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when_o i_o see_v the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a v._o 4._o they_o have_v no_o band_n in_o their_o death_n but_o their_o strength_n be_v firm_a v._o 5._o they_o be_v not_o in_o trouble_n as_o other_o man_n neither_o be_v they_o plague_v like_o other_o men._n v._o 12._o behold_v these_o be_v the_o ungodly_a who_o increase_n in_o riches_n v._o 10._o therefore_o his_o people_n return_v thither_o and_o water_n of_o a_o full_a cup_n be_v wring_v out_o unto_o they_o v._o 7._o their_o eye_n stand_v out_o with_o fatness_n they_o have_v more_o than_o heart_n can_v wish_v content_n the_o first_o occasion_n from_o without_o of_o the_o prophet_n temptation_n be_v wicked_a man_n prosperity_n in_o 6._o degree_n 1._o particular_a discourse_n upon_o each_o case_n of_o conscience_n resolve_v how_o far_o good_a man_n be_v subject_a to_o error_n and_o passion_n how_o far_o there_o may_v be_v a_o compliance_n with_o wicked_a great_a man_n what_o
grace_n that_o work_v to_o will_n and_o to_o do_v and_o therefore_o may_v be_v attribute_v to_o god_n man_n act_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o grace_n and_o his_o make_a use_n of_o the_o design_a mean_n be_v his_o work_n and_o so_o attribute_v to_o he_o and_o therefore_o a_o exhortation_n to_o stir_v up_o this_o grace_n and_o to_o use_v the_o mean_n of_o cleanse_v the_o heart_n may_v very_o much_o concern_v man_n and_o towards_o the_o attainment_n of_o a_o sincere_a spirit_n it_o may_v very_o much_o conduce_v if_o we_o 1._o set_a god_n before_o our_o eye_n and_o ourselves_o in_o his_o sight_n with_o full_a persuasion_n that_o he_o be_v the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o that_o none_o of_o those_o hide_a closert_n be_v reserve_v from_o his_o knowledge_n second_o if_o we_o eradicate_v our_o headstrong_a know_v and_o most_o please_a corruption_n for_o when_o these_o be_v we_o shall_v quick_o be_v clean_o three_o if_o we_o careful_o attend_v upon_o that_o word_n which_o have_v a_o 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be_v obvious_a in_o humane_a writer_n how_o frequent_a the_o heathen_a be_v in_o their_o lustration_n those_o ceremony_n of_o purge_a sin_n by_o water_n puram_fw-la circumtulit_fw-la undam_fw-la lustravitque_fw-la viros_fw-la from_o hence_o likely_a the_o popish_a holy_a water_n 6._o virg._n aenead_n lib._n 6._o thus_o pilate_n either_o have_v borrow_v this_o ceremony_n from_o the_o jew_n he_o converse_v with_o or_o from_o his_o fellow_n heathen_n take_v water_n and_o wash_v his_o hand_n to_o clear_v his_o innocence_n math._n 27.24_o the_o like_a ridiculous_a action_n the_o poet_n seem_v to_o put_v a_o jeer_n upon_o heu_fw-la nimium_fw-la faciles_fw-la qui_fw-la turpia_fw-la crimina_fw-la caedis_fw-la fluminea_fw-la tolli_fw-la posse_fw-la putatis_fw-la aqua_fw-la this_o be_v premise_v the_o hand_n be_v defile_v defile_v how_o the_o hand_n may_v be_v defile_v either_o 1._o by_o receive_v a_o reward_n against_o the_o innocent_a as_o the_o phrase_n be_v psal_n 15.5_o 2._o by_o take_v away_o wrongful_o that_o which_o be_v another_o the_o gild_n of_o the_o former_a be_v contract_v when_o judge_n or_o other_o for_o a_o bribe_n and_o reward_n pervert_v justice_n justify_v the_o wicked_a for_o a_o reward_n and_o take_v away_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o righteous_a from_o he_o isay_n 5.23_o mic._n 3.11_o mich._n 7.3_o thus_o judas_n betray_v innocent_a blood_n for_o a_o little_a money_n math._n 27._o and_o balaam_n love_v the_o way_n of_o unrighteousness_n 2_o pet._n 2.15_o the_o acceptance_n of_o a_o bribe_n may_v seem_v a_o low_a offence_n because_o that_o which_o be_v give_v come_v voluntary_o yet_o we_o may_v still_o find_v it_o reckon_v by_o god_n among_o the_o cry_a sin_n in_o thou_o have_v they_o take_v gift_n to_o shed_v blood_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o jerusalem_n sin_n ezek._n 22.11_o it_o carry_v a_o heavy_a curse_n along_o with_o it_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o take_v a_o reward_n to_o slay_v a_o innocent_a person_n 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