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and_o all_o the_o defendant_n can_v say_v for_o themselves_o do_v signify_v and_o amount_v to_o what_o moment_n all_o the_o circumstance_n produce_v and_o prove_v have_v and_o be_v of_o in_o the_o balance_n of_o reason_n when_o that_o be_v do_v there_o be_v reason_n for_o every_o man_n to_o be_v satisfy_v and_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v be_v so_o have_v our_o law_n provide_v that_o if_o the_o despicabl_a person_n that_o can_v be_v lie_v dead_a in_o the_o street_n unknown_a to_o any_o body_n there_o present_a how_o he_o or_o she_o come_v by_o their_o death_n a_o jury_n shall_v be_v impanele_v and_o the_o coroner_n shall_v sit_v upon_o it_o to_o give_v sentence_n what_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o or_o her_o death_n be_v and_o do_v not_o god_n himself_o by_o his_o servant_n moses_n will_v and_o command_v the_o isralite_n that_o if_o one_o be_v find_v flain_v in_o their_o land_n and_o it_o be_v not_o know_v who_o have_v flain_v he_o deut._n 21.1_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n which_o be_v next_o unto_o the_o slay_a man_n shall_v wash_v their_o hand_n over_o a_o heifer_n that_o be_v behead_v and_o say_v our_o hand_n have_v not_o shed_v this_o blood_n neither_o have_v our_o eye_n see_v it_o v._o 6_o 7._o and_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n shall_v come_v near_o and_o by_o their_o word_n shall_v every_o controversy_n and_o every_o stroke_n be_v try_v v._o 5._o which_o last_v word_n seem_v to_o imply_v that_o the_o person_n who_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o dead_a body_n lie_v or_o the_o heifer_n instead_o of_o the_o dead_a body_n be_v not_o acquit_v by_o their_o mere_a wash_v their_o hand_n in_o token_n of_o innocency_n as_o pilate_n do_v nor_o yet_o by_o profess_v themselves_o not_o to_o have_v shed_v that_o blood_n or_o to_o have_v know_v who_o do_v but_o that_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n in_o those_o day_n have_v a_o spirit_n of_o discern_v give_v they_o whereby_o they_o be_v able_a upon_o see_v and_o hear_v such_o passage_n to_o judge_v whether_o 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that_o be_v not_o reducible_a unto_o mean_a thought_n of_o a_o man_n self_n or_o not_o think_v of_o ourselves_o more_o high_o than_o we_o ought_v as_o the_o root_n and_o original_n of_o it_o one_o phrase_n whereby_o the_o apostle_n express_v humility_n be_v this_o in_o lowliness_n of_o mind_n let_v each_o esteem_v other_o better_a than_o themselves_o phil._n 2.3_o and_o to_o like_o purpose_n with_o that_o be_v those_o word_n rom._n 12.10_o in_o honour_n prefer_v one_o another_o what_o but_o mean_a thought_n of_o a_o man_n self_n do_v make_v he_o in_o honour_n to_o prefer_v other_o and_o to_o esteem_v they_o better_o than_o himself_o neither_o need_v any_o man_n to_o misconceive_v of_o himself_o or_o think_v of_o himself_o worse_a than_o he_o be_v that_o he_o may_v think_v other_o better_a than_o himself_o that_o be_v secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la i_o mean_v so_o in_o one_o respect_n or_o other_o for_o they_o that_o in_o most_o thing_n excel_v other_o be_v usual_o in_o some_o thing_n 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speech_n and_o expression_n a_o humble_a modest_a plain_a garb_n and_o habit_n and_o self-abasing_a equipage_n as_o be_v that_o of_o christ_n when_o he_o ride_v upon_o a_o ass_n the_o foal_n of_o a_o ass_n so_o far_o as_o there_o be_v fincerity_n in_o those_o external_a appearance_n which_o i_o add_v because_o some_o in_o such_o thing_n may_v but_o endure_v personam_fw-la that_o be_v may_v but_o act_v a_o part_n do_v all_o spring_n from_o lowly_a thought_n of_o ourselves_o as_o do_v the_o meek_a carriage_n of_o the_o publican_n luk._n 18.10_o and_o the_o publican_n stand_v afar_o off_o will_v not_o lift_v up_o so_o much_o as_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n but_o smite_v upon_o his_o breast_n say_v god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n which_o last_o word_n give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o the_o former_a he_o be_v cast_v down_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o be_v a_o great_a sinner_n and_o that_o make_v he_o do_v as_o he_o do_v every_o man_n will_v think_v mean_o