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just_o to_o be_v hate_v and_o reject_v and_o to_o who_o common_a humanity_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v due_a from_o christian_n yet_o must_v we_o observe_v herein_o sundry_a caution_n if_o right_o we_o will_v conceive_v of_o it_o for_o 1._o this_o censure_n infringe_v not_o any_o of_o the_o bond_n of_o civil_a right_n and_o society_n stretch_v but_o that_o a_o excommunicate_a magistrate_n remain_v a_o magistrate_n still_o and_o must_v of_o all_o christian_n be_v so_o acknowledge_v and_o all_o such_o office_n perform_v he_o as_o be_v due_a to_o a_o magistrate_n thus_o ambrose_n obey_v theodosius_n who_o and_o when_o himself_o have_v excommunicate_v yea_o christ_n himself_o and_o his_o apostle_n willing_o obey_v the_o heathenish_a and_o persecute_v emperor_n this_o censure_n than_o may_v make_v they_o as_o heathen_n and_o no_o christian_n but_o not_o as_o no_o magistrate_n 2._o a_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v not_o loose_v from_o the_o bond_n of_o common_a humanity_n but_o every_o thing_n 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to_o mingle_v themselves_o with_o fornicator_n answ._n in_o the_o former_a place_n it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n that_o christian_n shall_v show_v themselves_o any_o way_n uncivil_a or_o inhuman_a who_o carriage_n must_v be_v such_o towards_o offender_n as_o may_v win_v they_o rather_o than_o set_v they_o further_o off_o but_o will_v not_o have_v they_o so_o courteous_o to_o salute_v such_o a_o one_o as_o a_o familiar_a or_o friend_n but_o rather_o as_o a_o stranger_n lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v any_o way_n to_o give_v the_o least_o approbation_n unto_o their_o error_n the_o latter_a place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o private_a and_o familiar_a contract_n also_o in_o friendly_a society_n which_o such_o open_a sinner_n be_v to_o be_v debar_v of_o lest_o they_o be_v make_v more_o obstinate_a in_o their_o sin_n and_o thus_o in_o the_o verse_n follow_v the_o apostle_n expound_v himself_o with_o such_o a_o one_o eat_v not_o and_o if_o we_o shall_v stretch_v 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that_o be_v enlighten_v by_o grace_n must_v much_o more_o abhor_v it_o joh._n 8.48_o coloss._n 3.5_o there_o can_v be_v no_o officious_a lie_n because_o every_o lie_n be_v against_o some_o office_n &_o duty_n object_n sol._n object_n sol._n 1._o cor._n 13._o the_o persian_a law_n for_o the_o three_o lie_v enjoin_v a_o man_n perpetual_a silence_n zeph._n 3.13_o reason_n to_o urge_v truth_n of_o speech_n the_o scripture_n call_v brutish_a man_n by_o the_o name_n of_o beast_n why_o psal._n 73.22_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la unum_fw-la nomen_fw-la eye_n jure_fw-la tribuit_fw-la qui_fw-la unam_fw-la rem_fw-la agunt_fw-la licet_fw-la contratia_fw-la specie_fw-la 2._o pet._n 2.12_o impetu_fw-la quodam_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la obiecta_fw-la jer._n 5.8_o hose_n 4.16_o philip._n 3.2_o homo_fw-la homini_fw-la lupus_fw-la many_o man_n so_o degenerate_v as_o that_o they_o have_v cut_v themselves_o from_o the_o account_n of_o man_n â—odin_fw-fr jer._n 8.4.6_o rev._n 21.27_o synechd_n partis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesiod_n zenoph_n idleness_n condemn_v order_n of_o nature_n 1._o ordo_fw-la partisi_fw-la 2._o symmetria_fw-la 3._o functio_fw-la god_n institution_n before_o the_o fall_n job_n 5.7_o much_o more_o since_o the_o fall_n most_o of_o all_o christian_n profession_n 