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q._n 93._o art_n 2._o 3_o m._n this_o command_n of_o judge_v righteous_o be_v first_o give_v in_o respect_n to_o this_o latter_a judgement_n of_o authority_n deut._n 1.16_o but_o it_o be_v here_o by_o our_o saviour_n apply_v to_o the_o former_a judgement_n of_o discretion_n it_o be_v necessary_a indeed_o in_o all_o case_n that_o man_n shall_v judge_v righteous_a judgement_n that_o be_v according_a to_o truth_n rom._n 2.2_o as_o the_o thing_n be_v as_o the_o matter_n require_v the_o judgement_n be_v the_o guide_n of_o our_o life_n and_o all_o our_o action_n and_o affection_n be_v regulate_v thereby_o matth._n 6.22_o 23._o the_o eye_n enlighten_v the_o whole_a man_n as_o a_o candle_n do_v a_o room_n and_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o member_n will_v not_o do_v their_o work_n aright_o be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o eye_n that_o guide_v they_o so_o neither_o can_v man_n do_v any_o thing_n aright_o unless_o he_o be_v guide_v by_o a_o right_a judgement_n which_o will_v make_v all_o that_o proceed_v from_o he_o to_o be_v full_a of_o light_n as_o with_o the_o light_n of_o a_o candle_n luke_n 11.36_o see_v mr._n perkins_n on_o the_o former_a place_n and_o on_o this_o latter_a erasmus_n maldonate_fw-it and_o dr._n hammond_n the_o will_v indeed_o sit_v as_o queen_n regent_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o chief_a executive_a power_n belong_v thereto_o but_o as_o the_o king_n do_v what_o he_o do_v with_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n so_o the_o will_n follow_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o when_o the_o will_n seem_v to_o be_v refractory_a refuse_v to_o follow_v the_o guidance_n of_o the_o judgement_n it_o be_v because_o the_o judgement_n do_v not_o represent_v to_o the_o will_v the_o object_n which_o it_o shall_v choose_v as_o omni_fw-la