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then_o under_o pretence_n of_o faith_n and_o unity_n to_o un-church_n the_o church_n and_o damn_v yourselves_o and_o all_o the_o world_n 6._o the_o argument_n in_o the_o text_n be_v very_o forcible_a verse_n 3_o for_o god_n have_v receive_v he_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v dare_v you_o despise_v or_o cast_v out_o he_o that_o god_n receive_v ver_fw-la 4._o who_o be_v thou_o that_o judge_v another_o man_n servant_n ver_fw-la 10._o why_o do_v thou_o judge_v thy_o brother_n or_o why_o do_v thou_o set_v at_o naught_o thy_o brother_n we_o shall_v all_o stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n the_o church_n do_v not_o censure_v man_n for_o small_a or_o doubtful_a thing_n nor_o must_v we_o condemn_v those_o that_o god_n do_v not_o condemn_v 7._o the_o lay_v such_o stress_n on_o small_a thing_n do_v multiply_v controversy_n and_o fill_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n with_o scruple_n and_o ensnare_v their_o conscience_n and_o engage_v man_n in_o party_n against_o each_o other_o to_o the_o certain_a breach_n of_o charity_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o their_o soul_n the_o fire_n of_o contention_n will_v never_o go_v out_o for_o want_v of_o fuel_n if_o unnecessary_a thing_n be_v make_v necessary_a and_o small_a thing_n pretend_v to_o be_v great_a &_o uncertain_a thing_n pretend_v to_o be_v certain_a abundance_n of_o vice_n will_v be_v daily_o set_v and_o keep_v at_o work_n upon_o this_o borrow_a stock_n 8._o and_o what_o a_o world_n of_o precious_a time_n will_v be_v waste_v by_o this_o mean_n while_o man_n be_v study_v and_o read_v to_o maintain_v their_o own_o opinion_n and_o when_o they_o must_v waste_v their_o hour_n when_o they_o be_v together_o in_o conference_n and_o wrangling-disputation_n to_o the_o discompose_v of_o their_o own_o and_o other_o mind_n and_o certain_a trouble_v the_o church_n of_o god_n oh_o what_o use_n have_v we_o for_o those_o precious_a hour_n for_o sure_a great_a and_o more_o needful_a thing_n 9_o the_o thing_n that_o our_o salvation_n and_o the_o church_n peace_n be_v indeed_o lay_v upon_o be_v so_o great_a so_o necessary_a so_o pleasant_a and_o so_o profitable_a that_o it_o leave_v we_o the_o more_o without_o excuse_n to_o waste_v our_o time_n in_o thing_n unnecessary_a we_o have_v our_o great_a creator_n to_o know_v and_o honour_n we_o have_v the_o mystery_n of_o redemption_n to_o search_v into_o and_o admire_v we_o have_v the_o nature_n and_o life_n and_o death_n and_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n and_o glorification_n and_o intercession_n of_o christ_n to_o study_v and_o believe_v and_o all_o the_o love_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n the_o mercy_n and_o the_o holiness_n and_o justice_n that_o be_v reveal_v in_o he_o we_o have_v judgement_n to_o prepare_v for_o &_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v receive_v or_o cherish_v increase_v and_o exercise_v in_o our_o soul_n we_o have_v a_o hell_n to_o escape_v and_o a_o heaven_n to_o obtain_v and_o the_o 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