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lion_n whelp_n by_o a_o far_o more_o reason_n we_o ought_v careful_o to_o regard_v that_o we_o fear_v the_o great_a lion_n who_o not_o only_o tear_v in_o piece_n the_o flesh_n and_o bone_n of_o they_o which_o resist_v he_o but_o destroy_v they_o for_o ever_o this_o great_a lion_n be_v our_o god_n eternal_a and_o almighty_a into_o who_o hand_n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v it_o be_v he_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v his_o roar_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o lion_n he_o will_v roar_v and_o hantche_v up_o his_o prey_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o which_o shall_v recover_v it_o we_o have_v to_o do_v also_o with_o another_o lion_n which_o be_v the_o devil_n who_o we_o ought_v still_o to_o provoke_v to_o anger_n and_o wrath_n in_o resist_v he_o he_o 7._o heb._n 10._o 31._o esa_n 5._o 29._o 30_o &_o 31._o 4._o ose_n 11._o 10._o &_o 13._o 7_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 8._o 9_o jam._n 4._o 7._o be_v not_o like_a to_o king_n of_o the_o world_n which_o have_v the_o power_n from_o god_n to_o 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it_o be_v honour_n to_o he_o to_o seek_v diligent_o to_o represent_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o father_n in_o his_o life_n and_o conversation_n such_o a_o child_n be_v great_o praise_v and_o esteem_v among_o they_o that_o have_v any_o little_a sense_n at_o all_o and_o also_o the_o desire_n of_o father_n be_v common_o that_o their_o child_n at_o the_o least_o wise_a resemble_v they_o if_o they_o can_v come_v to_o a_o great_a perfection_n now_o our_o god_n and_o father_n be_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n and_o love_n as_o he_o have_v manifest_o show_v unto_o we_o for_o when_o we_o be_v his_o enemy_n and_o adversary_n by_o our_o sin_n by_o the_o which_o we_o fight_v against_o he_o provoke_v and_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o anger_n against_o we_o he_o have_v love_v we_o so_o much_o that_o he_o have_v deign_v to_o make_v peace_n with_o we_o and_o reconcile_v we_o to_o he_o by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n he_o have_v not_o make_v such_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o we_o for_o the_o love_n that_o we_o have_v towards_o he_o neither_o have_v he_o do_v it_o against_o his_o will_n fear_v to_o be_v dishonour_v thereby_o as_o the_o fleshly_a man_n and_o 34_o rom._n 5._o 8_o ephe._n 2_o 1_o col._n 1._o 21_o 22_o joh._n 3._o 14_o 1._o joh._n 49_o luk._n 2._o 13._o 14._o eph._n 1._o 5_o col._n 1._o 21_o 22_o psa_n 29._o 8_o esa_n 62._o 5._o &_o 65._o 19_o mat._n 18._o 11_o luke_n 15._o 34_o worldling_n proud_a and_o arrogant_a will_v esteem_v themselves_o to_o be_v dishonour_v as_o of_o a_o base_a mind_n and_o courage_n if_o they_o shall_v seek_v their_o enemy_n to_o reconcile_v themselves_o and_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o but_o he_o have_v esteem_v such_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n glory_n and_o honour_n and_o see_v that_o for_o this_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n he_o will_v be_v glorify_v it_o follow_v well_o that_o he_o esteem_v it_o a_o glory_n and_o as_o he_o esteem_v it_o a_o glory_n so_o have_v he_o do_v it_o cheerful_o without_o forthink_v the_o good_a which_o he_o have_v do_v to_o we_o ungrate_a and_o perverse_a thus_o do_v our_o good_a god_n and_o father_n have_v think_v it_o glory_n and_o honour_n to_o cease_v from_o strife_n and_o see_v it_o be_v glory_n and_o honour_n to_o child_n to_o follow_v the_o gentleness_n benignity_n and_o humanity_n of_o their_o father_n it_o behoove_v we_o to_o follow_v our_o heavenly_a father_n cease_v from_o strife_n and_o to_o do_v this_o same_o well_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o take_v away_o all_o enimity_n hate_n and_o rancour_n whereof_o debate_n and_o strife_n dissension_n and_o mutunies_n proceed_v and_o to_o make_v peace_n with_o all_o man_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o 23._o pro._n 10._o 12_o rom._n 12._o 17._o mat._n 5._o 44_o &_o 23._o 23._o only_o towards_o our_o friend_n that_o we_o shall_v cease_v our_o strife_n but_o also_o towards_o our_o enemy_n who_o ask_v but_o our_o destruction_n and_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v we_o think_v that_o we_o be_v dishonour_v if_o