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he_o to_o vindicate_v himself_o and_o his_o apostleship_n at_o large_a galat._n 1._o and_o 2._o chapter_n 4._o the_o four_o objection_n be_v 60._o be_v fr._n p._n 250._o eng._n p._n 60._o st._n peter_n dissimulation_n at_o antioch_n for_o which_o st._n paul_n reprove_v he_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o 2.11_o we_o gal._n 2.11_o and_o here_o i_o agree_v with_o our_o author_n that_o st._n peter_n act_v contrary_a to_o his_o judgement_n and_o dissemble_v his_o opinion_n for_o he_o that_o have_v be_v warn_v by_o a_o vision_n 10.28_o vision_n act._n 10.28_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o call_v any_o man_n common_a or_o unclean_a and_o but_o just_a before_o have_v a_o great_a hand_n in_o make_v the_o decree_n at_o the_o synod_n of_o jerusalem_n 7._o jerusalem_n act._n 15_o 7._o whereby_o the_o gentile_n be_v make_v member_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o
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eng._n p._n 102._o that_o there_o be_v no_o proof_n at_o all_o that_o esdras_n and_o the_o great_a sanhedrim_n of_o that_o time_n among_o who_o be_v haggai_n zachary_n and_o malachi_n compile_v the_o canon_n yet_o still_o it_o be_v probable_a it_o be_v make_v by_o those_o that_o be_v so_o near_o their_o time_n that_o they_o know_v what_o their_o sentiment_n be_v in_o this_o matter_n and_o make_v this_o collection_n according_o but_o if_o this_o proof_n be_v not_o think_v satisfactory_a i_o shall_v think_v any_o christian_n ought_v to_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o look_v upon_o the_o jewish_a canon_n which_o be_v undoubted_o the_o same_o in_o his_o time_n which_o be_v now_o receive_v in_o the_o protestant_a church_n i_o say_v he_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o collection_n of_o holy_a write_n design_v by_o god_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o his_o church_n and_o the_o rule_n the_o jew_n be_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o when_o 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be_v certain_o very_o dangerous_a for_o man_n to_o search_v or_o be_v too_o much_o conversant_a in_o these_o book_n especial_o since_o they_o come_v recommend_v under_o the_o character_n of_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n it_o be_v strange_a our_o saviour_n 24.44_o saviour_n luk._n 24.44_o shall_v prove_v the_o passion_n and_o resurrection_n of_o the_o messiah_n not_o only_o out_o of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n but_o also_o out_o of_o the_o psalm_n by_o which_o our_o author_n 123._o author_n fr._n p._n 277._o eng._n p._n 123._o understand_v those_o write_n which_o the_o jew_n call_v chetubim_n if_o these_o book_n be_v of_o so_o little_a authority_n as_o he_o will_v persuade_v we_o they_o be_v mr._n n._n will_v fain_o evade_v the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n take_v from_o our_o saviour_n authority_n by_o tell_v we_o 105._o we_o fr._n p._n 278._o eng._n p._n 104_o 105._o that_o christ_n never_o design_v to_o criticise_v upon_o the_o sacred_a book_n or_o to_o correct_v those_o 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