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do_v not_o only_o cashier_v the_o tradition_n of_o man_n and_o their_o grosser_n sin_n but_o labour_v as_o in_o a_o case_n of_o life_n and_o death_n to_o bring_v into_o captivity_n every_o lust_n yea_o every_o thought_n to_o the_o most_o holy_a law_n of_o god_n he_o count_v nothing_o little_a that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o sacred_a mouth_n of_o god_n and_o which_o have_v the_o tag_n as_o master_n bradford_n term_v it_o of_o god_n heavy_a curse_n against_o all_o transgressor_n annex_v to_o it_o he_o know_v none_o other_o way_n to_o heaven_n then_o to_o be_v holy_a as_o he_o be_v holy_a and_o to_o walk_v in_o light_n as_o he_o be_v in_o light_n and_o if_o he_o know_v any_o other_o way_n yet_o he_o will_v take_v none_o other_o than_o this_o whereby_o alone_a god_n be_v please_v and_o glorify_v and_o whereby_o his_o bless_a image_n be_v repair_v in_o us._n wherefore_o howsoever_o he_o see_v nothing_o more_o common_a in_o this_o world_n then_o light_a and_o vain_a swear_n profitable_a and_o officious_a lie_n waste_n and_o idle_a word_n good_a fellowship_n as_o they_o call_v it_o when_o man_n fear_v not_o to_o put_v themselves_o into_o all_o company_n and_o accommodate_v themselves_o thereto_o customary_a break_n of_o the_o sabbath_n by_o 13._o by_o isa_n 58._o 13._o do_v their_o own_o way_n find_v their_o own_o pleasure_n and_o speak_v their_o own_o word_n 8._o word_n mal._n 3._o 8._o rob_v of_o god_n in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n 13._o offering_n ibid._n 1._o 13._o count_v it_o a_o weariness_n to_o serve_v god_n 1._o god_n eccles_n 5_o 1._o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o fool_n by_o 13._o by_o isa_n 29._o 13._o draw_v near_o unto_o god_n with_o their_o mouth_n and_o honour_v he_o with_o their_o lip_n but_o remove_v their_o heart_n far_o from_o he_o go_v beyond_o or_o overreach_v one_o another_o in_o bargain_v or_o otherwise_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n and_o taunt_v for_o taunt_v break_v jest_n to_o the_o disgrace_n of_o other_o especial_o plain_a people_n turn_v into_o the_o fashion_n and_o guize_n of_o the_o world_n for_o apparel_n apish_a gesture_n and_o court-holy-water_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o like_a yet_o his_o care_n be_v to_o 1_o to_o gen._n 17._o 1_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o to_o be_v perfect_a as_o god_n command_v abraham_n and_o the_o more_o corrupt_a he_o see_v the_o world_n and_o ready_a to_o censure_v all_o that_o will_v have_v no_o fellowship_n in_o their_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n for_o be_v more_o nice_a than_o wise_a the_o close_a he_o endevour_v enoch-like_a to_o walk_v with_o his_o god_n avoid_v all_o evil_a even_o the_o least_o with_o all_o appearance_n and_o occasion_n of_o it_o three_o this_o bless_a man_n appli_v himself_o to_o teach_v those_o commandment_n even_o to_o the_o very_a lest_o that_o he_o may_v bring_v other_o also_o to_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n wherein_o he_o stand_v as_o paul_n say_v to_o agrippa_n 29._o agrippa_n act._n 26._o 29._o i_o will_v to_o god_n that_o not_o only_o thou_o but_o 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and_o calling_n teach_v also_o as_o the_o husband_n his_o wife_n what_o he_o have_v learn_v in_o the_o public_a assembly_n 35._o assembly_n 1._o cor._n 14._o 35._o if_o the_o wife_n will_v learn_v any_o thing_n let_v they_o ask_v their_o husband_n at_o home_n so_o parent_n and_o governor_n of_o family_n be_v by_o god_n appointment_n 14._o appointment_n gen._n 18._o 19_o exod._n 13._o 14._o to_o teach_v their_o child_n and_o charge_n even_o godly_a matron_n be_v not_o exempt_v for_o bathsheba_n virtuous_a woman_n be_v commend_v for_o this_o 26._o this_o psal_n 78._o 5._o prou._n 31._o 26._o that_o she_o open_v her_o mouth_n in_o wisdom_n and_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n be_v in_o her_o lip_n and_o we_o know_v that_o a_o good_a child_n be_v command_v 8._o command_v prou._n 2._o 8._o to_o hear_v his_o father_n instruction_n and_o not_o to_o forsake_v his_o mother_n teach_n sure_o as_o the_o dove_n be_v report_v to_o purvey_v abroad_o for_o her_o young_a one_o and_o fill_v her_o crop_n at_o 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