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that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v and_o in_o the_o six_o chap._n vers_n 20._o my_o son_n say_v he_o keep_v thy_o father_n commandment_n and_o forsake_v not_o the_o law_n of_o thy_o mother_n that_o law_n say_v solomon_n that_o god_n give_v unto_o thy_o father_n and_o to_o thy_o mother_n and_o enjoin_v they_o in_o the_o sixth_o of_o deut._n and_o the_o 11._o to_o teach_v unto_o their_o child_n that_o law_n and_o commandment_n keep_v thou_o and_o forsake_v it_o not_o yea_o bind_v they_o continual_o upon_o thy_o heart_n and_o tie_v they_o about_o thy_o neck_n when_o thou_o go_v it_o shall_v lead_v thou_o when_o thou_o sleep_v it_o shall_v keep_v thou_o and_o when_o thou_o awake_v it_o shall_v talk_v with_o thou_o for_o the_o commandment_n be_v a_o lamp_n and_o the_o law_n be_v light_a and_o reproof_n of_o instruction_n be_v the_o way_n of_o life_n infinite_a place_n more_o may_v be_v allege_v out_o of_o all_o the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n where_o all_o the_o holy_a 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to_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o i_o will_v not_o now_o mr._n montague_n discover_v all_o the_o error_n and_o abomination_n of_o this_o idol_n only_o i_o shall_v desire_v you_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o great_a impiety_n and_o absurdity_n of_o this_o your_o doctrine_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n affirm_v mr._n montague_n that_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o this_o idol_n mass_n be_v the_o very_a same_o sacrifice_n that_o christ_n himself_o offer_v upon_o the_o cross_n against_o which_o i_o thus_o argue_v that_o sacrifice_n which_o differ_v from_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n both_o in_o the_o efficient_a material_a formal_a and_o final_a cause_n that_o be_v not_o the_o same_o sacrifice_n that_o christ_n offer_v upon_o the_o cross_n but_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n differ_v from_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n both_o in_o the_o efficient_a material_a formal_a and_o final_a cause_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v not_o 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