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whole_a body_n simil._n and_o as_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o finger_n anoy_v iâ—_n all_o doct._n transgress_v shame_n send_v to_o the_o wicked_a aâ—_n to_o the_o right_a owner_n 1._o they_o transgress_v so_o do_v the_o good_a of_o one_o member_n rejoice_v all_o and_o the_o hurt_n of_o one_o offend_v all_o but_o let_v they_o be_v confound_v that_o transgress_v without_o cause_n now_o shame_n be_v send_v to_o the_o right_a owner_n the_o wicked_a who_o be_v describe_v by_o two_o mark_n first_o they_o be_v perfidious_a and_o forswear_a no_o bond_n can_v bind_v they_o they_o be_v a_o false_a generation_n trust_v they_o not_o when_o they_o be_v with_o judaâ—_n kiss_v thou_o 3.27_o luk._n 22.47_o 2_o sam._n 3.27_o then_o be_v they_o betray_v thou_o joab_n say_v to_o abner_n in_o peaceable_a manner_n how_o do_v you_o my_o brother_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n have_v a_o dagger_n private_o wherewith_o to_o kill_v he_o cause_n 2._o without_o cause_n the_o next_o mark_n be_v without_o cause_n they_o 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the_o only_a preseruative_n from_o shame_n and_o herefore_o it_o often_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o man_n be_v bring_v to_o be_v open_a spectacle_n of_o shame_n doct._n simil._n the_o contempt_n of_o god_n word_n the_o cause_n of_o shame_n use_v against_o contemner_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n simil._n they_o do_v confess_v it_o be_v not_o the_o present_a accident_n wherein_o they_o be_v take_v but_o the_o contempt_n of_o god_n word_n and_o this_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o love_v that_o word_n and_o follow_v it_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v be_v keep_v from_o shame_n which_o make_v great_o against_o the_o atheist_n and_o papist_n of_o our_o land_n who_o contemn_v the_o bless_a word_n of_o god_n they_o be_v as_o owl_n fly_v the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n qui_fw-fr male_a facit_fw-la â—ait_fw-fr lucem_fw-la he_o that_o do_v evil_a hate_v the_o light_n in_o this_o verse_n be_v contain_v 1._o the_o person_n who_o he_o implore_v jehovah_n who_o he_o describe_v lead_v he_o teach_v 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35._o and_o lead_v you_o to_o samaria_n but_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v set_v down_o by_o christ_n i_o be_o the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n no_o man_n come_v to_o the_o father_n but_o by_o i_o even_o through_o the_o vale_n of_o his_o flesh_n thus_o he_o step_v through_o christ_n david_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v direct_v he_o in_o the_o path_n of_o his_o commandment_n for_o therein_o be_v his_o delight_n and_o isaias_n say_v god_n will_v teach_v we_o his_o way_n 2.3_o isai_n 2.3_o and_o we_o will_v walk_v in_o his_o path_n walk_v faith_n and_o love_n two_o foot_n whereupon_o we_o must_v walk_v there_o be_v two_o foot_n
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respect_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o it_o we_o shall_v not_o tear_v he_o in_o piece_n with_o blasphemy_n as_o many_o do_v neither_o dishonour_n it_o any_o manner_n of_o way_n but_o sanctify_v the_o great_a name_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o in_o our_o work_n quicken_v i_o o_o lord_n for_o thy_o name_n sake_n david_n think_v himself_o dead_a both_o in_o body_n as_o a_o man_n not_o live_v but_o dead_a and_o in_o his_o soul_n comfortless_o unless_o god_n give_v he_o life_n and_o vigour_n 103.5_o psal_n 103.5_o as_o the_o eagle_n by_o break_v her_o bill_n renew_v her_o age_n and_o the_o serpent_n by_o ea_v her_o skin_n renew_v her_o life_n so_o we_o must_v throw_v away_o the_o old_a father_n of_o our_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v become_v young_a again_o observe_v that_o we_o be_v ever_o dead_a in_o this_o world_n doctr._n 12.27_o god_n who_o give_v we_o our_o natural_a life_n must_v revive_v we_o who_o be_v fleep_v in_o sin_n mar._n 12.27_o till_o god_n put_v life_n 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