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be_v worse_a than_o beastlike_a not_o to_o give_v love_n for_o love_n indeed_o one_o man_n have_v a_o more_o pry_v and_o pierce_a eye_n to_o see_v into_o his_o neighbour_n fault_n than_o his_o neighbour_n have_v to_o see_v into_o he_o and_o so_o he_o be_v apt_a to_o please_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o be_v not_o as_o other_o man_n be_v but_o he_o who_o infirmity_n be_v most_o of_o all_o rip_v up_o and_o rake_v into_o be_v 15._o 1_o tim._n 5._o â—4_n luke_n 1_o &_o 11._o 14._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 10._o 15._o oftentimes_o rather_o justify_v before_o god_n than_o the_o other_o to_o who_o nothing_o be_v speak_v and_o indeed_o he_o which_o true_o examine_v and_o search_v into_o himself_o can_v possible_o be_v void_a of_o charity_n towards_o other_o what_o kind_n of_o sin_n and_o sinner_n they_o be_v that_o may_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o church_n that_o some_o sin_n than_o may_v be_v bear_v and_o cover_v in_o love_n in_o the_o 30._o sect_n 30._o church_n and_o among_o christian_n be_v out_o of_o question_n and_o that_o some_o other_o sin_n may_v not_o be_v bear_v be_v also_o certain_a but_o to_o set_v down_o every_o particular_a sin_n which_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v and_o every_o particular_a for_o which_o man_n must_v be_v abandon_v without_o repentance_n be_v impossible_a and_o mere_a trifle_n for_o when_o we_o oppose_v godly_a man_n and_o wicked_a man_n we_o do_v not_o mean_v that_o they_o only_o be_v godly_a which_o never_o do_v describe_v a_o godly_a and_o a_o ungodly_a man_n describe_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v godly_a nor_o they_o only_o wicked_a which_o never_o do_v aught_o but_o wickedness_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o good_a but_o that_o he_o sometime_o fall_v into_o some_o evil_n nor_o none_o so_o wicked_a but_o he_o sometime_o stumble_v upon_o some_o good_a it_o be_v indeed_o the_o common_a and_o customary_a course_n in_o practise_v gross_a evil_n and_o refuse_v to_o do_v good_a that_o prove_v a_o man_n to_o be_v wicked_a and_o the_o frequent_a performance_n of_o good_a duty_n and_o ordinary_a abstinence_n from_o evil_n that_o show_v a_o man_n to_o be_v trade_n godliness_n and_o wickedness_n be_v two_o several_a trade_n godly_a for_o as_o one_o say_v evil_a man_n can_v do_v good_a by_o accident_n and_o good_a man_n by_o accident_n fall_v into_o evil_n but_o the_o common_a trade_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v to_o do_v good_a and_o of_o a_o wicked_a man_n to_o do_v evil_a indeed_o such_o sin_n as_o under_o the_o law_n be_v death_n as_o incest_n adultery_n blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n be_v now_o commit_v by_o any_o in_o the_o church_n except_o 10._o exod._n 21._o 12._o levit._fw-la 18._o 29._o &_o 19_o 1â—_n &_o 24._o 14._o deut._n 22._o 22._o 1_o