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for_o what_o they_o do_v no_o rule_n for_o what_o they_o do_v nay_o they_o go_v against_o the_o rule_n what_o be_v the_o rule_n by_o which_o all_o the_o action_n of_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v square_v why_o man_n god_n secret_a will_v no_o warrant_n for_o man_n it_o be_v the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n as_o for_o his_o secret_a will_n that_o be_v his_o own_o rule_n not_o mans._n secret_a thing_n belong_v unto_o the_o lord_n but_o reveal_v thing_n to_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n deut._n 29.29_o obj._n why_o obj._n but_o be_v not_o this_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v to_o they_o die_v whether_o this_o will_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v to_o the_o jew_n that_o christ_n shall_v die_v caiaphas_n the_o highpriest_n by_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n tell_v it_o they_o that_o it_o be_v expedient_a for_o they_o that_o one_o man_n shall_v die_v for_o the_o people_n joh._n 11.50_o so_o prophesy_v that_o jesus_n shall_v die_v for_o that_o nation_n and_o not_o for_o that_o nation_n only_o but_o that_o he_o may_v gather_v together_o in_o one_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o as_o it_o there_o follow_v vers_fw-la 51_o 52._o a._n death_n yet_o have_v they_o no_o word_n of_o command_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n but_o suppose_v they_o have_v understand_v this_o which_o yet_o caiaphas_n himself_o do_v not_o this_o speak_v he_o not_o of_o himself_o say_v that_o 51._o vers_fw-la god_n only_o make_v use_n of_o his_o tongue_n to_o utter_v a_o oracle_n which_o he_o know_v not_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o mystery_n of_o yet_o can_v not_o this_o have_v be_v a_o excuse_n for_o they_o inasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v no_o direction_n no_o word_n of_o command_n from_o god_n to_o put_v their_o hand_n to_o this_o work_n this_o it_o be_v which_o be_v man_n warrant_n for_o all_o his_o action_n without_o which_o action_n which_o in_o themselves_o seem_v to_o
so_o blind_v a_o man_n eye_n that_o either_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v sin_n in_o another_o or_o see_v it_o shall_v connive_v at_o it_o god_n spare_v it_o not_o in_o his_o son_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o let_v not_o parent_n spare_v it_o in_o their_o child_n nor_o master_n in_o their_o servant_n nor_o yet_o husband_n in_o their_o wife_n so_o as_o not_o to_o reprove_v and_o restrain_v it_o what_o they_o can_v we_o know_v what_o old_a eli'_v indulgence_n to_o his_o son_n cost_v he_o i_o will_v judge_v his_o house_n for_o ever_o say_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o iniquity_n which_o he_o know_v because_o his_o son_n make_v themselves_o vile_a and_o he_o restrain_v they_o not_o he_o frown_v not_o upon_o they_o say_v the_o original_a 1_o sam._n 2.13_o and_o while_o we_o do_v not_o spare_v sin_n in_o other_o it_o much_o less_o in_o ourselves_o but_o take_v vengeance_n upon_o it_o much_o less_o do_v it_o in_o ourselves_o but_o here_o take_v we_o vengeance_n upon_o it_o deal_v by_o our_o sinful_a lust_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v by_o our_o saviour_n crucify_a they_o this_o paul_n make_v to_o be_v a_o property_n of_o those_o that_o be_v christ_n gal._n 5.24_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n have_v crucify_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o affection_n and_o lust_n and_o this_o dough_n look_v up_o unto_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n and_o there_o take_v notice_n how_o dear_a our_o sin_n cost_v he_o let_v we_o crucify_v they_o mortify_v they_o not_o live_v in_o they_o which_o if_o we_o do_v the_o same_o apostle_n will_v tell_v we_o what_o we_o must_v look_v for_o if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o through_o the_o spirit_n you_o do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v live_v rom._n 8.13_o thus_o take_v revenge_n upon_o our_o sin_n and_o take_v revenge_n upon_o they_o iâ—_n and_o upon_o ourselves_o for_o iâ—_n take_v we_o also_o a_o holy_a kind_n of_o revenge_n upon_o ourselves_o for_o they_o and_o that_o by_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o 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