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the_o truth_n judas_n 4._o new_a ashamed_a be_v they_o that_o have_v deny_v the_o truth_n either_o in_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n to_o look_v other_o man_n in_o the_o face_n 8_o venture_v upon_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o expedient_a they_o ask_v be_v the_o thing_n lawful_a then_o present_o they_o do_v it_o a_o action_n may_v be_v lawful_a yet_o vary_v with_o some_o circumstance_n of_o call_v age_n etc._n etc._n it_o may_v be_v inexpedient_a 1_o cor._n 10.23_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a but_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o expedient_a 9_o unpeaceableness_n and_o strife_n such_o be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o strong_a and_o weak_a rom._n 14.13_o 3_o look_v upon_o the_o fall_v of_o other_o and_o tremble_v at_o they_o as_o lot_z aaron_z david_n peter_n the_o incestuous_a person_n let_v we_o then_o do_v as_o mariner_n who_o steer_v off_o from_o that_o rock_n where_o other_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n 4_o look_v upon_o the_o misery_n that_o follow_v the_o scandalous_a sin_n of_o christian_n as_o 1_o horror_n the_o incestuous_a person_n be_v so_o trouble_v for_o the_o offence_n he_o have_v give_v that_o he_o be_v like_a to_o have_v be_v swallow_v up_o with_o too_o much_o sorrow_n 2_o cor._n 2.7_o 2_o punishment_n 2_o sam._n 12.14_o because_o by_o this_o deed_n thou_o have_v give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o blaspheme_v the_o child_n that_o be_v bear_v unto_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v so_o reproach_n be_v another_o punishment_n all_o sin_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o reproach_n how_o much_o more_o be_v scandalous_a sin_n reproach_n rom._n 15.3_o 5_o nourish_v god_n fear_n levit._n 19.14_o thou_o shall_v not_o lay_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o the_o blind_a but_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n nehem._n 5.9_o ought_v we_o not_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n because_o of_o the_o heathen_a that_o be_v round_o about_o we_o q._n d._n god_n fear_n be_v a_o special_a preservative_n from_o scandalous_a sin_n the_o 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