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he_o say_v he_o trust_v in_o god_n let_v he_o save_v he_o etc._n etc._n neither_o be_v this_o peculiar_a to_o man_n of_o learning_n though_o in_o they_o most_o perspicuous_a other_o also_o can_v rail_v and_o revile_v the_o truth_n the_o jew_n full_a of_o envy_n speak_v against_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o paul_n contrary_v they_o blasphemy_n and_o rail_v on_o they_o contradict_v and_o blaspheme_v blaspheme_v that_o be_v another_o word_n in_o the_o definition_n and_o a_o certain_a especial_a manner_n of_o this_o verbal_a persecution_n blasphemy_n 1._o do_v import_v a_o certain_a derogation_n and_o diminish_n of_o a_o excellent_a goodness_n especial_o divine_a the_o notation_n give_v it_o to_o be_v script_n a_o hurt_v of_o the_o fame_n in_o scripture_n it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o signify_v not_o any_o kind_n of_o malediction_n or_o slanderous_a speech_n but_o that_o which_o be_v peculiar_o bend_v against_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n and_o by_o a_o metaphor_n sometime_o 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the_o goodness_n 2._o of_o king_n joash_n do_v plain_o show_v here_o he_o begin_v to_o fall_v lose_v this_o the_o which_o be_v do_v by_o deceitefulnesse_n of_o sin_n which_o overtake_v and_o beguile_v he_o with_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n or_o by_o some_o other_o mean_n then_o do_v god_n in_o justice_n give_v he_o over_o to_o satan_n to_o be_v harden_v in_o heart_n that_o so_o the_o mean_n of_o salvation_n can_v work_v upon_o he_o satan_n have_v this_o power_n give_v he_o work_v effectual_o prompt_v and_o insinuate_v into_o his_o heart_n as_o he_o do_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n diverse_a reason_n why_o he_o shall_v not_o hear_v the_o word_n nor_o fear_v the_o threaten_n nor_o regard_v the_o judgement_n tush_o say_v he_o what_o have_v not_o the_o best_a have_v their_o fall_n do_v not_o peter_n deny_v his_o master_n abraham_n lie_v david_n commit_v adultery_n and_o let_v incest_n the_o righteous_a do_v he_o not_o fall_v seven_o time_n a_o day_n and_o yet_o rise_v again_o be_v 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else_o to_o give_v shall_v thence_o be_v deduct_v 16._o four_o let_v there_o be_v no_o fornicatour_n nor_o profane_a person_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n of_o paul_n prescribe_v a_o caveat_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o our_o sin_n id_fw-la est_fw-la 12._o neither_o in_o the_o second_o table_n nor_o in_o the_o first_o give_v way_n to_o any_o gross_a sin_n and_o namely_o not_o to_o these_o whereby_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v grieve_v and_o by_o which_o that_o communion_n of_o saint_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o the_o church_n may_v be_v violate_v three_o reason_n i_o suppose_v may_v be_v give_v why_o paul_n instance_v rather_o in_o fornication_n for_o the_o second_o table_n than_o any_o other_o sin_n first_o our_o body_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o fornication_n be_v a_o sin_n against_o a_o man_n own_o body_n by_o this_o then_o shall_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v defile_v his_o temple_n profane_v yea_o and_o himself_o drive_v forth_o by_o 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