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e_o say_v vice_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v no_o stead_n we_o must_v be_v fain_o at_o length_n to_o come_v to_o account_v before_o y_z e_z heavenly_a judge_n and_o they_o shall_v we_o feel_v how_o it_o be_v not_o for_o naught_o y_o it_o he_o say_v by_o his_o prophet_n zacharie_n 5.3.4_o zach._n 5.3.4_o y_fw-fr t_o his_o curse_n shall_v light_v upon_o the_o forswear_a person_n and_o upon_o y_o e_o thief_n y_o it_o be_v to_o say_v whersoever_o we_o offend_v what_o point_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o law_n soever_o it_o be_v he_o will_v find_v mean_n well_o enough_o how_o to_o punish_v we_o for_o it_o man_n than_o may_v well_o either_o justify_v or_o flatter_v themselves_o but_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o god_n will_v in_o the_o end_n utter_v his_o wrath_n both_o against_o forswearer_n and_o against_o thief_n howbeit_o to_o the_o intent_n we_o may_v know_v god_n will_v the_o better_o let_v we_o mark_v that_o he_o use_v the_o word_n theft_n to_o make_v we_o hate_v all_o deceit_n and_o robbery_n and_o 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prefer_v &_o have_v so_o excellent_a pre-eminence_n give_v he_o of_o god_n may_v not_o for_o all_o y_fw-fr t_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o speak_v aught_o of_o his_o own_o head_n but_o be_v bind_v to_o deal_v forth_o the_o thing_n faithful_o to_o the_o people_n as_o he_o have_v hear_v they_o of_o god_n be_v it_o not_o too_o devilish_a a_o pride_n now_o adays_o that_o lewd_a lozel_n shall_v advance_v themselves_o so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v y_z t_z it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o lay_v law_n upon_o man_n conscience_n and_o to_o bind_v they_o under_o pain_n of_o deadly_a sin_n be_v it_o not_o too_o barbarous_a a_o tyranny_n therefore_o to_o the_o end_n we_o fall_v not_o into_o the_o two_o extreme_a vice_n let_v we_o hold_v the_o mean_a way_n that_o be_v show_v we_o here_o which_o be_v that_o since_o it_o be_v god_n will_v to_o have_v his_o church_n govern_v by_o the_o outward_a preach_v of_o his_o word_n every_o of_o we_o must_v submit_v himself_o thereto_o and_o be_v diligent_a in_o 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guide_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n we_o may_v increase_v and_o profit_v more_o and_o more_o in_o all_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o that_o we_o may_v endeavour_n so_o to_o glorify_v he_o in_o all_o our_o whole_a life_n as_o in_o the_o end_n we_o may_v attain_v to_o that_o same_o everlasting_a glory_n unto_o the_o which_o he_o call_v we_o and_o so_o let_v we_o all_o say_v almighty_a god_n heavenly_a father_n etc._n etc._n on_o monday_n the_o twenty-three_o of_o march_n 1556._o the_o clviii_o sermon_n which_o be_v the_o sixth_o upon_o the_o eight_o and_o twentieth_o chapter_n 29_o and_o thou_o shall_v always_o suffer_v injury_n and_o oppression_n and_o no_o man_n shall_v deliver_v thou_o 30_o thou_o shall_v marry_v a_o wife_n and_o a_o other_o man_n shall_v lie_v with_o she_o thou_o shall_v build_v a_o house_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o dwell_v in_o it_o thou_o shall_v plant_v a_o vine_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o gather_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o 31_o thy_o ox_n shall_v be_v 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to_o obey_v my_o law_n god_n give_v that_o very_a promise_n whereby_o he_o show_v that_o whatsoever_o he_o command_v we_o afore_o our_o do_v thereof_o shall_v be_v by_o his_o only_a power_n &_o not_o in_o any_o part_n by_o our_o own_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o father_n the_o chief_a part_n upon_o our_o own_o free_a will_n no_o nor_o the_o one_o half_a neither_o for_o god_n must_v have_v all_o the_o praise_n without_o exception_n and_o that_o whatsoever_o we_o do_v do_v proceed_v of_o his_o work_v of_o it_o in_o we_o and_o of_o his_o reform_v of_o our_o wit_n and_o of_o his_o change_n of_o us._n and_o for_o that_o cause_n the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v 5.17_o 2._o cor._n 5.17_o that_o we_o be_v make_v new_a creature_n when_o it_o say_v so_o do_v it_o mean_v that_o man_n be_v â—arst_o good_a no_o but_o that_o god_n do_v reform_v they_o and_o in_o deed_n if_o it_o be_v in_o we_o to_o amend_v our_o soul_n and_o to_o renew_v they_o we_o shall_v do_v more_o than_o 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