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their_o sermon_n or_o writing_n therefore_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n for_o for_o such_o thing_n come_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n be_v not_o then_o companion_n with_o they_o for_o you_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o be_v now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n walk_z as_o child_n of_o light_n eph._n 5.6,7,8_o and_o conform_v yourselves_o to_o the_o aug._n the_o christi_fw-la actio_fw-la nostri_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la instrinctio_fw-la aug._n example_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n jesus_n who_o 19.47_o who_o luke_n 19.47_o preach_v in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o temple_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v place_n full_a of_o disorder_n and_o corruption_n he_o 21.13_o he_o mat._n 21.13_o call_v the_o temple_n a_o den_n of_o thief_n and_o be_v there_o not_o too_o many_o in_o we_o 15.3_o we_o mat._n 15.3_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n be_v then_o corrupt_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o false_a 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sine_fw-la paleis_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nos_fw-la eremus_fw-la atque_fw-la agamus_fw-la quantum_fw-la possumus_fw-la ut_fw-la palea_fw-la simus_fw-la aug._n ep._n 203._o if_o christ_n shall_v have_v trodd_a in_o their_o step_n be_v lead_v by_o their_o fond_a opinion_n he_o will_v have_v make_v a_o separation_n and_o flee_v from_o the_o society_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n or_o teach_v in_o their_o synagogue_n but_o he_o do_v otherwise_o and_o from_o what_o he_o do_v we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o fanatic_n who_o separate_v themselves_o from_o all_o assembly_n or_o public_a place_n of_o god_n service_n pretend_v either_o a_o want_n of_o gift_n or_o a_o defect_n of_o holiness_n in_o the_o minister_n i_o say_v the_o practice_n of_o such_o man_n do_v speak_v they_o to_o be_v those_o antichrist_n which_o the_o apostle_n s_o john_n mention_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n 19_o 1_o ep._n joh._n 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