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quasi_fw-la gladius_fw-la biceps_fw-la the_o lip_n of_o a_o strange_a woman_n drop_n as_o a_o honey_n comb_n 5.34_o pro._n 5.34_o and_o her_o mouth_n be_v more_o soft_a than_o oil_n but_o the_o end_n of_o she_o be_v bitter_a as_o wormwood_n and_o sharp_a as_o a_o two-edged_a sword_n right_o say_v he_o two_o edge_a for_o it_o give_v a_o deadly_a wound_n not_o to_o the_o body_n only_o but_o to_o the_o soul_n also_o this_o consider_v let_v we_o not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n and_o promise_n to_o ourselves_o security_n in_o sin_v but_o let_v we_o be_v doer_n of_o the_o word_n and_o not_o hearer_n only_o deceive_v ourselves_o the_o second_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v be_v doer_n of_o the_o word_n and_o not_o hearer_n only_o be_v take_v from_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o use_n of_o god_n word_n the_o word_n of_o god_n serve_v to_o reform_v in_o we_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v amiss_o of_o this_o profit_n we_o deprive_v our_o self_n when_o we_o be_v content_a with_o bare_a hear_n without_o any_o 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and_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n behold_v their_o wicked_a life_n and_o thereby_o conceive_v a_o just_a dislike_n of_o those_o sin_n whereunto_o heretofore_o they_o be_v addict_v in_o this_o respect_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v compare_v unto_o a_o glass_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o thereby_o we_o come_v to_o see_v sin_n 3._o rom._n 3._o and_o by_o the_o law_n have_v knowledge_n thereof_o 2_o the_o glass_n show_v their_o own_o face_n unto_o man_n and_o not_o the_o face_n of_o other_o that_o they_o may_v be_v careful_a to_o wipe_v away_o their_o own_o blemish_n and_o not_o to_o be_v curious_a in_o scan_v the_o life_n of_o other_o so_o the_o word_n of_o god_n show_v unto_o every_o one_o that_o look_v therein_o his_o own_o sin_n chief_o and_o not_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o brethren_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v careful_a of_o his_o own_o life_n and_o not_o too_o curious_a to_o pry_v into_o the_o life_n of_o other_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n will_v we_o by_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n to_o to_o prove_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n examine_v yourselves_o 13.5_o 2._o cor._n 13.5_o hypocrite_n hear_v the_o word_n hipocrit_n hipocrit_n as_o fool_n be_v wont_a to_o look_v into_o a_o glass_n to_o see_v themselves_o not_o to_o correct_v their_o deformity_n but_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o they_o be_v fair_a when_o they_o be_v deform_v and_o so_o go_v away_o as_o wise_a as_o they_o come_v so_o hypocrite_n think_v themselves_o righteous_a when_o they_o be_v wicked_a go_v as_o wise_a from_o a_o sermon_n as_o they_o come_v thither_o we_o have_v then_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o a_o glass_n to_o look_v in_o we_o have_v in_o the_o saint_n and_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n a_o glass_n of_o example_n to_o look_v into_o we_o have_v within_o ourselves_o a_o glass_n of_o reason_n and_o conscience_n wherein_o every_o man_n may_v know_v in_o himself_o what_o be_v praise_v worthy_a and_o what_o 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