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great_a work_n than_o himself_o do_v joh._n 14._o 12._o etc._n etc._n now_o when_o christ_n be_v ascend_v the_o event_n be_v strange_a and_o yet_o full_o answerable_a to_o his_o promise_n for_o the_o disciple_n be_v but_o few_o twelve_o in_o number_n and_o all_o unlearned_a and_o yet_o they_o preach_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o bare_a preach_n without_o humane_a eloquence_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n convert_v many_o nation_n yea_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o though_o themselves_o be_v but_o weak_a man_n and_o preach_v thing_n absurd_a to_o the_o corrupt_a reason_n of_o man_n yet_o they_o win_v many_o soul_n to_o god_n and_o convert_v the_o world_n v._o ground_n be_v borrow_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o have_v record_v in_o their_o write_n the_o very_a samething_n touch_v christ_n which_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n josephus_n a_o jew_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o christ_n in_o his_o eight_o book_n of_o antiquity_n chap._n 4._o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o christ_n that_o matthew_n do_v that_o he_o be_v a_o most_o worthy_a man_n that_o he_o wrought_v many_o miracle_n and_o that_o he_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a other_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v crucify_v under_o pilate_n in_o the_o time_n of_o tiberius_n and_o that_o tiberius_n will_v have_v put_v he_o in_o the_o number_n of_o his_o god_n again_o heathen_a writer_n 20._o report_v that_o at_o his_o death_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n all_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o world_n cease_v â—â—ac_fw-la and_o the_o great_a god_n pan_n as_o they_o say_v then_o die_v chap._n iii_o of_o the_o scripture_n the_o second_o main_a question_n be_v touch_v the_o truth_n of_o scripture_n whether_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o true_a word_n of_o god_n the_o answer_n be_v that_o they_o be_v and_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o assertion_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o six_o head_n sect._n 1_o the_o first_o be_v take_v from_o the_o cause_n namely_o the_o author_n and_o writer_n of_o 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spirit_n he_o also_o that_o pray_v for_o the_o same_o to_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n must_v pray_v that_o he_o will_v assure_v unto_o he_o the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n from_o the_o father_n by_z and_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o son_n chap._n v._n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o religion_n touch_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o first_o of_o the_o inward_a worship_n ii_o question_n how_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v and_o serve_v for_o the_o full_a answer_n hereof_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v twofold_a inward_a or_o outward_a inward_a be_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o heart_n the_o conscience_n will_n and_o affection_n for_o man_n by_o all_o these_o joint_o and_o several_o perform_v worship_n and_o service_n to_o his_o creator_n the_o outward_a be_v that_o worship_n whereby_o the_o inward_a be_v testify_v outward_o in_o the_o speech_n and_o action_n the_o former_a of_o these_o two_o be_v the_o spiritual_a worship_n of_o the_o 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