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to_o give_v entertainment_n unto_o sin_n it_o be_v like_a to_o a_o shameless_a guest_n which_o if_o he_o be_v once_o invite_v will_v be_v so_o hardy_a that_o he_o will_v come_v again_o unbidden_a it_o be_v like_o the_o break_n in_o of_o water_n that_o can_v hardly_o be_v stop_v we_o may_v see_v this_o in_o the_o example_n of_o cain_n he_o be_v reproove_v of_o god_n check_v for_o his_o hatred_n against_o his_o brother_n and_o admonish_v to_o repent_v gen._n 4_o 8._o but_o he_o hearken_v not_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n even_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o brother_n this_o appear_v in_o judas_n he_o entertain_v covetousness_n in_o his_o heart_n from_o covetousness_n he_o fall_v to_o plot_n with_o the_o pharise_n 26.15_o mat._n 26.15_o from_o plot_v he_o proceed_v to_o practise_v &_o in_o the_o end_n he_o break_v out_o to_o treason_n against_o his_o lord_n &_o master_n the_o like_a we_o may_v say_v of_o saul_n that_o as_o 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sin_v and_o lie_v in_o sin_n than_o we_o wound_v our_o conscience_n than_o all_o grace_n will_v decay_v let_v a_o man_n try_v himself_o when_o david_n have_v do_v this_o evil_a commit_v adultery_n and_o murder_n and_o lay_v without_o repentance_n how_o be_v his_o zeal_n quench_v how_o be_v his_o prayer_n weaken_v how_o be_v his_o heart_n cool_v note_n note_n how_o be_v his_o conscience_n wound_v even_o so_o do_v but_o try_v thy_o hart_n if_o thou_o have_v commit_v some_o evil_a either_o by_o adultery_n whoredom_n lie_v steal_v etc._n etc._n when_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o how_o untoward_a and_o dull_a shall_v thou_o be_v in_o holy_a duty_n in_o prayer_n and_o praise_v of_o god_n and_o thou_o shall_v find_v even_o a_o hell_n in_o thy_o conscience_n for_o the_o present_a use_v 3_o see_v it_o be_v so_o dangerous_a to_o lie_v in_o sin_n without_o repentance_n it_o be_v the_o very_a cutthroat_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o of_o all_o good_a thing_n oh_o then_o if_o we_o do_v fall_v as_o the_o 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david_n patience_n and_o nathan_n holdnes_n david_n be_v a_o mighty_a king_n a_o famous_a warrior_n yet_o when_o the_o lord_n prophet_n come_v unto_o he_o to_o reprove_v he_o he_o take_v it_o patient_o and_o most_o meek_o endure_v it_o one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o david_n shall_v have_v check_v he_o and_o bid_v he_o hold_v his_o peace_n and_o bid_v he_o meddle_v with_o his_o equal_n but_o you_o see_v here_o though_o he_o be_v reproove_v by_o nathan_n a_o poor_a prophet_n of_o god_n and_o that_o of_o a_o foul_a sin_n he_o most_o patient_o endure_v it_o doctr._fw-la 1_o hence_o we_o learn_v in_o nathan_n and_o david_n personage_n minister_n must_v reprove_v the_o great_a personage_n that_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n must_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o reproove_v the_o great_a personage_n but_o they_o must_v lay_v open_a their_o sin_n &_o god_n judgement_n against_o they_o 21._o 1_o reg._n 21._o elias_n reprove_v ahab_n moses_n pharaoh_n paul_n foelix_fw-la john_n baptist_n herod_n 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against_o the_o child_n beget_v in_o bastardy_n the_o innocent_a blood_n of_o all_o those_o of_o his_o loyal_a subject_n that_o be_v slay_v with_o vriah_n his_o sin_n against_o his_o own_o house_n and_o family_n as_o also_o his_o sin_n against_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n lay_v they_o open_a to_o god_n judgement_n for_o his_o sake_n but_o yet_o all_o these_o sin_n against_o man_n how_o great_a or_o grievous_a soever_o they_o be_v he_o account_v they_o as_o nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o his_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o therefore_o say_v against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v second_o i_o answer_v that_o all_o sin_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o they_o be_v they_o be_v great_a sin_n because_o they_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o law_n of_o god_n forbid_v sin_n and_o command_a virtue_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o sin_n for_o what_o be_v sin_n but_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o david_n 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