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you_o which_o be_v instructer_n of_o the_o foolish_a and_o teacher_n of_o babe_n rom._n 2._o 20._o and_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o form_n of_o knowledge_n the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n oh_o labour_n for_o the_o power_n of_o it_o let_v your_o life_n confute_v gainsayers_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v your_o life_n write_v a_o comment_n upon_o your_o doctrine_n and_o be_v a_o example_n to_o believer_n as_o st._n paul_n exhort_v timothy_n 1_o tim._n 4._o 12._o in_o word_n in_o conversation_n in_o charity_n in_o spirit_n in_o faith_n in_o purity_n epictetus_n laugh_v at_o some_o who_o be_v philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dress_v up_o in_o their_o beard_n and_o gown_n but_o uncase_v they_o under_o that_o vizard_n you_o shall_v find_v licentious_a poet_n debaucher_n of_o youth_n and_o corrupter_n of_o sober_a principle_n but_o what_o need_v i_o trace_v the_o life_n of_o heathen_n when_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o next_o word_n to_o 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tincture_n of_o blood_n the_o blood_n of_o suffer_v as_o josephs_n have_v oh_o stain_v they_o not_o that_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n your_o father_n may_v say_v this_o be_v my_o son_n josephs_n coat_n remember_v upon_o aaron_n robe_n there_o be_v embroider_v round_o about_o the_o hem_n a_o bell_n and_o a_o pomgranate_n a_o bell_n and_o a_o pomgranate_n the_o sound_n of_o one_o be_v good_a but_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o other_o feed_v more_o god_n herald_n ought_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o must_v do_v as_o well_o as_o speak_v or_o else_o he_o be_v but_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o preacher_n for_o word_n be_v but_o the_o shadow_n of_o deed_n say_v democritus_n we_o know_v who_o motto_n it_o be_v and_o from_o who_o he_o borrow_v it_o non_fw-la magna_fw-la loquimnr_fw-la sed_fw-la vivimus_fw-la we_o do_v not_o speak_v well_o but_o we_o live_v well_o let_v other_o triumph_v in_o their_o volubility_n of_o tongue_n and_o smoothness_n of_o language_n let_v they_o enjoy_v the_o reputation_n of_o gift_a brethren_n and_o let_v their_o mouth_n overflow_v with_o the_o entice_a word_n of_o man_n wisdom_n as_o for_o we_o brethren_n vivamus_fw-la let_v we_o live_a christian_n let_v god_n commandment_n be_v the_o text_n and_o our_o life_n the_o sermon_n on_o it_o the_o priest_n say_v our_o english_a law_n be_v daily_o bind_v to_o say_v divine_a service_n unless_o he_o be_v otherwise_o lawful_o let_v and_o hinder_v i_o confess_v of_o late_o we_o have_v have_v too_o great_a and_o invincible_a hindrance_n the_o path_n to_o god_n temple_n have_v be_v so_o overgrow_v with_o brier_n and_o thorn_n that_o we_o can_v hardly_o hit_v the_o way_n thither_o now_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n under_o the_o government_n of_o our_o most_o religious_a and_o gracious_a sovereign_n have_v begin_v to_o pave_v the_o way_n again_o and_o open_v the_o prison_n door_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n to_o his_o service_n which_o be_v perfect_a freedom_n and_o we_o 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shall_v we_o imitate_v the_o accurse_a jew_n that_o bow_v their_o knee_n to_o jesus_n and_o spit_v he_o in_o the_o face_n shall_v we_o tread_v the_o step_n of_o the_o tyrant_n herod_n who_o pretend_v that_o he_o come_v to_o worship_v the_o holy_a infant_n when_o he_o intend_v to_o kill_v he_o for_o every_o scandalous_a sin_n which_o stick_v a_o disgrace_n upon_o our_o profession_n be_v another_o stab_n or_o wound_v give_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o man_n to_o avoid_v sin_n but_o the_o priest_n which_o compass_v god_n altar_n must_v avoid_v the_o very_a appearance_n of_o evil_n when_o aristippus_n be_v persuade_v once_o in_o a_o frolic_a to_o dance_v at_o a_o bacchanal_n he_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o put_v off_o his_o philosopher_n robe_n and_o put_v on_o a_o effaeminate_a habit_n lest_o his_o profession_n may_v suffer_v by_o his_o laciviousness_n o_o brethren_n you_o have_v find_v that_o there_o be_v many_o who_o daily_a work_n be_v 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