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will_v not_o either_o ex_fw-la mero_fw-la officio_fw-la or_o promoto_fw-la call_v we_o again_o if_o we_o will_v discharge_v ourselves_o there_o indeed_o in_o judge_v of_o other_o we_o must_v not_o judge_v lest_o we_o be_v judge_v math._n 7.1_o but_o in_o judge_v of_o ourselves_o judge_v that_o we_o be_v not_o judge_v 1_o cor._n 11.31_o if_o this_o inferior_a court_n be_v corrupt_a then_o there_o be_v a_o court_n of_o parliament_n to_o reform_v it_o and_o god_n himself_o will_v call_v it_o and_o make_v our_o judge_n a_o witness_n against_o our_o selnes_n for_o god_n leave_v conscience_n with_o man_n as_o a_o judge_n to_o absolve_v or_o condemn_v and_o he_o will_v bring_v it_o before_o himself_o as_o a_o witness_n to_o excuse_v or_o accuse_v rom._n 2.14.15_o q._n can_v we_o then_o that_o be_v christian_n perform_v it_o a._n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o god_n renew_v his_o law_n to_o his_o church_n and_o do_v write_v it_o again_o in_o their_o heart_n by_o his_o bless_a spirit_n 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object_n by_o reason_n of_o this_o natural_a exorbitation_n a_o instrument_n put_v out_o of_o tune_n be_v dissonant_n in_o all_o harmony_n rom._n 3.13.14.15.16.17.18_o throat_n tongue_n mouth_n foot_n action_n etc._n etc._n be_v all_o without_o god_n fear_n rom._n 1.29.30_o psal_n 50.16.17.18.19.20_o psal_n 10.4_o and_o 14.1_o heinous_a crime_n neither_o spare_v god_n nor_o man_n psal_n 10.6.11.13_o and_o 40.13_o and_o 74.8_o isa_n 28.15_o math._n 12.24_o luk._n 12.19.45_o and_o 18.11.12_o 1_o cor._n 2.14_o gal._n 5.17_o these_o and_o many_o more_o declare_v plain_o how_o man_n in_o all_o his_o outward_a action_n swerve_v from_o the_o prescript_n rule_v of_o righteousness_n and_o here_o the_o lord_n beside_o the_o order_n of_o consequence_n and_o contrariety_n in_o punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o and_o make_v both_o bitter_a and_o sting_v to_o the_o conscience_n have_v a_o double_a act_n first_o he_o limit_n the_o sin_n what_o way_n and_o how_o far_o it_o shall_v go_v he_o have_v a_o bit_n and_o bridle_n to_o curb_v any_o sinner_n psal_n 32.9_o and_o when_o he_o be_v go_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o teather_n he_o can_v pull_v he_o back_o again_o to_o his_o task_n with_o shame_n the_o very_a devil_n can_v be_v no_o more_o malicious_a in_o their_o mischief_n than_o god_n will_v have_v they_o 1_o king_n 22.21.22_o job_n 1.12_o second_o god_n direct_v sinner_n evermore_o to_o his_o glory_n they_o shall_v honour_v he_o when_o they_o think_v least_o of_o it_o they_o that_o never_o learn_v to_o lisp_v a_o word_n of_o a_o better_a life_n shall_v live_v for_o god_n when_o they_o die_v to_o damn_v themselves_o if_o good_a thought_n by_o restrain_v grace_n look_v into_o a_o wicked_a heart_n they_o stay_v not_o there_o as_o those_o that_o like_v not_o their_o lodging_n and_o therefore_o be_v soon_o go_v they_o scarce_o find_v a_o inn_n to_o bait_v in_o before_o they_o be_v bait_v out_o again_o with_o misrule_n only_o that_o light_n of_o god_n love_n and_o countenance_n that_o shine_v into_o a_o holy_a heart_n be_v constant_a like_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n which_o keep_v due_a time_n and_o vary_v not_o his_o course_n for_o any_o of_o these_o sublunary_a occasion_n yet_o bless_v be_v god_n who_o restrain_v the_o plot_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o elect_a q._n what_o be_v the_o degree_n of_o this_o sin_n a._n it_o may_v be_v great_a or_o lesser_a in_o respect_n of_o who_o or_o against_o who_o it_o be_v commit_v likewise_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n manner_n or_o measure_n of_o work_v it_o as_o whether_o it_o be_v do_v of_o knowledge_n or_o ignorance_n of_o infirmity_n or_o stubbornness_n or_o with_o a_o high_a hand_n jam._n 1.14_o a_o wicked_a object_n bring_v in_o suggestion_n suggestion_n delight_n delight_v consent_n consent_v practice_n practise_v custom_n custom_n obstinacy_n obstinacy_n hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o that_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n 1_o tim_n 1.13_o rom._n 2.5_o &_o 1.28_o jer._n 5.3_o 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of_o the_o tongue_n here_o may_v a_o question_n be_v demand_v whether_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o first_o table_n or_o the_o second_o be_v great_a answer_v compare_v person_n with_o person_n and_o then_o every_o sin_n against_o god_n be_v more_o vile_a then_o against_o my_o neighbour_n but_o other_o circumstance_n may_v aggravate_v and_o make_v a_o sin_n great_a in_o the_o second_o table_n than_o the_o first_o idle_n take_v of_o god_n name_n in_o vain_a as_o o_o lord_n o_o jesus_n be_v not_o so_o ill_a as_o murder_n and_o adultery_n negligence_n on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o steal_v a_o nap_n by_o chance_n at_o a_o sermon_n be_v not_o so_o vile_a and_o villainous_a as_o to_o rob_v and_o kill_v by_o the_o high_a way_n side_n but_o let_v circumstance_n go_v with_o circumstance_n as_o person_n with_o person_n degree_n with_o degree_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o every_o sin_n against_o the_o first_o table_n be_v worse_a than_o against_o the_o second_o q._n how_o many_o sort_n be_v there_o of_o 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