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his_o evil_a deed_n i_o will_v not_o sit_v with_o the_o wicked_a say_v david_n psal._n 26.5_o 6._o and_o what_o follow_v i_o will_v wash_v my_o hand_n in_o innocency_n and_o so_o will_v i_o compass_v thy_o altar_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o i_o shall_v sit_v and_o converse_v with_o lewd_a man_n i_o can_v not_o be_v innocent_a and_o free_a from_o their_o sin_n jeremy_n take_v great_a comfort_n in_o this_o that_o he_o have_v not_o sit_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o mocker_n jer._n 15.17_o for_o this_o great_o harden_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n because_o they_o see_v no_o man_n like_v the_o worse_a of_o they_o for_o it_o if_o all_o honest_a man_n will_v shun_v their_o company_n certain_o it_o will_v be_v of_o great_a force_n to_o make_v they_o ashamed_a of_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n for_o this_o be_v god_n ordinance_n 2_o thes._n 3.14_o have_v no_o company_n with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v ashamed_a three_o if_o we_o do_v not_o profess_v and_o show_v our_o dislike_n and_o hatred_n to_o such_o sin_n as_o far_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v we_o make_v ourselves_o guilty_a of_o they_o therefore_o solomon_n make_v this_o a_o note_n of_o they_o that_o keep_v the_o law_n pro._n 28.4_o that_o they_o will_v set_v themselves_o against_o the_o wicked_a and_o christ_n commend_v it_o as_o a_o singular_a grace_n in_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n reu._n 2.2_o that_o he_o can_v not_o bear_v with_o they_o that_o be_v evil_a man_n they_o that_o do_v not_o so_o make_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o their_o sin_n jacob_n think_v he_o shall_v have_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o
and_o filthiness_n we_o must_v declare_v 1._o in_o our_o speech_n col._n 4.6_o let_v your_o speech_n be_v always_o with_o grace_n season_v with_o â—â—lt_n even_o minister_n though_o they_o may_v lawful_o speak_v of_o woman_n matter_n and_o even_o of_o those_o marriage_n duty_n that_o be_v most_o secret_a levit._fw-la 12._o 1_o cor_fw-la 7_o â—_o 4_o yet_o may_v they_o not_o speak_v of_o these_o thing_n broad_o nor_o rude_o but_o with_o great_a gravity_n and_o purity_n 1_o tim._n 5.2_o 2._o in_o look_n and_o countenance_n for_o even_o therein_o a_o filthy_a and_o immodest_a heart_n be_v oft_o discover_v 2_o pet._n 2.14_o have_v eye_n full_a of_o adultery_n 3._o in_o our_o apparel_n and_o attire_n 1_o tim._n 2.9_o let_v womâ—n_n adorn_v themselves_o in_o modest_a apparel_n with_o shamefastness_n and_o sobriety_n 4._o in_o the_o conscience_n we_o make_v even_o of_o our_o very_a thought_n job_n 31.1_o i_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o my_o eye_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o think_v of_o a_o maid_n second_o 2._o this_o doctrine_n serve_v to_o reprove_v the_o extreme_a immodesty_n of_o these_o time_n and_o that_o liberty_n man_n take_v to_o speak_v filthy_o and_o sure_o in_o respect_n of_o this_o all_o that_o fear_n god_n have_v cause_n to_o bewail_v and_o complain_v with_o the_o prophet_n esa._n 6.5_o i_o dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o people_n of_o unclean_a lip_n i_o know_v the_o excuse_n man_n make_v for_o this_o sin_n first_o that_o though_o they_o speak_v so_o they_o mean_v no_o hurt_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v as_o good_a as_o they_o that_o be_v most_o precise_a but_o for_o this_o i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a the_o heart_n shall_v be_v clean_o when_o the_o mouth_n be_v so_o filthy_a matth._n 15.18_o those_o thing_n which_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n come_v from_o the_o heart_n and_o they_o defile_v the_o man_n and_o 12.34_o out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v second_o that_o they_o do_v it_o but_o in_o mirth_n and_o will_v you_o not_o say_v they_o allow_v man_n to_o be_v merry_a to_o who_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o will_v be_v find_v a_o poor_a excuse_n one_o day_n for_o 1._o such_o mirth_n be_v express_o forbid_v the_o apostle_n have_v condemn_v among_o other_o sin_n foolish_a talk_n and_o jest_v which_o be_v not_o convenient_a ephes._n 5.4_o conclude_v his_o speech_n thus_o in_o the_o 6._o verse_n let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n for_o because_o of_o these_o thing_n come_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n 2._o our_o mirth_n extenuate_v not_o our_o sin_n but_o aggravate_v they_o rather_o and_o those_o sin_n be_v usual_o most_o outrageous_a that_o we_o commit_v in_o our_o merriment_n eccle._n 2.2_o iâ—â—ia_n of_o laughter_n it_o be_v mad_a 3._o if_o thou_o have_v grace_v in_o thou_o thou_o will_v find_v that_o such_o mirth_n will_v end_v in_o heaviness_n as_o solomon_n speak_v pro._n 14.13_o and_o grieve_v god_n spirit_n in_o thou_o ephes._n 4.30_o three_o that_o if_o they_o do_v no_o worse_o but_o speak_v a_o little_a idle_o and_o vain_o in_o their_o mirth_n they_o doubt_v not_o but_o they_o shall_v do_v well_o enough_o but_o to_o these_o i_o say_v that_o they_o be_v foul_o deceive_v in_o think_v it_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n to_o offend_v in_o their_o speech_n as_o they_o shall_v perceive_v if_o they_o will_v consider_v well_o what_o our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v matth._n 12.37_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v justify_v and_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v hitherto_o we_o have_v hear_v in_o what_o term_n this_o sin_n of_o david_n be_v express_v follow_v now_o that_o we_o consider_v the_o sin_n itself_o that_o be_v commit_v and_o the_o heinousnesse_n of_o it_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o kind_n and_o nature_n of_o his_o sin_n they_o be_v 1._o adultery_n of_o which_o job_n faith_n 31.11_o 12._o this_o be_v a_o heinous_a crime_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o iniquity_n to_o be_v punish_v 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the_o wrong_n i_o have_v do_v to_o man_n by_o my_o sin_n yet_o the_o grief_n and_o trouble_n of_o mind_n i_o conceive_v for_o that_o be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o anguish_n i_o find_v in_o my_o soul_n for_o my_o despise_n of_o thou_o and_o that_o light_a account_n of_o thou_o and_o of_o thy_o eye_n that_o have_v be_v upon_o i_o by_o the_o like_a phrase_n the_o captivity_n be_v call_v ezek._n 7.5_o a_o evil_a a_o only_a evil_n that_o be_v the_o great_a evil_n that_o ever_o befall_v that_o nation_n so_o then_o the_o doctrine_n that_o arise_v from_o these_o word_n thus_o open_v be_v this_o 14_o that_o the_o offence_n we_o have_v do_v to_o god_n by_o our_o sin_n though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o only_a yet_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n above_o all_o other_o that_o shall_v make_v we_o to_o hate_v sin_n and_o to_o mourn_v for_o it_o two_o branch_n you_o see_v there_o be_v of_o this_o doctrine_n and_o both_o of_o they_o ground_v upon_o that_o which_o you_o have_v now_o hear_v 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