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he_o cum_fw-la par_fw-fr in_fw-la parem_fw-la &_o multo_fw-la minus_fw-la in_o majorem_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la forasmuch_o as_o a_o equal_a have_v not_o power_n over_o a_o equal_a and_o much_o less_o over_o a_o superior_a secon_o the_o apostle_n charity_n quo_fw-la cord_n why_o he_o will_v do_v this_o upon_o supposition_n that_o he_o may_v devote_v both_o man_n and_o angel_n to_o destruction_n to_o these_o we_o answer_v in_o one_o word_n that_o the_o apostle_n paul_n be_v not_o here_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o private_a person_n act_v either_o upon_o his_o own_o authority_n or_o in_o his_o own_o cause_n but_o in_o the_o nam_fw-la and_o cause_n of_o god_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o which_o respect_n all_o creature_n whatsoever_o be_v nothing_o to_o he_o so_o that_o as_o he_o do_v it_o with_o very_o good_a warrant_n so_o he_o may_v also_o do_v it_o with_o very_o good_a affection_n and_o no_o breach_n of_o charity_n at_o all_o in_o he_o this_o do_v not_o give_v allowance_n to_o other_o light_o and_o upon_o no_o occasion_n and_o from_o a_o private_a spirit_n to_o be_v full_a of_o imprecation_n as_o we_o shall_v sometime_o observe_v some_o to_o be_v wherein_o as_o they_o do_v sometime_o lose_v their_o labour_n in_o that_o the_o curse_n causlessshall_v not_o come_v as_o solomon_n speak_v so_o now_o and_o then_o also_o provide_v ill_a for_o themselves_o but_o it_o do_v only_o warrant_v the_o right_a use_n of_o church-censure_n in_o those_o hand_n which_o be_v entrust_v with_o they_o again_o neither_o do_v this_o allow_v a_o church_n itself_o to_o use_v such_o a_o power_n as_o this_o be_v in_o re_fw-mi levi_fw-la in_o a_o matter_n of_o high_a moment_n and_o consequence_n much_o less_o which_o be_v unjust_a and_o unequal_a as_o the_o papist_n in_o their_o bruta_n fulmina_fw-la their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o bull_n and_o curse_n and_o execration_n a_o anathema_n which_o they_o daily_o send_v forth_o against_o the_o saint_n and_o servant_n of_o christ_n but_o upon_o good_a ground_n a_o cause_n for_o it_o than_o it_o may_v be_v as_o lawful_a to_o inflict_v it_o as_o it_o be_v sad_a and_o lamentable_a to_o bear_v it_o and_o so_o now_o i_o have_v do_v with_o this_o protestation_n simple_o propound_v in_o the_o eight_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n though_o we_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o i_o as_o it_o be_v emphatical_o repeat_v in_o the_o nine_o as_o we_o say_v before_o so_o say_v i_o now_o again_o if_o any_o one_o etc._n etc._n in_o sacrâ_fw-la scripturâ_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-fr est_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o rehearse_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v no_o vain_a repetition_n or_o tautology_n it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o divinity_n
sin_n 296_o profaneness_n it_o be_v concomitancy_n with_o formality_n and_o the_o ground_n thereof_o 346_o passion_n the_o evil_a of_o they_o 363_o professor_n see_v hypocrite_n three_o thing_n carry_v on_o empty_a profissor_n of_o religion_n 308_o r_n remember_v god_n what_o 9_o help_n to_o remember_v god_n 10_o motive_n to_o remember_v god_n 11_o riches_n how_o god_n give_v power_n to_o get_v it_o consider_v 1._o positive_o 12_o 2._o negative_o 13_o when_o give_v in_o mercy_n 33_o religion_n not_o a_o dull_a but_o a_o pleasant_a thing_n and_o thereby_o vindicate_v 216_o 219_o why_o so_o few_o delight_n in_o it_o 200_o two_o extreme_n in_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o 372_o reproof_n how_o to_o give_v it_o imply_v 29_o to_o receive_v it_o a_o threefold_a argument_n of_o wisdom_n 224_o to_o refuse_v it_o dangerous_a 229_o 230_o 389_o rolling_n our_o burden_n on_o god_n what_o 236_o repentance_n wherein_o it_o consist_v 290_o 291_o 293_o three_o thing_n look_v like_a repentance_n but_o be_v not_o it_o 291_o a_o threefold_a