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iniquity_n more_o then_o to_o justify_v they_o in_o their_o sinful_a way_n there_o be_v a_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n from_o his_o ungodliness_n and_o there_o be_v a_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n in_o his_o ungodliness_n the_o first_o be_v a_o bless_a thing_n and_o make_v a_o man_n happy_a psal_n 32._o 1_o 2._o the_o second_o be_v woeful_a dismal_a and_o dangerous_a justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n from_o his_o sin_n be_v call_v a_o justification_n of_o life_n rom._n 5._o 18._o but_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n in_o his_o sin_n be_v a_o justification_n of_o death_n that_o seal_v up_o a_o man_n to_o damnation_n justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n from_o sin_n be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o mercy_n and_o so_o he_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a rom._n 4_o 5._o on_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a by_o acquit_v discharge_v and_o absolve_a he_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o ungodliness_n justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n in_o his_o sin_n be_v a_o act_n of_o 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a_o trap_n or_o a_o snare_n be_v set_v for_o they_o they_o be_v very_o rich_a &_o jealous_a of_o come_v near_o it_o or_o meddle_v with_o the_o bait_n and_o out_o of_o a_o fear_n of_o be_v take_v they_o will_v decline_v and_o shun_v the_o snare_n though_o tempt_v and_o allure_v thereto_o by_o such_o bait_n as_o otherwise_o they_o have_v a_o full_a good_a mind_n unto_o such_o much_o more_o shall_v be_v the_o shinesse_fw-mi and_o wary_a jealousy_n of_o man_n in_o the_o case_n of_o scandalous_a event_n do_v we_o see_v at_o any_o time_n such_o as_o profess_v religion_n to_o fall_v into_o any_o foul_a evil_n then_o think_v thus_o with_o thyself_o i_o have_v think_v that_o when_o such_o event_n have_v come_v to_o pass_v the_o danger_n of_o they_o have_v be_v only_o a_o personal_a danger_n to_o the_o party_n delinquent_n that_o it_o have_v be_v only_o for_o the_o discovery_n and_o for_o the_o disgrace_n of_o he_o i_o never_o dream_v of_o any_o further_a matter_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v i_o may_v have_v make_v a_o may-game_n of_o they_o and_o have_v rejoice_v and_o triumph_v in_o their_o fall_n but_o now_o i_o see_v there_o be_v a_o further_a matter_n in_o they_o then_o i_o be_v aware_a of_o i_o see_v that_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o divine_a providence_n to_o bring_v a_o woe_n upon_o other_o man_n head_n i_o see_v they_o come_v that_o some_o may_v be_v occasion_v to_o stumble_v at_o religion_n at_o the_o law_n at_o the_o word_n and_o from_o the_o ancient_a path_n that_o hereupon_o they_o shall_v resolve_o reject_v &_o renounce_v save_v religion_n and_o the_o save_v powerful_a profession_n thereof_o to_o their_o own_o assure_a ruin_n for_o ever_o i_o see_v now_o that_o they_o be_v dispose_v by_o a_o divine_a providence_n that_o some_o man_n be_v occasion_v to_o blaspheme_v god_n name_n &_o truth_n may_v feel_v the_o weight_n of_o god_n revenge_a hand_n i_o now_o see_v there_o be_v a_o divine_a finger_n in_o they_o and_o that_o they_o come_v to_o occasion_v some_o man_n to_o harden_v their_o heart_n so_o as_o they_o may_v fall_v into_o mischief_n and_o be_v put_v out_o of_o possibility_n and_o the_o reach_n of_o mercy_n these_o be_v great_a danger_n and_o heavy_a woe_n for_o i_o see_v now_o they_o be_v but_o stumble_a block_n at_o which_o some_o man_n shall_v break_v their_o neck_n into_o hell_n i_o confess_v i_o do_v never_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v half_a so_o dangerous_a event_n i_o never_o apprehend_v they_o such_o dangerous_a trap_n and_o snare_n as_o now_o upon_o the_o open_n of_o this_o point_n i_o see_v they_o be_v believe_v it_o i_o see_v it_o be_v good_a wisdom_n in_o such_o event_n to_o look_v about_o i_o and_o to_o take_v heed_n how_o i_o come_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o these_o snare_n since_o divine_a providence_n set_v they_o to_o make_v way_n for_o divine_a vengeance_n though_o such_o a_o man_n profess_v religion_n have_v commit_v a_o foul_a scandal_n aug._n scandal_n juxta_fw-la semitâ—â—_n scandalum_fw-la posuerâ—nâ—_n mihi_fw-la non_fw-la in_o semitis_fw-la sed_fw-la iuxta_fw-la sâ—mitaâ—_n semitae_fw-la tuus_fw-la praecepta_fw-la dei_fw-la sâ—nt_fw-la