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fundamental_a article_n our_o new_a theologue_n be_v for_o a_o messiah_n that_o neither_o suffer_v nor_o die_v nor_o rise_v again_o i_o leave_v the_o reader_n to_o judge_v of_o this_o whilst_o i_o follow_v our_o travel_a tutor_n to_o p._n 281._o etc._n etc._n where_o we_o still_o fiâ—d_v he_o pervert_v of_o st._n luke_n write_v he_o set_v himself_o to_o misrepresent_v his_o history_n both_o of_o the_o gospel_n and_o of_o the_o act_n as_o if_o he_o have_v a_o particular_a pike_n against_o that_o good_a man_n that_o holy_a writer_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n from_o p._n 209._o to_o p._n 299._o he_o undertake_v to_o set_v down_o the_o content_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o apostle_n preach_v and_o thence_o to_o prove_v that_o one_o article_n only_o be_v propound_v to_o be_v believe_v to_o make_v man_n christian_n but_o our_o bold_a undertaker_n fall_v very_o short_a of_o what_o he_o design_v as_o i_o shall_v make_v evident_a from_o the_o text_n he_o allege_v first_o he_o quote_v 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10._o 7._o where_o our_o lord_n enjoin_v his_o apostle_n to_o preach_v say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o he_o add_v luke_o 10._o 9_o where_o our_o saviour_n command_v the_o seventy_o disciple_n to_o give_v and_o preach_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o some_o particular_a place_n in_o judea_n and_o to_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v come_v nigh_o unto_o you_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v go_v and_o preach_v the_o same_o gospel_n that_o i_o myself_o have_v teach_v for_o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o what_o i_o have_v every_o where_o publish_v and_o preach_v repent_v you_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v at_o hand_n mat._n 4._o 17._o reform_v your_o life_n and_o embrace_v that_o doctrine_n which_o approach_v near_o and_o near_o unto_o you_o every_o day_n and_o be_v more_o and_o more_o to_o be_v discover_v to_o the_o world_n it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n i._n e._n god_n 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