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of_o those_o favour_n he_o have_v bestow_v on_o we_o and_o to_o think_v that_o we_o be_v not_o only_o his_o servant_n and_o friend_n but_o his_o brethren_n his_o own_o blood_n bone_n of_o his_o bone_n flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o that_o we_o be_v part_n of_o that_o church_n who_o he_o have_v honour_v so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v his_o eternal_a spouse_n behold_v what_o be_v the_o meat_n and_o the_o drink_n which_o be_v not_o give_v to_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n which_o satisfy_v and_o quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o those_o only_a who_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousness_n but_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n have_v not_o true_o relish_v the_o simplicity_n of_o this_o institution_n they_o will_v heighten_v the_o lustre_n of_o this_o double_a sacrament_n and_o do_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o example_n or_o rather_o in_o emulation_n of_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o world_n the_o name_n of_o religion_n of_o a_o church_n and_o even_o of_o god_n himself_o who_o 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shall_v abhor_v and_o detest_v the_o belief_n of_o their_o father_n and_o will_v say_v be_v it_o possible_a that_o our_o predecessor_n have_v be_v so_o silly_a and_o stupid_a or_o so_o extreme_o harden_v by_o custom_n or_o so_o very_o careless_a in_o search_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o have_v believe_v thing_n altogether_o incredible_a what_o spirit_n of_o pride_n what_o high_a presumption_n have_v possess_v these_o council_n who_o have_v imagine_v they_o can_v appoint_v better_a order_n for_o divine_a service_n than_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n himself_o have_v do_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o own_o son_n i_o will_v then_o conclude_v with_o the_o wise_a man_n or_o at_o least_o with_o his_o translator_n who_o make_v he_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n ecclesiastes_n chap._n 3._o
rather_o belong_v to_o emperor_n and_o terrestrial_a prince_n than_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v assure_v we_o that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n john_n 18._o 36._o which_o be_v a_o certain_a argument_n that_o under_o the_o name_n of_o spiritual_a this_o temporal_a power_n be_v but_o a_o tyrannical_a usurpation_n much_o more_o ground_v on_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o revelation_n than_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v a_o empire_n who_o prince_n be_v as_o so_o many_o slave_n to_o ambition_n and_o covetousness_n who_o vote_n be_v to_o be_v buy_v and_o who_o in_o the_o election_n of_o a_o head_n that_o have_v no_o power_n but_o what_o he_o attribute_n to_o himself_o do_v bear_v a_o part_n even_o with_o king_n who_o be_v scare_v without_o reason_n by_o his_o imaginary_a thunder_n what_o likelihood_n be_v there_o that_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n or_o rather_o god_n himself_o can_v be_v find_v among_o so_o much_o corruption_n 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