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2.22_o be_v not_o proud_a and_o careless_a but_o humble_a and_o watchful_a 3._o doct._n when_o man_n get_v discretion_n and_o knowledge_n they_o will_v be_v free_a from_o many_o enormity_n into_o which_o other_o fall_v so_o the_o prodigal_a son_n who_o feed_v on_o husk_n before_o when_o he_o come_v to_o himself_o find_v bread_n enough_o in_o his_o father_n house_n luk._n 15.17_o so_o the_o angel_n of_o laodicea_n may_v be_v free_v from_o blindness_n poverty_n and_o nakedness_n if_o he_o will_v follow_v christ_n counsel_n rev._n 3.17_o 18._o truth_n have_v a_o free_a power_n you_o shall_v know_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o truth_n shall_v make_v you_o free_a joh._n 8.32_o 1._o because_o satan_n be_v daunt_v by_o repulse_n as_o he_o be_v by_o christ_n then_o the_o devil_n leave_v he_o mat._n 4.11_o 2._o wicked_a man_n give_v over_o solicit_v when_o they_o see_v it_o can_v prevail_v as_o joseph_n mistress_n do_v who_o though_o she_o bring_v he_o to_o prison_n can_v not_o bring_v he_o to_o 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a_o traveller_n that_o be_v in_o a_o wrong_a way_n leave_v it_o to_o go_v in_o a_o right_a path_n so_o must_v we_o leave_v those_o sinful_a way_n in_o which_o we_o walk_v natural_o note_v 1._o a_o lesson_n of_o humility_n 2._o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 3._o of_o avoid_v evil_a in_o each_o of_o these_o be_v a_o act_n and_o a_o object_n in_o the_o first_o the_o act_n be_v be_v not_o wise_a the_o object_n in_o thy_o own_o eye_n in_o the_o second_o the_o act_n fear_v the_o object_n the_o lord_n in_o the_o three_o the_o act_n and_o depart_v the_o object_n from_o evil_a doct._n 1._o a_o good_a man_n shall_v look_v into_o his_o own_o condition_n to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o else_o he_o may_v soon_o think_v better_o of_o himself_o than_o there_o be_v cause_n give_v diligence_n to_o make_v your_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a 2_o pet._n 1.10_o let_v he_o that_o think_v he_o stand_v take_v heed_n lest_o he_o fall_v 1_o cor._n 10.12_o reas_n 1._o because_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n 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cast_v up_o their_o book_n to_o know_v their_o temporal_a estate_n and_o upon_o every_o distemper_n to_o advise_v with_o the_o physician_n for_o their_o body_n for_o fear_v of_o a_o disease_n breed_v in_o they_o only_o the_o poor_a soul_n be_v neglect_v we_o fear_v such_o as_o eat_v and_o drink_v any_o thing_n and_o have_v no_o regard_n of_o diet_n that_o they_o will_v be_v sick_a and_o such_o as_o love_v not_o to_o look_v into_o their_o debt-book_n that_o they_o will_v be_v bankrupt_n so_o we_o may_v fear_v that_o they_o be_v yet_o in_o their_o natural_a estate_n that_o look_v not_o whether_o they_o be_v out_o of_o it_o or_o no._n 2._o to_o exhort_v we_o to_o be_v more_o diligent_a to_o search_v out_o our_o spiritual_a than_o our_o worldly_a or_o bodily_a condition_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v deceive_v in_o ourselves_o to_o move_v we_o to_o seek_v to_o know_v our_o spiritual_a condition_n true_o let_v we_o think_v of_o these_o motive_n 1._o that_o the_o spiritual_a estate_n be_v 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