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to_o the_o common_a virtue_n of_o a_o christian_a upright_o foot_n and_o honest_a hand_n it_o be_v good_a these_o man_n will_v add_v the_o tongue_n of_o the_o learned_a isaiah_n chap._n 50._o v._n 4._o else_o the_o greek_a epigram_n will_v find_v fault_n with_o their_o sermon_n and_o tell_v they_o sound_z hands_z and_o foot_n will_v not_o excuse_v lame_a head_n and_o crack_a brain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o perfect_v his_o power_n in_o these_o man_n weakness_n for_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o our_o spiritual_a samson_n as_o he_o overcome_v his_o enemy_n and_o be_v refresh_v with_o a_o jaw_n of_o the_o silly_a beast_n so_o to_o make_v the_o water_n of_o life_n spring_n between_o the_o tooth_n of_o these_o simple_a creature_n but_o these_o unsent_a runner_n may_v do_v well_o to_o content_v themselves_o with_o one_o cure_n and_o not_o to_o be_v too_o busy_a in_o trudge_v between_o many_o 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as_o the_o greek_a proverb_n go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d asinus_fw-la ad_fw-la lyram_fw-la but_o such_o derisory_a reproof_n be_v too_o mild_a for_o such_o tail_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la more_o fit_a indeed_o to_o make_v priest_n for_o baal_n they_o prophet_n for_o god_n who_o intrude_v themselves_o into_o the_o ministry_n for_o mere_a necessity_n and_o therefore_o may_v say_v indeed_o with_o st._n paul_n a_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o i_o but_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n proceed_v and_o woe_n unto_o i_o if_o i_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n how_o much_o better_a may_v they_o say_v to_o themselves_o and_o woe_n unto_o i_o if_o i_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o lest_o we_o shall_v fear_v to_o speak_v against_o such_o vagabond_n shepherd_n as_o be_v not_o able_a to_o feed_v the_o flock_n they_o be_v feed_v by_o prophesy_v against_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n woe_n to_o the_o shepherd_n that_o feed_v themselves_o that_o be_v their_o end_n but_o god_n end_n in_o appoint_v shepherd_n 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