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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 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only_o the_o godly_a be_v upright_o in_o their_o way_n psal_n 119.2_o david_n be_v upright_o in_o all_o thing_n save_v only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o vriah_n a_o godly_a man_n be_v habitual_o good_a when_o he_o be_v actual_o evil_a and_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v habitual_o evil_a when_o he_o be_v actual_o good_a hence_o it_o may_v be_v say_v the_o godly_a keep_v those_o commandment_n they_o break_v and_o that_o the_o wicked_a break_v those_o commandment_n which_o they_o keep_v and_o therefore_o except_o the_o habit_n of_o obedience_n be_v infuse_v the_o out_o ward_v act_n be_v nothing_o with_o god_n and_o less_o to_o the_o agent_n heb._n 9.14_o the_o live_a god_n be_v not_o serve_v as_o long_o as_o the_o conscience_n be_v not_o purge_v from_o dead_a work_n q._n how_o be_v the_o law_n further_o consider_v in_o man_n a._n as_o it_o be_v know_v of_o man_n in_o itself_o and_o in_o his_o reward_n and_o apply_v to_o the_o fact_n good_a or_o bad_a it_o be_v call_v conscience_n for_o 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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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