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2._o 16._o to_o be_v a_o faithful_a and_o merciful_a high_a priest_n verse_n 17._o steven_n make_v no_o mean_n to_o he_o but_o pray_v immediate_o to_o he_o act._n 7._o 59_o 60._o and_o so_o do_v john_n revelation_n 22._o 20_o 21._o christ_n will_v we_o himself_o to_o come_v unto_o he_o math._n 11._o 28._o and_o we_o read_v not_o that_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n or_o holy_a man_n pray_v mention_v in_o scripture_n do_v ever_o go_v to_o saint_n or_o angel_n to_o make_v request_n for_o they_o also_o to_o answer_v the_o simile_n be_v there_o any_o of_o we_o have_v a_o great_a man_n command_n in_o all_o our_o need_n to_o come_v to_o himself_o give_v his_o faithful_a word_n and_o promise_n to_o hear_v our_o suit_n &_o request_n very_o ready_o at_o any_o time_n and_o none_o appoint_v by_o he_o to_o hear_v suitor_n when_o they_o come_v but_o only_o himself_o attend_v merciful_o in_o his_o own_o person_n for_o we_o in_o open_a place_n without_o let_v of_o any_o that_o will_v go_v first_o to_o 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5._o 25._o whosoever_o be_v angry_a with_o his_o brother_n without_o cause_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o judgement_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v unto_o his_o brother_n racha_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o council_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v thou_o fool_n shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o hell-fire_n answ_n this_o place_n prove_v not_o any_o sin_n to_o be_v venial_a and_o not_o mortal_a in_o their_o own_o nature_n for_o first_o this_o shall_v be_v against_o the_o scope_n of_o christ_n speech_n in_o confute_v the_o pharise_n misunderstanding_n the_o law_n and_o here_o in_o particular_a the_o sixth_o commandment_n they_o stick_v to_o the_o letter_n christ_n here_o extend_v the_o breach_n of_o this_o law_n to_o thought_n and_o word_n so_o make_v a_o man_n by_o causeless_a anger_n and_o rail_a word_n to_o be_v before_o god_n guilty_a of_o murder_n be_v this_o then_o to_o make_v sin_n venial_a or_o be_v not_o rather_o those_o which_o they_o conceit_n to_o be_v venial_a by_o christ_n here_o 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