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super_fw-la occasum_fw-la bone_fw-la occasus_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la correptionem_fw-la justi_fw-la stat_fw-la homo_fw-la &_o corruit_fw-la vitium_fw-la &_o dominus_fw-la ascendit_fw-la super_fw-la illud_fw-la conculcans_fw-la hoc_fw-la pedibus_fw-la &_o conteâ—ens_fw-la ne_fw-la resurgat_fw-la non_fw-la ergo_fw-la contemnenda_fw-la increpatio_fw-la justi_fw-la quae_fw-la ruina_fw-la peccati_fw-la cordis_fw-la sanitas_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la ad_fw-la animam_fw-la via_fw-la bern._n ibid._n vnusquisque_fw-la pro_fw-la modulo_fw-la svo_fw-la audiat_fw-la &_o sicut_fw-la sibi_fw-la conscius_fw-la fuerit_fw-la ita_fw-la vel_fw-la doleat_fw-la corrigendus_fw-la vel_fw-la gaudeat_fw-la approbandus_fw-la si_fw-mi se_fw-la deviâsse_fw-la invenerit_fw-la redeat_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o via_fw-la ambulet_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la in_o via_fw-la invenerit_fw-la ambulet_fw-la ut_fw-la perveniat_fw-la nemo_fw-la sit_fw-la superbus_fw-la extra_fw-la viam_fw-la nemo_fw-la 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deceive_v his_o own_o heart_n this_o man_n religion_n be_v vain_a and_o matth._n 12.34_o o_o generation_n of_o viper_n how_o can_v you_o speak_v good_a thing_n when_o you_o be_v evil_a for_o of_o the_o abundnace_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v hence_o be_v that_o matth._n 26.73_o so_o after_o a_o while_n come_v unto_o he_o they_o that_o stoody_a by_o and_o say_v unto_o peter_n sure_o thou_o be_v also_o one_o of_o they_o for_o even_o thy_o speech_n bewray_v thou_o though_o the_o tongue_n may_v now_o and_o then_o prove_v a_o false_a glass_n yet_o it_o be_v then_o when_o it_o make_v show_v not_o of_o the_o worse_o but_o of_o the_o better_a as_o false_a glass_n do_v common_o make_v man_n seem_v fair_a than_o they_o be_v and_o not_o foul_a because_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v so_o hypocritical_a reas_n 2_o and_o willing_a to_o be_v account_v good_a that_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n that_o good_a be_v it_o will_v show_v itself_o nay_o though_o nothing_o be_v 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maledicis_fw-la si_fw-la it_o be_v 1_o pet._n 4.4_o it_o seem_v unto_o they_o strange_a that_o you_o run_v not_o with_o they_o unto_o the_o same_o excess_n of_o riot_n therefore_o speak_v they_o evil_a of_o you_o but_o as_o s._n bernard_n say_v that_o balaam_n when_o he_o think_v to_o have_v curse_a god_n people_n for_o hire_n do_v bless_v they_o again_o and_o again_o though_o against_o his_o will_n so_o these_o man_n more_o commend_v than_o discommend_v these_o person_n where_o they_o seek_v so_o to_o disgrace_v they_o while_o unwilling_o they_o heap_v praise_n as_o reproach_n upon_o they_o and_o while_o they_o go_v about_o to_o backbite_v they_o against_o their_o will_n they_o acquit_v they_o because_o the_o object_n good_a thing_n instead_o of_o evil_a against_o they_o as_o if_o they_o can_v find_v no_o matter_n of_o evil_a in_o they_o but_o matth._n 23.23_o christ_n condemn_v the_o scribe_n for_o strictness_n in_o pay_v tithe_n object_n but_o the_o latter_a part_n answer_v the_o 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he_o seem_v never_o so_o strict_a for_o eccles_n 10.12_o any_o one_o dead_a fly_n corrupt_v the_o ointment_n but_o to_o condemn_v a_o man_n for_o a_o hypocrite_n in_o be_v strict_a than_o ourselves_o in_o some_o case_n and_o for_o be_v nice_a in_o matter_n of_o small_a moment_n when_o the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o his_o life_n be_v otherwise_o righteous_a also_o it_o be_v to_o condemn_v he_o for_o that_o which_o christ_n will_v commend_v he_o for_o at_o the_o last_o when_o no_o man_n shall_v take_v his_o praise_n or_o his_o joy_n