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out_o of_o a_o good_a intention_n out_o of_o zeal_n for_o his_o master_n yet_o inasmuch_o as_o this_o act_n of_o his_o tend_v to_o the_o oppose_a of_o god_n will_n the_o cross_v of_o his_o design_n therefore_o he_o receive_v a_o check_n from_o his_o master_n for_o it_o and_o let_v such_o zeal_n never_o expect_v better_a acceptance_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n take_v we_o heed_n of_o make_v resistance_n any_o way_n to_o his_o will_n obj._n but_o what_o then_o reject_v whether_o mean_n may_v be_v use_v for_o the_o remove_n or_o divert_v of_o evil_n a_o fanatical_a conceit_n reject_v may_v not_o christian_n make_v use_v of_o mean_n for_o the_o defend_n and_o secure_v of_o themselves_o or_o other_o for_o the_o remove_n or_o divert_v of_o evil_n feel_v or_o fear_v a._n so_o indeed_o some_o fanatical_a spirit_n have_v conceive_v who_o take_v notice_n that_o all_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v according_a to_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n and_o appointment_n of_o god_n thereupon_o they_o 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next_o word_n vers_fw-la 23._o but_o he_o turn_v and_o say_v unto_o peter_n get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n etc._n etc._n never_o do_v any_o hear_v tarter_n language_n come_v out_o of_o that_o mouth_n he_o who_o be_v afterward_o lead_v as_o a_o lamb_n to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o as_o a_o sheep_n that_o be_v dumb_a before_o the_o shearer_n so_o open_v he_o not_o his_o mouth_n isa_n 53._o who_o when_o he_o be_v revile_v he_o revile_v not_o again_o when_o he_o suffer_v he_o threaten_v not_o 1_o pet._n 2.23_o whatever_o wrong_v and_o injury_n his_o enemy_n do_v unto_o he_o he_o bear_v all_o patient_o not_o give_v a_o ill_a word_n to_o any_o of_o they_o yet_o see_v here_o how_o he_o take_v up_o peter_n for_o this_o his_o friendly_a advice_n not_o only_o reject_v the_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_fw-la parvi_fw-la ducas_fw-la do_v not_o set_v light_n by_o it_o the_o word_n come_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parvus_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cura_fw-la do_v not_o disregard_n and_o sleight_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n not_o worth_a the_o take_a notice_n of_o this_o do_v they_o as_o i_o have_v show_v you_o who_o be_v not_o will_v not_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n lie_v upon_o they_o they_o shut_v the_o door_n of_o their_o heart_n against_o their_o affliction_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o enter_v there_o this_o let_v not_o any_o of_o we_o do_v when_o god_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o upon_o what_o part_n in_o what_o kind_n soever_o it_o be_v he_o expect_v that_o we_o shall_v lay_v it_o to_o our_o heart_n a_o parent_n be_v not_o well_o please_v with_o his_o child_n when_o it_o laugh_v at_o his_o correction_n heart_n god_n hand_n ever_o to_o be_v lay_v to_o heart_n this_o beware_v we_o of_o be_v god_n angry_a with_o we_o 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