illi_fw-la scandala_fw-la iuxta_fw-la semitas_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la tu_fw-la noli_fw-la recedere_fw-la à _fw-la semitis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la irrue_v inscandala_fw-la permisit_fw-la deus_fw-la ponere_fw-la scandal_n iuxta_fw-la semitas_fw-la ut_fw-la tu_fw-la non_fw-la recedas_fw-la à _fw-la semitis_fw-la juxta_fw-la semitas_fw-la scandala_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la restat_fw-la quid_fw-la remedium_fw-la inter_fw-la tanta_fw-la mala_fw-la in_fw-la istis_fw-la tentationibus_fw-la in_fw-la istis_fw-la periculis_fw-la dixi_fw-la domino_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la es_fw-la tu_fw-la aug._n psal_n 139._o ergo_fw-la cum_fw-la audis_fw-la vae_fw-la mundo_fw-la à _fw-la scandulis_fw-la noli_fw-la terreri_fw-la
that_o see_v they_o it_o be_v no_o less_o woe_n for_o the_o present_a to_o loose_v the_o joy_n of_o one_o salvation_n then_o to_o loose_a salvation_n itself_o but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o see_v verse_n 8._o make_v i_o to_o hear_v joy_n and_o gladness_n that_o the_o bone_n which_o thou_o have_v break_v may_v rejoice_v god_n therefore_o not_o only_o take_v away_o his_o joy_n but_o god_n break_v the_o bone_n of_o he_o what_o a_o exquisite_a torture_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o wheel_n when_o a_o malefactor_n have_v his_o bone_n break_v one_o to_o day_n another_o to_o morrow_n such_o be_v the_o woe_n that_o god_n will_v bring_v upon_o scandalous_a one_o special_o if_o they_o belong_v to_o he_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o the_o wheel_n he_o will_v crack_v and_o break_v their_o bone_n he_o will_v have_v they_o to_o the_o rack_n and_o fill_v their_o conscience_n with_o so_o much_o anguish_n that_o they_o shall_v undergo_v as_o much_o woe_n as_o if_o all_o the_o bone_n in_o 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such_o a_o millstone_n as_o be_v turn_v about_o by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o ass_n and_o let_v he_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n with_o it_o as_o hierome_n say_v some_o malefactor_n in_o those_o country_n use_v to_o be_v serve_v and_o what_o possibility_n be_v there_o to_o escape_v drown_v now_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o scandalous_a hypocrite_n if_o scandalous_a person_n be_v hypocrite_n then_o will_v their_o judgement_n and_o woe_n be_v great_a and_o inevitable_a their_o scandal_n be_v a_o great_a heavy_a millstone_n about_o their_o neck_n with_o this_o millstone_n god_n cast_v they_o not_o into_o the_o shallow_a but_o into_o the_o depth_n the_o gulf_n of_o hell_n and_o this_o millstone_n sink_v they_o and_o this_o millstone_n hold_v they_o down_o for_o ever_o rise_v again_o millstone_n do_v not_o make_v sure_a work_n for_o the_o drown_n than_o scandal_n do_v for_o the_o damn_v of_o personate_n gross_a hypocrite_n chap._n viii_o why_o god_n be_v so_o smart_a and_o so_o severe_a in_o his_o justice_n against_o those_o by_o who_o scandal_n come_v we_o have_v see_v how_o sharp_a and_o severe_a the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v in_o punish_v such_o by_o who_o offence_n come_v consider_v we_o a_o little_a as_o we_o have_v see_v the_o severity_n of_o his_o justice_n so_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o severity_n and_o why_o god_n do_v deal_v thus_o roundly_o with_o offender_n in_o that_o kind_n i_o conceive_v there_o be_v four_o special_a reason_n of_o god_n so_o deal_v 1._o because_o by_o scandal_n god_n holy_a and_o glorious_a name_n be_v pollute_v and_o blaspheme_v and_o so_o god_n in_o a_o high_a measure_n wrong_v god_n be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o he_o will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a that_o be_v he_o will_v sure_o meet_v with_o and_o be_v revenge_v upon_o such_o as_o do_v it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n to_o pollute_v and_o profane_a god_n name_v than_o it_o be_v to_o take_v his_o name_n in_o 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defile_v god_n name_n and_o this_o sin_n be_v 4._o be_v numquid_fw-la dici_fw-la de_fw-la hunis_fw-la potest_fw-la ecce_fw-la quales_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la christiam_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la numquid_fw-la de_fw-la saxonibus_fw-la aut_fw-la francis_n ecce_fw-la quae_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quise_z asserunt_fw-la christi_fw-la esse_fw-la cultores_fw-la numquid_fw-la propter_fw-la maurorum_fw-la efferos_fw-la mores_fw-la lex_fw-la sacrosancta_a culpatur_fw-la nunquid_fw-la scytharum_fw-la aut_fw-la gepidarum_fw-la inhumanissimi_fw-la ritus_fw-la in_o maledâ—ctum_fw-la atque_fw-la blasphemian_n nomen_fw-la domini_fw-la saluatoris_fw-la inducunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la ut_fw-la dixi_fw-la malum_fw-la peculialiter_fw-la tantum_fw-la christiâ—â—â—rum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la
