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your_o reproachful_a term_n come_v we_o to_o the_o matter_n you_o must_v first_o then_o understand_v that_o by_o tare_n we_o do_v not_o mean_v scandalous_a and_o notorious_a offender_n 118._o justif_n 118._o or_o open_a wicked_a man_n only_o as_o diverse_a time_n you_o charge_v we_o nor_o yet_o hypocrite_n not_o so_o thorough_o discover_v but_o thereby_o we_o do_v understand_v both_o these_o sort_n of_o hypocrite_n and_o wicked_a man_n and_o so_o all_o the_o hypocrite_n and_o ungodly_a that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n whosoever_o as_o well_o those_o that_o be_v not_o discover_v as_o those_o that_o be_v discover_v and_o know_v by_o their_o open_a wickedness_n to_o be_v hypocrite_n as_o well_o those_o ungodly_a that_o have_v a_o show_n of_o godliness_n be_v repute_v godly_a as_o those_o who_o wicked_a and_o lewd_a conversation_n declare_v they_o to_o be_v ungodly_a for_o who_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o by_o tare_n jesus_n mean_v all_o in_o the_o visible_a church_n beside_o the_o godly_a 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may_v be_v for_o christ_n in_o this_o parable_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o exposion_n of_o it_o aim_v at_o no_o other_o thing_n then_o to_o comfort_v the_o godly_a against_o the_o grievance_n which_o they_o have_v by_o converse_v with_o hypocrite_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o he_o will_v have_v nothing_o minish_v from_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n as_o which_o he_o himself_o institute_v after_o chap._n 18.17_o by_o the_o like_a reason_n the_o use_n of_o the_o sword_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o magistrate_n which_o god_n will_v have_v to_o be_v use_v as_o paul_n testify_v rom._n 13._o this_o parable_n than_o be_v not_o to_o be_v extend_v further_a than_o the_o scope_n thereof_o require_v second_o i_o answer_v you_o jesus_n here_o speak_v of_o a_o perfect_a separation_n between_o the_o wheat_n and_o tare_n that_o be_v the_o godly_a and_o ungodly_a such_o as_o shall_v leave_v no_o tare_n not_o a_o tear_v i_o say_v among_o the_o wheaâ—e_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o such_o a_o separation_n as_o can_v be_v make_v without_o danger_n to_o the_o wheat_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o forbid_v it_o as_o vers_n 29._o second_o of_o that_o separation_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v by_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n vers_fw-la 30.41_o now_o this_o let_v not_o nor_o forbid_v a_o separation_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n betwixt_o the_o clean_a and_o those_o be_v apparent_o unclean_a the_o holy_a and_o profane_a the_o godly_a and_o notorious_a offender_n which_o may_v be_v separate_v and_o take_v away_o from_o the_o godly_a without_o any_o danger_n to_o they_o at_o all_o this_o reason_n like_v you_o so_o well_o 120._o justif_n 120._o that_o you_o urge_v it_o the_o second_o time_n and_o thereunto_o add_v two_o reason_n more_o and_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n say_v you_o no_o way_n speak_v of_o the_o toleration_n of_o profane_a person_n in_o the_o church_n it_o do_v appear_v by_o these_o reason_n first_o because_o as_o have_v be_v observe_v he_o do_v not_o 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