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charity_n without_o cause_n rom._n 14.3_o i_o know_v there_o be_v nothing_o do_v more_o trouble_v one_o that_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n that_o dwell_v in_o love_n 1_o john_n 4.16_o than_o to_o know_v or_o hear_v any_o thing_n of_o another_o that_o may_v hinder_v the_o exerise_n of_o their_o love_n there_o remain_v indeed_o always_o a_o love_n of_o benevolence_n towards_o they_o but_o it_o abate_v of_o our_o love_n of_o complacency_n when_o we_o apprehend_v they_o guilty_a of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a and_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o a_o sin_n to_o be_v angry_a with_o our_o brother_n without_o cause_n mat._n 5.22_o now_o that_o we_o may_v judge_v aright_o of_o action_n i_o must_v proceed_v in_o the_o same_o method_n as_o in_o the_o former_a case_n 1._o give_v you_o some_o cauâ—ions_n 2._o some_o direction_n first_o let_v we_o here_o again_o take_v heed_n of_o judge_v of_o action_n according_a to_o the_o appearance_n but_o examine_v the_o principle_n &_o end_n of_o they_o with_o other_o circumstance_n many_o time_n at_o first_o view_n man_n action_n seem_v very_o unwarrantable_a till_o the_o business_n be_v full_o understand_v and_o till_o we_o see_v for_o what_o end_n upon_o what_o ground_n by_o what_o necessity_n force_v thereto_o and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n man_n undertake_v such_o thing_n it_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o reubonite_n josh_n 22.12_o but_o when_o their_o brethren_n understand_v their_o ground_n and_o intention_n they_o be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v vers_fw-la 30._o so_o many_o man_n do_v oft_o make_v very_o fair_a pretence_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v most_o remote_a from_o their_o intention_n judas_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o a_o very_a public_a spirit_n and_o one_o that_o aim_v at_o do_v good_a john_n 12.6_o but_o there_o be_v somewhat_o else_o at_o the_o bottom_n which_o lie_v out_o of_o man_n sight_n but_o though_o counsel_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v as_o deep_a water_n a_o man_n of_o understanding_n will_v draw_v it_o out_o prov._n 20.5_o second_o let_v we_o not_o judge_v of_o action_n by_o man_n example_n 1._o not_o of_o most_o man_n exod._n 23.21_o we_o must_v not_o follow_v a_o multitude_n to_o do_v evil_a the_o broad_a way_n wherein_o most_o walk_v lead_v to_o destruction_n mat._n 7.13_o nor_o of_o great_a man_n joh._n 7.48_o it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n that_o mr._n rob._n bolton_n insist_o on_o in_o his_o assize_n sermon_n on_o 1_o cor._n 1.26_o that_o great_a man_n be_v seldom_o good_a no_o nor_o always_o of_o the_o best_a man_n their_o example_n if_o evil_a be_v most_o dangerous_a because_o we_o be_v most_o apt_a to_o follow_v they_o gal._n 2.13_o but_o they_o must_v be_v follow_v only_o so_o far_o as_o they_o follow_v christ_n 1_o cor._n 11.1_o yea_o further_o good_a action_n of_o good_a man_n be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v imitate_v as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a error_n in_o policy_n for_o man_n to_o undertake_v thing_n because_o they_o have_v see_v other_o do_v they_o before_o they_o as_o pompey_z will_v say_v scylla_n potuit_fw-la â—go_fw-la non_fw-la potero_fw-la scylla_n do_v such_o iâ—_n thing_n and_o why_o may_v not_o i_o never_o consider_v the_o advantage_n of_o part_n and_o ability_n opportunity_n popularity_n which_o one_o man_n may_v have_v more_o than_o another_o so_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n in_o morality_n that_o what_o be_v lawful_a and_o justifiable_a in_o another_o we_o may_v venture_v to_o do_v when_o that_o which_o be_v lawful_a in_o one_o may_v be_v sinful_a in_o another_o when_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o principle_n end_n occasion_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o precedent_n get_v so_o much_o credit_n and_o authority_n that_o they_o pass_v for_o a_o law_n and_o man_n argue_v à _fw-la facto_fw-la ad_fw-la jus_o the_o disciple_n luke_n 9.54_o plead_v the_o example_n of_o elias_n for_o what_o they_o desire_v when_o our_o saviour_n intimate_v by_o his_o answer_n that_o they_o be_v of_o a_o quite_o different_a spirit_n from_o elias_n and_o desire_a fire_n from_o heaven_n upon_o far_o low_a principle_n than_o elias_n his_o be_v pure_a zeal_n they_o mix_v with_o the_o base_a alley_n of_o ambition_n and_o revenge_n so_o amos_n 6.5_o those_o epicure_n plead_v the_o example_n of_o david_n for_o their_o justification_n not_o consider_v that_o the_o end_n of_o david_n in_o the_o use_n of_o music_n and_o sing_v be_v to_o lift_v up_o his_o heart_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n there_o be_v only_a to_o please_v their_o own_o lust_n so_o many_o plead_v the_o example_n of_o good_a man_n for_o what_o they_o do_v and_o for_o the_o liberty_n which_o in_o many_o thing_n they_o take_v to_o themselves_o not_o consider_v that_o while_o they_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n not_o on_o the_o same_o ground_n nor_o for_o the_o same_o end_n they_o may_v sin_v in_o that_o which_o other_o do_v lawful_o again_o that_o be_v lawful_a at_o one_o time_n which_o be_v not_o lawful_a at_o another_o as_o first_o in_o case_n of_o offence_n 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