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be_v riches_n if_o they_o be_v not_o right_o use_v 3._o thorn_n if_o they_o be_v careless_o handle_v scratch_n and_o wound_v we_o a_o man_n have_v need_v to_o be_v fence_v with_o iron_n and_o well_o harness_v that_o go_v among_o they_o 2_o sam._n 23.6_o 7._o so_o riches_n if_o they_o be_v not_o wise_o manage_v pierce_v we_o with_o many_o sorrow_n 1_o tim._n 6.9_o 10._o 4._o thorn_n be_v perplex_v and_o fold_a one_o within_o another_o so_o be_v the_o care_n of_o this_o world_n so_o link_v together_o that_o one_o draw_v on_o another_o 5._o they_o be_v catch_v any_o thing_n that_o come_v near_o they_o abraham_n ram_n be_v catch_v in_o a_o thicket_n gen._n 22_o 13._o let_v a_o sheep_n come_v to_o they_o for_o shelter_n and_o he_o be_v soon_o entangle_v and_o leave_v some_o of_o his_o fleece_n behind_o he_o so_o they_o that_o will_v be_v rich_a be_v quick_o catch_v and_o entangle_v by_o they_o they_o rob_v we_o of_o our_o humility_n industry_n courage_n zeal_n how_o many_o in_o time_n of_o 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much_o 2._o they_o be_v exceed_o mutable_a they_o fly_v sudden_o and_o swift_o from_o we_o they_o have_v not_o sparrow_n but_o eagle's_n wing_n to_o fly_v aloft_o out_o of_o our_o reach_n aquilinas_fw-la there_o be_v no_o keep_v they_o we_o daily_o see_v how_o they_o fly_v from_o one_o to_o another_o lapide_fw-la hence_o the_o apostle_n call_v they_o uncertain_a riches_n 1_o tim._n 6.17_o 3._o they_o make_v themselves_o wing_n we_o need_v not_o invent_v way_n to_o make_v they_o fly_v they_o have_v wing_n enough_o of_o their_o own_o to_o fly_v from_o we_o by_o the_o wing_n of_o fire_n by_o the_o wing_n of_o thief_n by_o the_o wing_n of_o tax_n erat_fw-la suretiship_n soldier_n plunder_n by_o rust_n rat_n moth_n mouse_n pirate_n shipwreck_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o he_o who_o be_v dives_n to_o day_n may_v be_v lazarus_n to_o morrow_n thus_o let_v we_o get_v our_o judgement_n clear_o convince_v of_o the_o vanity_n inanity_n mutability_n and_o dagner_n of_o riches_n then_o will_v not_o 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a_o fool_n in_o israel_n 2_o sam._n 13.12_o 13_o 4._o it_o destroy_v the_o body_n it_o consume_v the_o radical_a moisture_n and_o so_o shorten_v the_o life_n it_o impair_v the_o strength_n prov._n 31.3_o and_o waste_v the_o flesh_n prov._n 5.11_o and_o make_v man_n liable_a to_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o ought_v to_o punish_v adulterer_n with_o death_n virg._n levit._n 20.10_o gen._n 38.24_o deut._n 22.22_o yea_o the_o pharisee_n though_o they_o dispense_v with_o other_o sin_n yet_o judge_v adulterer_n worthy_a of_o death_n john_n 8.5_o the_o anabaptist_n allege_v this_o text_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o to_o destroy_v the_o coercive_a power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n i_o shall_v therefore_o take_v a_o little_a pain_n to_o vindicate_v it_o 1._o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o plead_v for_o the_o woman_n in_o favour_n of_o adultery_n for_o he_o condemn_v even_o adulterous_a aspect_n matth._n 5.28_o and_o charge_v she_o to_o go_v gualther_n and_o sin_n no_o more_o in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o kind_n viz._n willing_o and_o deliberate_o 2._o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o say_v absolute_o that_o the_o sin_n deserve_v not_o condemnation_n 108._o or_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o punish_v it_o but_o he_o only_o tell_v she_o neither_o do_v i_o condemn_v thou_o q._n d._n though_o the_o sin_n deserve_v punishment_n yet_o that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n duty_n i_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o take_v his_o sword_n into_o my_o hand_n the_o end_n of_o my_o come_n into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o save_v not_o to_o punish_v as_o a_o magistrate_n but_o to_o forgive_v not_o to_o take_v away_o temporal_a life_n but_o to_o purchase_v eternal_a 3._o the_o pharisee_n come_v to_o ensnare_v christ_n but_o he_o snare_v they_o q._n d._n the_o fact_n be_v evident_a but_o who_o be_v you_o that_o demand_v justice_n against_o she_o look_v into_o the_o book_n of_o your_o conscience_n o_o you_o hypocrite_n and_o see_v if_o you_o be_v not_o guilty_a 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deut._n 23.18_o 2_o sam._n 3.8_o and_o to_o unruly_a stallion_n jer._n 5.8_o how_o sottish_a do_v this_o sin_n make_v wise_a solomon_n and_o those_o great_a philosopher_n rom._n 1.21.26_o it_o harden_v the_o heart_n so_o that_o such_o seldom_o repent_v hence_o the_o guest_n of_o the_o harlot_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n prov._n 9_o ult_n and_o 7.26_o 27._o the_o whore_n be_v a_o pit_n that_o he_o which_o fall_v into_o