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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lose_v continual_o his_o form_n and_o fashion_n so_o david_n tell_v we_o psalm_n the_o 73._o the_o 20._o that_o when_o god_n awake_v he_o shall_v despise_v their_o image_n the_o image_n of_o god_n satisfy_v the_o righteous_a when_o they_o awake_v to_o their_o reward_n because_o there_o be_v substance_n and_o truth_n and_o goodness_n in_o it_o but_o when_o god_n awake_v to_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a their_o image_n be_v so_o far_o from_o bring_v with_o it_o any_o satisfaction_n of_o glory_n that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o can_v but_o judge_v most_o upright_o it_o be_v full_a of_o shame_n most_o ignoble_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v despise_v have_v no_o substance_n but_o only_a shadow_n no_o truth_n but_o only_a appearance_n no_o ground_n but_o only_a opinion_n to_o paint_v itself_o with_o and_o therefore_o look_v what_o difference_n of_o thing_n there_o be_v in_o the_o sound_a judgement_n of_o one_o wake_v and_o the_o skip_a 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follow_v shall_v not_o the_o shepherd_n seed_n the_o flock_n nay_o what_o can_v they_o expect_v but_o the_o double_a woe_n of_o jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n woe_n wo_n to_o the_o shepherd_n that_o destroy_v and_o scatter_v my_o sheep_n but_o as_o these_o blind_a guide_n be_v most_o insensible_a of_o their_o own_o malady_n because_o ignorance_n be_v a_o disease_n as_o the_o greek_a tragedian_n call_v it_o that_o never_o pain_v a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o miracle_n to_o a_o man_n of_o understanding_n to_o see_v the_o great_a zeal_n and_o little_a knowledge_n some_o well_o but_o weak_a mind_a people_n use_v to_o defend_v these_o tradesman_n with_o be_v not_o our_o saviour_n say_v they_o a_o carpenter_n mark_v 6._o 3._o before_o he_o be_v send_v to_o preach_v s._n peter_n a_o fisherman_n matthew_n a_o publican_n s._n paul_n a_o tentmaker_n true_o indeed_o but_o our_o saviour_n venture_v not_o himself_o to_o preach_v before_o the_o spirit_n of_o 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