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most_o transcendent_a and_o sublimate_v wit_n in_o the_o world_n be_v they_o never_o so_o obstinate_a shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o gainsay_v the_o conviction_n of_o their_o conscience_n rev._n 20.12_o q._n can_v a_o man_n then_o in_o any_o proportion_n answer_v the_o law_n a._n no_o of_o himself_o as_o have_v be_v say_v he_o can_v for_o if_o we_o can_v see_v the_o true_a image_n of_o a_o natural_a man_n we_o shall_v see_v that_o little_a light_n that_o yet_o remain_v in_o he_o to_o be_v resist_v and_o contradict_v think_v of_o some_o one_o man_n compound_v of_o all_o the_o vice_n of_o mankind_n and_o in_o who_o all_o outrageous_a sin_n reign_v and_o such_o a_o one_o be_v every_o man_n by_o nature_n a_o judas_n a_o julian_n etc._n etc._n we_o hate_v the_o jew_n spit_v at_o the_o name_n of_o judas_n rail_v on_o pilate_n condemn_v the_o cruel_a butcher_n of_o christ_n and_o with_o hazael_n count_v they_o worse_o than_o dog_n etc._n etc._n but_o alas_o we_o see_v not_o ourselves_o how_o many_o that_o can_v blaspheme_v swear_v christ_n quite_o over_o curse_n swagger_v lie_v oppress_v boil_v with_o lust_n scoff_n riot_n live_v like_o debauch_a man_n yea_o like_o humane_a beast_n or_o rather_o unclean_a devil_n and_o yet_o will_v be_v cry_v hosanna_n but_o let_v they_o say_v what_o they_o will_v they_o be_v pilate_n the_o jew_n and_o judas_n do_v not_o we_o all_o cruel_o vex_v and_o wound_v he_o with_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v not_o every_o of_o our_o sin_n as_o a_o thorn_n nail_n and_o spear_n to_o he_o thou_o that_o pour_v down_o thy_o drunken_a carowy_n thou_o give_v thy_o saviour_n a_o potion_n of_o gall_n and_o while_o thou_o dispise_v the_o mean_a of_o his_o servant_n thou_o spitte_v on_o his_o face_n and_o while_o thou_o put_v on_o thy_o proud_a dress_n and_o lift_a up_o thy_o vain_a heart_n with_o high_a conceit_n thou_o set_v the_o crown_n of_o thorn_n on_o his_o head_n etc._n etc._n thus_o every_o man_n when_o he_o little_o think_v it_o crucify_v again_o to_o himself_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o make_v a_o very_a mock_n of_o he_o to_o themselves_o not_o in_o himself_o for_o he_o be_v far_o enough_o out_o of_o their_o reach_n alas_o poor_a man_n know_v not_o what_o be_v within_o he_o paul_n have_v his_o eye_n open_v confess_v that_o no_o good_a do_v dwell_v in_o he_o rom._n 7.18_o and_o that_o evil_a be_v ever_o present_a to_o do_v he_o a_o mischief_n as_o if_o it_o watch_v opportunity_n to_o do_v a_o ill_a turn_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n q._n how_o then_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o many_o natural_a man_n be_v so_o civil_a and_o honest_a a._n god_n by_o his_o restrain_v spirit_n do_v bridle_v