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he_o be_v move_v with_o they_o that_o teach_v vanity_n &_o speak_v the_o vision_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n &_o not_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o every_o one_o that_o walk_v after_o the_o stubbornness_n of_o his_o own_o hart_n no_o evil_a shall_v come_v upon_o you_o prophesy_v false_a dream_n &_o cause_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o err_v by_o their_o lie_n and_o by_o their_o flattery_n jer._n 23._o final_o let_v they_o consider_v the_o severe_a judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n pronounce_v against_o such_o faithless_a messenger_n in_o the_o same_o prophet_n behold_v they_o that_o flatter_v the_o people_n in_o their_o sin_n &_o sar_n that_o the_o sword_n &_o famine_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o land_n by_o sword_n &_o famine_n shall_v these_o prophet_n be_v consume_v jer._n 14.15_o wherefore_o to_o conclude_v this_o point_n let_v we_o belove_v i_o speak_v this_o to_o all_o my_o brethren_n and_o fellowlabourer_n in_o this_o holy_a business_n let_v we_o i_o say_v as_o trusty_a embasadour_n bold_o deliver_v our_o lord_n embassage_n not_o fear_v he_o that_o can_v kill_v the_o body_n only_o but_o he_o that_o can_v cast_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n into_o hell_n fire_n matt._n 10.28_o and_o yet_o let_v we_o not_o seek_v to_o gall_n &_o grieve_v the_o wound_a conscience_n of_o our_o weak_a auditor_n by_o to_o rash_a &_o indiscreet_a double_n &_o redouble_v woe_n upon_o they_o always_o kill_v they_o with_o the_o kill_a letter_n of_o the_o law_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n lest_o if_o we_o thus_o always_o preach_v to_o other_o judgement_n without_o mercy_n we_o ourselves_o be_v judge_v of_o the_o lord_n without_o mercy_n let_v we_o rather_o by_o our_o prophet_n example_n keep_v the_o golden_a mean_n temper_v they_o both_o together_o let_v we_o
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by_o their_o attire_n which_o be_v not_o costly_a and_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n 4._o by_o their_o number_n which_o be_v not_o few_o from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o the_o least_o of_o which_o 4_o circumstance_n if_o i_o may_v dwell_v upon_o they_o will_v require_v a_o long_a time_n then_o be_v allot_v i_o for_o the_o handle_n of_o they_o all_o and_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o my_o meditation_n have_v be_v so_o far_o enlarge_v in_o this_o second_o point_n that_o the_o time_n be_v almost_o past_a and_o the_o weather_n so_o sudden_o unseasonable_a i_o shall_v not_o now_o deliver_v without_o offend_v your_o patience_n the_o on_o quarter_n of_o that_o which_o i_o have_v purpose_v how_o be_v it_o because_o i_o perceive_v no_o man_n desirous_a to_o depart_v but_o every_o one_o willing_a to_o stay_v and_o so_o settle_v himself_o unto_o attention_n i_o will_v be_v bold_a to_o point_v at_o those_o four_o observation_n which_o be_v include_v in_o this_o second_o part_n brief_o run_v they_o 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