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A86579 Sinne's discovery and revenge. As it was delivered in a sermom [sic] to the Right Honorable House of Peers in the Abbey Church at Westminster, on Wednsday [sic], December 30. 1646. Being the day of the monethly publick fast. / By Thomas Horton B. D. Reader of Divinity in Gresham Colledge, and Pastor of Colechurch in London. Published by the order of the said House. Horton, Thomas, d. 1673. 1646 (1646) Wing H2882; Thomason E369_4; ESTC R17539 41,013 45

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otherwise_o no_o great_a difference_n this_o be_v intimate_v in_o the_o sixth_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o moses_n say_v etc._n etc._n shall_v your_o brethren_n go_v to_o war_n and_o you_o sit_v here_o as_o who_o shall_v say_v be_v you_o better_o than_o they_o be_v your_o pain_n and_o trouble_n and_o hazard_n and_o disease_v of_o yourselves_o more_o to_o you_o than_o they_o be_v to_o they_o why_o shall_v you_o refuse_v to_o do_v that_o which_o other_o do_v before_o you_o there_o be_v somewhat_o considerable_a in_o this_o it_o be_v fail_v in_o the_o office_n of_o a_o member_n whether_o of_o the_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n and_o it_o carry_v the_o suspicion_n of_o laziness_n and_o idleness_n upon_o it_o which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a sin_n casarien_n sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ambo._fw-la conjunguntur_fw-la in_o evangelio_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n casarien_n second_o example_n ii_o neglect_v of_o a_o good_a example_n there_o be_v the_o forsake_v of_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o good_a pattern_n and_o copy_n which_o be_v set_v we_o and_o there_o be_v another_o evil_n also_o in_o this_o this_o be_v also_o include_v in_o that_o expression_n shall_v your_o brethren_n go_v to_o war_n and_o you_o sit_v here_o still_o that_o be_v shall_v they_o set_v you_o such_o a_o example_n and_o will_v not_o you_o follow_v it_o there_o be_v some_o which_o now_o and_o then_o do_v not_o venture_v nor_o put_v themselves_o upon_o such_o and_o such_o undertake_n but_o then_o they_o have_v somewhat_o to_o say_v for_o themselves_o and_o that_o be_v that_o they_o have_v no_o bod_fw-mi to_o lead_v they_o and_o show_v they_o the_o way_n as_o the_o eunuch_n say_v once_o to_o philip_n upon_o another_o occasion_n how_o can_v i_o except_v some_o man_n shall_v
the_o world_n who_o instead_o of_o search_v the_o wound_n to_o the_o bottom_n 22._o 1_o king_n 22._o skin_n it_o over_o harden_v other_o in_o their_o sin_n by_o their_o applause_n and_o approbation_n of_o they_o and_o i_o will_v that_o great_a person_n be_v always_o free_a from_o such_o inconvenience_n as_o these_o be_v and_o so_o as_o false_a teacher_n friend_n false_a friend_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n false_a friend_n and_o evil_a companion_n they_o do_v the_o same_o also_o as_o the_o harlot_n there_o in_o the_o proverb_n cap._n 7._o ver_fw-la 19_o come_v say_v she_o there_o to_o her_o mate_n let_v we_o take_v our_o fill_n of_o love_n till_o the_o morning_n for_o the_o good_a man_n be_v not_o at_o home_n he_o be_v go_v a_o long_a journey_n he_o have_v take_v a_o bag_n of_o money_n with_o he_o and_o will_v not_o come_v home_o till_o such_o a_o day_n that_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v we_o shall_v not_o be_v catch_v and_o take_v in_o our_o fin_n three_o this_o do_v also_o 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oh_o say_v they_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a one_o si●_n i._o from_o the_o extenuation_n of_o si●_n and_o we_o hope_v no_o great_a hurt_n of_o that_o not_o consider_v that_o the_o least_o sin_n that_o be_v have_v a_o voice_n and_o cry_v in_o it_o for_o vengeance_n and_o such_o as_o nothing_o can_v stop_v 12.24_o he●_n 12.24_o but_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o speak_v better_a thing_n than_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n and_o so_o as_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o sin_n so_o the_o secrecy_n it_o be_v such_o as_o be_v private_o act_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v lie_v hide_v second_o present_a impunity_n that_o be_v another_o thing_n impunity_n 2._o present_a impunity_n which_o further_v this_o conceit_n the_o drunkard_n he_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v follow_v his_o cup_n so_o long_o and_o be_v never_o yet_o the_o worse_a for_o it_o and_o therefore_o no_o more_o shall_v he_o be_v yet_o and_o the_o adulterer_n themselves_o in_o themselves_o he_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v so_o many_o year_n wallow_v in_o filthiness_n and_o uncleanness_n and_o be_v never_o yet_o detect_v and_o why_o shall_v he_o fear_v it_o now_o and_o the_o cheater_n he_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v cozen_v and_o defraud_v other_o for_o such_o a_o time_n and_o be_v never_o yet_o discover_v and_o why_o then_o may_v he_o not_o still_o escape_v thus_o do_v man_n encourage_v themselves_o in_o evil_a from_o their_o present_a forbearance_n and_o so_o likewise_o from_o the_o forbearance_n of_o other_o other_o in_o other_o who_o have_v commit_v the_o like_a sin_n with_o they_o because_o entence_v against_o a_o evil_a doer_n be_v not_o execute_v speedi'y_v therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a ecclesiast_fw-la 8.11_o when_o a_o sinner_n be_v take_v present_o in_o his_o fact_n 8.4_o joh._n 8.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o man_n be_v a_o little_a startle_v for_o a_o while_n but_o 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very_o well_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n according_a as_o they_o seem_v to_o run_v verbatim_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o know_v your_o sin_n which_o will_v find_v you_o out_o udegnou_n chatáathkem_fw-mi asher_n ijmtsa_fw-mi éthkem_fw-mi so_o the_o arabic_a also_o translate_v it_o now_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o concern_v we_o in_o this_o particular_a first_o to_o find_v out_o whether_o and_o second_o to_o find_v out_o which_o which_o to_o find_v out_o whether_o which_o first_o to_o find_v out_o whether_o that_o be_v to_o find_v out_o the_o nature_n and_o condition_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o venture_v upon_o whether_o they_o be_v lawful_a yea_o or_o no_o to_o resolve_v ourselves_o well_o in_o that_o whether_o i._o whether_o and_o not_o to_o lie_v in_o any_o sin_n unknown_a this_o be_v one_o way_n of_o find_v out_o our_o sin_n remember_v that_o of_o solomon_n prov._n 20.25_o it_o be_v a_o snare_n for_o a_o man_n to_o devour_v that_o which_o be_v holy_a and_o 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