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who_o behold_v he_o that_o be_v invisible_a but_o when_o with_o peter_n in_o the_o high-priest_n hall_n thou_o deny_v thy_o master_n when_o with_o demas_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n thou_o forsake_v thy_o pious_a companion_n and_o embrace_v this_o present_a world_n when_o for_o fear_n of_o disgrace_n and_o be_v ill-spoken_a of_o thou_o dare_v not_o profess_v what_o thou_o know_v when_o thou_o dare_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o evil_a day_n when_o piety_n be_v out_o of_o fashion_n or_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n thou_o be_v in_o and_o therefore_o forbear_v to_o practice_v it_o when_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n for_o fear_n of_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n thou_o neglecte_v the_o command_n of_o god_n sure_o this_o be_v hide_v the_o light_n not_o set_v it_o upon_o a_o candlestick_n that_o it_o may_v give_v light_n to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n obj._n but_o some_o man_n will_v say_v here_o be_v not_o this_o the_o case_n of_o the_o present_a minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o former_o have_v be_v so_o zealous_a for_o passive_a obedience_n and_o nonresistance_n and_o now_o the_o time_n be_v change_v and_o there_o be_v some_o danger_n in_o profess_v that_o principle_n they_o have_v no_o courage_n to_o meddle_v with_o that_o pious_a doctrine_n and_o be_v not_o this_o hide_v the_o light_n sol._n 1._o what_o some_o man_n do_v and_o think_v must_v not_o be_v look_v on_o as_o the_o result_n of_o the_o church_n doctrine_n 2._o personal_a fault_n must_v not_o can_v be_v charge_v upon_o the_o church_n 3._o what_o layman_n do_v must_v not_o present_o be_v lay_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o clergyman_n 4._o though_o passive_a obedience_n and_o nonresistance_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n yet_o they_o must_v not_o be_v understand_v without_o any_o limitation_n at_o all_o 5._o our_o present_a case_n be_v very_o difficult_a and_o have_v some_o circumstance_n in_o it_o which_o be_v not_o usual_a and_o perhaps_o never_o happen_v before_o we_o must_v not_o wonder_v to_o see_v man_n differ_v in_o their_o opinion_n concern_v it_o and_o therefore_o 6._o if_o charitable_a construction_n of_o the_o action_n of_o our_o neighbour_n be_v necessary_a they_o must_v be_v so_o more_o than_o ordinary_a in_o a_o case_n where_o both_o party_n have_v much_o to_o plead_v for_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o though_o the_o case_n be_v not_o altogether_o the_o same_o yet_o let_v the_o apostle_n rule_n be_v our_o direction_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 despise_v he_o that_o eat_v 7._o it_o may_v not_o be_v fear_n of_o danger_n that_o make_v we_o forbear_v speak_v of_o this_o doctrine_n there_o may_v be_v several_a reason_n why_o man_n of_o learning_n forbear_v it_o as_o 1_o because_o there_o be_v not_o that_o occasion_n now_o to_o practice_v it_o that_o once_o there_o be_v 2_o those_o that_o think_v 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rom._n fourteen_o 17_o 19_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o meat_n and_o drink_v but_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n let_v we_o therefore_o follow_v after_o the_o thing_n which_o make_v for_o peace_n and_o thing_n wherewith_o one_o may_v edify_v another_o but_o let_v we_o inquire_v ii_o what_o injury_n we_o offer_v by_o hide_v our_o light_n to_o god_n and_o man_n 1._o this_o be_v a_o tacit_n accuse_v of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v give_v we_o no_o light_n at_o all_o he_o that_o do_v not_o make_v use_n of_o the_o gift_n god_n have_v give_v he_o appear_v to_o other_o as_o if_o he_o have_v receive_v none_o and_o his_o neglect_n to_o improve_v it_o be_v so_o far_o a_o denial_n of_o it_o and_o what_o ingratitude_n be_v this_o what_o a_o false_a accusation_n of_o god_n have_v not_o god_n wash_v thou_o with_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n have_v not_o he_o bestow_v his_o holy_a spirit_n on_o thou_o have_v not_o he_o vouchsafe_v thou_o the_o 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