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banish_v by_o the_o former_a particular_a which_o require_v all_o sincerity_n uprightness_n and_o integrity_n in_o our_o behaviour_n towards_o other_o i_o have_v give_v these_o instance_n only_o to_o show_v how_o much_o people_n be_v in_o love_n with_o humility_n in_o the_o carriage_n of_o other_o towards_o themselves_o since_o the_o very_a shadow_n and_o resemblance_n of_o it_o have_v be_v of_o so_o note_a influence_n and_o how_o much_o on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o hate_v pride_n and_o insolency_n in_o other_o to_o themselves_o since_o a_o few_o rough_a and_o harsh_a word_n and_o answer_n have_v be_v able_a to_o effect_v so_o much_o mischief_n so_o that_o if_o we_o will_v deal_v with_o other_o as_o we_o desire_v they_o shall_v deal_v with_o we_o it_o be_v certain_a we_o shall_v learn_v from_o hence_o the_o practice_n of_o humility_n sect_n viii_o three_o this_o rule_n train_v we_o up_o to_o a_o universal_a innocency_n that_o we_o do_v wrong_v to_o no_o man_n but_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o apostle_n 2.15_o phil._n 2.15_o be_v blameless_a and_o harmless_a the_o son_n of_o god_n without_o rebuke_n though_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o crooked_a and_o perverse_a generation_n now_o wrong_v we_o may_v do_v to_o other_o either_o in_o their_o person_n or_o relation_n or_o possession_n or_o good_a name_n and_o reputation_n and_o in_o reference_n to_o each_o of_o these_o we_o be_v teach_v innocency_n that_o innocency_n or_o negative_a justice_n pythagorean_n justice_n which_o as_o hierocles_n hierocl_n hierocl_n define_v it_o consist_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o abstain_v from_o what_o be_v another_o and_o not_o hurt_v of_o another_o nor_o raise_v once_o own_o profit_n and_o gain_n from_o another_o misery_n and_o calamity_n first_o we_o must_v not_o wrong_v or_o injure_v the_o person_n of_o our_o neighbour_n because_o we_o will_v not_o that_o any_o other_o shall_v wrong_v or_o injure_v we_o now_o a_o man_n person_n you_o know_v consist_v of_o these_o two_o part_n soul_n and_o body_n in_o either_o of_o which_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o receive_v wrong_a and_o injury_n and_o therefore_o in_o reference_n unto_o both_o we_o be_v oblige_v by_o this_o rule_n before_o we_o to_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v innocency_n 1._o then_o we_o may_v not_o wrong_v and_o injure_v the_o soul_n of_o another_o and_o that_o we_o do_v aither_o in_o the_o natural_a sense_n as_o often_o as_o we_o grieve_v and_o offend_v another_o mind_n occasion_n the_o trouble_n of_o his_o thought_n and_o the_o disquiet_n and_o discomposure_n of_o his_o spirit_n that_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n whereby_o as_o solomon_n speak_v 15.13_o prov._n 15.13_o the_o spirit_n be_v break_v or_o in_o the_o spiritual_a sense_n as_o often_o as_o we_o make_v other_o to_o sin_n whereby_o they_o wrong_v their_o own_o soul_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o hazard_v their_o eternal_a loss_n and_o punishment_n we_o must_v not_o where_o we_o may_v avoid_v it_o vex_v and_o disturb_v the_o mind_n of_o our_o neighbour_n give_v ourselves_o to_o cross_v and_o displease_v other_o for_o we_o will_v not_o that_o other_o shall_v do_v so_o to_o we_o thus_o to_o do_v be_v a_o apparent_a wrong_n and_o injury_n for_o when_o once_o the_o mind_n be_v break_v with_o grief_n and_o vex_v with_o disquiet_n the_o man_n be_v expose_v to_o great_a temptation_n and_o unfit_a for_o the_o cheerful_a serve_v of_o god_n or_o enjoyment_n of_o himself_o it_o be_v a_o chief_a part_n of_o our_o happiness_n to_o be_v at_o ease_n within_o ourselves_o content_v and_o please_v in_o our_o own_o mind_n tranquil_a and_o calm_a in_o our_o thought_n and_o this_o we_o rob_v another_o of_o by_o wilful_a offence_n it_o be_v a_o devilish_a piece_n of_o malice_n and_o spite_n of_o which_o we_o can_v give_v no_o tolerable_a account_n to_o delight_v ourselves_o in_o the_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n of_o another_o soul_n we_o be_v not_o willing_a other_o shall_v provoke_v we_o we_o shall_v not_o therefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v provoke_v one_o another_o 5.26_o gal._n 5.26_o but_o the_o chief_a sort_n of_o offence_n be_v when_o we_o cause_n other_o to_o sin_n this_o be_v that_o scandal_n which_o the_o holy_a scripture_n denounce_v so_o heavy_a and_o severe_a