o word_n serve_v serve_v to_o expound_v the_o former_a as_o a_o addition_n signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o outward_a service_n of_o god_n so_o that_o christ_n here_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o give_v god_n outward_a reverence_n but_o that_o we_o must_v as_o servant_n perform_v duty_n according_a to_o his_o will_n so_o the_o word_n signify_v be_v take_v from_o servant_n 〈◊〉_d who_o perform_v service_n to_o bodily_a master_n in_o bodily_a action_n 3._o the_o person_n to_o be_v worship_v and_o serve_v be_v god_n only_o he_o only_o who_o we_o call_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n according_a to_o the_o speech_n of_o samuel_n 1.7.3_o direct_v your_o heart_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o serve_v he_o only_o for_o his_o glory_n will_v he_o give_v to_o no_o other_o quest._n must_v we_o give_v outward_a worship_n to_o none_o but_o god_n must_v we_o not_o bow_v our_o knee_n and_o uncover_v our_o head_n to_o our_o king_n and_o ruler_n must_v we_o not_o rise_v up_o to_o the_o hoare-head_n levit._n 19.32_o must_v we_o not_o serve_v one_o another_o in_o love_n how_o then_o must_v we_o outward_o worship_v and_o serve_v god_n only_o ans._n we_o must_v not_o deny_v any_o civil_a worshppe_n to_o any_o man_n to_o who_o god_n have_v make_v it_o due_a but_o external_a religious_a worship_n must_v not_o be_v give_v to_o any_o creature_n man_n or_o angel_n quest._n how_o may_v we_o know_v one_o from_o the_o other_o 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body_n as_o we_o be_v command_v 1._o cor._n 6.20_o and_o that_o we_o acknowledge_v they_o both_o to_o be_v his_o and_o both_o to_o depend_v upon_o he_o 5._o that_o we_o set_v not_o light_a by_o his_o ordinance_n in_o which_o he_o give_v we_o leave_v to_o approach_v unto_o his_o throne_n of_o grace_n before_o who_o the_o very_a angel_n be_v say_v to_o cover_v their_o face_n 6._o hereby_o we_o give_v good_a example_n to_o other_o and_o provoke_v they_o also_o to_o reverence_n all_o which_o much_o condemn_v the_o profaneness_n of_o many_o who_o when_o satan_n can_v hinder_v from_o church_n he_o prevail_v against_o they_o there_o and_o in_o hear_v the_o word_n receive_v the_o sacrament_n and_o prayer_n they_o manifest_v their_o contempt_n of_o those_o holy_a ordinance_n cast_v and_o roll_v their_o eye_n here_o and_o there_o gaze_v idle_o or_o lay_v themselves_o to_o sleep_v and_o take_v a_o nap_n some_o part_n of_o the_o sermon_n or_o sit_v unmannerly_a in_o prayer-time_n without_o all_o 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