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1._o man_n of_o great_a year_n and_o place_n rather_o exhort_v then_o reprove_v 1_o tim._n 5.1_o dan._n 4.27_o 2_o inferior_n with_o more_o liberty_n and_o plainness_n three_o any_o man_n capable_a of_o hear_v or_o bear_v a_o word_n of_o admonition_n 3_o rule_n concern_v the_o sinner_n admonish_v first_o they_o must_v be_v certain_o know_v and_o convince_v 1_o cor._n 5.1_o matth._n 18.15_o we_o may_v not_o reprove_v upon_o a_o suspicion_n 1_o cor._n 13.5_o nor_o upon_o our_o own_o inquisition_n it_o be_v as_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v let_v i_o put_v my_o finger_n in_o your_o eye_n to_o feel_v if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o moat_n nor_o upon_o any_o uncertain_a hearsay_n esay_n 11.3_o second_o a_o difference_n must_v be_v put_v between_o moat_n and_o beam_n gnat_n and_o camel_n matth._n 23_o 24._o camel_n and_o beam_n may_v not_o be_v admonish_v with_o gentle_a reproof_n 1_o sam._n 2.23_o 24._o 4_o rule_n concern_v the_o admonition_n itself_o first_o it_o shall_v be_v dispense_v in_o most_o 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12.8_o reason_n 1._o from_o the_o want_n of_o the_o inward_a light_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n they_o be_v darkness_n john_n 1.5_o eph._n 5.8_o reason_n 2._o they_o be_v self-confident_a and_o full_a walk_v without_o counsel_n prov._n 14.16_o &_o 28.26_o reason_n 3._o if_o they_o consult_v it_o be_v not_o with_o god_n isai_n 30.1_o 2._o psal_n 10.4_o nor_o with_o his_o word_n and_o then_o no_o light_n isai_n 8.20_o but_o with_o foolish_a and_o wicked_a man_n like_o themselves_o 1_o king_n 12.8_o doctr._fw-la 3_o for_o want_v of_o discern_v and_o observe_v fit_a time_n and_o manner_n the_o misery_n of_o man_n be_v great_a upon_o he_o verse_n 6._o gen._n 27_o 12_o to_o 24._o with_o chap._n 31.40_o 41._o 1_o sam._n 8.5_o to_o 18_o &_o 13_o 8_o to_o 13._o 2_o king_n 5.26_o 27._o 1_o king_n 12.7_o 19_o 2_o chron._n 35.22.23_o 24._o reason_n 1._o from_o god_n delight_n and_o good_a pleasure_n to_o vouchsafe_v his_o presence_n his_o concourse_n and_o his_o blessing_n when_o action_n be_v 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his_o mother_n that_o counsel_v he_o amiss_o never_o live_v to_o see_v he_o again_o the_o israelite_n seek_v a_o king_n out_o of_o due_a time_n and_o manner_n and_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o the_o misery_n of_o twenty_o year_n tyranny_n it_o be_v dangerous_a miss_v the_o time_n of_o our_o conversion_n luke_n 19.42_o 43.44_o miss_v the_o time_n of_o help_v on_o our_o family_n to_o godward_o hos_fw-la 14.7_o they_o utter_o miscarry_v 1_o sam._n 20.30_o so_o for_o the_o church_n and_o temple_n work_v hag._n 1.2_o so_o for_o the_o commonwealth_n 1_o king_n 9.4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o chap._n 11.23_o 24_o 25._o and_o chap._n 12.7_o 19_o mean_n of_o discern_v fit_a time_n and_o manner_n first_o inward_a light_n
it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o son_n of_o wisdom_n to_o be_v admonish_v by_o the_o book_n of_o scripture_n whether_o write_v by_o solomon_n or_o by_o other_o prophet_n whether_o sharpen_v or_o fasten_v by_o the_o master_n of_o assembly_n psalm_n 19.11_o to_o be_v admonish_v impli_v three_o thing_n first_o to_o be_v enlighten_v make_v the_o word_n a_o light_n or_o lantern_n psal_n 119.105_o so_o the_o word_n be_v translate_v shine_v as_o the_o light_n dan._n 12.3_o or_o brightness_n second_o to_o be_v warn_v and_o so_o first_o reclaim_v from_o evil_a or_o sin_n second_o preserve_v from_o evil_a of_o punishment_n approach_v ezek._n 3.17_o to_o 21._o and_o 33.4_o 5_o 6._o three_o to_o be_v make_v circumspect_a to_o duty_n so_o the_o word_n be_v translate_v take_v heed_n ezra_n 4.22_o and_o so_o use_v psal_n 19.11_o reason_n 1._o from_o our_o relation_n to_o god_n and_o his_o prophet_n we_o be_v their_o child_n they_o therefore_o be_v our_o father_n my_o son_n text._n act_v 3.25_o 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