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which_o detest_v and_o labour_v not_o against_o all_o sin_n be_v not_o true_o mortify_v and_o therefore_o whereas_o some_o by_o nature_n education_n ill_a custom_n and_o bad_a companion_n be_v more_o give_v to_o one_o sin_n then_o to_o another_o yet_o we_o ought_v as_o to_o reject_v other_o sin_n so_o these_o which_o we_o be_v most_o prone_a and_o ready_a unto_o therefore_o if_o thou_o abstain_v from_o murder_n and_o that_o 11._o jam._n 2._o 11._o as_o thou_o think_v for_o conscience_n of_o sin_v against_o god_n though_o thou_o do_v not_o kill_v yet_o if_o thou_o commit_v but_o adultery_n thou_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n for_o he_o that_o have_v no_o conscience_n of_o note_n note_n foam_n one_o commandment_n have_v no_o conscience_n of_o god_n commandment_n at_o all_o for_o god_n cause_n it_o follow_v wrath_n anger_n malice_n etc._n etc._n more_o particular_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v both_o one_o thing_n howbeit_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o diverse_a disposition_n of_o they_o in_o who_o they_o be_v they_o be_v distinguish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v anger_n which_o continue_v in_o some_o by_o nature_n that_o be_v long_o ere_o they_o be_v angry_a but_o if_o they_o be_v angry_a it_o be_v hardly_o quench_v be_v as_o the_o coal_n of_o juniper_n and_o these_o because_o they_o be_v not_o easy_o provoke_v therefore_o they_o favour_v and_o flatter_v themselves_o that_o it_o be_v no_o such_o great_a sin_n again_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v also_o a_o anger_n according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o a_o other_o sort_n of_o man_n which_o will_v be_v soon_o hot_a and_o soon_o cold_a and_o therefore_o think_v it_o a_o small_a sin_n but_o both_o these_o the_o apostle_n here_o condemn_v for_o anger_n be_v a_o grievous_a and_o fearful_a sin_n and_o therefore_o many_o heathen_a have_v write_v against_o it_o as_o that_o which_o for_o a_o time_n bereave_v a_o 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duty_n we_o owe_v to_o all_o man_n but_o especial_o to_o those_o which_o be_v over_o we_o as_o the_o magistrate_n though_o 2._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 1._o 2._o evil_a much_o more_o if_o they_o be_v religious_a and_o as_o for_o other_o so_o for_o the_o minister_n we_o be_v to_o be_v careful_a to_o reason_n 1_o reason_n why_o minister_n shall_v be_v pray_v for_o 2_o reason_n pray_v for_o they_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v set_v they_o to_o be_v the_o special_a mean_n of_o his_o glory_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n wherein_o they_o advance_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n again_o they_o be_v the_o mean_n of_o our_o call_n by_o deliver_v the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o we_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v the_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o our_o salvation_n again_o they_o be_v to_o be_v pray_v for_o because_o in_o their_o reason_n 3_o reason_n fall_n the_o devil_n kingdom_n be_v exalt_v and_o contrariwise_o by_o their_o stand_v the_o devil_n fall_n be_v procure_v and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 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