a_o woe_n against_o the_o author_n of_o woe_n be_v to_o that_o man_n by_o who_o such_o offence_n come_v sin_n be_v indeed_o the_o great_a injury_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o disease_n and_o the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o spiritual_a death_n and_o torment_n of_o that_o which_o can_v never_o undergo_v a_o natural_a death_n or_o destruction_n the_o eternal_a undo_n of_o that_o which_o can_v never_o cease_v to_o be_v it_o be_v sin_n only_o which_o separate_v the_o soul_n from_o god_n the_o fountain_n of_o life_n and_o happiness_n it_o be_v sin_n only_o which_o breed_v the_o worm_n that_o die_v not_o and_o kindle_v the_o fire_n which_o can_v be_v quench_v and_o therefore_o the_o great_a hatred_n we_o can_v show_v to_o another_o be_v to_o be_v a_o mean_n either_o of_o his_o commit_a sin_n or_o continue_v in_o it_o unrepented_a of_o as_o i_o note_v also_o before_o from_o leviticus_n 19.17_o true_a it_o be_v in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n we_o can_v make_v another_o man_n to_o sin_n we_o can_v force_v any_o man_n to_o sin_n sin_n as_o it_o be_v the_o great_a wrong_n unto_o the_o soul_n so_o it_o be_v also_o at_o the_o sinner_n choice_n whether_o he_o will_v admit_v of_o it_o or_o no._n voluntas_fw-la non_fw-la cogitur_fw-la and_o so_o in_o this_o case_n nemo_fw-la laeditur_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la seipso_fw-la every_o sinner_n stand_v accountable_a for_o the_o injury_n he_o do_v himself_o but_o yet_o we_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o do_v very_o much_o towards_o the_o determine_n of_o his_o choice_n towards_o the_o tempt_a of_o he_o into_o sin_n or_o the_o encourage_n of_o he_o in_o it_o and_o whenever_o we_o do_v that_o willing_o upon_o the_o occasion_n whereof_o our_o neighbour_n be_v draw_v and_o move_v to_o consent_v unto_o sin_n or_o continue_v in_o it_o we_o be_v so_o far_o guilty_a of_o his_o sin_n we_o bring_v the_o guilt_n of_o another_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o wrong_n redound_v to_o he_o by_o it_o so_o far_o upon_o ourselves_o as_o we_o be_v author_n or_o accessary_n for_o here_o as_o in_o case_n of_o high-treason_n both_o principal_a and_o accessary_a be_v deem_v alike_o guilty_a now_o many_o be_v the_o way_n divine_v reckon_v up_o whereby_o we_o may_v become_v accessary_a to_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o repute_a author_n and_o occasion_n of_o their_o sin_n if_o we_o be_v superior_n in_o authority_n over_o they_o by_o command_v they_o to_o sin_n by_o decree_a of_o unrighteous_a decree_n 10.1_o isa_n 10.1_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n thus_o be_v nabuchadnezzar_n guilty_a of_o the_o people_n idolatry_n 6._o dan._n 3.4_o 5_o 6._o by_o command_v that_o a_o golden_a image_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o and_o that_o all_o at_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n shall_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v it_o 22.18_o 1_o sam._n 22.18_o thus_o be_v saul_n guilty_a of_o kill_v the_o priest_n who_o doeg_n slay_v at_o his_o command_n 11.15.12.9_o 3_o sam._n 11.15.12.9_o thus_o david_n of_o vriah_n death_n by_o command_a joab_n on_o purpose_n to_o put_v he_o in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o battle_n or_o else_o by_o toleration_n permission_n or_o connivance_n at_o other_o sin_n not_o restrain_v of_o they_o when_o we_o may_v 3._o 1_o sam._n 3._o thus_o eli_n become_v guilty_a of_o his_o son_n wickedness_n because_o he_o restrain_v they_o not_o and_o the_o wicked_a king_n we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n of_o the_o people_n idolatry_n who_o destroy_v not_o their_o high-place_n those_o nest_n of_o their_o idol_n but_o all_o man_n may_v become_v partaker_n instrument_n and_o mean_n of_o other_o sin_n by_o counsel_v advise_v provoke_a urge_v persuade_v allure_a or_o entice_v they_o to_o sin_n by_o assist_v and_o help_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n by_o give_v their_o consent_n and_o furtherance_n by_o go_v before_o they_o with_o a_o bad_a example_n by_o undue_a silence_n and_o not_o reprove_v man_n for_o sin_n as_o we_o have_v opportunity_n by_o commend_v and_o plead_v for_o their_o sin_n by_o justify_v of_o or_o flatter_v they_o up_o in_o their_o sin_n by_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n on_o the_o way_n of_o religion_n and_o affright_v other_o from_o goodness_n and_o virtue_n by_o threat_n or_o reproach_n i_o shall_v be_v over-large_a in_o give_v you_o particular_a instance_n of_o all_o those_o head_n and_o method_n whereby_o direct_o or_o indirect_o we_o may_v become_v the_o cause_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n of_o their_o profaneness_n and_o irreligion_n of_o their_o drunkenness_n and_o uncleanness_n of_o their_o sacrilege_n and_o idolatry_n of_o their_o schism_n and_o disorder_n etc._n etc._n of_o
