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remove_v his_o enemy_n malice_n or_o restrain_v their_o mischief_n either_o to_o make_v they_o not_o willing_a or_o not_o able_a to_o hurt_v he_o 39_o be_v not_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o every_o little_a puff_n of_o vain_a persuasion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v bandy_v by_o the_o racket_n of_o other_o man_n tongue_n into_o what_o hazard_n they_o please_v be_v not_o so_o unskilful_a and_o unstable_a as_o light_o to_o believe_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v idle_o or_o cunning_o tell_v thou_o or_o unadvised_o to_o yield_v to_o every_o thing_n impose_v upon_o thou_o but_o use_v thy_o best_a skill_n and_o pain_n in_o hear_v more_o inquire_v further_o search_v and_o try_v before_o thou_o give_v any_o credit_n or_o assent_v to_o it_o yea_o though_o a_o multitude_n join_v in_o persuade_v thou_o 3._o thou_o non_fw-la statim_fw-la multitudinis_fw-la acquiescamus_fw-la judicio_fw-la hieron_n comment_n in_o isaiah_n cap._n 3._o how_o common_a be_v it_o in_o these_o day_n to_o spread_v the_o net_n 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knowledge_n may_v fit_o be_v resemble_v to_o the_o widow_n oil_n which_o the_o more_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o the_o more_o it_o increase_v knowledge_n may_v be_v well_o liken_v to_o the_o five_o loaf_n which_o the_o more_o they_o be_v distribute_v the_o more_o they_o multiply_v as_o contrariwise_o if_o knowledge_n be_v not_o impart_v it_o will_v be_v impair_v if_o we_o keep_v it_o private_a we_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o it_o 75._o be_v thou_o learn_v and_o able_a to_o teach_v other_o yet_o disdain_v not_o that_o any_o shall_v teach_v thou_o what_o mortal_a mere_a man_n ever_o attain_v to_o that_o depth_n of_o judgement_n as_o not_o to_o be_v yet_o ignorant_a in_o many_o profitable_a concernment_n even_o in_o the_o same_o profession_n that_o may_v be_v hide_v from_o one_o which_o be_v know_v to_o another_o to_o attend_v be_v no_o hindrance_n but_o that_o a_o man_n may_v speak_v to_o speak_v be_v no_o hindrance_n but_o that_o a_o man_n may_v hear_v therefore_o job_n match_v they_o 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earth_n and_o win_v thou_o to_o heaven_n 78._o common_a often_o with_o thy_o own_o heart_n and_o let_v thy_o spirit_n make_v diligent_a search_n wherein_o thou_o have_v offend_v in_o thought_n word_n deed_n by_o sin_n of_o omission_n or_o commission_n against_o god_n thy_o neighbour_n and_o thyself_o stand_v not_o in_o thy_o own_o light_n be_v not_o partial_a but_o examine_v thyself_o earnest_o thorough_o upright_o neither_o only_a examine_v but_o upon_o examination_n condemn_v thyself_o fall_v at_o god_n foot_n and_o humble_o cry_v for_o mercy_n thus_o if_o thou_o judge_v thyself_o before_o thyself_o in_o this_o thy_o day_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o last_o day_n before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o presence_n and_o audience_n of_o all_o the_o world_n 79._o discover_v to_o thy_o surgeon_n thy_o sore_n to_o thy_o physician_n thy_o disease_n to_o almighty_a god_n thy_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o good_a disgrace_n that_o procure_v grace_n he_o prevent_v his_o cure_n that_o do_v not_o publish_v his_o cause_n 188._o cause_n ipse_fw-la sibi_fw-la denegat_fw-la curam_fw-la qui_fw-la svam_fw-la medico_fw-la non_fw-la publicat_fw-la causam_fw-la aug._n epist_n 188._o the_o lord_n indeed_o know_v all_o thing_n but_o yet_o require_v thy_o confession_n be_v acquaint_v with_o all_o thy_o wish_n and_o all_o the_o volutation_n of_o thy_o mind_n but_o nevertheless_o expect_v thy_o word_n 23._o word_n novit_n deus_fw-la omne_fw-la vocem_fw-la tatamen_fw-la tuam_fw-la expectat_fw-la ambros_n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la l._n 1._o cap._n 23._o 80._o think_v not_o thyself_o immediate_o make_v clean_a from_o all_o thy_o iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n if_o thou_o shed_v a_o few_o tear_n and_o bewail_v they_o but_o be_v sorrowful_a for_o they_o and_o sorrowful_a that_o thou_o can_v be_v no_o more_o sorrowful_a consider_v that_o if_o a_o river_n be_v turn_v into_o tear_n flow_v from_o thy_o eye_n thou_o can_v never_o sufficient_o be_v grieve_v for_o 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