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god._n iii_o if_o god_n will_v certain_o judge_v the_o world_n let_v we_o refer_v all_o judgement_n to_o god_n or_o as_o st._n paul_n speak_v therefore_o judge_v nothing_o before_o the_o time_n until_o the_o lord_n come_v who_o both_o will_v bring_v to_o light_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o will_v maâ—â—_n manifest_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n aâ—â—_n then_o shall_v every_o man_n have_v praise_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 4.5_o nothing_o be_v more_o indecent_a nor_o more_o dangerous_a than_o for_o man_n whâ—_n must_v be_v judge_v themselves_o to_o take_v godâ—â—_n work_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o to_o assume_v 〈◊〉_d praetorian_a power_n to_o judge_n acquit_v anâ—_n condemn_v who_o they_o please_v without_o expect_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n to_o judge_n be_v god_n prerogative_n and_o he_o will_v judge_v the_o world_n and_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v 〈◊〉_d judge_v another_o man_n servant_n to_o his_o owâ—_n master_n he_o shall_v stand_v or_o fall_v why_o 〈◊〉_d much_o haste_n to_o prevent_v the_o judgement_n oâ—_n god_n by_o our_o rash_a ignorant_a uncharitable_a judgement_n judgement_n will_v come_v time_n enough_o for_o we_o all_o and_o therefore_o judge_v nothing_o before_o the_o time_n this_o be_v so_o common_a a_o fault_n and_o do_v so_o much_o mischief_n in_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o be_v so_o very_o unreasonable_a consider_v a_o future_a judgement_n that_o it_o will_v be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o discourse_n it_o more_o particular_o and_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o correct_v this_o miscarriage_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a plague_n of_o humane_a society_n it_o be_v very_o obvious_a to_o ask_v here_o what_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o this_o be_v there_o any_o live_n in_o the_o world_n without_o judge_v of_o man_n and_o thing_n must_v we_o not_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o very_a bad_a man_n who_o we_o see_v do_v very_o bad_a thing_n must_v we_o not_o distinguish_v between_o virtue_n and_o vice_n and_o between_o good_a 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