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to_o we_o a_o right_n to_o all_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o obtain_v the_o common_a benefit_n of_o society_n otherwise_o our_o be_v unite_v in_o society_n will_v be_v perfect_o insignificant_a to_o we_o now_o the_o common_a benefit_n of_o society_n be_v mutual_a assistance_n comfort_n and_o support_v to_o the_o obtain_n of_o which_o these_o thing_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a first_o love_n second_o peace_n three_o truth_n four_o repute_v five_o protection_n six_o communication_n in_o the_o profit_n of_o intercourse_n to_o all_o which_o every_o man_n must_v have_v a_o right_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o be_v in_o society_n otherwise_o he_o be_v in_o society_n to_o no_o purpose_n these_o thing_n i_o shall_v but_o very_o brief_o insist_v on_o because_o i_o have_v handle_v most_o of_o they_o at_o large_a upon_o another_o occasion_n i._n i._o by_o virtue_n of_o our_o be_v unite_v in_o society_n we_o have_v a_o right_a to_o be_v belove_v of_o one_o another_o for_o be_v all_o 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as_o so_o many_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o devil_n wherefore_o we_o stand_v oblige_v not_o only_o in_o fidelity_n to_o god_n who_o have_v commit_v their_o soul_n to_o our_o charge_n and_o will_v one_o day_n require_v a_o account_n of_o they_o at_o our_o hand_n but_o also_o in_o mercy_n to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o perish_v eternal_o for_o lack_v of_o knowledge_n to_o take_v all_o possible_a care_n to_o instruct_v their_o mind_n in_o the_o duty_n and_o obligation_n of_o religion_n and_o as_o mercy_n oblige_v we_o to_o instruct_v our_o child_n and_o servant_n who_o be_v in_o our_o power_n and_o disposal_n so_o it_o also_o oblige_v we_o to_o instruct_v other_o who_o we_o know_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n and_o their_o duty_n to_o take_v all_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o insinuate_v the_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n to_o they_o and_o to_o cultivate_v their_o rude_a and_o barbarous_a mind_n with_o the_o principle_n of_o virtue_n and_o religion_n or_o at_o least_o where_o we_o can_v be_v admit_v to_o do_v they_o this_o good_a office_n ourselves_o or_o our_o endeavour_v it_o may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o sauciness_n or_o pedantry_n to_o recommend_v their_o miserable_a case_n to_o other_o who_o have_v more_o authority_n with_o they_o or_o from_o who_o hand_n it_o may_v be_v better_o take_v for_o sure_o if_o we_o have_v any_o mercy_n or_o compassion_n in_o we_o we_o can_v sit_v still_o and_o see_v a_o miserable_a wretch_n wander_v in_o the_o dark_a upon_o the_o confine_n of_o eternal_a ruin_n without_o endeavour_v by_o some_o way_n or_o other_o to_o reduce_v and_o light_v he_o back_o to_o heaven_n hence_o 2_o tim._n two_o 25_o 26._o it_o be_v make_v a_o necessary_a act_n of_o mercy_n meek_o to_o instruct_v those_o that_o oppose_v themselves_o that_o be_v out_o of_o ignorance_n of_o the_o gospel_n if_o god_n peradventure_o will_v give_v they_o repentance_n to_o the_o acknowledge_v of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v recover_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v take_v captive_a by_o he_o at_o his_o will_n iv._o another_o of_o the_o misery_n which_o affect_v man_n soul_n be_v malice_n and_o obstinacy_n of_o will_n in_o mischievous_a and_o destructive_a course_n which_o be_v doubtless_o one_o of_o the_o great_a infelicity_n that_o can_v happen_v to_o a_o man_n on_o this_o side_n hell_n for_o to_o be_v obstinate_a in_o mischievous_a course_n be_v but_o one_o remove_n from_o