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of_o murder_n to_o answer_v a_o matter_n before_o a_o man_n hear_v it_o be_v folly_n and_o shame_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 18.13_o &_o can_v it_o be_v less_o than_o folly_n can_v it_o be_v less_o than_o shame_n to_o believe_v a_o matter_n of_o our_o neighbour_n before_o we_o know_v it_o this_o than_o must_v be_v our_o care_n not_o to_o believe_v any_o ill_a report_n against_o our_o neighbour_n unless_o we_o know_v it_o not_o to_o hear_v it_o if_o we_o can_v choose_v in_o no_o wise_a to_o be_v the_o author_n and_o reporter_n of_o it_o for_o 2.10_o for_o mal._n 2.10_o have_v we_o not_o all_o one_o father_n have_v not_o one_o god_n make_v we_o all_o why_o they_o shall_v we_o transgress_v every_o one_o against_o his_o brother_n and_o break_v the_o covenant_n of_o our_o father_n it_o be_v a_o item_n to_o we_o all_o &_o worth_a our_o remember_v too_o although_o it_o be_v but_o st_n austin_n non_fw-la poterit_fw-la habere_fw-la concordiam_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la qui_fw-la discors_fw-la voluerit_fw-la esse_fw-la cum_fw-la christiano_n it_o be_v unpossible_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v at_o one_o with_o christ_n if_o we_o be_v at_o variance_n with_o our_o neighbour_n cast_v down_o not_o other_o the_o second_o thing_n we_o learn_v here_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v the_o person_n of_o sinner_n what_o be_v man_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v clean_o or_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v just_a job._n 15.14_o he_o be_v 51.5_o be_v ps_n 51.5_o bear_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n have_v his_o mother_n conceive_v he_o his_o 6._o his_o esai_n 1.5_o 6._o whole_a head_n be_v sick_a and_o his_o heart_n be_v heavy_a and_o within_o he_o be_v nothing_o but_o woâ—â—ds_n and_o swell_a and_o sore_n full_a of_o corruption_n he_o be_v 1.4_o be_v esai_n 1.4_o lade_v with_o sin_n sin_n like_o crimson_a and_o sin_n as_o red_a as_o scarlet_a therefore_o inexcusable_a be_v thou_o o_o man_n whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o iudge_v for_o in_o that_o that_o 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aright_o there_o be_v a_o wise_a eye_n eccl._n 2.14_o and_o there_o be_v a_o foolish_a eye_n proverb_n 17.24_o now_o if_o thou_o have_v this_o wise_a eye_n it_o will_v remain_v in_o thy_o head_n and_o teach_v thou_o like_o the_o be_v to_o gather_v honey_n out_o of_o every_o weed_n thy_o neighbour_n have_v but_o if_o thou_o have_v that_o foolish_a eye_n it_o will_v wander_v up_o and_o down_o and_o make_v thou_o like_o the_o spider_n out_o of_o the_o best_a flower_n thou_o can_v find_v in_o thy_o neighbour_n life_n to_o suck_v strong_a poison_n ham_n the_o father_n of_o canaan_n see_v his_o father_n nakedness_n and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o it_o &_o he_o
so_o sweet_a a_o grace_n of_o god_n may_v be_v exercise_v among_o us._n 3_o that_o god_n mercy_n in_o save_v great_a sinner_n may_v be_v magnify_v 4_o that_o the_o faithful_a consider_v their_o daily_a fall_n may_v more_o earnest_o desire_v their_o final_a deliverance_n 5_o and_o last_o that_o the_o lion_n whelp_n all_o the_o child_n of_o darkness_n by_o this_o mean_n may_v be_v occasion_v by_o their_o blasphemy_n to_o work_v their_o own_o damnation_n thus_o have_v the_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n of_o our_o god_n dispose_v the_o evil_a deed_n of_o his_o dear_a one_o to_o great_a and_o good_a purpose_n what_o remain_v then_o on_o our_o part_n but_o that_o we_o frame_v ourselves_o to_o have_v a_o fellow-feeling_n of_o other_o man_n imperfection_n &_o not_o to_o condemn_v all_o because_o some_o be_v faulty_a the_o church_n may_v be_v black_a and_o so_o she_o be_v for_o so_o much_o she_o confess_v of_o herself_o cant._n 1.5_o yet_o condemn_v she_o not_o rash_o for_o she_o and_o our_o best_a 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the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o praise_n power_n majesty_n and_o dominion_n for_o evermore_o the_o three_o sermon_n on_o the_o epistle_n of_o saint_n james_n chap._n 4._o verse_n 10._o cast_v down_o yourselves_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v lift_v you_o up_o such_o be_v the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o lord_n arrow_n when_o he_o shoot_v they_o abroad_o that_o though_o king_n achab_n be_v in_o his_o chariot_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o host_n yet_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v give_v he_o a_o mortal_a 22.34_o mortal_a 1._o kin._n 22.34_o wound_n so_o powerful_a be_v the_o scourge_n of_o god_n when_o it_o make_v a_o famine_n to_o invade_v a_o country_n that_o it_o creep_v into_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o house_n of_o bread_n into_o bethlehem_n itself_o &_o cause_v the_o wealthy_a of_o they_o all_o to_o fly_v at_o such_o a_o beck_n have_v the_o lord_n all_o his_o creature_n that_o if_o he_o be_v to_o be_v avenge_v upon_o the_o 5._o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n the_o 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