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affect_a ignorance_n true_o indeed_o as_o for_o simple_a ignorance_n where_o man_n be_v ignorant_a through_o the_o want_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o knowledge_n that_o excuse_v a_o tantô_o in_o part_n the_o servant_n which_o not_o know_v his_o master_n will_n do_v commit_v thing_n worthy_a of_o stripe_n shall_v be_v beat_v with_o few_o stripe_n say_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o parable_n luke_n 12._o 48._o in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o shall_v have_v know_v it_o and_o may_v have_v know_v it_o have_v he_o inquire_v after_o it_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v therefore_o his_o ignorance_n do_v not_o whole_o excuse_v he_o yet_o be_v a_o extenuation_n of_o his_o fault_n it_o be_v so_o also_o of_o his_o punishment_n simple_a ignorance_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n as_o concern_v what_o we_o do_v or_o believe_v be_v no_o just_a plea_n for_o any_o no_o just_a excuse_n in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v by_o duty_n bind_v to_o know_v it_o &_o may_v know_v more_o of_o it_o then_o 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and_o understand_v with_o their_o heart_n and_o be_v convert_v and_o i_o shall_v heal_v they_o thus_o deal_v god_n with_o that_o people_n just_o punish_v their_o wilful_a obstinacy_n by_o give_v they_o up_o unto_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n to_o a_o spiritual_a blindness_n and_o obduracy_n in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o have_v first_o blind_v themselves_o close_v their_o own_o eye_n against_o the_o light_n their_a eye_n they_o have_v close_v so_o saint_n matthew_n have_v it_o matth_n 13_o 5._o as_o also_o the_o apostle_n act._n 28._o 27._o therefore_o god_n in_o his_o just_a judgement_n blind_v they_o they_o blind_v themselves_o first_o they_o will_v not_o see_v therefore_o god_n in_o his_o justice_n blind_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v so_o give_v they_o up_o to_o spiritual_a blindness_n which_o as_o that_o apostle_n tell_v we_o still_o rest_v upon_o that_o people_n until_o this_o day_n i_o will_v not_o brethren_z that_o you_o shall_v be_v ignorant_a that_o blindness_n in_o 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