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kind_n to_o he_o and_o therefore_o mercy_n and_o kindness_n to_o other_o be_v mere_a stranger_n to_o they_o and_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o man_n have_v rather_o pray_v with_o other_o then_o alone_o by_o themselves_o and_o they_o account_v it_o a_o great_a attainment_n to_o be_v a_o speaker_n in_o a_o congregation_n then_o to_o be_v humble_a and_o lowly-hearted_n they_o be_v stranger_n to_o inward_a and_o deep_a thought_n of_o god_n for_o if_o they_o be_v acquaint_v with_o his_o holiness_n and_o goodness_n they_o will_v mind_v nothing_o more_o than_o to_o purge_v themselves_o from_o all_o their_o filthy_a passion_n and_o affection_n and_o to_o do_v good_a to_o all_o as_o he_o do_v 3._o and_o indeed_o fourthly_a it_o be_v general_o true_a of_o they_o that_o they_o love_v that_o which_o be_v outward_a more_o than_o that_o which_o be_v inward_a mat._n 23.25_o 28._o and_o they_o love_v that_o which_o agree_v with_o their_o own_o humour_n better_a than_o that_o which_o be_v against_o it_o v._o 15._o they_o scour_v the_o outside_n that_o it_o may_v shine_v and_o glister_v and_o dazzle_v all_o man_n eye_n with_o its_o brightness_n but_o they_o care_v not_o how_o black_a or_o canker_a they_o be_v within_o and_o how_o vile_a they_o appear_v in_o god_n eye_n so_o that_o all_o their_o neighbour_n will_v suspect_v no_o foulness_n and_o they_o endeavour_v the_o conversion_n of_o other_o to_o their_o religion_n which_o do_v but_o feed_v their_o own_o vain_a humour_n and_o popular_a desire_n of_o be_v account_v great_a and_o glorious_a saint_n while_o they_o take_v no_o care_n to_o turn_v their_o own_o heart_n to_o god_n and_o true_a righteousness_n from_o which_o they_o have_v so_o monstrous_o degenerate_v of_o this_o sort_n be_v all_o they_o who_o be_v high_o zealous_a against_o all_o carnal_a sin_n but_o live_v in_o those_o that_o be_v spiritual_a they_o hate_v all_o riot_n and_o drunkenness_n as_o we_o all_o ought_v to_o do_v but_o be_v drunken_a themselves_o with_o rage_n anger_n and_o pride_n they_o reprove_v other_o sharp_o but_o can_v endure_v a_o fair_a reproof_n from_o other_o they_o cry_v out_o perhaps_o against_o injustice_n but_o think_v it_o no_o robbery_n to_o take_v away_o a_o man_n good_a name_n they_o detest_v unclean_a embrace_n but_o yet_o have_v a_o unchaste_a complacency_n in_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o opinion_n they_o will_v have_v no_o wicked_a man_n govern_v we_o but_o they_o think_v themselves_o fit_a for_o their_o place_n and_o be_v desirous_a of_o pre-eminence_n 4._o a_o five_o token_n of_o their_o hypocrisy_n be_v that_o they_o be_v more_o scrupulous_a in_o commit_v of_o a_o little_a sin_n then_o of_o a_o great_a they_o will_v take_v false_a witness_n against_o christ_n though_o they_o will_v not_o enter_v in_o the_o governors_n hall_n for_o fear_n of_o be_v defile_v which_o be_v as_o if_o one_o shall_v strain_v his_o liquor_n if_o there_o be_v a_o gnat_n in_o it_o but_o make_v nothing_o of_o swallow_v a_o camel_n mat._n 23.24_o the_o heat_n and_o sap_n of_o their_o soul_n spend_v themselves_o in_o such_o broad_a leau_n and_o fruitless_a sucker_n as_o you_o see_v in_o a_o vine_n undress_v and_o he_o that_o shall_v but_o pluck_v off_o one_o leaf_n strike_v off_o one_o ceremony_n or_o uncommand_v duty_n that_o they_o impose_v be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o god_n in_o their_o account_n than_o he_o that_o break_v most_o of_o god_n law_n he_o that_o know_v the_o world_n can_v but_o see_v that_o this_o leaven_n be_v not_o yet_o cast_v out_o of_o man_n heart_n we_o have_v many_o that_o be_v christian_n just_a as_o domitian_n be_v a_o soldier_n that_o be_v enemy_n to_o fly_n and_o fly_v to_o their_o enemy_n very_o brave_v and_o dare_v they_o be_v against_o that_o which_o be_v call_v superstition_n but_o easy_o