2._o thess._n 3.6_o 10._o reason_n to_o move_v to_o diligence_n in_o our_o calling_n idle_n person_n poverty_n prisoner_n a_o proper_a emblem_n of_o such_o a_o person_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v a_o honest_a call_v a_o school_n of_o christianity_n 3_o reason_n habet_fw-la animam_fw-la pro_fw-la sale_n idleness_n and_o intemperance_n be_v seldom_o disjoin_v intemperance_n what_o 1._o cor._n 6.10_o reason_n against_o intemperance_n rom._n 13.13_o rule_n of_o direction_n against_o intemperance_n vers_fw-la 13._o every_o truth_n be_v god_n must_v be_v receive_v whosoever_o be_v the_o instrument_n joh._n â—_o 34._o 1._o cor._n 3.18_o minister_n must_v not_o be_v discourage_v from_o their_o duty_n 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their_o reproof_n a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o reprove_v man_n for_o aim_v at_o soundness_n in_o the_o faith_n no_o christian_a must_v content_v himself_o with_o spiritual_a life_n unless_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o health_n and_o soundness_n difference_n between_o spiritual_a disease_n and_o infirmity_n mean_v to_o keep_v sound_a from_o spiritual_a sickness_n reason_n to_o use_v those_o mean_n isa._n 66.17_o jewish_a fable_n what_o non_fw-la legem_fw-la sed_fw-la legis_fw-la minutias_fw-la urgebant_fw-la 1._o tim._n 1.4_o why_o so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o word_n be_v general_a and_o homer_n still_o use_v it_o in_o the_o better_a sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o special_a mean_n of_o soundness_n in_o faith_n be_v to_o shut_v our_o ear_n against_o fable_n &_o fancy_n of_o man_n james._n 2._o thess._n 2_o 1â—_n col._n 2.23_o col._n 2.8_o several_a doctrine_n which_o as_o so_o many_o bad_a humour_n spread_v and_o feed_v spiritual_a disease_n 1._o of_o turk_n 2._o of_o jew_n rom._n 2.29_o 1._o cor._n 5._o â—_o 3._o of_o papist_n a_o fearful_a judgement_n of_o god_n to_o be_v turn_v away_o from_o the_o truth_n 2._o thess._n 2.10_o gal._n 3.1_o man_n be_v general_o too_o indifferent_a in_o a_o matter_n of_o such_o moment_n and_o peril_n rule_v to_o preserve_v we_o from_o be_v turn_v off_o the_o present_a truth_n change_v of_o hart_n and_o life_n go_v with_o all_o save_a knowledge_n alfonsus_n king_n of_o arragon_n who_o be_v pure_a person_n lam._n 4.7.8_o act._n 15.9_o job_n 4_o 18._o rome_n 7_o 18._o reason_n why_o man_n sanctify_v in_o part_n be_v call_v pure_a cant._n 6.9_o joh._n 13.20_o christian_n be_v pure_a but_o not_o puritan_n puritas_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la iustitia_fw-la viatoris_fw-la non_fw-la comprehensorum_fw-la 1._o joh._n 1.7_o ezek._n 36.25_o tu_fw-la audes_fw-ge novatiane_n mundunâ—e_fw-mi dicere_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d operibus_fw-la mundus_fw-la esses_fw-la hoc_fw-la solo_fw-la verbo_fw-la immundus_fw-la fieres_fw-la ambros._n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d l._n 1._o c._n 6._o malac._n â—_o 2d_o joh._n 13.10_o non_fw-fr de_fw-fr puritate_fw-la omnimoda_fw-la &_o perfectione_n absoluta_fw-la ut_fw-la job._n 14.4_o &_o prov._n 20.9_o sed_fw-la opposita_fw-la hypocrisi_fw-la &_o dolo_fw-la psal._n 119.1_o psal._n 34.9_o 1._o cor._n 1.1_o scoff_v not_o at_o the_o title_n by_o which_o the_o lord_n honour_v his_o child_n ester_n 8.17_o notwithstanding_o these_o scoff_n strive_v to_o further_a purity_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n 1._o pet._n 1.22_o reason_n 2._o tim._n 2_o 2d_o act._n 15.19_o 1._o tim._n 2.8_o malac._n 1.10_o joh._n 9_o matth._n 5.8_o psal._n 24.3_o heb._n 