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the_o great_a reprover_n and_o a_o man_n be_v never_o thorough_o convict_v as_o to_o himself_o till_o he_o be_v so_o of_o his_o own_o conscience_n so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o first_o use_n second_o use_v the_o next_o use_n or_o corollary_n be_v this_o if_o conscience_n be_v such_o a_o smiter_n as_o have_v be_v show_v than_o it_o be_v no_o argument_n that_o sinner_n escape_v scotfree_a or_o go_v unpunished_a because_o their_o sin_n do_v not_o go_v before_o to_o judgement_n that_o be_v be_v keep_v secret_a from_o man_n and_o consequent_o exempt_v from_o humane_a punishment_n pain_n and_o shame_n because_o it_o be_v punishment_n enough_o god_n wot_v for_o a_o man_n to_o run_v the_o gauntlet_n and_o undergo_v the_o rack_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n if_o god_n shall_v but_o say_v take_v he_o conscience_n take_v he_o by_o the_o throat_n clap_v iron_n upon_o he_o throw_v he_o in_o thy_o dungeon_n feed_v he_o with_o the_o bread_n of_o spiritual_a affliction_n and_o give_v he_o those_o 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wife_n and_o child_n the_o kind_a of_o relation_n and_o friend_n and_o what_o ever_o else_o this_o world_n can_v give_v he_o he_o shall_v tremble_v as_o do_v belshazzar_n even_o when_o quaff_v and_o carouze_a with_o all_o his_o friend_n about_o he_o he_o shall_v fit_v uneasy_a and_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o thorn_n though_o he_o sit_v upon_o a_o throne_n with_o his_o crown_n on_o his_o head_n and_o his_o sceptre_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o thousand_o of_o noble_n stand_v bare_a before_o he_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v hearty_o merry_a though_o upon_o his_o wedding_n day_n nor_o at_o the_o birth_n and_o baptise_v of_o a_o brave_a son_n long_o desire_v nor_o at_o a_o princelike_a feast_n when_o he_o have_v all_o his_o kindred_n and_o friend_n about_o he_o the_o rare_a wine_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v he_o merry_a till_o they_o have_v make_v he_o not_o himself_o and_o then_o how_o he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v merry_a who_o be_v not_o himself_o i_o know_v not_o wine_n common_o 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day_n for_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n of_o who_o david_n speak_v who_o be_v wont_a to_o transgress_v without_o a_o cause_n psal_n 25.3_o david_n speak_v of_o some_o who_o be_v his_o enemy_n without_o a_o cause_n psal_n 7._o and_o without_o cause_n have_v hide_v their_o net_n for_o he_o in_o a_o pit_n which_o without_o cause_n they_o dig_v for_o he_o psal_n 35.7_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v of_o some_o that_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o peace_n of_o their_o own_o mind_n by_o make_v work_n for_o conscience_n and_o for_o repentance_n without_o any_o considerable_a cause_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v those_o who_o abound_v in_o needless_a oath_n and_o execration_n cry_v at_o every_o turn_n i_o will_v be_v hang_v if_o this_o or_o that_o be_v not_o so_o yea_o here_o and_o there_o you_o have_v a_o monster_n of_o a_o man_n that_o fear_v not_o upon_o every_o slight_a occasion_n to_o cry_v god_n damn_v i_o as_o if_o he_o defy_v his_o maker_n and_o scorn_v that_o 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