we_o humble_a self_n so_o far_o as_o to_o seek_v our_o neighbour_n to_o make_v peace_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o they_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v that_o this_o be_v do_v unwilling_o as_o they_o that_o will_v say_v they_o wish_v no_o harm_n to_o their_o neighbour_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n will_v neither_o see_v they_o nor_o meet_v they_o nor_o do_v they_o any_o pleasure_n at_o all_o it_o behoove_v that_o it_o be_v of_o frank_a courage_n and_o 35_o mat._n 18._o 35_o free_a will_n that_o we_o reconcile_v ourselves_o one_o to_o another_o forget_v injury_n past_a as_o if_o we_o never_o have_v be_v wrong_v our_o saviour_n show_v we_o that_o we_o must_v so_o do_v and_o see_v we_o crave_v of_o god_n who_o we_o â—_o psa_fw-la 25._o 6_o &_o 79._o â—_o have_v greevous_o offend_v that_o he_o will_v have_v no_o remembrance_n of_o our_o fault_n &c_n &c_n it_o be_v good_a reason_n that_o we_o do_v the_o like_a to_o our_o neighbour_n for_o it_o be_v unpossible_a that_o they_o shall_v so_o much_o offend_v we_o as_o we_o have_v offend_v our_o heavenly_a father_n this_o be_v show_v we_o by_o the_o parable_n which_o be_v in_o s._n matthew_n chap._n 18._o ver_fw-la 23._o 2_o ephe._n 4._o 31_o 33._o &_o 5._o 1._o 2_o let_v we_o cease_v therefore_o from_o strife_n as_o it_o be_v say_v and_o follow_v that_o our_o glory_n shall_v not_o be_v transitory_a but_o eternal_a for_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o child_n of_o 9_o col._n 3._o 8_o mat._n 5._o 9_o god_n contrariwise_o if_o we_o be_v give_v to_o strife_n this_o shall_v be_v object_v against_o we_o for_o although_o the_o world_n make_v account_n of_o the_o virtuous_a and_o stout_a and_o those_o which_o can_v revenge_v themselves_o &_o injury_n their_o enemy_n notwithstanding_o the_o holy_a ghost_n pronounce_v they_o fool_n say_v by_o solomon_n that_o every_o fool_n will_v be_v meddle_v this_o be_v no_o small_a reproach_n to_o be_v call_v fool_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 4_o the_o slothful_a body_n will_v not_o labour_v because_o of_o winter_n therefore_o shall_v he_o 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thou_o not_o etc._n etc._n when_o he_o forbid_v one_o to_o threaten_v his_o neighbour_n with_o wordr_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o heart_n it_o follow_v well_o that_o he_o reprove_v the_o inward_a spring_n without_o the_o which_o the_o mouth_n can_v not_o use_v any_o threaten_n also_o in_o the_o scripture_n speech_n be_v take_v for_o thought_n and_o chief_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o wicked_a say_v thing_n abominable_a the_o which_o 1._o psa_fw-la 14._o 1._o notwithstanding_o they_o will_v not_o speak_v forth_o for_o although_o they_o be_v wicked_a yet_o they_o will_v be_v count_v honest_a man_n which_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v if_o they_o be_v lavishe_a of_o their_o word_n it_o be_v not_o meet_v therefore_o that_o we_o be_v revengeful_a in_o our_o thought_n nor_o that_o we_o show_v ourselves_o so_o by_o word_n or_o threaten_n much_o less_o indeed_o and_o execution_n but_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o be_v wary_a peaceable_a &_o patient_a as_o solomon_n teach_v we_o say_v 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1._o pet._n 3._o 9_o psa_fw-la 10._o 1._o &_o 13._o 2._o &_o 44._o 24._o from_o we_o or_o that_o he_o be_v far_o off_o although_o according_a to_o our_o sense_n he_o be_v so_o because_o we_o can_v always_o perceive_v his_o aid_n in_o our_o anguish_n and_o tribulation_n whereof_o the_o saint_n also_o make_v complaint_n it_o be_v only_o according_a to_o man_n sense_n that_o he_o be_v absent_a from_o we_o for_o in_o verity_n he_o see_v all_o that_o be_v do_v about_o us._n he_o be_v always_o present_a to_o assist_v we_o and_o aid_v we_o to_o the_o end_n we_o fall_v not_o in_o the_o danger_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o we_o as_o the_o saint_n have_v well_o know_v and_o there_o fore_o after_o their_o complaint_n they_o comfort_v themselves_o with_o the_o assistance_n and_o succour_n of_o the_o lord_n note_v we_o also_o that_o although_o god_n reserve_v the_o revenge_n to_o himself_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v that_o we_o shall_v request_v he_o to_o take_v revengement_n over_o our_o enemy_n have_v regard_n to_o we_o