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according_a to_o his_o proportion_n and_o the_o number_n of_o soul_n which_o miscarry_v through_o the_o contagion_n of_o his_o evil_a example_n and_o look_v to_o it_o for_o the_o blood_n of_o so_o many_o soul_n as_o thou_o have_v seduce_v will_v be_v require_v at_o thy_o hand_n and_o thou_o must_v give_v a_o account_n for_o the_o sin_n perhaps_o of_o a_o thousand_o thou_o do_v not_o more_o increase_v other_o man_n wickedness_n on_o earth_n than_o their_o wickedness_n shall_v increase_v thy_o damnation_n in_o hell_n luk._n 16._o 9_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o go_v on_o in_o aggravate_v thy_o sin_n and_o wretchedness_n and_o make_v it_o out_o of_o measure_n great_a and_o the_o soul_n that_o miscarry_v through_o the_o contagion_n of_o thy_o evil_a example_n numerous_a for_o be_v not_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o name_n of_o god_n blaspheme_v among_o the_o very_a turk_n jew_n and_o infidel_n and_o a_o evil_a scandal_n raise_v upon_o the_o whole_a church_n through_o thy_o superlative_a wickedness_n and_o other_o thy_o fellow_n yea_o do_v not_o this_o keep_v they_o off_o from_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o pâ—otâ—st_a against_o their_o own_o conveâ—sâ—on_n which_o make_v i_o wonder_v that_o 〈…〉_z and_o all_o such_o wicked_a and_o profane_a wretch_n be_v not_o like_o dirt_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n throw_v out_o into_o the_o sâ—â—eet_a by_o excommunication_n or_o as_o â—xcrements_n and_o bad_a humour_n in_o man_n body_n which_o be_v never_o at_o ease_n till_o it_o be_v thereof_o disburden_v as_o austin_n well_o note_v that_o they_o be_v not_o mark_v with_o a_o black_a coal_n of_o infamy_n and_o their_o company_n avoid_v as_o by_o the_o apostle_n order_n they_o ought_v rom._n 16._o 17._o 2_o thess._n 3._o 6_o 14._o eph._n 5._o 5_o 7._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 5_o 11._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 20._o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o we_o as_o leper_n be_v among_o the_o jew_n or_o as_o man_n full_a of_o plague_n sore_n be_v among_o we_o we_o well_o 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to_o bless_v god_n indeed_o for_o all_o of_o you_o have_v hear_v the_o selfsame_a word_n but_o one_o go_v away_o better_v other_o exasperate_v and_o enrage_v wherein_o will_v only_o make_v the_o difference_n and_o who_o make_v the_o difference_n of_o will_n but_o god_n that_o make_v they_o he_o that_o create_v the_o new_a heart_n leave_v a_o â—â—one_n in_o one_o bosom_n put_v flesh_n into_o another_o 2._o of_o hearer_n there_o be_v usual_o four_o sort_n mat._n 13._o 19_o to_o 24._o as_o first_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a heart_n will_v not_o return_v from_o hear_v the_o word_n unbetter_v yea_o he_o will_v so_o note_v what_o be_v speak_v to_o his_o own_o sin_n that_o it_o shall_v increase_v his_o knowledge_n and_o lessen_v his_o vice_n as_o who_o by_o look_v in_o a_o glass_n
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but_o what_o be_v these_o man_n like_o and_o how_o be_v they_o like_v to_o speed_v in_o the_o end_n they_o be_v like_o the_o thracian_a flint_n that_o burn_v with_o water_n and_o be_v quench_v with_o oil_n their_o soul_n be_v the_o worse_a for_o god_n endeavour_n to_o better_v they_o his_o holy_a precept_n and_o prohibition_n do_v either_o harden_v they_o as_o the_o sun_n harden_v clay_n and_o cold_a water_n hot_a iron_n or_o else_o they_o enrage_v they_o as_o a_o furious_a mastiff_n dog_n be_v the_o mad_a for_o his_o câ—ain_n 12._o but_o to_o be_v exasperate_v with_o good_a counsel_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o penitency_n to_o break_v into_o choler_n when_o fury_n sparkle_v in_o those_o eye_n which_o shall_v gush_v out_o with_o water_n it_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n of_o one_o that_o shall_v perish_v prov._n 29._o 1._o read_v the_o word_n and_o tremble_v a_o man_n that_o harden_v his_o neck_n be_v often_o reprove_v shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n see_v 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itself_o will_v not_o save_v those_o that_o spill_v the_o potion_n and_o fling_v away_o the_o plaster_n when_o god_n will_v have_v cure_v babylon_n and_o she_o will_v not_o be_v cure_v than_o she_o be_v give_v up_o to_o destruction_n without_o further_a warning_n 13._o ignorant_a woâ—ldlings_n who_o will_v believe_v nothing_o which_o come_v not_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o their_o five_o sense_n think_v that_o because_o god_n strike_v not_o be_v mind_n not_o psal._n 50._o 21._o because_o sentence_n against_o a_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o execute_v speedy_o therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a as_o solomon_n speak_v eccles._n 8._o 11._o they_o be_v like_o the_o israelite_n 1_o sam._n 12._o 15_o to_o 20._o they_o will_v not_o believe_v without_o a_o miracle_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o miracle_n if_o ever_o they_o be_v save_v for_o shall_v they_o see_v miracle_n upon_o miracle_n shall_v god_n forthwith_o strike_v one_o 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