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steadfastness_n but_o grow_v in_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n to_o he_o be_v glory_n both_o now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n sermon_n vii_o of_o murder_v particular_o duel_v and_o self-murder_n matth._n 5.21_o you_o have_v hear_v that_o it_o be_v say_v by_o they_o of_o old_a time_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v the_o precept_n in_o the_o text_n be_v no_o modern_a say_n no_o positive_a command_n of_o christ_n but_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n and_o stand_a rule_n of_o natural_a religion_n it_o be_v at_o first_o engrave_v in_o the_o deep_a character_n upon_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o creator_n the_o write_a law_n be_v only_o a_o transcript_n or_o copy_n of_o that_o original_a but_o even_o this_o as_o it_o be_v no_o less_o authentic_a be_v very_o ancient_a too_o you_o have_v hear_v say_v our_o saviour_n to_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v say_v to_o the_o ancient_n or_o to_o 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be_v angry_a with_o his_o brother_n without_o a_o cause_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v to_o his_o brother_n racha_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o counsel_n but_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v thou_o fool_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o hell_n fire_n viz._n because_o this_o quarrelsome_a and_o provoke_a passion_n of_o anger_n be_v as_o aristotle_n observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ordinary_a principle_n and_o cause_n of_o murder_n and_o therefore_o very_o sinful_a in_o itself_o it_o be_v not_o my_o design_n at_o this_o time_n to_o insist_v upon_o our_o saviour_n improvement_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o law_n otherwise_o than_o the_o state_v of_o particular_a case_n may_v lead_v i_o to_o it_o