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a_o part_n of_o god_n last_o will_v and_o testament_n and_o thou_o know_v it_o and_o therefore_o woe_n unto_o thou_o if_o thou_o prepare_v not_o for_o it_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o reprover_n and_o the_o person_n reprove_v set_v forth_o in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v by_o that_o reverend_n and_o faithful_a minister_n of_o god_n word_n william_n fenner_n b.d._n sometime_o fellow_n of_o pembroke_n hall_n in_o cambridge_n and_o late_a parson_n of_o rochfort_n in_o essex_n london_n print_v by_o t.r._n and_o e.m._n for_o j.s._n the_o duty_n of_o reprover_n and_o person_n reprove_v a_o sermon_n preach_v by_o mr._n william_n fenner_n minister_n of_o god_n word_n pou._n 29.1_o he_o that_o be_v often_o reprove_v harden_v his_o neck_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n these_o word_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o ambiguity_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n they_o bear_v two_o exposition_n and_o our_o english_a can_v suffer_v but_o one_o the_o first_o exposition_n be_v this_o he_o 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for_o quicken_a but_o himself_o be_v not_o quicken_v he_o threaten_v judgement_n against_o hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v a_o hard_a heart_n himself_o this_o man_n pull_v destruction_n upon_o his_o own_o pate_n he_o be_v like_o the_o pharisee_n that_o impose_v upon_o other_o grievous_a burden_n and_o heavy_a to_o be_v bear_v but_o will_v not_o touch_v they_o with_o one_o of_o their_o finger_n themselves_o matth._n 23.4_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o first_o such_o a_o reprover_n of_o sin_n office_n it_o be_v against_o his_o office_n the_o office_n of_o a_o reprover_n bind_v he_o to_o be_v blameless_a as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v a_o bishop_n must_v be_v blameless_a 1_o tim._n 3.2_o every_o christian_n shall_v be_v blameless_a how_o much_o more_o minister_n that_o bear_v the_o office_n of_o reprover_n they_o shall_v be_v blameless_a nay_o if_o a_o man_n though_o he_o take_v not_o the_o office_n of_o a_o reprover_n yet_o if_o he_o bear_v the_o person_n of_o 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