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a_o man_n and_o though_o the_o best_a of_o saint_n have_v be_v â—ut_v to_o wrestle_v with_o the_o temptation_n that_o â—rise_v from_o the_o adversity_n of_o believer_n and_o â—he_v prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a yet_o this_o be_v still_o â—he_v result_v of_o all_o their_o perplex_v thought_n true_o god_n be_v good_a to_o israel_n even_o to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o clean_a heart_n though_o sometime_o their_o foot_n be_v almost_o go_v and_o their_o path_n do_v well_o nigh_o slip_v and_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o say_v we_o have_v cleanse_v our_o heart_n in_o vain_a and_o wash_v our_o hand_n in_o innocency_n for_o all_o the_o day_n be_v we_o plague_v and_o chastened_a every_o morning_n yet_o they_o soon_o learn_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n that_o the_o wicked_a be_v set_v in_o slippery_a place_n and_o cast_v down_o into_o destruction_n and_o bring_v to_o desolation_n as_o in_o a_o moment_n and_o utter_o consume_v with_o terror_n as_o a_o dream_n when_o one_o awake_v so_o the_o 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to_o condemn_v dissenter_n it_o also_o teach_v man_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o faithful_a direction_n and_o conduct_v of_o their_o pastor_n and_o not_o to_o vilify_v forsake_v and_o disobey_v they_o as_o if_o they_o be_v above_o they_o in_o understanding_n and_o fit_a to_o be_v guide_n themselves_o so_o that_o in_o all_o these_o respect_n it_o be_v ignorance_n of_o themselves_o that_o make_v man_n troubler_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o themselves_o will_v much_o remedy_n it_o 14._o and_o it_o be_v ignorance_n of_o themselves_o also_o that_o make_v man_n troubler_n of_o the_o state_n a_o man_n that_o do_v not_o know_v himself_o be_v unfit_a for_o all_o society_n if_o he_o be_v a_o ruler_n he_o will_v forget_v the_o common-good_a and_o instead_o of_o clemency_n and_o justice_n will_v violent_o exercise_v a_o impeâ—ious_a will._n if_o he_o be_v a_o subject_n he_o will_v be_v censure_v the_o action_n of_o his_o ruler_n when_o distance_n and_o disacquaintance_n make_v 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