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the_o 3._o chap._n the_o cause_n of_o church-sleeping_a from_o satan_n who_o bring_v the_o same_o to_o pass_v six_o several_a way_n 43_o 44_o 45._o from_o ourselves_o through_o floathfulnesse_n 46_o carelessness_n 47._o intemperancy_n ibid._n and_o 48._o hatred_n of_o the_o preacher_n 49._o disesteem_v of_o the_o word_n read_v or_o preach_v 49_o 50_o disobedience_n unto_o the_o admonition_n and_o reproof_n of_o the_o word_n 51._o shamelessness_n ibid._n inconsiderateness_n 52._o want_n of_o god_n fear_n 53._o custom_n and_o willingness_n 54._o from_o other_o both_o preacher_n in_o sundry_a particular_n 55._o and_o people_n both_o through_o commission_n 56_o and_o omission_n 57_o the_o content_n of_o the_o 4._o chap._n argument_n against_o church-sleeping_a from_o god_n in_o five_o particular_n 59_o 60_o 61_o 62._o from_o the_o word_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o dignity_n diverse_o evidence_v 63_o 64_o 65_o 66._o necessity_n 67._o utility_n 68_o 69_o 70_o 71_o 72._o from_o the_o 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the_o sin_n itself_o i._o it_o be_v no_o great_a sin_n it_o be_v at_o the_o most_o but_o one_o of_o the_o little_a one_o a._n a._n and_o so_o not_o worth_a the_o regard_n a._n 1._o if_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n it_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v how_o small_a soever_o in_o itself_o how_o small_a soever_o in_o comparison_n of_o other_o sin_n 3.16_o jer._n 4.14_o isa_n 3.16_o the_o lord_n take_v notice_n even_o of_o vain_a thought_n disdainful_a and_o proud_a look_n wanton_a eye_n walk_v with_o stretched-forth_a neck_n and_o such_o other_o unseemly_a gesture_n 12.36_o mat._n 12.36_o and_o of_o every_o idle_a word_n that_o man_n shall_v speak_v they_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n on_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n how_o much_o more_o than_o take_v he_o notice_n of_o this_o sin_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o the_o same_o â—adendo_fw-la gutta_n cavat_fw-la lapidem_fw-la non_fw-la vi_fw-la sed_fw-la saepè_fw-la â—adendo_fw-la 2._o even_o small_a sin_n continue_v 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