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his_o own_o conscience_n do_v more_o comfort_n he_o than_o the_o uncharitable_a censure_n of_o man_n deject_v he_o and_o he_o use_v upon_o that_o occasion_n to_o take_v up_o the_o word_n of_o job_n till_o i_o die_v i_o will_v not_o remove_v my_o integrity_n from_o i_o job_n 27._o 5._o many_o have_v oft_o hear_v he_o to_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v not_o willing_o commit_v a_o sin_n to_o get_v a_o world_n though_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o will_v not_o do_v that_o do_v he_o as_o rom._n 7._o 25._o as_o it_o be_v incident_a to_o the_o best_a of_o man_n yet_o do_v he_o bewail_v it_o with_o grief_n of_o heart_n the_o sincerity_n indeed_o both_o of_o his_o intention_n and_o action_n have_v be_v question_v by_o some_o who_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o under_o colour_n of_o do_v justice_n when_o he_o be_v a_o public_a magistrate_n and_o provide_v for_o poor_a he_o rob_v the_o poor_a and_o help_v to_o keep_v his_o own_o house_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o poor_a but_o for_o 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