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the_o rest_n 25._o but_o as_o for_o our_o new_a convert_n zacchaeus_n and_o i_o beseech_v you_o let_v he_o be_v herein_o your_o example_n he_o deal_v not_o so_o merciful_o no_o not_o with_o his_o dear_o love_a sin_n of_o oppression_n no_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o as_o if_o in_o all_o other_o respect_n he_o have_v be_v the_o most_o innocent_a holy_a man_n alive_a he_o can_v remember_v that_o his_o conscience_n be_v trouble_v with_o any_o sin_n beside_o all_o his_o aim_n and_o spite_n be_v direct_v against_o this_o only_a sin_n which_o have_v root_v out_o of_o his_o heart_n he_o suppose_v he_o shall_v then_o be_v worthy_a to_o entertain_v his_o new_a invite_a bless_a guest_n 26._o and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n if_o a_o heart_n once_o enlighten_v by_o grace_n find_v so_o much_o courage_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o prevail_v against_o his_o peccatum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o will_v be_v a_o easy_a secure_a skirmish_n and_o resistance_n that_o all_o the_o 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his_o life_n do_v flow_v he_o suppose_v he_o shall_v sufficient_o purify_v the_o stream_n thence_o issue_v if_o he_o can_v once_o cleanse_v the_o spring_n which_o he_o proceed_v to_o perform_v in_o my_o second_o general_n which_o be_v the_o satisfaction_n by_o he_o tender_v in_o lieu_n of_o his_o former_a oppression_n in_o these_o word_n i_o restore_v unto_o he_o four_o fold_n in_o the_o handle_n of_o which_o i_o will_v according_a to_o my_o promise_n begin_v with_o the_o first_o particular_a thereof_o namely_o so_o much_o of_o this_o satisfaction_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v perform_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o indispensable_a precept_n which_o be_v of_o restitution_n in_o these_o word_n i_o restore_v unto_o he_o 28._o there_o be_v a_o doctrine_n blow_v about_o and_o disperse_v by_o a_o sort_n of_o preacher_n in_o the_o reform_a church_n i._n general_n ii_o partic._n i._n and_o greedy_o embrace_v by_o their_o follower_n and_o proselyte_n because_o they_o be_v persuade_v that_o 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without_o exception_n be_v instate_v in_o it_o so_o that_o no_o pretence_n of_o religion_n or_o election_n can_v be_v sufficient_a for_o any_o one_o to_o disseise_v another_o man_n of_o what_o condition_n or_o quality_n soever_o he_o be_v that_o be_v once_o legal_o possess_v of_o they_o 31._o therefore_o whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o whether_o by_o fraud_n or_o violence_n or_o any_o other_o title_n shall_v invade_v or_o usurp_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o another_o he_o do_v as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v without_o any_o warrant_n nullify_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o oppose_v and_o thwart_v his_o most_o wise_a providence_n set_v up_o himself_o as_o it_o be_v in_o god_n seat_n and_o dethrone_v he_o establish_v a_o new_a order_n of_o providence_n of_o his_o own_o and_o think_v thou_o that_o do_v these_o thing_n that_o thou_o shall_v escape_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n can_v thou_o imagine_v that_o he_o will_v patient_o endure_v to_o see_v his_o judgement_n 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many_o time_n will_v immediate_o and_o personal_o inflict_v the_o punishment_n 8._o now_o the_o general_a sanction_n of_o this_o whole_a law_n be_v express_v deut._n 27._o v._o 26_o in_o these_o word_n 27.26_o deut._n 27.26_o curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o do_v they_o which_o curse_n as_o we_o find_v it_o afterward_o at_o large_a interpret_v import_v a_o sudden_a violent_a untimely_a death_n together_o with_o all_o kind_n of_o misfortune_n that_o can_v make_v this_o life_n miserable_a so_o that_o he_o be_v liable_a to_o this_o curse_n that_o swerve_v in_o any_o one_o point_n or_o circumstance_n from_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o that_o law_n notwithstanding_o in_o some_o case_n god_n be_v please_v to_o remit_v the_o rigour_n of_o this_o curse_n and_o to_o except_v of_o certain_a gift_n and_o offering_n and_o the_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n of_o beast_n as_o it_o be_v in_o exchange_n for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o 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