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authority_n to_o judge_v their_o brethren_n say_v my_o brethren_n let_v there_o not_o be_v many_o master_n or_o brethren_n by_o you_o not_o many_o master_n such_o have_v all_o time_n and_o age_n bring_v forth_o and_o our_o time_n be_v not_o void_a thereof_o wherein_o many_o be_v so_o austere_a so_o severe_a so_o rigorous_a and_o sharp_a as_o that_o they_o condemn_v all_o man_n all_o woman_n almost_o beside_o themselves_o a_o presumptuous_a proud_a and_o superstitious_a sort_n of_o man_n who_o nothing_o please_v which_o themselves_o do_v not_o and_o by_o who_o all_o be_v condemn_v which_o dance_v not_o after_o their_o pipe_n which_o walk_v not_o after_o their_o rule_n which_o live_v not_o after_o the_o order_n of_o their_o life_n who_o hunt_v after_o the_o opinion_n of_o holiness_n and_o seek_v the_o estimation_n and_o account_n with_o man_n of_o great_a preciseness_n than_o be_v common_o in_o other_o too_o rash_o in_o their_o word_n too_o rigorous_o in_o their_o deed_n too_o 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ambicious_o authority_n to_o censure_v other_o rigorous_o thus_o condemn_v the_o apostle_n that_o censure-like_a arrogancy_n of_o the_o proud_a chaleng_v authority_n to_o themselves_o to_o judge_v other_o as_o they_o lust_n and_o forbid_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v think_v himself_o a_o fit_a reformer_n and_o censurer_n of_o the_o life_n of_o his_o brethren_n my_o brethren_n be_v not_o many_o master_n 2_o this_o be_v the_o exhortation_n in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o reason_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v whereof_o the_o first_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n judgement_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o sharp_a and_o heavy_a against_o they_o which_o be_v too_o hard_a and_o severe_a towards_o other_o whereof_o saint_n james_n brethren_n be_v not_o many_o master_n know_v that_o you_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a condemnation_n the_o force_n of_o this_o reason_n be_v they_o which_o be_v rigorous_a and_o streight-laced_n towards_o other_o shall_v find_v god_n severe_a and_o 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brethren_n say_v he_o be_v not_o many_o master_n know_v that_o we_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a condemnation_n by_o which_o it_o evident_o appear_v that_o how_o much_o the_o more_o rigorous_o we_o judge_v other_o so_o much_o the_o heavy_a condemnation_n we_o heap_v against_o ourselves_o but_o most_o especial_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o sin_n or_o as_o great_a as_o we_o rigorous_o condemn_v in_o our_o brethren_n if_o we_o condemn_v a_o thief_n to_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o hell_n as_o unworthy_a life_n yet_o ourselves_o steal_v be_v oppressor_n usurer_n or_o extortioner_n of_o the_o people_n if_o we_o condemn_v without_o favour_n or_o pity_n the_o adulterous_a person_n and_o yet_o ourselves_o break_v wedlock_n if_o we_o condemn_v lie_v and_o use_v our_o tongue_n to_o deceit_n slander_n and_o horrible_a blasphemy_n if_o we_o condemn_v drunkenness_n with_o austere_a severity_n yet_o geve_v over_o ourselves_o to_o riotousness_n banquet_v and_o fare_v delicious_o every_o day_n if_o we_o condemn_v covetousness_n yet_o be_v ravish_v 5._o luke_n 16._o 1._o tim._n 6._o ephes_n 5._o with_o love_n of_o money_n make_v our_o gold_n our_o god_n our_o silver_n our_o safeguard_n our_o substance_n our_o succour_n if_o we_o reproove_v anger_n in_o our_o brethren_n and_o burn_v and_o boil_v in_o irreconcile_a hatred_n and_o deadly_a malice_n of_o heart_n if_o final_o we_o be_v rigorous_a against_o our_o brethren_n and_o usurp_v ambitious_o the_o authority_n to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v they_o we_o provoke_v the_o great_a wrath_n we_o heap_v up_o the_o severe_a judgement_n we_o receive_v the_o just_a condemnation_n against_o ourselves_o which_o saint_n james_n here_o use_v as_o his_o first_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v not_o so_o do_v my_o brethren_n be_v not_o many_o master_n know_v that_o we_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a condemnation_n the_o second_o reason_n why_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o usurp_v reason_n 2._o reason_n this_o authority_n over_o their_o 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