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devil_n speak_v a_o lie_n he_o speak_v it_o of_o his_o own_o joh._n 8._o 44._o when_o i_o be_v a_o child_n i_o speak_v as_o a_o child_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 11._o speak_v the_o truth_n every_o man_n to_o his_o neighbour_n eph._n 4._o 25._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n we_o have_v the_o same_o word_n use_v which_o be_v most_o absurd_a to_o render_v by_o the_o word_n preach_v so_o that_o all_o that_o can_v be_v rational_o or_o certain_o gather_v from_o that_o say_n of_o st._n mark_n be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n see_v such_o a_o multitude_n of_o people_n flock_n about_o he_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o fall_v into_o a_o religious_a discourse_n with_o they_o and_o to_o talk_v with_o they_o of_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a matter_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o mind_v they_o of_o what_o he_o have_v public_o thaught_v or_o explain_v his_o pulpit-doctrine_n to_o they_o we_o need_v not_o much_o trouble_v ourselves_o to_o inquire_v but_o suppose_v he_o do_v preach_v though_o it_o be_v not_o private_o 2._o but_o open_o enough_o to_o the_o world_n as_o any_o one_o that_o look_v into_o the_o history_n as_o it_o be_v record_v by_o the_o evangelist_n may_v easy_o perceive_v in_o that_o house_n or_o any_o else_o as_o by_o his_o divine_a prerogative_n he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v and_o that_o which_o every_o private_a minister_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o follow_v he_o in_o yet_o how_o it_o can_v be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o countenance_v those_o that_o set_v up_o a_o course_n of_o house-preaching_a and_o that_o in_o other_o man_n parish_n where_o there_o be_v preach_a minister_n establish_v by_o law_n and_o where_o they_o have_v no_o manner_n of_o allowance_n or_o authority_n so_o to_o do_v as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v nay_o being_n forbid_v by_o authority_n as_o he_o be_v not_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v as_o for_o speak_v to_o or_o with_o the_o people_n in_o that_o house_n or_o any_o other_o or_o make_v use_n of_o that_o or_o any_o other_o private_a meeting_n either_o in_o separation_n from_o or_o competition_n with_o much_o less_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o public_a ordinance_n of_o god_n then_o in_o use_n as_o our_o conventicle_n nowadays_o be_v use_v that_o be_v far_o from_o our_o saviour_n meaning_n or_o practice_n who_o improve_v that_o and_o all_o meeting_n and_o occasion_n in_o subordination_n and_o direct_a subserviency_n to_o the_o synagogue-service_n and_o temple-worship_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o that_o christ_n shall_v be_v a_o public_a and_o not_o a_o private_a house-preacher_n the_o scripture_n do_v foretell_v long_o before_o his_o come_n by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 19_o i_o have_v not_o speak_v in_o secret_a in_o the_o dark_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o by_o