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that_o judge_v another_o thou_o condemne_v thyself_o or_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v judge_v take_v this_o rule_n along_o which_o the_o apostle_n give_v thou_o in_o another_o place_n nolite_fw-la judicare_fw-la ante_fw-la tempus_fw-la judge_v nothing_o before_o the_o time_n till_o the_o lord_n come_v etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 4._o 4._o assure_o it_o argue_v little_a christianity_n but_o far_o less_o charity_n to_o condemn_v they_o to_o death_n who_o god_n mean_v to_o save_v to_o go_v about_o to_o cut_v they_o off_o and_o bring_v they_o unto_o execution_n who_o god_n be_v purpose_v to_o reprieve_v to_o a_o further_a trial_n to_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o house_n as_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n who_o in_o due_a time_n though_o not_o so_o soon_o as_o thou_o expect_v may_v be_v vessel_n of_o mercy_n therefore_o take_v heed_n of_o imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la be_v not_o too_o hasty_a and_o precipitate_a in_o act_v thy_o own_o counsel_n or_o in_o pursuit_n of_o those_o design_n which_o thou_o 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partaker_n of_o the_o like_a reception_n in_o god_n glorious_a kingdom_n amen_n sermon_n iii_o at_o christchurch_n jan._n 5_o 1644._o matth_n 13._o v._n 30._o sinite_fw-la utraque_fw-la simul_fw-la crescere_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la messem_fw-la let_v both_o grow_v together_o till_o the_o harvest_n quantum_fw-la inter_fw-la opera_fw-la divina_fw-la &_o humana_fw-la interest_n 4._o tantum_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la distare_fw-la inter_fw-la dei_fw-la hominisque_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o lactantius_n a_o ancient_a writer_n that_o look_v how_o great_a the_o difference_n be_v between_o the_o visible_a work_n of_o almighty_a god_n and_o the_o poor_a undertake_n of_o we_o mortal_a man_n so_o great_a or_o great_a be_v the_o difference_n between_o his_o heavenly_a wisdom_n and_o our_o deep_a counsel_n which_o rule_n if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o no_o doubt_n it_o be_v how_o infinite_o short_a must_v we_o needs_o conceive_v that_o solomon_n wisdom_n though_o 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