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A23626 Allēolkrisia, a treatise concerning judging one another being several discourses on the occasion of our Saviours precept Matt. 7:l, judg [sic] not, that you be not judged. 1675 (1675) Wing A1017; ESTC R28940 73,907 221

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the_o only_a good_a one_o viz._n charity_n or_o goodwill_n unless_o all_o principle_n of_o a_o man_n action_n be_v forbid_v sect._n ii_o nor_o second_o be_v it_o ever_o forbid_a to_o a_o person_n when_o there_o be_v more_o good_a effect_n of_o his_o do_v this_o than_o of_o his_o omission_n nay_o then_o contrariwise_a he_o be_v command_v to_o do_v it_o the_o first_o respect_v our_o principle_n or_o end_n the_o second_o our_o prudence_n or_o the_o effect_n the_o first_o of_o these_o may_v be_v without_o the_o second_o viz._n a_o man_n may_v give_v his_o judgement_n and_o opinion_n concern_v person_n and_o action_n out_o of_o charity_n and_o very_o good_a intention_n of_o do_v the_o most_o good_a unlimited_o in_o general_n whether_o it_o be_v particular_o apply_v to_o ourselves_o or_o other_o or_o both_o and_o yet_o as_o far_o as_o we_o see_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o may_v be_v bad_a a_o man_n may_v both_o inward_o and_o outward_o commend_v and_o discommend_v person_n unreasonable_o 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thyself_o to_o be_v of_o this_o charitable_a and_o prudent_a temper_n which_o may_v sometime_o be_v best_a do_v by_o use_n and_o exercise_v sect._n iu._n four_o nor_o in_o the_o next_o place_n be_v it_o prohibit_v universal_o to_o pass_v judgement_n on_o the_o worst_a side_n to_o accuse_v or_o condemn_v for_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o the_o overseer_n of_o other_o manner_n and_o instructor_n and_o teacher_n of_o good_a manner_n and_o to_o friend_n who_o care_n and_o industry_n for_o the_o good_a of_o those_o who_o they_o thus_o judge_v it_o will_v excite_v to_o those_o that_o will_v free_v themselves_o from_o too_o partial_a a_o admiration_n of_o person_n to_o those_o who_o have_v a_o mind_n and_o design_n to_o be_v more_o accurate_o good_a in_o thing_n of_o more_o great_a and_o public_a concernment_n
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