from_o he_o matth._n 25.21_o but_o these_o man_n thus_o condemn_v themselves_o for_o as_o the_o heathen_a ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la optimus_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la quemque_fw-la optimum_fw-la esse_fw-la putat_fw-la so_fw-mi ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la pessimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o heliogabalus_n think_v every_o man_n dishonest_a in_o heart_n because_o he_o be_v so_o himself_o so_o these_o man_n think_v that_o man_n can_v without_o hypocrisy_n either_o be_v nice_a in_o small_a thing_n or_o very_o careful_a and_o zealous_a in_o great_a thing_n because_o themselves_o be_v not_o come_v to_o that_o sincerity_n to_o make_v conscietice_n of_o they_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o if_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o do_v it_o they_o shall_v but_o dissemble_v and_o they_o measure_v other_o man_n conscience_n by_o their_o own_o in_o a_o word_n thus_o to_o judge_n be_v a_o most_o corrupt_a course_n as_o if_o a_o man_n will_v needs_o have_v it_o that_o the_o tree_n be_v rot_v at_o the_o root_n because_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v good_a or_o at_o least_o because_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o show_v better_a and_o fair_a than_o the_o fruit_n of_o many_o other_o tree_n that_o grow_v near_o it_o then_o as_o math._n 7.1_o judge_v not_o that_o you_o be_v not_o judge_v else_o if_o thou_o thus_o judge_v god_n servant_n take_v heed_n of_o a_o censure_n from_o he_o and_z it_o may_v be_v from_o those_o who_o thou_o thus_o censure_v because_o 1_o cor._n 6.2_o the_o saint_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n the_o second_o ground_n of_o these_o man_n judge_v be_v some_o strange_a judgement_n that_o befall_v they_o that_o seem_v thus_o religious_a and_o careful_a for_o if_o one_o that_o have_v make_v conscience_n of_o his_o way_n be_v overtake_v with_o any_o judgement_n a_o unusual_a cross_n or_o die_v sudden_o then_o judge_v they_o of_o he_o as_o job_n friend_n do_v of_o he_o that_o god_n have_v find_v out_o his_o hyprocisie_n what_o will_v they_o do_v if_o he_o have_v dye_v in_o that_o misery_n and_o yet_o may_v he_o have_v do_v well_o enough_o for_o all_o that_o and_o do_v trust_v in_o god_n job_n 13.15_o loe_o though_o he_o slay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o i_o will_v approve_v my_o way_n in_o his_o sight_n thus_o the_o barbarian_n judge_v of_o st._n paul_n act_n 28.4_o and_o so_o the_o disciple_n john_n 9.2_o but_o as_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v judge_v before_o god_n for_o that_o they_o have_v suffer_v but_o do_v so_o man_n 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a_o beam_n of_o the_o house_n fall_v in_o a_o banquet_n and_o knock_v a_o profess_a atheist_n alone_o on_o the_o head_n there_o be_v then_o some_o ground_n for_o our_o censure_n for_o then_o the_o word_n and_o work_n of_o god_n meet_v together_o else_o there_o can_v be_v no_o certain_a judgement_n because_o as_o it_o be_v eccles_n 9.1_o 2._o i_o have_v sure_o give_v my_o heart_n to_o all_o this_o and_o to_o declare_v all_o this_o that_o the_o just_a and_o the_o wise_a and_o their_o work_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o no_o man_n know_v either_o love_n or_o hatred_n of_o all_o that_o be_v before_o they_o all_o thing_n come_v alike_o to_o all_o and_o the_o same_o condition_n be_v to_o thou_o just_a and_o to_o the_o wicked_a to_o the_o good_a and_o to_o the_o pure_a and_o to_o the_o pollute_a and_o to_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v and_o to_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v not_o as_o be_v the_o good_a so_o be_v the_o sinner_n he_o that_o swear_v as_o he_o that_o fear_v a_o oath_n and_o 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