12.14_o rev._n 22._o 1._o joh._n 3.3_o heb._n 9.14_o 1._o cor._n 6.11_o dan._n 12.10_o every_o thing_n by_o creation_n good_a in_o itself_o 4._o way_n every_o creature_n good_a in_o respect_n of_o other_o as_o 1._o god_n 2._o man._n 3._o other_o creature_n gen._n 1._o all_o the_o impurity_n upon_o the_o creature_n be_v either_o by_o 1._o god_n holy_a institution_n 2._o man_n corruption_n porphyrius_n dan._n 2.8_o a_o thing_n good_a or_o indifferent_a in_o itself_o spoil_v in_o the_o do_v 3._o way_n 1._o cor._n 8.12_o the_o strong_a taâ—â—_n no_o offence_n but_o rejoice_v in_o the_o use_n of_o christian_a liberty_n god_n have_v engrave_v some_o part_n of_o his_o image_n upon_o all_o his_o creature_n all_o the_o hurt_n of_o man_n from_o the_o creature_n be_v first_o from_o himself_o not_o restore_v to_o our_o former_a right_n in_o the_o creature_n before_o our_o reconciliation_n with_o their_o creator_n note_v well_o how_o the_o pure_a may_v use_v any_o thing_n pure_o thing_n indifferent_a use_v in_o faith_n 1._o tim._n 4.4_o 5._o rom._n 14.5.14_o thing_n indifferent_a use_v in_o love_n when_o rom._n 14_o 20._o 1._o cor._n 8.13_o matth._n 15.24_o gal._n 2.11_o papist_n must_v be_v compel_v to_o come_v to_o church_n notwithstanding_o it_o offend_v they_o and_o why_o gal._n 5_o 1._o thing_n indifferent_a must_v be_v use_v to_o further_o ourselves_o and_o other_o in_o godliness_n thing_n indifferent_a use_v in_o sobriety_n when_o 1._o cor._n 7.30_o to_o use_v a_o thing_n pure_o 1._o a_o man_n must_v sanctify_v himself_o 2._o he_o must_v sanctify_v the_o creature_n by_o the_o word_n &_o prayer_n deut._n 20.5_o 1._o thess._n 5_o 17.18_o reason_n prove_v that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o use_v any_o of_o god_n creature_n without_o leave_n and_o thanksgiving_n psal_n 50._o psal._n 145.15_o 16._o psal._n 23.5_o psal._n 16.56_o psal._n 8.1_o &_o last_o open_v thanksgiving_n at_o our_o table_n necessary_a 1._o sam._n 9.13_o act._n 27.35_o beza_n homil_n 10._o hist._n resurr_n meat_n &_o drink_v not_o use_v in_o 1._o faith_n 2._o love._n amos_n 6.6_o 3._o sobriety_n ester_n 1_o apparel_n not_o use_v in_o 1._o faith_n zeph._n 1.9_o deut._n 22_o 5._o 2._o love._n 3._o sobriety_n riches_n nor_o use_v in_o 1._o faith_n 2._o love._n luk._n 16.9_o 3._o sobriety_n praeparatione_fw-la mentis_fw-la saltem_fw-la a_o man_n may_v not_o ask_v more_o wealth_n in_o prayer_n then_o necessary_n and_o why_o recreation_n not_o use_v in_o 1._o faith_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr bonum_fw-la ladere_fw-mi cum_fw-la sanctis_fw-la throw_v at_o cock_n a_o inhuman_a sport_n it_o be_v no_o safe_a meddle_v with_o edge_n tool_n prov._n 26.18_o 2._o love._n 3._o sobriety_n a_o good_a heart_n prize_v the_o word_n above_o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n and_o no_o treasure_n be_v comparable_a to_o it_o prov._n 3.17_o rule_n of_o direction_n for_o the_o use_n of_o all_o thing_n a_o man_n will_v never_o give_v over_o earthly_a pleasure_n till_o he_o see_v better_o eph._n 2.15_o gal._n 2.25_o coloss._n 2.14_o a_o wonder_n that_o to_o man_n so_o pure_a as_o they_o by_o their_o position_n will_v be_v so_o many_o sort_n of_o creature_n shall_v be_v impure_a as_o meat_n marriage_n day_n etc._n etc._n jam._n 3.15_o divinity_n of_o scripture_n prove_v by_o discover_v the_o inward_a thought_n of_o wicked_a man_n eph._n 4.23_o 1._o cor._n 14.25_o rev._n 1.16_o
