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kingdom_n of_o god_n gal._n 5.19_o 21._o he_o who_o hate_v his_o brother_n say_v st._n john_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o our_o law_n be_v a_o murderer_n 1_o joh._n 3.15_o and_o he_o who_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o without_o a_o cause_n especial_o if_o he_o suffer_v his_o anger_n to_o transport_v he_o into_o reproachful_a word_n and_o contumelious_a expression_n such_o as_o fool_n and_o racha_n or_o empty_a fellow_n he_o be_v liable_a say_v our_o saviour_n to_o hell_n fire_n matt._n 5.22_o render_v to_o no_o man_n evil_a for_o evil_n say_v our_o religion_n but_o love_v your_o enemy_n bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v you_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o despiteful_o use_v you_o that_o so_o you_o may_v be_v perfect_a and_o the_o true_a child_n of_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n who_o be_v kind_a even_o to_o the_o unthankful_a and_o the_o evil_a matt._n 5.44_o 45_o 48._o and_o as_o for_o the_o guidance_n and_o direction_n of_o all_o religious_a worship_n we_o be_v forbid_v to_o give_v that_o to_o any_o creature_n whatsoever_o whether_o saint_n or_o angel_n thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v matt._n 4.10_o as_o for_o all_o those_o sin_n then_o which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o discover_v at_o all_o or_o but_o very_o dark_o to_o the_o heathen_n of_o old_a they_o be_v almost_o plain_o discover_v to_o we_o christian_n by_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v show_v sin_n more_o plain_o and_o teach_v it_o more_o full_o because_o we_o must_v be_v reform_v from_o it_o more_o perfect_o than_o ever_o they_o be_v 2._o the_o law_n of_o christ_n discover_v a_o irregularity_n and_o sinfulness_n in_o several_a action_n which_o the_o jew_n discern_v not_o under_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n although_o they_o have_v a_o more_o perfect_a way_n to_o walk_v by_o than_o the_o heathen_n have_v yet_o even_o their_o obedience_n fall_v much_o short_a of_o that_o pitch_n 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cheap_a exterior_a performance_n woe_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n say_v our_o saviour_n for_o they_o pay_v tithe_n of_o mint_n anise_v and_o cummin_n but_o omit_v the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n as_o judgement_n mercy_n and_o faith_n whereas_o these_o thing_n chief_o you_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v and_o not_o to_o have_v leave_v the_o other_o undo_v matt._n 23.23_o they_o have_v take_v off_o all_o duty_n to_o parent_n require_v in_o the_o five_o commandment_n by_o a_o unrighteous_a vow_n or_o oath_n call_v corban_n of_o their_o own_o devise_v you_o say_v say_v our_o saviour_n in_o opposition_n to_o what_o god_n have_v say_v in_o the_o five_o commandment_n that_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v to_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n it_o be_v corban_n i._n e._n a_o gift_n by_o whatsoever_o thou_o may_v be_v profit_v by_o i_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a and_o you_o suffer_v he_o no_o more_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n mark_v 7.11_o 12._o they_o 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