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at_o rest_n yet_o another_o may_v be_v wake_v but_o the_o lord_n be_v totus_fw-la oculus_fw-la nothing_o but_o eye_n and_o therefore_o all_o comfort_n to_o they_o for_o who_o he_o watch_v for_o good_a and_o not_o for_o evil_a use_v 1_o reprehension_n first_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o think_v by_o their_o disorder_n to_o confound_v the_o lord_n indeed_o man_n be_v confound_v in_o many_o law_n cause_n and_o know_v not_o to_o what_o head_n to_o bring_v some_o crime_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v judge_v but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o miss_v his_o scope_n for_o all_o their_o confusion_n second_o a_o correction_n of_o the_o godly_a that_o depend_v no_o more_o upon_o god_n be_v god_n thus_o excellent_a oh_o than_o i_o will_v never_o be_v from_o his_o elbow_n i_o will_v keep_v i_o to_o my_o station_n that_o so_o when_o my_o god_n shall_v call_v i_o may_v be_v in_o readiness_n use_v 2._o instruction_n first_o admonition_n to_o the_o wicked_a that_o for_o shame_n they_o 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god_n arraignment_n of_o hypocrite_n with_o a_o enlargement_n concern_v god_n decree_n in_o order_v sin_n as_o likewise_o a_o defence_n of_o mr._n calvine_n against_o bellarmine_n and_o of_o m._n perkins_n against_o arminius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cernit_fw-la deus_fw-la omne_fw-la vindex_fw-la gen._n 18.13_o shall_v not_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n do_v right_a print_v by_o cantrell_n leg_n printer_n to_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n 1615._o â§_o to_o the_o right_a worsh_z sir_n william_n aylofe_n knight_n baronet_n and_o chief_a justice_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o havering_n upon_o the_o bower_n grace_n and_o peace_n from_o the_o father_n prince_n and_o spirit_n of_o peace_n amen_o truth_n speak_v with_o plainness_n and_o modesty_n bear_v with_o patience_n the_o plainness_n of_o the_o one_o may_v disturb_v the_o patience_n of_o the_o other_o but_o truth_n keep_v modesty_n from_o blush_v and_o modesty_n preserve_v truth_n from_o shame_v no_o shame_n 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