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thing_n write_v may_v be_v death_n or_o betoke_v death_n but_o the_o write_n of_o it_o be_v spirit_n and_o life_n as_o jonah_n message_n to_o niniveh_n be_v death_n within_o 40._o day_n but_o the_o send_n of_o it_o do_v plain_o argue_v that_o god_n be_v willing_a to_o spare_v they_o and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o letter_n and_o the_o spirit_n viz._n the_o same_o which_o be_v between_o the_o thing_n write_v and_o the_o write_n of_o it_o galatian_n gal._n 6.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v have_v rejoice_v against_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o place_n be_v a_o scornful_a upbraid_v or_o domineer_a kind_n of_o rejoice_v or_o â—â—sultation_n as_o if_o her_o shall_v have_v say_v he_o which_o scornful_o or_o upbray_o rejoice_v or_o insult_v against_o his_o brother_n for_o his_o casual_a misdo_n shall_v upon_o examination_n of_o himself_o find_v more_o cause_n upbray_o to_o rejoice_v or_o insult_v against_o himself_o a_o phrase_n allude_v to_o that_o upbraid_a kind_n of_o rejoice_v or_o insultation_n against_o his_o brother_n and_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o catachresticall_a paronomasia_n no_o more_o improper_a than_o that_o liberty_n to_o the_o sword_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o liberty_n treacherous_o deny_v to_o servant_n after_o the_o due_a proclamation_n of_o their_o liberty_n jer._n 34.17_o do_v you_o mock_v at_o the_o liberty_n of_o servant_n which_o i_o have_v command_v as_o appear_v by_o your_o retractation_n of_o your_o just_a proclamation_n of_o their_o liberty_n he_o proclaim_v a_o liberty_n for_o you_o some_o to_o the_o sword_n some_o to_o the_o famine_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o otherwise_o a_o liberty_n to_o the_o sword_n seem_v improper_a so_o here_o do_v you_o upbray_o rejoice_v against_o and_o 〈◊〉_d over_o your_o brother_n for_o his_o casual_a fail_v you_o have_v more_o cause_n if_o you_o well_o examine_v to_o upbraid_v or_o upbray_o to_o rejoice_v against_o or_o insult_v over_o yourselves_o a_o tart_a kind_n of_o retort_v of_o their_o base_a insultation_n upon_o themselves_o do_v you_o examine_v your_o brother_n so_o near_o examine_v yourself_o do_v you_o upbraid_v he_o upbraid_v you_o self_n do_v you_o insult_v over_o he_o insult_v over_o yourself_o do_v you_o laugh_v or_o mock_v at_o he_o laugh_v or_o mock_v at_o yourself_o in_o all_o the_o perioche_n or_o passage_n of_o this_o place_n there_o be_v no_o occasion_n of_o rejoice_v in_o another_o but_o to_o blame_v rejoice_v against_o or_o insultation_n over_o another_o be_v the_o main_a purpose_n of_o this_o place_n ephesian_n eph._n 6.13_o en_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o supercoelestibus_fw-la in_o supercelestial_a thing_n not_o place_n licentiousness_n under_o pretence_n of_o free_a grace_n be_v a_o spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o a_o heavenly_a thing_n under_o pretence_n of_o separation_n from_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n to_o blaspheme_v the_o congruity_n of_o the_o adjective_n with_o his_o substantive_n as_o inconsistent_a with_o divine_a writ_n be_v a_o spiritual_a wickedness_n or_o ignorance_n in_o a_o heavenly_a thing_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o more_o deceit_n in_o shop_n and_o marker_n about_o earthly_a thing_n than_o there_o may_v be_v and_z as_o man_n handle_v the_o matter_n often_o be_v in_o heavenly_a thing_n not_o that_o heavenly_a thing_n of_o their_o own_o nature_n have_v any_o spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o they_o for_o then_o heavenly_a shall_v not_o be_v heavenly_a but_o man_n do_v pervert_v heavenly_a thing_n and_o mingle_v their_o wicked_a and_o carnal_a sophistication_n with_o heavenly_a thing_n which_o when_o they_o do_v there_o be_v spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o or_o about_o heavenly_a thing_n not_o in_o the_o heavenly_a thing_n itself_o but_o in_o they_o that_o abuse_v that_o heavenly_a thing_n colossian_n col._n 3.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d