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near_o revenge_n as_o to_o acknowledge_v he_o have_v be_v wrong_v light_a injury_n be_v make_v none_o by_o a_o not_o regard_v the_o ignorant_a multitude_n among_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o st_n john_n have_v a_o devil_n and_o that_o christ_n be_v a_o glutton_n and_o a_o wine-bibber_n but_o what_o say_v he_o by_o way_n of_o answer_n wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n matth._n 11.18_o 19_o let_v none_o object_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n join_v with_o they_o who_o be_v great_a scholar_n for_o no_o man_n know_v so_o much_o but_o it_o be_v through_o ignorance_n that_o he_o do_v so_o ill_o neither_o do_v our_o saviour_n inquire_v what_o the_o pharisee_n or_o priest_n repute_v he_o but_o who_o say_v man_n mean_v those_o who_o mind_v his_o doctrine_n that_o i_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_o mat._n 16.13_o but_o this_o point_n i_o have_v handle_v at_o large_a in_o another_o place_n therefore_o to_o avoid_v a_o coincidence_n of_o discourse_n i_o pass_v it_o if_o man_n shall_v hate_v 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they_o if_o it_o come_v from_o lightness_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v to_o be_v contemn_v if_o from_o madness_n it_o be_v worthy_a of_o pity_n if_o from_o intend_a injury_n it_o be_v to_o be_v pardon_v for_o wrong_n be_v to_o be_v forgive_v and_o indeed_o in_o thing_n that_o may_v have_v a_o double_a sense_n it_o be_v good_a to_o think_v the_o better_a be_v intend_v for_o so_o shall_v we_o both_o keep_v our_o friend_n and_o quietness_n chap._n xxiv_o because_o they_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v pity_v than_o malign_v or_o reckon_v of_o 2._o because_o their_o adversary_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v contemptuous_o pity_v than_o malign_v or_o reckon_v of_o and_o that_o whether_o we_o regard_v their_o present_n or_o future_a estate_n concern_v the_o present_a if_o a_o man_n distract_v and_o so_o be_v wicked_a man_n touch_v spiritual_a thing_n do_v rail_v on_o we_o we_o be_v more_o sorry_a for_o he_o than_o for_o ourselves_o yea_o who_o will_v take_v in_o evil_a part_n the_o reproach_n and_o revile_n 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their_o conscience_n harden_v their_o heart_n and_o believe_v satan_n rather_o than_o god_n &_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n therefore_o say_v god_n they_o shall_v not_o see_v nor_o hear_v nor_o understand_v nor_o apply_v any_o wholesome_a truth_n to_o themselves_o nor_o be_v convert_v nor_o save_v as_o may_v plain_o be_v see_v by_o these_o ensue_a scripture_n prov._n 28.14_o exod._n 7.3_o 22._o &_o 10.20_o &_o 14.8_o isa._n 6.9_o 10._o psal._n 69.23_o jer._n 51.9_o mat._n 13.15_o joh._n 12.37_o 39_o 40._o rom._n 1.21_o to_o 33._o &_o 11.8_o actsâ—â—_n â—â—_z 27_o 2_o thess._n 2.10_o 11_o 12._o 2_o cor._n 4.3_o 4._o heb._n 3.8_o it_o be_v exceed_o remarkable_a how_o god_n for_o this_o cause_n inflict_v more_o spiritual_a judgement_n upon_o this_o age_n and_o nation_n than_o ever_o we_o read_v of_o i_o fear_v few_o consider_v it_o as_o they_o ought_v wicked_a man_n will_v needs_o harden_v themselves_o without_o cause_n therefore_o they_o shall_v have_v cause_n enough_o as_o 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