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be_v to_o less_o purpose_n than_o the_o prophet_n speak_v to_o the_o 37.4_o the_o ezek._n 37.4_o dry_a bone_n if_o the_o ear_n be_v only_o open_a and_o the_o mind_n shut_v and_o seal_v up_o then_o though_o the_o minister_n lip_n preserve_v never_o so_o much_o knowledge_n and_o like_a lily_n drop_v down_o pure_a myrrh_n yet_o be_v his_o doctrine_n but_o like_o seed_n sow_v in_o a_o sandy_a ground_n some_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o 5.5_o the_o 1_o san_n 5.5_o priest_n of_o dagon_n who_o because_o their_o god_n fall_v before_o the_o ark_n break_v off_o his_o head_n and_o the_o two_o palm_n of_o his_o hand_n upon_o a_o threshold_n will_v never_o tread_v on_o the_o threshold_n of_o dagon_n in_o oshâ—od_a these_o be_v recusant_n who_o have_v make_v a_o vow_n to_o
fatherlie_a disposition_n this_o may_v teach_v all_o man_n but_o especial_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n to_o look_v upon_o sin_n with_o impartial_a eye_n they_o must_v not_o spy_v a_o mote_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o poverty_n and_o overlook_v a_o beam_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o greatness_n they_o must_v not_o be_v bold_a in_o the_o mountain_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v tongue-tied_n when_o they_o come_v to_o bethel_n the_o kings-chappell_n but_o in_o every_o place_n and_o to_o every_o person_n of_o what_o degree_n soever_o he_o be_v if_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n speak_v bold_o and_o power_n upon_o his_o head_n the_o vial_n of_o god_n vengeance_n and_o proclaim_v his_o execration_n and_o curse_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v be_v terrify_v from_o sin_v &_o draw_v to_o reformation_n &_o newness_n of_o life_n partiality_n be_v like_a to_o the_o evil_a and_o lie_a 22.2_o lie_a 1._o reg._n 22.2_o spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o ahabs_n prophet_n it_o 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with_o himself_o for_o thus_o he_o answer_v the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n 18.4_o ezechiel_n ezech._n 18.4_o all_o soul_n be_v i_o like_a as_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n be_v i_o so_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o son_n my_o also_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v the_o same_o shall_v die_v and_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n for_o clear_v of_o this_o difficult_a point_n first_o i_o will_v show_v that_o god_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o himself_o and_o second_o though_o he_o punish_v one_o for_o the_o fault_n of_o another_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o unjust_a for_o the_o first_o 5.9_o first_o deu._n 5.9_o god_n in_o deuteronomie_n say_v that_o he_o will_v visit_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n to_o the_o three_o &_o four_o generation_n and_o in_o ezechiel_n he_o say_v that_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n these_o speech_n seem_v to_o be_v as_o contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o as_o light_v 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