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among_o they_o come_v together_o for_o the_o worse_o 1_o cor._n 11.17_o wrath_n and_o revenge_n in_o prayer_n condemn_v 1_o tim._n 2.8_o hence_o christ_n say_v when_o you_o stand_v pray_v forgive_v mark_v 11.25_o 3_o there_o can_v be_v no_o forgiveness_n with_o god_n unless_o we_o forgive_v our_o brother_n matth._n 6.14_o 15._o matth._n 18.24_o 28_o 29_o 33._o q._n d._n if_o thou_o forgive_v i_o will_v forgive_v if_o thou_o do_v not_o forgive_v i_o will_v not_o forgive_v 4_o ourselves_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o daily_a forgiveness_n both_o from_o god_n and_o man_n from_o god_n for_o we_o sin_n against_o he_o daily_o from_o man_n col._n 3.13_o forgive_a one_o another_o as_o he_o stand_v need_n of_o thy_o forgiveness_n so_o do_v thou_o of_o thy_o brother_n 5_o unless_o thy_o forgiveness_n of_o thy_o brother_n be_v from_o thy_o heart_n god_n respect_v it_o not_o matth._n 18.35_o so_o likewise_o shall_v my_o heavenly_a father_n do_v if_o you_o from_o your_o heart_n forgive_v not_o every_o 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of_o our_o heart_n that_o become_v temptation_n deut._n 13.1_o 2_o 3._o a_o false_a prophet_n work_v a_o sign_n to_o draw_v to_o strange_a god_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o hearken_v to_o he_o for_o herein_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n prove_v thou_o the_o lord_n set_v wine_n before_o the_o rechabite_v to_o try_v whether_o they_o will_v obey_v their_o father_n command_n jer._n 35.5_o 2_o god_n remove_v impediment_n that_o keep_v from_o sin_n so_o he_o remove_v such_o a_o friend_n that_o be_v a_o example_n of_o good_a or_o a_o reprover_n to_o dissuade_v we_o from_o sin_n such_o a_o magistrate_n such_o a_o father_n obj._n but_o james_n c._n 1.13_o say_v let_v no_o man_n say_v i_o be_o tempt_v of_o god_n for_o god_n tempt_v not_o any_o man_n answ_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o tempt_v another_o thing_n to_o be_v lead_v into_o temptation_n god_n tempt_v not_o to_o evil_a for_o 1_o it_o be_v our_o own_o lust_n that_o tempt_v we_o v._o 14._o 2_o every_o good_a gift_n come_v from_o god_n therefore_o no_o evil_n v._o 17._o now_o to_o counsel_n persuade_v or_o advise_v to_o evil_n be_v sin_n neither_o do_v god_n tempt_v we_o by_o pour_v in_o wicked_a thought_n nor_o by_o incline_v our_o heart_n to_o wickedness_n 2_o to_o be_v lead_v into_o temptation_n be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o by_o his_o providence_n lead_v we_o where_o there_o be_v object_n and_o occasion_n of_o sin_n without_o any_o solicitation_n from_o god_n thereto_o so_o that_o god_n lead_v into_o temptation_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o proof_n whether_o we_o will_v stand_v in_o our_o obedience_n or_o no._n so_o god_n tempt_v abraham_n whether_o he_o will_v part_v with_o his_o dear_a comfort_n for_o god_n gen._n 22.1_o of_o this_o exod._n 16.4_o
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shall_v malicious_o report_v that_o the_o leper_n be_v not_o true_o heal_v according_a to_o the_o law_n levit._n 14._o wherein_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o judge_n of_o leprosy_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o text_n it_o follow_v go_v show_v thyself_o to_o the_o priest_n this_o miracle_n fall_v out_o in_o galilee_n mark_v 1.39_o and_o the_o priest_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n the_o priest_n be_v call_v out_o of_o the_o city_n that_o they_o may_v judge_n of_o the_o disease_n there_o be_v other_o cause_n as_o 1_o for_o modesty_n sake_n and_o to_o avoid_v boast_v 2_o for_o not_o speak_v forth_o that_o in_o word_n which_o speak_v forth_o itself_o in_o deed_n in_o his_o whole_a body_n the_o leprosy_n be_v remove_v 3_o because_o the_o fit_a time_n be_v not_o come_v therefore_o the_o leper_n zeal_n be_v disorderly_a in_o publish_v that_o christ_n will_v have_v keep_v silent_a mark_v 1.45_o 4_o lest_o hereby_o christ_n shall_v stir_v up_o the_o envy_n and_o hatred_n of_o the_o pharisee_n against_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o conjunction_n of_o person_n but_o 2_o tim._n 1.6_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o denote_v the_o act_n of_o one_o man_n object_n but_o the_o apostle_n who_o lay_v on_o hand_n after_o baptism_n be_v such_o apostle_n as_o be_v immediate_o call_v of_o christ_n as_o peter_n john_n and_o paul_n how_o will_v the_o consequence_n hold_v from_o they_o to_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o church_n answ_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_a call_n 1_o immediate_a or_o personal_a 2_o mediate_v or_o virtual_a the_o apostle_n of_o the_o church_n though_o they_o act_n not_o by_o a_o immediate_a and_o personal_a call_n yet_o they_o act_v by_o a_o mediate_a or_o virtual_a call_n of_o christ_n 2_o mathias_n though_o choose_v mediate_o of_o the_o church_n have_v the_o same_o power_n the_o eleven_o have_v who_o be_v immediate_o call_v of_o christ_n why_o may_v not_o then_o apostle_n choose_v of_o the_o church_n have_v the_o same_o power_n for_o what_o difference_n 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