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be_o not_o thereby_o justify_v for_o he_o that_o judge_v i_o be_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o as_o other_o judge_v of_o we_o or_o as_o we_o judge_v of_o ourselves_o but_o as_o the_o lord_n who_o can_v be_v deceive_v shall_v judge_v in_o all_o which_o discourse_n judge_v be_v pass_v a_o sentence_n either_o for_o or_o against_o another_o person_n either_o to_o acquit_v and_o clear_v he_o or_o to_o censure_n and_o condemn_v he_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v frequet_o use_v in_o other_o place_n particular_o for_o pass_v a_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o other_o accuse_v they_o as_o guilty_a and_o censure_v they_o to_o be_v worthy_a of_o punishment_n for_o example_n rom._n fourteen_o 3._o let_v not_o he_o that_o eat_v despise_v he_o that_o eat_v not_o and_o let_v not_o he_o that_o eat_v not_o judge_v he_o that_o eat_v that_o be_v condemn_v he_o of_o profaneness_n or_o contempt_n of_o god_n law_n in_o take_v his_o liberty_n of_o eat_v any_o thing_n without_o distinction_n of_o meat_n 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have_v take_v less_o pain_n in_o his_o business_n which_o they_o think_v to_o be_v unequal_a 2._o other_o we_o find_v murmur_v because_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v neglect_v while_o great_a care_n be_v take_v of_o their_o neighbour_n so_o we_o read_v in_o act._n vi_o 1._o that_o there_o arise_v a_o murmur_a of_o the_o grecian_n against_o the_o hebrew_n because_o their_o widow_n be_v neglect_v in_o the_o daily_a ministration_n 3._o other_o murmur_v at_o such_o doctrine_n as_o they_o do_v not_o relish_v find_v fault_n with_o they_o as_o the_o manner_n be_v before_o they_o understand_v they_o joh._n vi_o 60_o 61._o many_o of_o his_o disciple_n when_o they_o hear_v that_o say_v this_o be_v a_o hard_a say_n who_o can_v hear_v it_o and_o when_o jesus_n know_v that_o they_o murmur_v at_o it_o he_o say_v do_v this_o offend_v you_o that_o be_v turn_v you_o away_o from_o i_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o cause_n for_o it_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o yourselves_o and_o not_o in_o i_o or_o my_o doctrine_n 4._o another_o sort_n murmur_n because_o all_o do_v not_o consent_v to_o their_o little_a opinion_n and_o comply_v with_o their_o custom_n as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v at_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n because_o they_o transgress_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o do_v not_o wash_v their_o hand_n before_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v mat._n xxv_o 2._o and_o because_o they_o pluck_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n and_o rub_v they_o in_o their_o hand_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n luke_n vi_o 1._o all_o which_o i_o pass_v over_o with_o the_o bare_a mention_n of_o they_o because_o that_o be_v sufficient_a for_o my_o purpose_n which_o be_v to_o show_v that_o any_o thing_n we_o dislike_v because_o it_o be_v not_o according_a to_o our_o fancy_n opinion_n humour_n inclination_n or_o interest_n may_v be_v the_o matter_n of_o murmur_a and_o complaint_n whereby_o we_o reflect_v very_o reproachful_o upon_o god_n and_o his_o providence_n and_o sometime_o upon_o those_o who_o 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occasion_n beforementioned_a but_o very_o unreasonable_o and_o unjust_o as_o they_o may_v have_v understand_v if_o instead_o of_o murmur_a they_o will_v have_v ponder_v his_o instruction_n they_o murmur_v at_o he_o say_v st._n john_n vi_o 41._o because_o he_o say_v i_o be_o the_o bread_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n but_o why_o do_v they_o not_o rather_o complain_v as_o musculus_fw-la gloss_n upon_o those_o word_n that_o they_o can_v not_o understand_v thing_n of_o such_o weight_n and_o necessity_n why_o do_v they_o not_o pray_v to_o be_v enlighten_v from_o above_o and_o desire_v he_o to_o instruct_v they_o more_o clear_o in_o these_o matter_n this_o have_v become_v man_n of_o sense_n but_o in_o this_o we_o see_v the_o genius_n not_o only_o of_o judaical_a but_o of_o all_o carnal_a mind_n who_o soon_o murmur_v against_o the_o truth_n they_o do_v not_o understand_v than_o accuse_v the_o