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in_o which_o respect_n chain_n of_o restraint_n or_o muzle_v shall_v be_v put_v upon_o they_o evil_a word_n corrupt_v good_a manner_n by_o they_o man_n make_v breach_n in_o their_o own_o spirit_n yea_o they_o weary_a god_n and_o grieve_v the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o these_o and_o other_o respect_n god_n servant_n in_o all_o age_n have_v see_v cause_n both_o to_o resolve_v within_o themselves_o â—_o psal_n 39_o â—_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o offend_v with_o their_o tongue_n and_o also_o to_o direct_v their_o prayer_n to_o the_o lord_n 141.3_o psal_n 141.3_o that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o set_v a_o watch_n before_o their_o mouth_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o door_n of_o their_o lip_n god_n cause_v his_o own_o servant_n to_o weigh_v their_o word_n as_o to_o consider_v all_o their_o other_o way_n though_o other_o man_n be_v regardless_o of_o both_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a study_v to_o answer_v 4.11_o prov._n 15.28_o ebullit_fw-la est_fw-la metaph_n ducta_fw-la a_o 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faith_n a_o man_n may_v keep_v to_o himself_o or_o so_o show_v and_o use_v it_o as_o he_o shall_v not_o thereby_o offend_v his_o brother_n 2_o from_o our_o experience_n in_o some_o measure_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o grace_n or_o of_o what_o we_o testify_v this_o will_v provoke_v we_o to_o confess_v christ_n before_o man_n as_o it_o do_v peter_n and_o john_n when_o they_o be_v command_v silence_n we_o can_v but_o speak_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v 20._o act._n 4.18_o 19_o 20._o they_o that_o have_v experience_n of_o the_o sweetness_n and_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n word_n truth_n and_o way_n they_o must_v and_o will_v say_v all_o they_o can_v for_o the_o truth_n and_o nothing_o at_o all_o against_o it_o as_o paul_n speak_v 2_o cor._n 13.8_o hence_o christ_n give_v his_o apostle_n experience_n or_o make_v they_o some_o way_n witness_n either_o by_o the_o ear_n or_o eye_n or_o hand_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o require_v they_o to_o confess_v or_o bear_v 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intention_n of_o clamour_n of_o the_o hope_n and_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a i_o be_o call_v in_o question_n 〈◊〉_d when_o we_o open_v our_o mouth_n to_o speak_v for_o god_n we_o shall_v do_v it_o with_o undaunted_a and_o invincible_a courage_n with_o a_o heroic_a spirit_n like_a paul_n act._n 20.23.24_o &_o 21.13_o phil._n 1.20_o not_o lear_v the_o face_n of_o man_n in_o this_o business_n of_o confession_n we_o shall_v be_v bold_a as_o lion_n and_o bid_v defiance_n to_o shame_n and_o count_v it_o a_o high_a dignation_n to_o confess_v christ_n and_o to_o suffer_v for_o christ_n as_o the_o a_o pollâ—es_n do_v 5.41_o act._n 5.41_o boldness_n set_v off_o the_o confession_n of_o christ_n witness_n with_o great_a grace_n and_o power_n to_o make_v they_o penetrate_v and_o to_o convince_v as_o it_o do_v the_o three_o child_n profession_n of_o faith_n in_o god_n before_o king_n nabuchadnezzar_n 18._o dan._n 3.16_o 17_o 18._o and_o their_o resolution_n not_o to_o bow_v to_o his_o golden_a 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may_v sting_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o set_v conscience_n on_o work_n to_o make_v the_o application_n 2_o or_o in_o ourselves_o 6._o mr_n perkins_n in_o government_n of_o tongue_n c._n 6._o as_o though_o we_o which_o reprove_v be_v faulty_a paul_n practise_v this_o in_o 1_o cor._n 4.6_o these_o thing_n i_o have_v in_o a_o figure_n transfer_v to_o myself_o and_o to_o apollo_n for_o your_o sakeâ—_n that_o be_v the_o corinthian_n where_o he_o substitute_n his_o name_n and_o apollo_n in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o ambitious_a teacher_n to_o reprove_v arrogance_n in_o they_o or_o when_o we_o comprehend_v ourselves_o in_o the_o same_o fault_n as_o that_o we_o forget_v ourselves_o and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o say_v or_o do_v so_o or_o thus_o shall_v i_o do_v so_o as_o the_o person_n to_o be_v reprove_v have_v do_v i_o shall_v transgress_v great_o and_o deserve_v blame_n and_o shame_n for_o it_o i_o shall_v humble_v and_o judge_v myself_o for_o it_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o 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