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other_o unjust_a or_o unlawful_a act_n against_o the_o light_n of_o our_o own_o reason_n or_o contrary_a to_o the_o check_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n 10._o nor_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v careful_a hereof_o then_o only_o when_o in_o our_o end_n we_o look_v mere_o at_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o private_a conveniency_n in_o any_o of_o the_o forementioned_a respect_n of_o profit_n pleasure_n and_o the_o rest_n but_o even_o then_o also_o when_o our_o intention_n be_v more_o noble_a and_o honourable_a the_o honour_n of_o god_n the_o edification_n of_o our_o brethren_n the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o common_a good_a for_o neither_o pious_a intention_n alone_o nor_o reason_n of_o expediency_n alone_o nor_o yet_o both_o together_o will_v either_o warrant_v we_o before_o hand_n to_o the_o choice_n nor_o excuse_v we_o afterward_o for_o the_o use_n of_o unlawful_a mean_n 15.15_o what_o ever_o saul_n intention_n be_v in_o spare_v the_o fat_a cattle_n i_o make_v no_o question_n 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any_o term_n seem_v it_o otherwise_o never_o so_o expedient_a and_o then_o afterward_o use_v all_o our_o best_a prayer_n and_o endeavour_n by_o god_n grace_n to_o hold_v our_o resolution_n we_o be_v go_v satan_n be_v cunning_a and_o we_o but_o weak_a and_o he_o will_v be_v too_o hard_a for_o we_o if_o he_o do_v but_o find_v we_o any_o whit_n stagger_v in_o our_o resolution_n for_o do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v lawful_a or_o lend_v a_o ear_n to_o any_o persuasion_n for_o the_o do_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v unlawful_a by_o this_o very_a mean_n he_o get_v within_o our_o grandmother_n eve_n and_o prevail_v with_o she_o to_o taste_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n though_o it_o be_v unlawful_a by_o persuade_v she_o that_o it_o be_v expedient_a 3.5_o this_o once_o be_v a_o sure_a ground_n for_o we_o to_o build_v upon_o to_o a_o good_a christian_a that_o desire_v to_o make_v conscience_n of_o his_o way_n nothing_o can_v be_v true_o 3._o expedient_a that_o be_v apparent_o unlawful_a and_o 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