all_o those_o sin_n whereby_o our_o neighbour_n soul_n as_o well_o as_o our_o own_o may_v be_v eternal_o ruin_v yet_o how_o often_o alas_o do_v man_n offer_v this_o great_a of_o wrong_n and_o injury_n to_o other_o under_o pretence_n of_o good-fellowship_n love_n and_o kindness_n nor_o will_v it_o boot_v any_o here_o to_o allege_v that_o they_o be_v willing_a other_o shall_v do_v as_o much_o by_o they_o i_o have_v before_o prevent_v this_o exception_n and_o they_o have_v certain_o neither_o a_o right_a judgement_n nor_o a_o regular_a will_n nor_o any_o true_a love_n for_o themselves_o who_o profess_v themselves_o willing_a to_o sin_n and_o unwilling_a to_o leave_v sin_n i._n e._n willing_a to_o damn_v themselves_o 2._o we_o may_v not_o wrong_v or_o injure_v the_o body_n of_o our_o neighbour_n viz._n either_o by_o stripe_n or_o wound_n maim_v of_o it_o or_o hurt_v of_o its_o sense_n by_o draw_v man_n to_o such_o course_n as_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o their_o health_n and_o strength_n and_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o all_o by_o murder_n that_o cry_v sin_n of_o dispatch_v our_o neighbour_n by_o violent_a hand_n ourselves_o or_o the_o employment_n of_o bloody_a assassinate_v or_o some_o more_o secret_a mean_n and_o conveyance_n now_o in_o all_o these_o case_n we_o may_v take_v a_o true_a and_o impartial_a estimate_n of_o the_o wrong_n and_o injury_n accrue_v to_o another_o by_o suppose_v ourselves_o in_o his_o place_n rank_n and_o condition_n we_o be_v here_o capable_a to_o be_v sure_a of_o judge_v uncorrupt_o for_o we_o seldom_o fail_v in_o love_v of_o our_o body_n or_o in_o value_v the_o injury_n inflict_v upon_o they_o what_o a_o rate_n do_v we_o set_v upon_o our_o bodily_a health_n and_o ease_n upon_o any_o of_o our_o limb_n and_o sense_n how_o much_o be_v we_o ready_o willing_a to_o part_v with_o either_o to_o secure_v or_o to_o recover_v they_o but_o then_o we_o stake_v all_o to_o save_v our_o life_n skin_n for_o skin_n 2.4_o job_n 2.4_o yea_o all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v will_v he_o give_v for_o his_o life_n who_o be_v there_o willing_a to_o be_v put_v to_o pain_n himself_o to_o lose_v a_o eye_n a_o hand_n a_o leg_n etc._n etc._n himself_o to_o be_v mangle_v or_o murder_v himself_o and_o therefore_o in_o all_o these_o and_o the_o like_a case_n we_o have_v a_o principle_n within_o we_o rebuke_v we_o for_o the_o wrong_n of_o this_o nature_n which_o we_o offer_v to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o tell_v we_o plain_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o so_o to_o do_v second_o we_o be_v far_o instruct_v hence_o not_o to_o wrong_v or_o injure_v another_o in_o his_o near_a relation_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o part_n of_o himself_o suppose_v the_o husband_n or_o wife_n of_o another_o and_o the_o child_n of_o another_o apparent_a wrong_n and_o injury_n be_v do_v to_o the_o husband_n or_o wife_n of_o another_o by_o adultery_n bring_v of_o they_o thereby_o to_o the_o guilt_n of_o that_o horrid_a sin_n of_o perjury_n and_o breach_n of_o their_o marriage_n vow_n and_o covenant_n take_v away_o that_o which_o husband_n or_o wife_n concern_v do_v or_o shall_v esteem_v most_o precious_a viz._n the_o love_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o each_o other_o and_o it_o may_v be_v rob_v of_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o their_o due_n by_o a_o bastard_n and_o unlawful_a brood_n the_o child_n of_o the_o adulterer_n or_o adulteress_n beside_o many_o other_o inconvenience_n nor_o will_v it_o here_o excuse_v the_o adulterous_a wife_n that_o possible_o her_o husband_n may_v be_v consent_v or_o the_o adulterous_a husband_n that_o his_o wife_n possible_o may_v yield_v thereto_o and_o so_o they_o do_v no_o more_o than_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o suffer_v for_o in_o this_o case_n their_o will_n be_v irregular_a this_o their_o willing_a speak_v their_o corruption_n the_o more_o but_o the_o wrong_n and_o injury_n no_o whit_n