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spirit_n still_o under_o several_a form_n of_o profession_n that_o be_v lust_a to_o pride_n envy_n censoriousness_n separation_n domination_n and_o persecution_n how_o violent_o do_v most_o man_n seek_v to_o advance_v and_o set_v up_o their_o own_o opinion_n still_o what_o a_o babel_n and_o confusion_n of_o language_n be_v there_o still_o among_o we_o some_o cry_v lo_o here_o other_o lo_o there_o what_o force_n and_o compulsion_n be_v there_o still_o exercise_v upon_o conscience_n to_o beat_v man_n as_o it_o be_v into_o religion_n the_o certain_a mark_n and_o character_n of_o antichrist_n that_o man_n of_o sin_n who_o satan-like_a work_v with_o all_o power_n sign_n and_o lie_v wonder_n 2_o thess_n 2.9_o whereas_o religio_fw-la docenda_fw-la non_fw-la coercenda_fw-la religion_n be_v to_o be_v teach_v and_o not_o to_o be_v force_o thrust_v and_o impose_v upon_o the_o conscience_n when_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o fervent_a charity_n shall_v cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n 1_o pet._n 4.8_o but_o alas_o it_o be_v not_o large_a and_o long_o enough_o to_o cover_v one_o sin_n or_o slip_v or_o perhaps_o but_o a_o infirmity_n or_o weakness_n in_o a_o brother_n when_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o we_o ought_v to_o bear_v one_o another_o burden_n and_o so_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o christ_n gal._n 6.2_o and_o that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v do_v through_o strife_n or_o vainglory_n but_o that_o in_o lowliness_n of_o mind_n each_o shall_v esteem_v other_o better_o than_o themselves_o philip._n 2.3_o when_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o as_o the_o elect_a of_o god_n etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v put_v on_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n kindness_n humbleness_n of_o mind_n meekness_n long-suffering_a forbear_v one_o another_o and_o forgive_a one_o another_o col._n 3.12_o 13._o and_o that_o with_o all_o lowliness_n and_o meekness_n etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n eph._n 4.2_o 3._o when_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o diotrephes_n spirit_n to_o love_v to_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n in_o the_o church_n 3_o epist_n joh._n of_o 9_o vers_fw-la that_o be_v who_o out_o of_o ambition_n shall_v exalt_v himself_o above_o his_o fellow_n brethren_n seek_v to_o lord_n it_o over_o they_o and_o to_o draw_v all_o the_o respect_n to_o himself_o alone_o contrary_n to_o that_o of_o peter_n who_o forbid_v the_o elder_n to_o be_v lord_n over_o god_n heritage_n but_o to_o be_v example_n to_o the_o flock_n 2_o pet._n 5.3_o and_o most_o disagreeable_a to_o the_o pattern_n and_o example_n of_o that_o bless_a apostle_n paul_n himself_o and_o other_o the_o faithful_a minister_n of_o christ_n who_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n declare_v that_o thou_o have_v not_o a_o dominion_n over_o their_o faith_n but_o be_v helper_n of_o their_o joy_n 2_o cor._n 1.24_o and_o that_o the_o weapon_n of_o their_o warfare_n
your_o mother_n shall_v be_v sore_o confound_v she_o that_o bear_v you_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a behold_v the_o hindermost_a of_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v a_o wilderness_n a_o dry_a land_n and_o a_o desert_n because_o of_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v inhabit_v but_o it_o shall_v be_v whole_o desolate_a every_o one_o that_o go_v by_o babylon_n shall_v be_v astonish_v and_o hiss_v at_o all_o her_o plague_n so_o in_o jer._n 51.34_o 35._o the_o church_n complain_v there_o that_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n have_v devour_v she_o and_o crush_v she_o and_o make_v she_o a_o empty_a vessel_n and_o have_v swallow_v she_o up_o like_o a_o dragon_n and_o fill_v his_o belly_n with_o her_o delicate_n and_o cast_v she_o out_o what_o then_o be_v the_o church_n dreadful_a imprecation_n hereupon_o but_o that_o which_o be_v mention_v before_o the_o violence_n do_v to_o i_o and_o to_o my_o flesh_n be_v upon_o babylon_n shall_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o zion_n say_v 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