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invade_v the_o divine_a tribunal_n look_v to_o thyself_o and_o search_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o thy_o own_o conscience_n see_v what_o evil_n be_v there_o what_o good_a be_v there_o want_v and_o turn_v not_o thy_o eye_n upon_o other_o man_n life_n and_o action_n thou_o will_v find_v a_o sufficient_a plenty_n of_o bad_a weed_n to_o be_v pull_v out_o of_o thy_o own_o ground_n fault_n which_o thou_o may_v bold_o fall_v upon_o with_o a_o severe_a censure_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n so_o just_o do_v but_o that_o a_o deprave_a spirit_n may_v wrest_v it_o to_o a_o ill_a sense_n heretic_n abuse_v the_o very_a gospel_n the_o jew_n calumniate_v christ_n action_n as_o body_n of_o a_o melancholic_a and_o malevolent_a humour_n turn_v all_o the_o food_n they_o eat_v into_o choler_n so_o a_o ill-disposed_a soul_n mis-interprets_a all_o it_o see_v all_o it_o hear_v a_o good_a or_o bad_a intention_n make_v thing_n oftentimes_o good_a or_o bad_a but_o this_o be_v know_v to_o he_o alone_o 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