grossness_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o the_o gift_n of_o right_a understanding_n and_o of_o faith._n if_o they_o have_v understand_v in_o what_o sense_n he_o say_v he_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n they_o will_v not_o have_v murmur_v and_o therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v desire_v to_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o word_n and_o not_o have_v murmur_v at_o that_o which_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v but_o thus_o it_o fare_v as_o i_o say_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o soon_o find_v those_o that_o dislike_v it_o and_o condemn_v it_o before_o they_o know_v it_o than_o heart_n that_o desire_v right_o to_o understand_v it_o and_o to_o embrace_v it_o when_o it_o be_v understand_v thus_o he_o 2._o it_o arise_v also_o from_o impatience_n of_o any_o trouble_n or_o inconvenience_n which_o common_o attend_v our_o condition_n here_o in_o this_o world_n or_o which_o arise_v from_o our_o present_a circumstance_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n beforementioned_a who_o case_n this_o be_v upon_o several_a occasion_n 3._o from_o pride_n and_o ambition_n envy_n and_o malignity_n of_o spirit_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n who_o imagine_v themselves_o to_o be_v altogether_o as_o deserve_v as_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o to_o have_v as_o much_o right_a as_o they_o to_o that_o authority_n which_o they_o pretend_v those_o great_a minister_n of_o god_n have_v usurp_v over_o the_o people_n 4._o sometime_o from_o luxury_n and_o wantonness_n as_o when_o the_o israelite_n murmur_v because_o they_o have_v not_o such_o dainty_a food_n as_o they_o look_v for_o though_o they_o be_v otherwise_o plentiful_o and_o miraculous_o feed_v with_o manna_n from_o heaven_n which_o they_o be_v cloy_v withal_o and_o loathe_a numb_a xi_o 5._o sometime_o or_o rather_o always_o from_o unthankfulness_n for_o the_o great_a mercy_n we_o enjoy_v which_o be_v in_o all_o condition_n so_o many_o that_o they_o may_v well_o silence_v all_o unmannerly_a complaint_n do_v we_o but_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o lay_v those_o blessing_n to_o heart_n especial_o if_o we_o compare_v they_o with_o the_o bad_a condition_n wherein_o we_o have_v sometime_o be_v or_o deserve_v to_o be_v if_o we_o be_v not_o more_o grateful_a than_o to_o complain_v in_o a_o better_a this_o be_v also_o the_o case_n of_o the_o whole_a hebrew_n nation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n who_o forget_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o remember_v not_o the_o wonder_v he_o have_v do_v for_o they_o nor_o the_o evil_n from_o which_o he_o have_v deliver_v they_o and_o so_o fall_v into_o fit_n of_o discontent_n upon_o every_o occasion_n and_o it_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o other_o man_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n at_o this_o day_n for_o as_o oecumenius_n note_v upon_o those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n do_v all_o thing_n without_o murmur_n and_o dispute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n ii_o 14._o he_o that_o murmur_n be_v unthankful_a unto_o god_n and_o he_o that_o be_v unthankful_a speak_v hardly_o of_o he_o 6._o sometime_o from_o vile_a covetousness_n though_o cover_v under_o specious_a pretence_n as_o when_o judas_n the_o traitor_n murmur_v at_o the_o waste_n of_o the_o precious_a ointment_n pour_v on_o our_o saviour_n which_o he_o will_v have_v have_v sell_v that_o the_o money_n may_v have_v come_v into_o his_o pocket_n last_o from_o want_n of_o a_o lively_a faith_n in_o god_n and_o in_o his_o good_a providence_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o old_a israelite_n also_o who_o murmur_v say_v can_v god_n furnish_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n behold_v he_o cleave_v the_o rock_n that_o the_o water_n gush_v out_o can_v he_o give_v bread_n also_o can_v he_o provide_v flesh_n for_o his_o people_n psal_n lxxviii_o 19_o 20._o the_o former_a instance_n of_o his_o power_n do_v not_o breed_v such_o a_o confidence_n in_o he_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v wrought_v in_o their_o heart_n but_o they_o still_o disinherit_v he_o who_o they_o can_v not_o 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