but_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o put_v our_o whole_a trust_n in_o the_o lord_n refer_v ourselves_o whole_o to_o that_o which_o seem_v 6._o ps_n 10._o 14._o &_o 13._o 6._o he_o good_a to_o do_v without_o desire_v hurt_v to_o they_o which_o do_v we_o hurt_v for_o such_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n although_o his_o office_n be_v to_o defend_v the_o innocent_a and_o punish_v and_o destroy_v the_o outrageous_a and_o oppressor_n as_o he_o do_v still_o at_o time_n convenient_a final_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n will_v save_v they_o which_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o with_o patience_n let_v we_o note_v that_o although_o god_n suffer_v the_o innocent_a to_o endure_v oftentimes_o even_o unto_o death_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o their_o enemy_n nevertheless_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v true_a in_o his_o promise_n and_o to_o fulfil_v they_o for_o the_o innocent_a which_o have_v true_a patience_n in_o their_o affliction_n and_o temptation_n although_o they_o die_v in_o the_o same_o yet_o they_o be_v save_v and_o deliver_v in_o that_o they_o overcome_v they_o and_o be_v victorious_a by_o faith_n and_o patience_n and_o thereby_o obtain_v eternal_a salvation_n to_o the_o which_o the_o child_n of_o god_n ought_v principal_o to_o aspire_v when_o they_o have_v any_o promise_n to_o be_v save_v and_o deliver_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n for_o it_o be_v then_o that_o they_o be_v whole_o deliver_v 23_o diverse_a weight_n be_v a_o abomination_n with_o the_o lord_n and_o false_a balance_n be_v not_o good_a solomon_n have_v already_o advertise_v we_o in_o diverse_a place_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v just_a and_o equitable_a in_o that_o which_o we_o have_v to_o change_v 10._o prou._n 11._o 1._o &_o 6._o 11._o &_o 20._o 10._o together_o as_o well_o in_o buy_v as_o sell_v and_o now_o he_o admonish_v we_o again_o of_o the_o same_o not_o stick_v to_o pronounce_v one_o sentence_n oftentimes_o to_o the_o end_n we_o flatter_v not_o ourselves_o in_o falshoode_n and_o deceit_n seem_v they_o never_o so_o little_a to_o we_o but_o that_o we_o know_v that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o upright_o faithful_a and_o loyal_a to_o our_o neighbour_n as_o we_o will_v they_o shall_v be_v unto_o we_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o inexcusable_a and_o worthy_a of_o grievous_a punishment_n when_o we_o have_v be_v dull_a and_o sluggishe_a or_o harden_v and_o obstinate_a in_o our_o fraud_n and_o deceit_n after_o so_o many_o admonition_n it_o be_v not_o only_a solomon_n that_o have_v trouble_v himself_o to_o warn_v we_o but_o we_o have_v the_o law_n the_o prophet_n jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n also_o likewise_o will_n we_o or_o nil_fw-la we_o our_o own_o conscience_n teach_v we_o the_o same_o when_o we_o condemn_v they_o that_o use_v we_o not_o right_o loyal_o and_o faithful_o as_o we_o desire_v have_v then_o so_o many_o master_n we_o shall_v greevous_o be_v punish_v if_o we_o despise_v to_o give_v they_o audience_n and_o 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to_o he_o that_o have_v offend_v he_o he_o show_v it_o we_o also_o by_o many_o example_n of_o holy_a man_n which_o have_v be_v before_o we_o and_o principal_o of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o saviour_n and_o we_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o behold_v the_o charity_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o which_o be_v his_o enemy_n and_o yet_o asmuch_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v be_v his_o enemy_n and_o provoke_v he_o too_o anger_n by_o our_o sin_n for_o so_o much_o be_v he_o absent_a from_o revenge_v himself_o on_o we_o that_o he_o be_v come_v to_o seek_v we_o by_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n to_o reconcile_v we_o to_o he_o and_o make_v peace_n and_o alliance_n with_o we_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v lose_v but_o save_v and_o keep_v unto_o life_n everlasting_a then_o see_v we_o have_v so_o many_o commandment_n and_o example_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n that_o in_o all_o gentleness_n and_o humanity_n we_o follow_v they_o otherwise_o if_o we_o be_v so_o rigorous_a or_o rather_o furious_a and_o 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