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lensless_a thing_n and_o as_o if_o what_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a especial_o to_o our_o parent_n be_v not_o give_v to_o god_n use_n and_o yet_o now_o at_o this_o day_n man_n be_v wont_a to_o swagger_v more_o in_o a_o new_a fashion_n and_o late_a invention_n in_o religion_n of_o their_o own_o contrive_n then_o to_o contend_v earnest_o for_o the_o manifest_a precept_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n they_o be_v all_o on_o a_o fire_n for_o a_o doubtful_a opinion_n for_o a_o mode_n of_o government_n which_o rely_v on_o no_o clear_a scripture_n but_o have_v scarce_o any_o sensible_a heat_n for_o that_o love_n and_o charity_n which_o christ_n have_v undeniable_o commend_v over_o and_o over_o again_o to_o his_o disciple_n 2._o a_o second_o thing_n which_o you_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o pharisee_n be_v this_o that_o they_o love_v action_n of_o devotion_n to_o god_n better_a than_o action_n of_o mercy_n and_o equity_n to_o man_n that_o you_o may_v see_v by_o their_o long_a prayer_n mat._n 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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 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