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pray_v go_v home_o and_o look_v to_o your_o own_o house_n you_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v here_o now_o certain_o the_o prevail_a of_o wickedness_n in_o any_o place_n be_v of_o more_o dangerous_a and_o worse_a consequence_n than_o a_o fire_n break_v forth_o in_o the_o town_n object_n 2._o you_o make_v yourselves_o informer_n answ_n and_o what_o then_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o inform_v against_o man_n for_o religion_n for_o pray_v preach_a hear_v god_n word_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o inform_v against_o man_n for_o notorious_a irreligion_n and_o profaneness_n for_o curse_v and_o swear_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o inform_v against_o such_o as_o be_v pious_a and_o peaceable_a in_o the_o land_n out_o of_o malice_n or_o of_o covetousness_n to_o prey_v on_o their_o estate_n and_o raise_v themselves_o on_o the_o ruin_n of_o man_n more_o righteous_a than_o themselves_o and_o quite_o another_o thing_n to_o inform_v against_o gross_a wickedness_n out_o of_o conscience_n not_o for_o any_o worldly_a advantage_n and_o seek_v the_o good_a of_o the_o offender_n themselves_o and_o i_o hope_v the_o objector_n will_v not_o say_v that_o joseph_n do_v amiss_o when_o he_o tell_v of_o his_o brethren_n when_o he_o bring_v unto_o his_o father_n their_o evil_a report_n in_o order_n to_o the_o reform_v of_o they_o gen._n 37.1_o and_o they_o that_o bring_v the_o son_n of_o shelomith_n to_o moses_n for_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o curl_v leu._n 24.11_o no_o doubt_v think_v it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o great_a sin_n in_o they_o have_v they_o connive_v at_o and_o conceal_v such_o wickedness_n and_o other_o have_v well_o observe_v that_o the_o prince_n think_v it_o not_o below_o they_o to_o be_v informer_n in_o a_o case_n of_o this_o nature_n ezra_n 9.1_o 2._o again_o this_o be_v plain_a they_o that_o be_v against_o your_o inform_a magistrate_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o our_o good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n how_o and_o by_o who_o they_o be_v break_v these_o i_o say_v be_v against_o establish_v judgement_n in_o the_o gate_n for_o how_o shall_v wholesome_a law_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n without_o such_o information_n give_v to_o magistrate_n the_o great_a transgressor_n will_v be_v far_o from_o come_v to_o accuse_v themselves_o they_o will_v think_v themselves_o safe_a enough_o if_o there_o be_v no_o punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v on_o they_o but_o upon_o their_o confession_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o such_o if_o they_o have_v a_o knowledge_n of_o magistrate_n that_o be_v for_o keep_v up_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n and_o for_o execute_v justice_n on_o offender_n they_o will_v be_v most_o shy_a of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v not_o take_v transgress_v within_o their_o view_n so_o that_o bar_n information_n and_o then_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n may_v rust_v in_o the_o scabbard_n or_o however_o it_o will_v be_v so_o seldom_o draw_v as_o to_o be_v no_o terror_n to_o evil_a doer_n when_o not_o one_o offender_n of_o ten_o of_o twenty_o or_o of_o forty_o etc._n etc._n be_v like_a to_o fall_v under_o the_o lash_n of_o the_o law_n this_o will_v be_v no_o great_a terror_n to_o be_v sure_a to_o a_o offender_n that_o think_v it_o be_v forty_o to_o one_o he_o shall_v escape_v again_o let_v any_o indifferent_a person_n judge_n whether_o these_o man_n be_v not_o partial_a no_o doubt_n they_o will_v have_v you_o ready_a to_o inform_v they_o and_o ready_a to_o witness_v for_o they_o and_o in_o their_o cause_n if_o you_o know_v who_o have_v wrong_v they_o who_o have_v rob_v they_o who_o have_v steal_v a_o horse_n of_o they_o etc._n etc._n but_o they_o will_v have_v you_o to_o be_v mute_a in_o god_n cause_n now_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o love_v and_o honour_n themselves_o above_o god_n and_o to_o prefer_v their_o own_o petty_a interest_n before_o the_o interest_n of_o religion_n and_o before_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o great_a god_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v injure_v in_o the_o least_o than_o that_o religion_n shall_v suffer_v and_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v never_o so_o high_o dishonour_v but_o be_v you_o assure_v it_o will_v be_v find_v in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o trial_n a_o great_a honour_n as_o one_o say_v to_o have_v be_v a_o faithful_a informer_n against_o vice_n than_o a_o base_a conniver_n at_o it_o and_o a_o wretched_a betrayer_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o religion_n object_n 3._o many_o of_o your_o information_n be_v clandestine_v and_o offender_n be_v oft_o convict_v and_o punish_v without_o know_v their_o accuser_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o this_o answ_n 1._o here_o it_o shall_v be_v consider_v that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o act_n of_o real_a kindness_n and_o charity_n to_o inform_v against_o common_a swearer_n drunkard_n etc._n etc._n to_o bring_v they_o under_o the_o rebuke_n of_o the_o law_n and_o justice_n when_o there_o be_v no_o other_o likely_a mean_n to_o reclaim_v or_o restrain_v they_o from_o their_o wicked_a 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