know_v how_o many_o soul_n god_n will_v punish_v such_o as_o do_v not_o endeavour_v to_o 25._o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n ad_fw-la rom._n hom._n 25._o save_v other_o man_n soul_n what_o in_o they_o lie_v what_o then_o deserve_v they_o at_o his_o hand_n that_o castaway_n man_n soul_n as_o scandalous_a sinner_n do_v and_o what_o wonder_v that_o heavy_a justice_n follow_v heavy_a sin_n thou_o shall_v not_o put_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o the_o blind_a levit._fw-la 19_o 14._o but_o what_o if_o a_o man_n do_v it_o then_o shall_v a_o woe_n and_o a_o curse_n fall_v upon_o he_o deut._n 27._o 18._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o make_v the_o blind_a to_o wander_v out_o of_o his_o way_n now_o when_o man_n do_v give_v scandal_n they_o do_v lay_v stumble_a block_n in_o the_o way_n of_o many_o blind_a one_o they_o cause_v they_o to_o wander_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o to_o stumble_v so_o that_o they_o fall_v into_o eternal_a ruin_n and_o therefore_o be_v god_n so_o sharp_a with_o they_o we_o shall_v see_v a_o heavy_a woe_n denounce_v against_o those_o false_a prophetess_n ezek._n 13._o 18._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n woe_n to_o the_o woment_n that_o sow_v pillow_n to_o all_o armhole_n etc._n etc._n but_o why_o do_v god_n threatnen_n a_o woe_n against_o they_o see_v the_o reason_n verse_n 22._o because_o with_o lie_n you_o have_v make_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a sad_a and_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v from_o his_o wicked_a way_n now_o such_o as_o give_v scandal_n do_v both_o these_o thing_n they_o do_v grieve_v &_o sad_a the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o return_v not_o from_o their_o wicked_a way_n and_o therefore_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n that_o the_o woe_n be_v threaten_v against_o the_o false_a prophetess_n be_v it_o due_a to_o the_o giver_n of_o scandal_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o evil_n and_o therefore_o under_o the_o same_o woe_n if_o the_o false_a prophetess_n deserve_v a_o woe_n because_o by_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n and_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o wicked_a man_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o soul_n then_o because_o scandalous_a one_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o self_n same_o evil_n they_o righteous_o come_v under_o the_o same_o woe_n it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o other_o man_n 25._o man_n igitur_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la quoque_fw-la si_fw-la reliquis_fw-la perditionis_fw-la causa_fw-la fueris_fw-la graviora_fw-la patieris_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la subver_fw-la si_fw-la sunt_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la peccare_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la perditionis_fw-la habet_fw-la quantum_fw-la quod_fw-la reliqui_fw-la ad_fw-la peccandum_fw-la inducuntur_fw-la chrysost_fw-la ad_fw-la rom._n hom._n 25._o sin_n and_o so_o in_o other_o man_n damnation_n a_o man_n own_o personal_a guilt_n will_v be_v heavy_a enough_o he_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o load_v himself_o with_o other_o man_n guilt_n now_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o scandalous_a person_n they_o stand_v answerable_a for_o other_o man_n sin_n as_o the_o causer_n of_o they_o and_o many_o time_n the_o causer_n may_v smart_v as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o than_o the_o committer_n of_o they_o 3._o god_n be_v so_o severe_a in_o the_o punishment_n of_o scandal_n because_o by_o they_o be_v bring_v a_o blur_v a_o disgrace_n and_o a_o reproach_n upon_o a_o whole_a church_n as_o god_n be_v tender_a of_o this_o own_o so_o be_v he_o also_o tender_a of_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o church_n