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to_o magistrate_n to_o parent_n to_o master_n where_o have_v you_o drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n but_o where_o the_o magistrate_n be_v careless_a of_o his_o office_n or_o too_o mild_a in_o his_o office_n when_o read_v you_o or_o hear_v you_o of_o the_o unheard_a off_o sin_n of_o deflower_v of_o virgin_n of_o kill_v of_o old_a man_n of_o brain_v of_o child_n and_o of_o force_v of_o woman_n even_o unto_o death_n but_o when_o &_o where_o there_o be_v no_o magistrate_n 21.25_o judg._n 4.1_o &_o 17.6_o &_o 21.25_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v judg._n 2.19_o there_o be_v then_o no_o king_n in_o israel_n when_o hear_v you_o superior_n to_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o inferior_n but_o when_o superior_n wax_v careless_a of_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n for_o when_o magistrate_n wax_v careless_a of_o those_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o their_o charge_n and_o neglect_v justice_n to_o punish_v offender_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n and_o no_o king_n in_o 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and_o ceremony_n of_o time_n place_n and_o person_n be_v not_o utter_o unlawful_a wherefore_o dear_a brethren_n stand_v not_o upon_o title_n for_o they_o which_o labour_n well_o be_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n regard_v not_o garment_n for_o justin_n the_o martyr_n will_v put_v on_o a_o heathenish_a garment_n rather_o than_o he_o will_v leave_v preach_v of_o christ_n yea_o s._n paul_n himself_o rather_o than_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o let_n to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n he_o will_v make_v bald_a the_o head_n and_o shave_v the_o hair_n 18.18_o act._n 18.18_o and_o therefore_o woe_n unto_o we_o that_o live_v in_o these_o degenerate_a day_n that_o for_o black_a &_o white_a round_a and_o square_a will_v suffer_v ourselves_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n to_o sit_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o keep_v silence_n that_o leave_v our_o preach_n our_o maintenance_n and_o care_n of_o our_o family_n want_v more_o the_o supply_n of_o our_o want_n than_o the_o 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be_v more_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o here_o they_o need_v further_a to_o be_v call_v upon_o doct._n 3_o it_o serve_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v none_o so_o learned_a so_o wise_a so_o religious_a nor_o so_o holy_a in_o this_o world_n but_o need_v further_a reformation_n and_o still_o to_o be_v call_v upon_o and_o put_v in_o remembrance_n by_o the_o lord_n servant_n for_o a_o increase_n in_o the_o growth_n of_o grace_n prove_v here_o jerusalem_n as_o this_o famous_a city_n of_o our_o kingdom_n be_v the_o school_n of_o the_o prophet_n a_o place_n eminent_a for_o learning_n renoun_v for_o religion_n yet_o must_v be_v more_o religious_a as_o the_o zaphire_n for_o shine_v yet_o need_v to_o be_v cleanse_v therefore_o in_o this_o life_n be_v no_o perfection_n but_o a_o growth_n in_o godliness_n be_v here_o continual_o look_v for_o of_o god_n at_o our_o hand_n 1._o pet._n 2.2_o as_o new_o bear_v babe_n desire_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11.18_o 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