scripture_n of_o a_o child_n epist._n 74._o prou._n 29.15_o 1._o king_n 1.6_o 1._o sam._n 20.34_o the_o mother_n must_v thus_o love_v all_o her_o child_n vers_fw-la 5._o a_o discreet_a carriage_n be_v a_o beautiful_a grace_n in_o a_o young_a woman_n eccles._n 2.4_o chastity_n of_o marriage_n urge_v by_o reason_n prou._n 2.17_o deut._n 22.21_o prou._n 6.30_o 1._o cor._n 6.18_o mean_n of_o preserve_v this_o chastity_n melius_fw-la vincitur_fw-la fugiendo_fw-la quam_fw-la oppugnando_fw-la august_n 1._o thess._n 4.5_o heb._n 13._o housekeep_v be_v chastity_n best_o keeper_n that_o woman_n shall_v keep_v their_o own_o house_n reason_n prou._n 27.8_o the_o wife_n by_o keep_v at_o home_n avoid_v both_o suspicion_n of_o evil_n prou._n 7.11_o as_o also_o occasion_n of_o it_o wherein_o this_o goodness_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v most_o conversant_a rom._n 15.14_o act._n 9.36_o prou._n 19.13.21.9_o prou._n 14.1_o woman_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o their_o husband_n why._n est._n 1.20.22_o man_n superiority_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o wife_n punishment_n eph._n 5.23_o objection_n to_o bear_v off_o the_o duty_n frivolous_a wherein_o must_v wife_n be_v subject_a gal._n 6._o calv._n in_o 1._o sam._n homil_n 90._o luk._n 8.3_o 2._o king_n 4.9_o husband_n may_v not_o beat_v their_o wife_n profession_n without_o practice_n cause_v the_o holy_a name_n of_o god_n to_o be_v blaspheme_v matth._n 5_o 16._o 2._o cor._n 6.3_o reason_n to_o move_v our_o care_n of_o not_o stain_v our_o profession_n 1._o pet._n 2_o 12._o philip._n 2.15_o ethniâ—us_fw-la quo_fw-la modo_fw-la aliter_fw-la respondisset_fw-la 1._o sam._n 22.18_o 2._o king_n 1._o luk._n 8.22_o thus_o one_o witty_o allude_v to_o the_o angel_n word_n first_o thou_o shall_v bear_v a_o son_n &_o then_o call_v his_o name_n jesus_n rule_v so_o to_o carry_v ourselves_o as_o we_o stain_v not_o our_o profession_n deut._n 6_o 6._o young_a man_n must_v order_v their_o way_n by_o the_o word_n heb._n 13.17_o 1._o joh._n 2._o experience_n wish_v we_o to_o strike_v on_o the_o iron_n while_o it_o be_v hot_a straight_o a_o tree_n while_o it_o be_v a_o twig_n work_v wax_n while_o it_o be_v soft_a and_o heal_v a_o sore_n while_o it_o be_v green_a jer._n 13.23_o heb._n 6.8_o reason_n to_o move_v young_a man_n to_o look_v timely_a to_o their_o way_n prou._n 10.5_o 1_o joh._n 2.14_o 2._o tim._n 1.4_o 5._o mark_n 10.21_o matth._n 21.32_o psal._n 25._o isa._n 38.3_o help_v to_o the_o former_a duty_n prou._n 22.13_o psal._n 119.9_o it_o be_v a_o great_a commendation_n of_o origen_n that_o like_o another_o timothy_n he_o learn_v the_o scripture_n of_o a_o child_n euseb._n lib._n 6._o cap_n 3._o the_o pastor_n must_v sometime_o entreat_v where_o he_o may_v command_v magis_fw-la docendo_fw-la quam_fw-la iubendo_fw-la monendo_fw-la quam_fw-la minando_fw-la aug._n epist_n 64._o jude_n 23._o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sobâ—ieâ—â—e_n very_a 〈◊〉_d commend_v to_o young_a man_n eccles._n 11.10_o prou_z 7.22_o seething_n pot_n cast_v off_o a_o deal_n of_o scum_n reason_n to_o enforce_v the_o duty_n mean_n of_o practice_n 1._o tim._n 4.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consent_v of_o good_a life_n and_o good_a doctrine_n make_v a_o sweet_a harmony_n in_o a_o minister_n the_o priest_n may_v not_o come_v to_o the_o temple_n without_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o bell_n 2._o tim._n 3.10_o 1._o pet._n 5_o 3._o joh._n 13.15_o reason_n to_o stir_v up_o the_o man_n of_o god_n to_o care_n over_o their_o life_n amos_n 3.7_o heb._n 12._o â—_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o man_n by_o grace_n to_o live_v unblamable_o luk._n 1.6_o jam._n 1.27_o mean_v to_o attain_v to_o a_o unblameable_a