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himself_o in_o the_o dark_a a_o maid_n shall_v see_v he_o hide_v himself_o only_a christ_n shall_v spy_v he_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v very_o hard_o if_o they_o can_v not_o devise_v some_o quarrel_n against_o their_o preacher_n yet_o sometime_o the_o lord_n so_o uphold_v his_o light_n as_o they_o have_v no_o just_a cause_n that_o they_o dare_v bring_v into_o the_o light_n which_o they_o can_v quarrel_v direct_o against_o his_o profession_n and_o preach_v be_v accuse_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o many_o evil_n in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o much_o preach_v make_v the_o world_n worse_o and_o so_o as_o mad_a dog_n they_o bark_v at_o the_o
that_o find_v fault_n with_o they_o as_o most_o faulty_a the_o most_o shameful_a offender_n be_v the_o most_o shameless_a accuser_n none_o worse_a than_o they_o use_v 1_o not_o to_o be_v too_o credulous_a when_o we_o hear_v religious_a person_n and_o man_n fear_v god_n accuse_v easy_o and_o their_o fault_n aggravate_v for_o though_o good_a man_n be_v not_o saint_n exempt_v from_o fail_v or_o error_n yet_o common_o they_o be_v not_o faulty_a in_o the_o matter_n or_o in_o that_o measure_n that_o evil_a man_n and_o scorner_n most_o accuse_v they_o in_o 2._o evil_n man_n will_v make_v molehill_n swell_v to_o such_o mountain_n against_o godly_a man_n how_o will_v they_o insult_v if_o they_o can_v catch_v just_a advantage_n let_v godly_a man_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o watchful_a and_o careful_a if_o they_o can_v stop_v their_o malice_n yet_o to_o stop_v their_o mouth_n and_o starve_v their_o malice_n leave_v it_o no_o just_a matter_n to_o feed_v upon_o offence_n must_v come_v 7._o but_o 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man_n edification_n 3._o imitate_v christ_n testify_v thou_o have_v be_v with_o he_o never_o man_n speak_v so_o nor_o can_v speak_v so_o but_o we_o must_v imitate_v he_o and_o make_v he_o our_o precedent_n his_o speech_n be_v either_o for_o god_n to_o set_v up_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n or_o to_o god_n in_o fervent_a prayer_n and_o praise_n for_o himself_o and_o other_o or_o else_o to_o man_n either_o for_o the_o conversion_n or_o confirmation_n of_o the_o elect._n or_o for_o the_o just_a admonition_n or_o conviction_n of_o the_o wicked_a his_o word_n be_v never_o idle_a or_o empty_a but_o fill_v and_o feed_v many_o use_v happy_a be_v that_o man_n who_o word_n testify_v he_o a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n will_v to_o god_n a_o jew_n can_v thus_o accuse_v we_o christian_n mean_n 1._o get_v a_o good_a fountain_n of_o a_o good_a heart_n language_n that_o be_v a_o good_a treasury_n mat._n 12._o 35._o psal._n 37._o 30._o prov._n 10._o psal._n 45._o 1._o 2._o propound_v a_o good_a end_n that_o thy_o lip_n may_v feed_v many_o and_o thy_o speech_n minister_v grace_n may_v tend_v to_o god_n glory_n edification_n of_o many_o and_o discharge_v of_o thy_o own_o duty_n so_o david_n profess_v psal._n 39_o 1._o i_o will_v take_v heed_n to_o my_o way_n that_o i_o offend_v not_o 3._o prayer_n lip_n be_v seal_v till_o the_o lord_n open_v the_o mouth_n psal._n 51._o 15._o the_o lord_n must_v dispossess_v this_o dumb_a devil_n that_o make_v we_o tonguâ—tyed_v when_o we_o 〈◊〉_d speak_v and_o psal._n 141._o 3._o set_a a_o watch_n o_o lord_n and_o keep_v the_o door_n etc._n etc._n but_o how_o dare_v thou_o profess_v thou_o have_v be_v with_o christ_n or_o be_v a_o disciple_n or_o christian_a in_o who_o mouth_n dwell_v oath_n lie_n curse_n rottenness_n ribaldry_n slander_v whisper_a etc._n etc._n consider_v 1._o thou_o that_o take_v no_o account_n of_o thy_o word_n 36._o the_o lord_n have_v a_o time_n to_o call_v every_o of_o thy_o idle_a word_n to_o account_v and_o thou_o for_o they_o much_o more_o for_o hurtful_a and_o deceitful_a wicked_a and_o poisonful_a 2._o it_o be_v froth_n and_o filthiness_n of_o a_o bad_a heart_n scum_n of_o a_o boil_a heart_n 3._o so_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o darkness_n as_o well_o to_o speak_v wicked_o as_o to_o do_v wicked_o a_o good_a man_n a_o child_n of_o light_n must_v make_v conscience_n of_o filthy_a word_n as_o well_o as_o filthy_a action_n vers._n 71._o and_o he_o begin_v to_o curse_v and_o swear_v say_v i_o know_v not_o this_o man_n of_o who_o you_o speak_v peter_z be_v now_o in_o great_a danger_n he_o hear_v of_o the_o garden_n and_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v revenge_v for_o his_o tumult_n his_o quarrel_n and_o wrong_v malchus_n he_o be_v press_v by_o evident_a sign_n that_o he_o be_v with_o christ_n and_o now_o if_o he_o bestir_v he_o not_o he_o shall_v not_o avoid_v present_a danger_n or_o if_o he_o do_v he_o shall_v be_v brand_v for_o a_o common_a liar_n and_o perjure_a person_n for_o ever_o and_o therefore_o 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