of_o himself_o and_o be_v little_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n if_o he_o do_v think_v sober_o of_o himself_o and_o not_o more_o high_o than_o he_o ought_v or_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v for_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o every_o man_n at_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n ps_n 39.5_o and_o sure_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v a_o lie_n to_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o balance_n they_o be_v altogether_o light_a than_o vanity_n ps_n 62.9_o we_o say_v of_o proud_a people_n that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v themselves_o and_o when_o we_o promise_v to_o humble_v they_o we_o say_v we_o will_v make_v they_o know_v themselves_o and_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v if_o the_o best_a and_o worthy_a and_o happy_a of_o man_n and_o woman_n do_v thorough_o know_v themselves_o they_o can_v not_o be_v proud_a for_o how_o can_v he_o be_v proud_a who_o know_v and_o be_v convince_v that_o he_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o cast_v he_o down_o but_o no_o one_o thing_n that_o may_v just_o lift_v he_o up_o all_o thing_n consider_v now_o that_o be_v every_o man_n case_n who_o labour_v not_o under_o natural_a defect_n finful_a defilement_n and_o divine_a rebuke_n and_o all_o of_o these_o be_v just_a occasion_n of_o be_v cast_v down_o do_v the_o wise_a man_n glory_n in_o his_o wisdom_n alas_o how_o defective_a be_v it_o how_o little_o do_v the_o best_a philosopher_n know_v of_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o nature_n we_o know_v the_o use_n of_o thing_n but_o little_a of_o their_o cause_n our_o knowledge_n both_o of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o creature_n be_v not_o so_o much_o by_o a_o thousand_o part_n as_o be_v our_o ignorance_n job_n speak_v of_o god_n say_v lo_o these_o be_v part_n of_o his_o way_n but_o how_o little_a a_o portion_n be_v hear_v of_o he_o job_n 26.24_o our_o wisdom_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n be_v but_o foolishness_n yea_o compare_v with_o the_o wisdom_n of_o angel_n yea_o of_o fall_a angel_n be_v but_o weakness_n he_o speak_v as_o true_o as_o modest_o who_o say_v this_o only_a do_v i_o know_v that_o i_o know_v nothing_o hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la scio_fw-la i_o nihil_fw-la scire_fw-la viz._n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o many_o thing_n which_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o world_n that_o say_v it_o if_o the_o strong_a man_n glory_n in_o his_o strength_n how_o defective_a be_v that_o strength_n wherein_o he_o glori_v and_o how_o much_o more_o do_v he_o partake_v of_o weakness_n how_o soon_o be_v sampsons_n lock_n cut_v off_o and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v what_o become_v of_o his_o strength_n how_o easy_o can_v a_o disease_n such_o as_o it_o may_v be_v take_v hold_v upon_o the_o pillar_n of_o his_o house_n who_o think_v his_o body_n to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o impregnable_a castle_n and_o pull_v it_o present_o about_o his_o ear_n as_o samson_n serve_v the_o philistine_n how_o defective_a must_v they_o needs_o be_v otherwise_o and_o in_o other_o respect_n who_o have_v so_o much_o of_o defect_n in_o their_o great_a excellency_n and_o perfection_n few_o man_n excel_v in_o many_o thing_n none_o in_o all_o and_o if_o such_o be_v the_o imperfection_n of_o man_n great_a perfection_n how_o many_o defect_n and_o imperfection_n have_v all_o man_n to_o keep_v they_o humble_a beside_o natural_a defect_n there_o be_v sinful_a defilement_n which_o be_v yet_o a_o more_o humble_v consideration_n ps_n 19.12_o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n viz._n the_o vast_a number_n the_o heinous_a nature_n of_o they_o have_v we_o all_o kind_n of_o natural_a excellency_n viz._n wisdom_n strength_n beauty_n yet_o ought_v we_o to_o abhor_v ourselves_o as_o in_o dust_n and_o ash_n for_o our_o moral_a pollution_n devil_n want_v not_o for_o natural_a excellency_n they_o have_v strength_n and_o wisdom_n far_o beyond_o any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n but_o be_v abominable_o wicked_a in_o spite_n of_o all_o that_o where_o in_o they_o 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