the_o forlorn_a condition_n of_o a_o damn_a soul_n which_o be_v fix_v and_o determine_v to_o evil_a by_o the_o invincible_a obstinacy_n of_o its_o own_o will_n lie_v under_o a_o fatal_a necessity_n of_o be_v its_o own_o eternal_a hell_n and_o devil_n so_o that_o every_o degree_n of_o obstinacy_n in_o wickedness_n be_v a_o near_a approach_n to_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o will_v at_o last_o inevitable_o centre_n in_o it_o if_o it_o be_v not_o stop_v in_o its_o course_n and_o progress_n and_o cure_v by_o a_o timely_a application_n now_o what_o a_o deplorable_a sight_n be_v this_o to_o see_v a_o wretched_a soul_n obstinate_o pursue_v his_o own_o destruction_n and_o even_o force_v his_o way_n to_o hell_n through_o all_o the_o resistance_n of_o his_o religion_n and_o reason_n and_o conscience_n together_o shall_v you_o see_v a_o mad_a man_n break_v loose_a from_o his_o chain_n and_o run_v his_o head_n against_o a_o wall_n or_o catch_v up_o a_o knife_n or_o dagger_n and_o thrust_v it_o into_o his_o own_o breast_n and_o repeat_v stab_n after_o stab_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o your_o counsel_n and_o dissuasives_n will_v you_o not_o pity_n and_o lament_v his_o case_n and_o hearty_o wish_v he_o deprive_v of_o all_o that_o liberty_n which_o he_o employ_v only_o to_o his_o own_o destruction_n and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o much_o more_o lamentable_a spectacle_n to_o see_v a_o wild_a and_o desperate_a soul_n break_v loose_a from_o those_o tie_n of_o religion_n and_o conscience_n which_o bind_v it_o to_o its_o duty_n and_o happiness_n and_o in_o a_o deaf_a and_o obstinate_a rage_n seize_v on_o the_o weapon_n of_o perdition_n and_o plunge_v they_o into_o its_o own_o bowel_n and_o by_o repeat_v act_n of_o wickedness_n imbrue_v its_o hand_n in_o its_o own_o blood_n whilst_o the_o bless_a spirit_n with_o its_o own_o natural_a sense_n of_o god_n be_v struggle_v with_o it_o in_o vain_a and_o fruitless_o endeavour_v to_o disarm_v its_o desperate_a fury_n that_o it_o may_v not_o wound_v itself_o to_o eternal_a death_n what_o merciful_a heart_n can_v forbear_v wish_v o_o will_v to_o god_n this_o miserable_a soul_n have_v no_o will_n that_o it_o have_v not_o the_o liberty_n to_o choose_v or_o act_n will_v to_o god_n it_o be_v a_o stone_n or_o a_o tree_n that_o have_v no_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o or_o determine_v their_o own_o motion_n rather_o than_o be_v thus_o leave_v at_o liberty_n as_o it_o be_v only_o to_o murder_v and_o destroy_v itself_o but_o since_o to_o wish_v thus_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a who_o that_o have_v any_o pity_n can_v sit_v still_o and_o see_v a_o miserable_a wretch_n thus_o outrage_n himself_o without_o endeavour_v to_o hold_v his_o hand_n and_o bind_v he_o down_o with_o reason_n and_o good_a counsel_n and_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a act_n of_o mercy_n which_o the_o miserable_a case_n in_o hand_n require_v viz._n when_o we_o see_v a_o obstinate_a sinner_n resolute_o pursue_v his_o own_o destruction_n to_o endeavour_v by_o prudent_a and_o seasonable_a reproof_n by_o pious_a and_o compassionate_a counsel_n and_o admonition_n to_o reclaim_v he_o from_o the_o error_n of_o his_o way_n for_o thus_o our_o holy_a religion_n direct_v we_o to_o exhort_v one_o another_o daily_a while_n it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n lest_o any_o of_o we_o shall_v be_v harden_v i._n e._n irrecoverable_o harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n heb._n iii._o 13._o and_o how_o acceptable_a a_o work_n this_o be_v to_o god_n st._n james_n inform_v we_o chap._n v._n 19_o 20._o 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