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themselves_o from_o the_o like_a offence_n for_o that_o if_o he_o remain_v in_o the_o church_n and_o be_v not_o punish_v first_o either_o man_n will_v be_v provoke_v to_o commit_v the_o like_a sin_n for_o the_o apostle_n compare_v a_o sinful_a man_n to_o leaven_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 6._o teach_v that_o a_o little_a leaven_n will_v sour_a the_o whole_a batch_n so_o one_o wicked_a man_n will_v infect_v the_o whole_a church_n or_o second_o the_o weak_a will_v take_v occasion_n thereby_o of_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o truth_n and_o other_o yet_o without_o will_v be_v hold_v from_o come_v unto_o it_o what_o be_v the_o regard_n that_o concern_v he_o that_o be_v cast_v out_o that_o he_o be_v shame_v may_v be_v bring_v to_o repent_v and_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o the_o incestuous_a person_n who_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v the_o natural_a corruption_n and_o for_o save_v of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o man_n regenerate_v 1_o cor._n 5._o 5._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 20._o if_o the_o severity_n of_o this_o sentence_n be_v such_o as_o have_v be_v declare_v how_o then_o tend_v it_o to_o reformation_n they_o that_o be_v thus_o censure_v be_v only_o deliver_v to_o satan_n conditional_o if_o they_o repent_v not_o so_o it_o be_v a_o mean_n either_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o christ_n or_o send_v they_o to_o the_o devil_n as_o a_o hand_n almost_o cut_v off_o and_o hang_v but_o by_o the_o skin_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v lose_v unless_o some_o skilful_a chirurgeon_n bind_v it_o up_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o he_o if_o he_o repent_v he_o be_v to_o be_v receive_v of_o the_o church_n who_o as_o they_o lose_v in_o earth_n our_o saviour_n christ_n lose_v in_o