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hastiness_n he_o with_o his_o boldness_n he_o with_o his_o timorousness_n melancthon_n do_v well_o temper_v the_o heat_n and_o zeal_n of_o luther_n with_o his_o mildness_n be_v as_o oil_n to_o his_o vinegar_n and_o luther_n on_o the_o other_o side_n do_v warm_v his_o coldness_n be_v as_o a_o fire_n to_o his_o frosenne_n thus_o the_o apostle_n command_v that_o we_o shall_v bear_v with_o the_o infirmity_n of_o those_o that_o be_v weak_a and_o not_o sufficient_o catechize_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o spiritual_a liberty_n purchase_v unto_o we_o by_o christ_n and_o not_o to_o please_v ourselves_o too_o much_o but_o rather_o to_o please_v our_o neighbour_n in_o that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o edification_n rom._n 15._o v._n 1_o 2._o for_o among_o other_o
flesh_n and_o have_v their_o sense_n restore_v so_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n like_o the_o favonian_n wind_n blow_v upon_o we_o it_o reviu_v we_o again_o give_v we_o a_o new_a life_n new_a sense_n a_o new_a heart_n new_a will_n and_o affection_n for_o all_o old_a thing_n pass_v away_o and_o all_o thing_n become_v new_a 2._o cor._n 5._o 17._o for_o it_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o understanding_n make_v we_o discern_v of_o thing_n that_o differ_v eph_n 1._o 18._o philip._n 1._o 10._o it_o boar_v a_o new_a ear_n of_o obedience_n in_o we_o psal._n 40._o 6._o and_o give_v we_o a_o new_a taste_n not_o to_o savour_n the_o thing_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o of_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8._o 5._o further_o this_o serve_v to_o detect_v the_o natural_a popery_n of_o the_o multitude_n and_o of_o our_o own_o heart_n when_o we_o persuade_v ourselves_o though_o false_o that_o though_o we_o go_v on_o in_o our_o sin_n yet_o that_o we_o can_v repent_v when_o we_o list_v when_o as_o the_o prophet_n 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