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tongue_n egypt_n shall_v deride_v they_o hos._n 7.16_o there_o be_v nothing_o divide_v man_n so_o much_o as_o when_o either_o they_o strangle_v a_o public_a heart_n in_o the_o crowd_n of_o private_a interest_n in_o seek_v to_o secure_a self_n and_o leave_v the_o public_a to_o hazard_v if_o we_o let_v gideon_n conquer_v think_v the_o house_n of_o ephraim_n we_o shall_v eclipse_v our_o glory_n judg._n 8.1_o or_o else_o when_o all_o consent_n not_o to_o put_v away_o detestable_a thing_n when_o one_o part_n be_v to_o put_v they_o away_o another_o to_o keep_v they_o hence_o grow_v the_o strife_n ezek._n 11.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o they_o that_o be_v of_o one_o heart_n will_v keep_v god_n ordinance_n but_o they_o who_o heart_n walk_v after_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o detestable_a thing_n be_v liable_a to_o answer_v god_n vengeance_n for_o their_o contempt_n the_o four_o circumstance_n be_v what_o they_o do_v at_o the_o house_n of_o baal_n they_o do_v not_o gaze_v about_o lament_v and_o cry_v 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a_o ammonite_n may_v not_o come_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o therefore_o he_o cast_v he_o and_o his_o household_n stuff_n clean_o out_o nehem._n 13.1_o 8._o for_o 1._o god_n will_v not_o be_v serve_v by_o the_o half_n christ_n leave_v not_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n half_o do_v and_o half_o undo_v agrippa_n be_v half_o a_o christian_a and_o half_a a_o heathen_a laodicea_n be_v half_o a_o church_n and_o half_a no_o church_n the_o work_n of_o salvation_n be_v a_o work_n that_o must_v be_v wrought_v out_o and_o he_o that_o will_v keep_v the_o feast_n of_o christ_n must_v purge_v out_o all_o filthiness_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n 2._o the_o house_n that_o be_v but_o half_o sweep_v be_v never_o clean_a and_o a_o church_n that_o be_v but_o half_o purge_v be_v never_o pure_a if_o a_o wife_n shall_v leave_v many_o lover_n and_o retain_v but_o one_o beside_o her_o husband_n that_o be_v brand_n enough_o of_o harlotry_n 3._o that_o which_o be_v leave_v will_v make_v way_n for_o that_o which_o be_v cast_v out_o to_o return_v a_o stump_n of_o a_o break_a tooth_n may_v put_v a_o man_n to_o as_o much_o pain_n as_o if_o the_o whole_a be_v hollow_a 4._o that_o which_o be_v cast_v out_o will_v cry_v out_o of_o injustice_n if_o as_o bid_v be_v reserve_v favour_v and_o set_v up_o demolish_v abbey_n be_v grieve_v that_o cathedral_n flourish_v in_o their_o ruin_n and_o cardinal_n quarrel_n at_o that_o justice_n that_o cast_v they_o out_o yet_o keep_v their_o bishop_n in_o like_o lordly_a honour_n the_o heart_n that_o be_v prepare_v to_o exalt_v christ_n and_o his_o glory_n be_v full_o bend_v to_o level_v every_o mountain_n that_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n to_o his_o glory_n but_o if_o any_o demur_n and_o plead_v we_o can_v willing_o endeavour_v and_o rejoice_v to_o have_v all_o manner_n of_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n remove_v but_o this_o slay_a work_n be_v terrible_a and_o man_n life_n be_v precious_a it_o must_v be_v answer_v 1._o that_o malefactor_n life_n be_v not_o to_o be_v value_v 2._o they_o that_o so_o plead_v may_v as_o well_o say_v i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o gross_a sin_n and_o i_o can_v wish_v they_o be_v all_o mortify_a but_o may_v we_o not_o get_v a_o dispensation_n for_o that_o old_a man_n of_o a_o corrupt_a nature_n to_o be_v preserve_v in_o life_n 3._o better_a one_o cut_v off_o then_o that_o a_o whole_a nation_n shall_v incur_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n for_o spare_v one_o that_o be_v guilty_a cruelty_n be_v the_o judgement_n decree_v against_o rebellion_n pro._n 17.11_o and_o 19_o 19_o a_o man_n of_o great_a wrath_n shall_v suffer_v punishment_n for_o if_o thou_o deliver_v he_o yet_o thou_o must_v do_v it_o again_o sin_n that_o be_v unpunished_a be_v as_o good_a as_o cherish_v 4._o the_o law_n bind_v as_o well_o to_o judge_v the_o person_n that_o seduce_v as_o to_o condemn_v idolatry_n deut._n 13.5_o albeit_o josiah_n spare_v the_o life_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o judah_n yet_o he_o slay_v all_o the_o priest_n that_o 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