life_n faithful_n minister_n shall_v not_o want_v withstander_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o tim._n 3.8_o 2._o tim._n 4._o act._n 13.10_o rev._n 16.14_o rev._n 12._o 2._o tim._n 2.4_o jer._n 1.19_o â—er_n 20.7_o ad_fw-la 11._o it_o must_v not_o seem_v strange_a if_o good_a man_n be_v more_o withstand_v then_o worse_o 3._o joh._n 8._o philip_n 1.27_o resister_n of_o godly_a minister_n have_v their_o mouth_n wide_o open_a with_o reproach_n against_o they_o 1._o cor._n 4.13_o ezr._n 4.13.14_o luk._n 7.33.34_o calumniare_fw-la audacter_fw-la saltem_fw-la aliquid_fw-la haerebit_fw-la luk._n 7.35_o every_o godly_a man_n endeavour_v must_v be_v to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o god_n enemy_n and_o make_v they_o ashamed_a reason_n subjection_n of_o servant_n wherein_o it_o stand_v the_o servant_n must_v honour_v his_o master_n as_o his_o better_a the_o master_n receive_v his_o authority_n from_o god_n he_o that_o resist_v he_o resist_v god_n gen._n 16_o 9_o 1._o sam._n 30.15_o 1._o cor._n 7.23_o subiectio_fw-la est_fw-la servilis_fw-la vel_fw-la civilis_fw-la illa_fw-la utitur_fw-la praesidens_fw-la subiecto_fw-la ad_fw-la suiipsius_fw-la hac_fw-la ad_fw-la subiectorum_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la atque_fw-la haec_fw-la fuit_fw-la ante_fw-la peccatum_fw-la aquin._n sum_n 1._o part_n quaest_n 92._o art_n 1._o 1._o tim._n 6.1_o see_v 1._o pet._n 2.18_o wherein_o servant_n must_v please_v their_o master_n luk._n 17.9_o the_o place_n of_o service_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n who_o therefore_o will_v show_v goodness_n to_o he_o that_o constionable_o perform_v it_o to_o wicked_a &_o cruel_a master_n eph._n 6.8_o non_fw-la adorationis_fw-la equalitate_fw-la sed_fw-la seruirutis_fw-la fidelitate_fw-la bern._n 1._o cor._n 7.15_o act._n 4.5_o master_n must_v not_o be_v please_v in_o wicked_a command_n exod._n 9.34_o â—ike_a master_n like_o man_n ad_fw-la arras_n 1._o sam._n 22.17_o wherein_o servant_n may_v answer_v or_o not_o answer_v their_o master_n â—_o sam._n 24.10_o 18._o job_n 31.12_o vers_fw-la 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zach._n 5._o colour_a theft_n of_o servant_n detect_v gen._n 30.33_o gen._n 31.20_o prov._n 25.19_o gen._n 31.38_o and_o 39_o 2d_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o servant_n wherein_o to_o be_v show_v gâ—â—_n 24.12_o 33._o gen._n 39.8_o motive_n to_o the_o duty_n luk._n 16.12_o the_o gospel_n call_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n why._n mark_n 1.1_o rom._n 1.1_o 1._o cor._n 1.18_o joh._n 1.18_o rom._n 2._o &_o chap._n 16._o doctrine_n of_o god_n adorn_v two_o way_n 1._o pet._n 2.12_o rom._n 2.23_o hest._n 8.17_o exod._n 12.38_o the_o mean_a christian_n may_v and_o must_v bring_v glory_n to_o the_o gospel_n 1._o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n coloss._n 2.20_o we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n in_o 4._o respect_n rom._n 8.1_o zach_n 4.6_o how_o a_o man_n may_v know_v that_o he_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o truth_n &_o not_o in_o vain_a 2._o cor._n 3_o 6._o 1._o thess._n 1.5_o rom._n 7.6_o be_v sure_a to_o have_v thy_o part_n in_o grace_n call_v on_o other_o to_o partake_v in_o it_o pity_v such_o as_o do_v not_o 2._o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n gal._n 3.2_o no_o doctrine_n of_o work_n can_v now_o bring_v salvation_n 2._o cor._n 1.24_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o grace_n as_o thou_o will_v salvation_n itself_o heb._n 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