it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o bring_v disgrace_n but_o upon_o one_o good_a man_n nay_o we_o see_v before_o that_o he_o must_v smart_v for_o it_o that_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n but_o upon_o one_o virgin_n of_o israel_n deut._n 22._o be_v god_n so_o tender_a of_o the_o honour_n and_o credit_n of_o one_o virgin_n of_o israel_n what_o be_v he_o then_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o all_o israel_n if_o not_o safe_a to_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n upon_o one_o member_n of_o the_o church_n then_o much_o less_o to_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n upon_o a_o whole_a church_n we_o find_v numb_a 14._o 37._o some_o there_o that_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n upon_o the_o land_n and_o what_o be_v the_o sequel_n they_o die_v of_o the_o plague_n before_o the_o lord_n if_o god_n be_v so_o severe_a in_o his_o justice_n to_o smite_v they_o with_o present_a death_n that_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n what_o severity_n may_v they_o expect_v that_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n upon_o his_o church_n what_o comparison_n between_o canaan_n and_o god_n church_n now_o this_o all_o scandalous_a offender_n do_v if_o the_o reproach_n of_o their_o action_n and_o the_o infamy_n of_o their_o practice_n be_v but_o only_o personal_a the_o matter_n be_v not_o so_o great_a they_o have_v but_o their_o just_a desert_n but_o the_o reproach_n of_o their_o scandal_n redounde_n to_o the_o disgrace_n of_o the_o whole_a christianis_fw-la whole_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justin_n apol._n 2._o a_o pro_fw-la christianis_fw-la church_n of_o god_n and_o the_o excrementitious_a filth_n of_o their_o action_n be_v throw_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n david_n have_v a_o prayer_n ps_n 69_o 5._o 6._o o_o god_n thou_o know_v my_o foolishness_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o let_v not_o they_o that_o wait_v on_o thou_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n be_v ashamed_a for_o my_o sake_n o_o god_n of_o israel_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thou_o know_v o_o lord_n what_o heinous_a thing_n my_o enemy_n lay_v unto_o my_o charge_n thou_o that_o know_v all_o my_o foolishness_n and_o sin_n know_v that_o they_o lie_v they_o false_o upon_o i_o but_o what_o ever_o sin_n they_o charge_v upon_o i_o yet_o lord_n keep_v i_o and_o preserve_v i_o that_o i_o may_v not_o fall_v into_o any_o such_o scandalous_a sin_n that_o may_v bring_v shame_n &_o reproach_n upon_o thy_o people_n let_v i_o not_o so_o sin_n that_o for_o my_o sake_n thy_o people_n shall_v have_v any_o shame_n mark_v then_o that_o when_o any_o that_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o god_n fall_v into_o any_o gross_a evil_n it_o turn_v to_o the_o shame_n not_o only_o of_o he_o that_o fall_v but_o it_o bring_v shame_n upon_o all_o that_o wait_v upon_o god_n and_o seek_v he_o all_o god_n people_n suffer_v and_o share_v in_o the_o reproach_n of_o one_o miscarry_v we_o have_v a_o example_n of_o it_o 1._o cor._n 5._o 1._o it_o be_v report_v common_o that_o there_o be_v fornication_n among_o you_o locum_fw-la you_o pungit_fw-la ac_fw-la ferret_v et_fw-la quoad_fw-la eius_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la common_a profert_fw-la probrum_fw-la criminis_fw-la non_fw-la dixit_fw-la enim_fw-la curille_n aut_fw-la iste_fw-la est_fw-la fornicatus_fw-la sed_fw-la auditur_fw-la inter_fw-la vos_fw-la fornicatio_fw-la ne_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la essent_fw-la nulli_fw-la reprehensioni_fw-la affine_n pigri_fw-la esset_fw-la ac_fw-la socordes_fw-la sed_fw-la utpote_fw-la communi_fw-la percusso_fw-la &_o in_o crimen_fw-la vocatâ_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ita_fw-la essent_fw-la animi_fw-la dubij_fw-la &_o anxij_fw-la nemo_fw-la enim_fw-la dicet_fw-la inquit_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la aut_fw-la iste_fw-la fornicatus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la corinthiorum_fw-la admissum_fw-la est_fw-la illud_fw-la peccatum_fw-la chrysost_n in_o locum_fw-la he_o do_v not_o say_v man_n do_v report_n that_o such_o a_o man_n have_v commit_v fornication_n but_o the_o report_n go_v that_o fornication_n be_v commit_v among_o you_o if_o it_o have_v be_v report_v that_o such_o a_o man_n have_v commit_v fornication_n that_o have_v be_v but_o a_o personal_a reproach_n and_o disgrace_n