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unto_o we_o again_o 7.2_o math._n 7.2_o for_o god_n do_v in_o justice_n pay_v they_o in_o their_o own_o kind_n thus_o our_o saviour_n speak_v math._n 7._o with_o what_o judgement_n you_o judge_v you_o shall_v be_v judge_v and_o with_o what_o measure_v you_o meet_v it_o shall_v be_v measure_v to_o you_o again_o the_o apostle_n handle_v this_o point_n use_v two_o reason_n the_o first_o draw_v from_o the_o person_n of_o other_o 14.4_o rom._n 14.4_o every_o one_o stand_v to_o his_o own_o master_n who_o then_o be_v thou_o that_o judge_v a_o other_o man_n servant_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v such_o censure_a concern_v god_n only_o he_o shall_v raise_v or_o condemn_v he_o this_o be_v to_o judge_v before_o the_o time_n 1._o cor._n 4.5_o again_o he_o reason_v from_o our_o own_o person_n we_o have_v enough_o to_o answer_v for_o ourselves_o for_o we_o have_v fail_v many_o way_n 14.10.12.13_o rom._n 14.10.12.13_o we_o shall_v all_o stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n and_o every_o one_o of_o we_o shall_v give_v account_n of_o himself_o to_o god_n let_v we_o not_o therefore_o judge_v one_o another_o any_o more_o etc._n etc._n first_o use_v 1_o this_o reprove_v all_o such_o as_o be_v curious_a searcher_n after_o the_o secret_a fail_n of_o their_o brethren_n a_o common_a course_n altogether_o unlawful_a and_o uncharitable_a for_o charity_n beat_v all_o thing_n believe_v all_o thing_n hope_v all_o thing_n endure_v all_o thing_n yea_o it_o seek_v not_o her_o own_o it_o be_v not_o easy_o provoke_v it_o think_v no_o evil_a 1_o cor._n 13.7.5_o neither_o do_v it_o agree_v to_o our_o profession_n 7.12_o math._n 7.12_o neither_o do_v it_o agree_v with_o the_o general_a rule_n whatsoever_o you_o will_v that_o other_o man_n shall_v do_v unto_o you_o do_v you_o even_o so_o to_o they_o for_o this_o be_v the_o law_n &_o the_o prophet_n for_o how_o can_v we_o reprove_v sin_n in_o other_o with_o a_o good_a conscience_n 2.1.3.21.23_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la alios_fw-la continere_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la ipsum_fw-la non_fw-la continet_fw-la neque_fw-la severus_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o judicando_fw-la qui_fw-la alios_fw-la in_o se_fw-la severos_fw-la esse_fw-la judices_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la cicer._n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la manil._n math._n 7.4_o rom._n 2.1.3.21.23_o when_o we_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o sin_n ourselves_o or_o what_o hope_n have_v we_o to_o work_v good_a in_o other_o when_o there_o be_v none_o wrought_v in_o ourselves_o or_o how_o can_v we_o cause_v other_o to_o refrain_v from_o evil_n when_o we_o do_v not_o abstain_v from_o evil_a ourselves_o or_o how_o can_v he_o be_v a_o sharp_a judge_n and_o censurer_n indeed_o that_o can_v abide_v to_o have_v other_o sharp_a &_o severe_a judge_n and_o censurer_n against_o himself_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o our_o saviour_n say_v math._n 7._o how_o will_v thou_o say_v to_o thy_o brother_n let_v i_o pull_v out_o the_o mote_n out_o of_o thy_o eye_n &_o behold_v a_o beam_n be_v in_o thy_o own_o eye_n and_o the_o apostle_n thou_o be_v inexcusable_a o_o man_n whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o judge_v for_o wherein_o thou_o judge_v another_o thou_o condemne_v thyself_o and_o again_o think_v thou_o this_o o_o man_n that_o judge_v they_o that_o do_v such_o thing_n and_o do_v the_o same_o that_o thou_o shall_v escape_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o afterward_o thou_o that_o teach_v another_o teach_v thou_o not_o thyself_o thou_o that_o make_v thy_o beast_n of_o the_o law_n through_o break_v the_o law_n dishonour_v thou_o god_n let_v not_o we_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n hypocrite_n who_o bring_v to_o our_o saviour_n a_o woman_n take_v in_o adultery_n and_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n how_o moses_n command_v that_o such_o shall_v be_v stone_v levit._n 20.10_o thus_o they_o tempt_v he_o that_o they_o may_v have_v to_o accuse_v he_o and_o thus_o they_o be_v quick_a in_o pronounce_v sentence_n against_o she_o but_o our_o saviour_n call_v their_o wander_a thought_n home_o 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