call_n unto_o it_o 301_o argument_n to_o speedy_a repentance_n 182_o reason_n it_o be_v deficiency_n 287_o running_n see_v walk_n the_o christian_a race_n what_o it_o imply_v 312_o s_n soul_n have_v a_o threefold_a presence_n 24_o the_o companion_n of_o wicked_a man_n soul_n 204_o sin_n how_o god_n often_o discover_v secret_a sin_n 26_o impudence_n the_o height_n of_o sin_n 28_o how_o man_n hide_v they_o 72_o why_o man_n delight_v in_o they_o 75_o its_o evil_a 75_o 373_o 390_o 391_o against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n what_o 76_o why_o other_o man_n sin_n be_v grievous_a to_o the_o godly_a 78_o 406_o 407_o three_o sort_n of_o sin_n 81_o personal_a sin_n may_v procure_v public_a judgement_n and_o why_o 88_o sinner_n present_a misery_n 56_o 57_o 176_o 192_o 263_o 393_o future_a misery_n 58_o 59_o 69_o 283_o 288_o 231_o relief_n to_o great_a if_o penitent_a sinner_n 296_o god_n can_v punish_v they_o from_o within_o themselves_o how_o 361_o silence_n how_o sometime_o take_v 58_o 59_o sigh_v what_o it_o signify_v 408_o be_v aggravation_n 122_o 133_o 263_o help_n against_o persist_v in_o it_o 126_o continuance_n in_o it_o dangerour_n 395_o when_o a_o people_n sin_n seem_v to_o be_v full_a 133_o whence_o obstinacy_n in_o sin_n arise_v 388_o when_o be_v sin_n come_v to_o a_o habit_n 396_o sensoriousness_n a_o check_n to_o it_o 178_o 247_o salvation_n neglecter_n of_o the_o great_a salvation_n who_o they_o be_v imply_v 227_o whence_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o great_a salvation_n spring_v ibid._n scorner_n describe_v 227_o whence_o scorn_v spring_n ibid._n what_o danger_n a_o scorner_n be_v in_o 228_o 414_o soul_n how_o it_o be_v say_v to_o hear_v 364_o stupidity_n wherein_o it_o lie_v 382_o whence_o it_o proceed_v 383_o speech_n man_n speak_v two_o way_n 388_o god_n speak_v two_o way_n 298_o spirit_n how_o to_o discern_v between_o the_o leading_n or_o dictate_v of_o god_n spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o delusion_n 303_o encouragement_n to_o attend_v its_o motion_n 304_o t_n temptation_n how_o god_n keep_v christian_n from_o and_o under_o they_o 54_o thankfulness_n it_o be_v ground_n 105_o thought_n their_o perplexity_n and_o inconstancy_n 159_o motive_n to_o watch_v they_o 160_o 292_o the_o property_n of_o god_n thought_n towards_o his_o people_n 169_o whence_o holy_a thought_n proceed_v 170_o a_o great_a blessing_n to_o have_v they_o establish_a 240_o whence_o instability_n of_o thought_n in_o business_n arise_v 240_o 249_o 250_o the_o evil_n of_o anxious_a thought_n see_v care_n trumpet_n signify_v three_o thing_n 363_o toleration_n universal_a condemn_v 371_o how_o take_v 241_o touch_v blasphemous_a thought_n see_v blasphemy_n the_o corruption_n of_o the_o thought_n 292_o time_n how_o a_o christian_n hide_v himself_o in_o evil_a time_n 261_o how_o god_n hide_v his_o people_n in_o evil_a time_n 262_o trouble_n christian_n apt_a to_o much_o trouble_n and_o fear_n with_o the_o ground_n thereof_o 117_o trouble_n for_o sin_n good_a 118_o misery_n the_o occasion_n of_o trouble_n 119_o trouble_v when_o unlawful_a 120_o why_o christ_n will_v not_o have_v christian_n much_o trouble_v 121_o how_o christian_n may_v preseru_v themselves_o from_o trouble_n 122_o five_o unbelief_n the_o ground_n of_o it_o 98_o the_o evil_a of_o it_o 102_o 286_o unity_n how_o the_o gospel_n tend_v towards_o it_o 194_o who_o shall_v especial_o maintain_v it_o 194_o or_o its_o extent_n 196_o its_o excellency_n 197_o menas_n to_o get_v and_o preserve_v it_o 199_o w_n walk_v see_v way_n see_v running_n motive_n to_o circumspect_a walk_v 8_o upright_o late-walking_a what_o 159_o motive_n to_o diligence_n in_o our_o christian_a course_n imply_v 207_o word_n why_o man_n under_o the_o same_o word_n be_v not_o alike_o wrought_v upon_o 139_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n word_n 254_o barrenness_n under_o it_o a_o great_a evil_a 270_o 354_o what_o it_o be_v to_o see_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 357_o drop_v