to_o that_o one_o particular_a man_n but_o it_o be_v report_v that_o fornication_n be_v commit_v among_o you_o so_o go_v the_o report_n there_o be_v fornication_n among_o the_o christian_n and_o in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n and_o so_o the_o reproach_n be_v general_a to_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o corinth_n and_o common_a to_o they_o all_o so_o that_o by_o his_o incestuous_a fact_n he_o bring_v a_o reproach_n upon_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o believer_n and_o the_o heathen_a questionless_a so_o report_v it_o as_o to_o blur_v they_o all_o as_o if_o they_o be_v all_o a_o like_a so_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o corinth_n suffer_v by_o that_o one_o man_n scandal_n and_o this_o be_v the_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o enemy_n to_o disgrace_v all_o with_o one_o man_n folly_n thus_o be_v it_o the_o devil_n policy_n and_o malice_n to_o raise_v up_o those_o impure_a 7._o impure_a his_o igitur_fw-la diabolus_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la gentibus_fw-la qui_fw-la erant_fw-la à _fw-la fide_fw-la alieni_fw-la ansam_fw-la praeberent_fw-la sacrosancto_fw-la dei_fw-la verbo_fw-la petulanter_fw-la impieque_fw-la obtrectandi_fw-la eo_fw
black_a as_o to_o make_v ourselves_o show_v the_o white_a this_o be_v very_o dangerous_a this_o savour_n of_o much_o pride_n and_o in_o such_o case_n it_o may_v be_v cleric_a be_v tamen_fw-la si_fw-la alicui_fw-la tanta_fw-la est_fw-la fiducia_fw-la de_fw-fr immobilitate_fw-la propriae_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la saltem_fw-la sollicitus_fw-la reformidet_fw-la ne_fw-la ipse_fw-la sit_fw-la scandalum_fw-la visibus_fw-la alienis_fw-la sed_fw-la terreatur_fw-la voce_fw-la domini_fw-la comminantis_fw-la vae_fw-la huic_fw-la mundo_fw-la à _fw-la scandalis_fw-la cypr._n the_o singul_n cleric_a just_a with_o god_n so_o to_o give_v we_o up_o to_o the_o power_n of_o our_o own_o corruption_n that_o we_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o selfsame_o evil_n so_o condemn_v that_o proverb_n of_o salomon_n will_v be_v think_v upon_o in_o all_o such_o event_n prou._n 27._o 19_o as_o in_o water_n face_n answer_v to_o face_n so_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o man_n let_v a_o man_n look_v into_o the_o water_n he_o see_v in_o it_o a_o face_n in_o all_o point_n answer_v to_o his_o own_o the_o same_o spot_n wart_n mould_v and_o blemish_n that_o he_o see_v in_o the_o face_n in_o the_o water_n they_o be_v all_o in_o his_o own_o there_o be_v face_n answer_v to_o face_n so_o do_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n answer_n to_o a_o man_n the_o same_o evil_n corruption_n lust_n and_o sin_n that_o thou_o see_v in_o another_o man_n heart_n break_v out_o in_o his_o life_n the_o very_a selfsame_o be_v in_o thy_o own_o heart_n his_o heart_n to_o thou_o be_v but_o a_o face_n answer_v thy_o face_n his_o heart_n be_v but_o as_o the_o face_n in_o the_o water_n to_o thy_o face_n therein_o may_v thou_o see_v what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o therefore_o his_o heart_n be_v the_o very_a picture_n of_o thy_o own_o look_v not_o upon_o his_o fall_n but_o with_o fear_n &_o tremble_a consider_v lest_o thou_o also_o thyself_o may_v be_v tempt_v and_o fall_v as_o foul_a as_o he_o his_o heart_n natural_o be_v as_o good_a as_o thou_o and_o thou_o natural_o as_o bad_a as_o he_o and_o therefore_o no_o better_a course_n in_o the_o view_n of_o his_o fall_n then_o to_o fear_v and_o tremble_v lest_o thy_o heart_n may_v serve_v thou_o as_o slippery_a a_o trick_n as_o his_o heart_n have_v do_v such_o humble_a fear_n and_o tremble_a will_v awaken_v to_o a_o answerable_a caution_n and_o so_o may_v prove_v a_o good_a preseruative_n against_o the_o danger_n of_o scandal_n 2._o a_o second_o thing_n this_o point_n of_o god_n severity_n may_v teach_v be_v to_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o mourn_v and_o grieve_v when_o scandal_n fall_v out_o there_o be_v diverse_a ground_n of_o mourning_n in_o such_o case_n as_o first_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o woe_n that_o be_v to_o the_o world_n from_o offence_n and_o the_o great_a mischief_n that_o will_v be_v do_v by_o they_o that_o so_o many_o will_v start_v at_o and_o fly_v from_o religion_n that_o so_o many_o will_v blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o so_o many_o will_v be_v harden_v 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