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without_o wilful_a mixture_n of_o falsehood_n or_o other_o corruption_n therefore_o paul_n as_o he_o bid_v we_o preach_v so_o to_o preach_v the_o word_n 2_o tim._n 4.3_o 4._o and_o it_o must_v be_v wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o pharisee_n be_v blame_v not_o for_o that_o they_o teach_v nothing_o but_o error_n for_o some_o truth_n they_o teach_v mat._n 23.1_o 2._o but_o for_o that_o they_o mingle_v error_n and_o humane_a device_n mat._n 16_o 6._o as_o leaven_n that_o sour_v the_o whole_a lump_n three_o this_o that_o as_o he_o teach_v well_o so_o he_o live_v upright_o and_o inoffensive_o a_o singular_a duty_n of_o a_o minister_n see_v 1_o tim._n 3._o as_o much_o care_n take_v the_o apostle_n to_o instruct_v touch_v life_n as_o a_o liberty_n of_o teach_v and_o mat._n 5.16_o
in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n see_v ezra_n 9_o &_o 10._o its_o hate_a by_o we_o in_o our_o own_o very_a child_n and_o servant_n therefore_o this_o mark_n god_n child_n have_v not_o be_v note_v to_o have_v fall_v twice_o in_o the_o same_o kind_n except_o in_o matter_n of_o small_a weight_n i_o mean_v after_o once_o bring_v to_o see_v their_o sin_n by_o affliction_n or_o other_o mean_n few_o or_o none_o example_n of_o iteration_n shall_v be_v find_v of_o abraham_n conceal_v the_o truth_n we_o read_v that_o it_o be_v do_v twice_o but_o of_o great_a and_o gross_a sin_n we_o read_v it_o seldom_o indeed_o of_o lot_n and_o solomon_n we_o read_v they_o fall_v often_o but_o mark_n their_o act_n be_v as_o it_o be_v continue_a act_n and_o in_o the_o interim_n little_a or_o no_o remorse_n or_o chastisement_n but_o after_o once_o scourge_v you_o shall_v not_o i_o take_v it_o find_v that_o they_o turn_v to_o their_o old_a sin_n now_o then_o use_v let_v we_o be_v admonish_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o these_o sin_n or_o the_o iterate_n of_o any_o sin_n whatsoever_o its_o a_o grievous_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o by_o one_o sin_n to_o provoke_v he_o but_o to_o fall_v again_o that_o be_v uncomfortable_a once_o drunkenness_n or_o whoredom_n etc._n etc._n fearful_a but_o once_o warn_v to_o fall_v again_o marvellous_a uncomfortable_a i_o do_v not_o exclude_v such_o man_n from_o hope_n of_o pardon_n for_o i_o know_v the_o lord_n be_v much_o in_o spare_v and_o he_o that_o will_v have_v we_o to_o forgive_v seventy_o time_n seven_o he_o no_o doubt_n have_v mercy_n in_o store_n upon_o repentance_n renew_v but_o repentance_n in_o such_o case_n hardly_o attain_v and_o admonition_n contemn_v cause_n that_o the_o lord_n withhold_v and_o permit_v to_o wallow_v many_o time_n and_o therefore_o let_v this_o be_v my_o admonition_n to_o all_o those_o that_o have_v be_v in_o any_o one_o sin_n overtake_v have_v thou_o sin_v and_o have_v the_o lord_n have_v mercy_n on_o 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god_n displeasure_n especial_o in_o reject_v their_o service_n from_o his_o acceptance_n one_o special_a instance_n we_o have_v gen._n 4._o how_o do_v cain_n go_v droop_v and_o hang_v the_o head_n when_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n give_v testimony_n of_o accept_v his_o brother_n reject_v his_o own_o sacrifice_n vers_fw-la 5._o and_o isa_n 5.8.3_o the_o hypocrite_n be_v bring_v in_o reason_v the_o case_n with_o the_o lord_n why_o he_o shall_v not_o respect_v their_o fast_n and_o heb._n 12.17_o and_o gen._n 17._o as_o light_o as_o esau_n esteem_v of_o that_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o his_o primogeniture_n yet_o when_o he_o see_v himself_o deprive_v of_o the_o blessing_n how_o weep_v he_o and_o howl_n to_o think_v of_o it_o this_o one_o reason_n of_o it_o there_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v namely_o because_o there_o be_v not_o the_o wickd_a man_n that_o live_v but_o know_v and_o think_v this_o that_o the_o top_n of_o blessedness_n consist_v in_o god_n favour_n and_o the_o testimony_n thereof_o 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