of_o word_n what_o 404_o a_o word_n behind_o how_o take_v 298_o 299_o 300_o god_n word_n powerful_a 299_o wound_n how_o god_n wound_v sinner_n 124_o god_n wound_v the_o head_n what_o ibid._n watch._n motive_n to_o watch_v the_o thought_n 160_o see_v thought_n 253_o work_n argument_n move_v to_o good_a work_n see_v fruitfulness_n see_v charity_n what_o and_o how_o to_o commit_v our_o work_n and_o way_n to_o god_n 234_o 235_o 236_o 239_o why_o we_o shall_v commit_v our_o way_n and_o work_n to_o god_n 235_o 237_o what_o we_o may_v not_o commit_v to_o god_n 239_o what_o work_v i_o may_v commit_v to_o god_n 235_o 239_o way_n see_v walk_n godliness_n a_o pleasant_a way_n in_o three_o particular_n 219_o four_o thing_n apt_a to_o make_v a_o christian_a faint_a in_o his_o way_n 312_o how_o to_o be_v keep_v from_o faint_v in_o god_n way_n 312_o wicked_a person_n who_o 275_o 292_o wilderness_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o scripture_n 352_o war._n it_o be_v grievousness_n 365_o a_o foreign_a war_n in_o some_o respect_v more_o grievous_a than_o a_o domestic_a one_o 379_o wait_a see_v hope_n y_fw-fr youth_n sin_n of_o youth_n or_o youthful_a lust_n what_o 84_o how_o man_n possess_v the_o sin_n of_o their_o youth_n 66_o why_o sin_n of_o youth_n afterward_o prove_v dreadful_a ibid._n motive_n to_o early_a godliness_n 66_o 70_o 376_o lamentation_n over_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o youth_n of_o this_o age_n 68_o a_o table_n of_o the_o chief_a matter_n contain_v in_o the_o fifty_o sermon_n on_o the_o new_a testament_n a_o affliction_n qviet_v considertion_n under_o they_o 51_o see_v contentment_n anthropomorphites_n confute_v 135_o accurse_v what_o it_o signify_v 340_o why_o many_o in_o scripture_n may_v but_o we_o must_v not_o curse_v other_o 341_o apostasy_n the_o evil_a of_o it_o 421_o twofold_n 431_o b_o behold_v how_o use_v in_o scripture_n 65_o bosom_n what_o it_o imply_v 136_o c_o conversion_n morality_n accidental_o may_v set_v a_o man_n further_o from_o it_o than_o profaneness_n 12_o see_v morality_n whether_o cornelius_n nathaniel_z the_o eunuch_n lydia_n etc._n etc._n be_v convert_v or_o not_o 13_o a_o twofold_a conversion_n 79_o how_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o convert_v themselves_o how_o not_o 79_o labour_n to_o convert_v other_o why_o 81_o by_o what_o mean_v to_o endeavour_v other_o conversion_n 82_o can_v be_v promerited_a 86_o 156_o how_o far_o we_o may_v how_o we_o can_v resist_v it_o 87_o touch_v know_v the_o moment_n of_o it_o 89_o counsel_n or_o advice_n how_o to_o be_v give_v 41_o christian_a unprofitable_a christian_n hurtful_a to_o other_o 32_o christian_n shall_v improve_v one_o another_o 37_o take_v heed_n of_o discourage_v young_a christian_n 54_o his_o choice_n justify_v see_v election_n support_v to_o weak_a christian_n 69_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o eye_n the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n 423_o in_o what_o respect_n king_n and_o priest_n 444_o their_o excellency_n 445_o why_o they_o desire_v christ_n second_o come_v 449_o censoriousness_n or_o evil_a surmising_n a_o check_n to_o it_o 14_o 39_o 57_o 61_o 63_o 64_o 73_o child_n how_o the_o word_n be_v take_v 364_o weak_a christian_n compare_v to_o child_n 365_o call_v overdoing_a in_o a_o man_n particular_a call_n whence_o it_o spring_v 44_o how_o man_n offend_v in_o their_o particular_a calling_n 44_o a_o double_a end_n of_o particular_a calling_n 50_o touch_v effectual_a call_v 286_o christ_n invite_v those_o that_o thirst_n be_v favour_n and_o honour_v 455_o care_n the_o evil_a the_o cause_n the_o remedy_n of_o distract_n care_n see_v thought_n conversion_n travail_n in_o conversion_n what_o 365_o be_v nature_n 368_o why_o god_n convert_v by_o the_o word_n preach_v 93_o 285_o both_o jew_n and_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n shall_v be_v convert_v 288_o we_o shall_v labour_v to_o convert_v other_o 429_o church_n what_o and_o why_o so_o call_v 286_o how_o its_o censure_n