the_o less_o no_o man_n dispose_v as_o he_o shall_v be_v be_v willing_a that_o another_o shall_v wrong_v he_o in_o assault_v the_o chastity_n of_o his_o wife_n no_o man_n rherefore_o shall_v attempt_v another_o in_o that_o kind_a no_o woman_n dispose_v as_o she_o shall_v be_v be_v willing_a that_o another_o shall_v draw_v aside_o her_o husband_n to_o unlawful_a embrace_n and_o therefore_o she_o shall_v not_o entice_v or_o allure_v or_o admit_v of_o the_o husband_n of_o another_o next_o as_o to_o the_o child_n of_o other_o i_o will_v instance_n in_o two_o particular_n the_o former_a respect_n those_o who_o have_v the_o care_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o nurse_n and_o education_n of_o child_n commit_v to_o they_o they_o be_v to_o take_v great_a heed_n that_o they_o wrong_v not_o those_o commit_v to_o their_o care_n by_o deny_v or_o withhold_v from_o they_o any_o thing_n fit_a or_o convenient_a food_n or_o lodging_n instruction_n correction_n or_o encouragement_n by_o negligence_n or_o indiscretion_n these_o shall_v ask_v themselves_o what_o care_n and_o conscience_n they_o will_v desire_v and_o expect_v in_o other_o towards_o their_o own_o issue_n and_o so_o deal_v with_o the_o child_n of_o other_o leave_v to_o they_o believe_v it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o considerable_a wrong_n that_o be_v often_o do_v both_o to_o child_n and_o parent_n in_o those_o child_n by_o the_o ignorance_n or_o sloth_n or_o baseness_n and_o dishonesty_n of_o nurse_n guardian_n schoolmaster_n and_o other_o that_o overlook_a they_o in_o their_o infancy_n and_o young_a year_n who_o be_v concern_v in_o their_o education_n and_o the_o form_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o manner_n or_o train_v they_o up_o to_o some_o trade_n and_o way_n of_o life_n the_o late_a shall_v be_v of_o the_o child_n of_o other_o grow_v up_o and_o ripe_a for_o marriage_n i_o mean_v the_o stealing_z or_o force_v away_o of_o such_o without_o the_o privity_n and_o consent_n of_o their_o parent_n musculus_fw-la in_o his_o comment_n upon_o s._n matthew_n gospel_n make_v this_o very_a application_n of_o the_o rule_n it_o be_v say_v he_o 12._o muscul_fw-la in_o s._n mat._n c._n 7._o 12._o dispute_v sometime_o about_o clandestine_v and_o steal_a marriage_n such_o to_o wit_n as_o be_v make_v without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o against_o the_o will_n of_o parent_n whether_o they_o be_v just_a and_o valid_a and_o here_o some_o demand_n a_o clear_a word_n of_o god_n whereby_o they_o be_v forbid_v and_o that_o out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o neither_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n nor_o the_o law_n of_o caesar_n will_v satisfy_v they_o now_o therefore_o for_o their_o resolution_n interrogent_fw-la illi_fw-la seipsos_fw-la num_fw-la velint_fw-la sibi_fw-la tale_n quid_fw-la fieri_fw-la let_v they_o ask_v themselves_o impartial_o whether_o they_o will_v have_v any_o such_o thing_n do_v to_o themselves_o whether_o they_o be_v willing_a their_o own_o daughter_n shall_v be_v fraudulent_o and_o against_o their_o like_n take_v away_o by_o one_o who_o they_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n admit_v of_o for_o their_o son-in-law_n certè_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la hoc_fw-la volunt_fw-la assure_o say_v he_o they_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a why_o therefore_o do_v they_o not_o see_v according_a to_o our_o saviour_n rule_n that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o do_v so_o to_o other_o why_o do_v they_o not_o see_v that_o here_o be_v a_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o sum_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n whereby_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v forbid_v be_v not_o this_o plain_a scripture_n be_v not_o this_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o christ_n here_o avouch_v to_o be_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n that_o we_o shall_v do_v unto_o other_o as_o we_o will_v ourselves_o in_o a_o like_a case_n be_v deal_v with_o three_o by_o the_o same_o rule_n we_o must_v not_o wrong_v or_o injure_v our_o neighbour_n in_o his_o good_n and_o possession_n either_o open_o by_o force_n or_o covert_o by_o fraud_n be_v ourselves_o unwilling_a to_o be_v so_o serve_v we_o shall_v neither_o rob_v nor_o defraud_v our_o neighbour_n 19.13_o levit._fw-la 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