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time_n do_v cross_v they_o in_o their_o affection_n and_o desire_n in_o their_o reason_n and_o conceit_n in_o their_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n in_o their_o profit_n and_o commodity_n this_o manife_v true_a wisdom_n this_o declare_v a_o faithful_a heart_n this_o give_v a_o clear_a testimony_n of_o sincerity_n the_o rich_a young_a man_n attain_v not_o to_o this_o nor_o herod_n go_v so_o far_o though_o he_o do_v many_o thing_n by_o johns_n persuasion_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o whole_o conform_v himself_o as_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o do_v every_o thing_n or_o to_o leave_v every_o thing_n according_a as_o he_o require_v mat._n 19_o 22._o mar._n 6._o 17._o 18._o 20_o terror_n for_o the_o brave_a gallant_n of_o our_o age_n which_o exercise_n their_o ripe_a head_n and_o fresh_a wit_n in_o wrestle_v with_o
carelessness_n of_o his_o name_n and_o credit_n as_o though_o negligent_o he_o have_v discover_v it_o himself_o for_o he_o will_v have_v hide_v it_o from_o the_o lord_n &_o consequent_o from_o all_o man_n if_o he_o can_v have_v so_o carry_v the_o matter_n he_o that_o wink_v with_o the_o eye_n work_v sorrow_n and_o he_o that_o be_v foolish_a in_o talk_n shall_v be_v beat_v verse_n 10_o this_o confirm_v the_o latter_a clause_n of_o the_o former_a verse_n that_o they_o that_o pervert_v their_o way_n shall_v be_v know_v though_o they_o do_v it_o never_o so_o secret_o which_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o wink_n of_o the_o eye_n yet_o by_o this_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o it_o be_v know_v because_o it_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o as_o they_o practise_v mischief_n against_o other_o and_o many_o time_n work_v they_o sorrow_n so_o they_o certain_o bring_v mischief_n on_o their_o own_o head_n and_o procure_v sorrow_n to_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o yet_o all_o wink_a be_v not_o condemn_v but_o that_o which_o tend_v to_o hurt_v when_o man_n wink_v wile_n the_o apostle_n bekn_v or_o wink_v at_o john_n that_o he_o shall_v ask_v who_o 24._o joh._n 13_o 24._o it_o be_v that_o shall_v betray_v christ_n &_o yet_o this_o be_v well_o do_v of_o he_o for_o he_o show_v a_o reverend_a regard_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v loud_a and_o audacious_a in_o his_o presence_n if_o they_o pervert_v their_o way_n open_o by_o be_v foolish_a in_o speech_n open_a judgement_n shall_v be_v execute_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o open_a sin_n and_o thereby_o their_o mouth_n shall_v be_v stop_v it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o use_v any_o member_n of_o the_o body_n or_o any_o gesture_n doct._n though_o never_o so_o close_o to_o commit_v sin_n the_o son_n of_o allowance_n sin_n must_v â—â—ue_v no_o allowance_n beliall_a unthriftie_a person_n be_v so_o describe_v by_o their_o behaviour_n and_o threaten_v to_o be_v punish_v chap._n 6._o 12._o 13._o 14._o 15._o he_o walk_v with_o a_o froward_a mouth_n he_o make_v a_o sign_n with_o his_o eye_n he_o signify_v with_o his_o foot_n he_o instruct_v with_o his_o finger_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o shall_v his_o destruction_n come_v speedy_o he_o shall_v be_v destroy_v sudden_o without_o recovery_n they_o be_v mark_n and_o messenger_n of_o a_o sinful_a heart_n within_o reasins_z 1_o as_o in_o the_o same_o chap._n ver_fw-la 14._o lewd_a thing_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n he_o imagine_v evil_a at_o all_o time_n second_o great_a hurt_n be_v do_v by_o such_o gesture_n and_o speech_n and_o other_o like_a behaviour_n three_o the_o member_n of_o our_o body_n as_o eye_n and_o tongue_n and_o such_o like_a be_v create_v for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o be_v require_v to_o be_v weapon_n of_o righteousness_n against_o sin_n and_o not_o of_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n rom._n 6._o 19_o to_o look_v well_o to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o that_o none_o of_o they_o be_v use_v 1_o in_o pay_n with_o satan_n or_o lust_n or_o 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