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or_o three_o day_n to_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v but_o one_o day_n or_o if_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o cut_v and_o lance_n to_o request_v he_o to_o spare_v his_o labour_n and_o let_v the_o party_n alone_o because_o that_o be_v to_o hurt_v the_o sick_a man_n and_o a_o token_n that_o we_o hate_v he_o rather_o than_o love_v he_o so_o be_v it_o hurtful_a for_o the_o soul_n depart_v to_o entreat_v god_n any_o way_n to_o lessen_v or_o shorten_v their_o affliction_n which_o otherwise_o he_o will_v lay_v upon_o they_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o intend_v not_o to_o hurt_v they_o at_o all_o but_o to_o purge_v out_o of_o they_o the_o impurity_n that_o be_v find_v in_o they_o thus_o therefore_o we_o reason_n with_o they_o against_o purgatory_n improbat_fw-la defence_n articul_fw-la a_o leone_n 10._o improbat_fw-la as_o luther_n do_v with_o they_o about_o pardon_n &_o indulgence_n for_o as_o he_o say_v it_o profit_v not_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o that_o which_o work_v so_o a_o man_n salvation_n but_o such_o be_v the_o affliction_n and_o punishment_n of_o this_o life_n as_o the_o prophet_n teach_v psal_n 119_o 71._o and_o the_o apostle_n 1_o pet._n 1_o 23_o so_o that_o indulgence_n shall_v hurt_v to_o free_v we_o from_o that_o which_o shall_v do_v we_o good_a so_o we_o may_v conclude_v from_o luther_n ground_n and_o foundation_n that_o it_o profit_v not_o but_o hurt_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o that_o which_o work_v unto_o a_o man_n salvation_n but_o the_o affliction_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o next_o life_n be_v such_o so_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o desire_v and_o crave_v of_o god_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o they_o last_o from_o hence_o arise_v great_a comfort_n to_o use_v 3_o all_o penitent_a person_n and_o such_o as_o be_v careful_a to_o cleanse_v their_o soul_n and_o body_n from_o all_o sin_n they_o may_v assure_v themselves_o that_o this_o work_n of_o repentance_n though_o it_o be_v painful_a for_o a_o time_n yeâ—_n shall_v be_v gainful_a in_o the_o latter_a end_n for_o we_o be_v assure_v to_o find_v pardon_n and_o purchase_v favour_n at_o god_n hand_n but_o the_o afflict_a soul_n terrify_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o sin_n object_n will_v object_v the_o multitude_n and_o the_o exceed_a great_a number_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o thereupon_o sit_v in_o judgement_n upon_o himself_o and_o give_v wrongful_a sentence_n against_o himself_o that_o he_o neither_o have_v nor_o can_v have_v any_o hope_n of_o obtain_v mercy_n i_o answer_v we_o be_v oftentimes_o evil_a judge_n to_o judge_v even_o of_o ourselves_o especial_o in_o time_n of_o tentation_n and_o therefore_o i_o may_v say_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o apostle_n do_v in_o another_o case_n be_v you_o not_o partial_a in_o yourselves_o and_o become_v judge_n of_o evil_a thought_n jam._n 2_o 4._o for_o shall_v we_o suffer_v our_o hope_n to_o fail_v or_o ourselves_o to_o faint_v and_o wax_v feeble_a when_o god_n bid_v we_o hope_n and_o assure_v we_o that_o he_o will_v make_v we_o clean_o from_o all_o our_o filthiness_n ezek._n 36_o 25._o you_o shall_v be_v clean_o from_o all_o your_o filthiness_n when_o he_o say_v from_o all_o i_o say_v from_o all_o shall_v we_o say_v not_o from_o all_o or_o that_o they_o be_v so_o many_o that_o he_o can_v or_o will_v not_o make_v we_o clean_o from_o all_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v hard_a to_o he_o that_o be_v omnipotent_a who_o mercy_n be_v above_o the_o heaven_n he_o have_v heap_v up_o mercy_n in_o store_n for_o we_o more_o than_o we_o have_v heap_v sin_n against_o he_o be_v our_o sin_n never_o so_o many_o o_o but_o our_o sin_n objection_n will_v some_o say_v be_v not_o only_o many_o but_o they_o be_v most_o grievous_a &_o horrible_a great_a they_o be_v then_o can_v be_v pardon_v i_o
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maidservant_n either_o be_v send_v or_o suffer_v to_o run_v to_o lascivious_a dance_n and_o wanton_a company_n whereby_o their_o mind_n and_o oftentimes_o their_o body_n also_o be_v defile_v as_o it_o fall_v out_o to_o dinah_n gen._n chapter_n 34_o verse_n 1_o 2_o and_o so_o the_o say_n of_o solomon_n be_v verify_v proverb_n chap._n 29_o verse_n 15._o a_o child_n leave_v to_o himself_o bring_v his_o mother_n to_o shame_n but_o haply_o some_o master_n will_v allege_v for_o themselves_o that_o their_o servant_n be_v unruly_a object_n as_o the_o untamed_a heyffer_n and_o will_v not_o be_v order_v by_o they_o that_o they_o be_v much_o greeve_v they_o can_v prevail_v no_o more_o with_o they_o and_o that_o they_o break_v out_o and_o will_v not_o be_v hold_v in_o by_o they_o i_o answer_v answer_v this_o be_v not_o a_o good_a plea_n but_o a_o vain_a excuse_n and_o no_o better_o for_o if_o thy_o authority_n serve_v to_o bridle_v they_o and_o keep_v they_o under_o in_o the_o six_o day_n how_o 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dwell_v with_o he_o but_o the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o tarry_v in_o his_o house_n psal_n 101_o 6_o 7._o why_o then_o shall_v we_o keep_v they_o in_o our_o house_n that_o love_v not_o the_o house_n of_o god_n we_o will_v quick_o discharge_v that_o servant_n which_o have_v no_o care_n of_o our_o business_n why_o then_o will_v we_o trouble_v ourselves_o &_o our_o house_n with_o he_o that_o be_v unfaithful_a towards_o god_n thus_o than_o we_o see_v the_o care_n that_o all_o aught_o to_o have_v of_o the_o sabbath_n both_o master_n and_o servant_n father_n and_o son_n husband_n and_o wife_n but_o alas_o the_o profaneness_n of_o our_o time_n be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n utter_o contemn_v &_o we_o give_v he_o lest_o service_n on_o that_o day_n wherein_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v he_o most_o duty_n for_o we_o see_v here_o under_o the_o law_n how_o the_o lord_n command_v that_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n which_o every_o morning_n and_o evening_n be_v offer_v 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