hardly_o ever_o come_v out_o again_o prov._n 2.18_o 19_o her_o house_n incline_v to_o death_n and_o her_o path_n unto_o the_o dead_a none_o that_o go_v unto_o her_o return_n again_o neither_o take_v they_o hold_v of_o the_o path_n of_o life_n my_o heart_n tremble_v when_o i_o read_v this_o text._n none_o return_v again_o i._n e._n none_o return_v ordinary_o they_o be_v very_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o multitude_n that_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o pit_n prov._n 23.27_o like_o a_o winter_n plague_n some_o do_v escape_v but_o very_o few_o and_o that_o hardly_o it_o be_v peccatum_fw-la maximae_fw-la adherentiae_fw-la a_o sin_n that_o stick_v close_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o such_o as_o it_o have_v once_o possess_v such_o must_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o church-communion_n here_o the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o such_o here_o 2_o cor._n 5.9_o ephes._n 5.11_o and_o god_n bar_v they_o out_o of_o heaven_n hereafter_o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o ephes._n 5.5_o 6._o revel_v 21.8_o and_o 23.15_o never_o any_o give_v themselves_o to_o such_o sensual_a lust_n but_o they_o pay_v full_a dear_o for_o they_o their_o end_n be_v bitter_a as_o wormwood_n prov._n 5.4_o as_o such_o sin_n be_v commit_v with_o more_o sensual_a delight_n and_o wilfulness_n so_o they_o bring_v more_o guilt_n and_o horror_n with_o they_o insomuch_o as_o many_o have_v despair_v under_o the_o burden_n &_o have_v murder_v themselves_o we_o shall_v therefore_o careful_o fly_v these_o fleshly_a lust_n 10._o because_o they_o war_n against_o the_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2.11_o the_o other_o lust_n war_n against_o we_o yet_o none_o war_n against_o the_o peace_n and_o purity_n of_o the_o soul_n like_o this_o let_v no_o man_n then_o think_v this_o sin_n small_a as_o do_v the_o heathen_a who_o number_v fornication_n among_o thing_n indifferent_a act_n 15.20_o when_o scarce_o any_o sin_n be_v more_o express_o forbid_v or_o more_o severe_o punish_v in_o the_o scripture_n exod._n 20.14_o deut._n 23.17_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n aquinas_n ephes._n 5.5_o 6._o or_o make_v you_o think_v this_o a_o sleight_n sin_n but_o get_v your_o judgement_n right_o inform_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o see_v how_o contrary_a it_o speak_v to_o the_o corrupt_a opinion_n of_o the_o world_n god_n call_v it_o a_o great_a wickedness_n gen._n 39.9_o and_o a_o heinous_a crime_n job_n 37.11_o 12._o and_o that_o which_o have_v be_v the_o bane_n of_o thousand_o gen._n 34.25_o judg._n 20.35_o 1_o cor._n 20.8.11_o it_o be_v call_v a_o abomination_n ezek._n 22.11_o and_o a_o sin_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v severe_o punish_v by_o the_o magistrate_n job_n 31.11_o numb_a 25.11_o 12._o and_o though_o such_o sinner_n may_v escape_v the_o hand_n of_o man_n yet_o they_o can_v escape_v the_o hand_n of_o a_o just_a god_n heb._n 13.4_o who_o will_v punish_v his_o servant_n who_o repent_n for_o this_o sin_n with_o temporal_a judgement_n as_o we_o see_v in_o david_n and_o solomon_n prov._n 11._o ult_n 1_o cor._n 11.32_o or_o if_o they_o be_v impenitent_a profane_a violator_n and_o contemner_n of_o that_o order_n which_o god_n have_v plant_v among_o man_n he_o will_v punish_v they_o eternal_o rev._n 22.15_o object_n sir_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v i_o be_o the_o man_n that_o have_v fall_v once_o yea_o and_o again_o into_o this_o foul_a sin_n my_o conscience_n accuse_v i_o and_o god_n who_o be_v great_a than_o my_o conscience_n and_o know_v more_o by_o i_o then_o i_o do_v by_o myself_o have_v see_v my_o beastly_a abomination_n 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anthony_n for_o their_o pig_n saint_n george_n for_o their_o war_n s._n apollonia_n for_o their_o tooth_n s._n steven_n for_o the_o night_n s._n john_n for_o the_o day_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o necessity_n so_o be_v their_o go_n 2._o if_o god_n be_v against_o we_o riches_n can_v help_v we_o they_o oft_o hurt_v we_o in_o a_o time_n of_o trouble_n the_o finger_n many_o time_n be_v cut_v off_o for_o the_o gold_n ring_n and_o the_o soldier_n inquire_v not_o for_o the_o poor_a but_o for_o the_o rich_a man_n riches_n avail_v not_o in_o a_o day_n of_o wrath_n prov._n 11.4_o ezek._n 7.19_o zeph._n 1._o ult_n they_o fly_v from_o we_o when_o we_o be_v die_v or_o in_o trouble_n and_o have_v most_o need_v of_o help_n prov._n 23.5_o hence_o they_o be_v call_v uncertain_a riches_n they_o be_v like_o a_o break_a reed_n that_o not_o only_o fail_v but_o wound_v he_o that_o trust_v in_o they_o isaiah_n 36.6_o he_o that_o trust_v in_o they_o shall_v fall_v prov._n 11.28_o and_o be_v 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