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judas_n demas_n the_o young_a man_n etc._n etc._n their_o covetousness_n but_o if_o a_o man_n heart_n be_v in_o league_n but_o with_o one_o sin_n which_o his_o soul_n cleave_v to_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v he_o have_v no_o part_n in_o christ_n suppose_v a_o woman_n shall_v say_v to_o her_o husband_n sir_n i_o love_v you_o better_o than_o a_o hundred_o and_o a_o hundred_o man_n only_o i_o love_v one_o man_n better_o than_o you_o be_v she_o not_o a_o adulteress_n one_o deadly_a wound_n may_v kill_v a_o man_n as_o well_o as_o a_o one_o thousand_o and_o one_o sin_n live_v in_o with_o love_n and_o delight_n may_v damn_v a_o man_n as_o well_o as_o a_o thousand_o sign_n 9_o the_o nine_o sign_n whereby_o a_o man_n may_v know_v that_o christ_n be_v we_o be_v self-denial_n when_o a_o man_n give_v up_o himself_o whole_o to_o the_o rule_n and_o subjection_n of_o christ_n as_o his_o servant_n or_o vassal_n to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o he_o if_o any_o will_v follow_v i_o he_o must_v deny_v 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19_o 11._o when_o like_o false_a glass_n they_o represent_v not_o a_o true_a face_n f_z as_o those_o that_o tell_v dionysius_n his_o spittle_n be_v as_o sweet_a as_o honey_n and_o those_o that_o flatter_v caesar_n that_o tell_v he_o his_o freckle_n in_o his_o face_n be_v like_o the_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_n flattery_n undo_v ahab_n nero_n herod_n alexander_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o undoer_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o people_n like_o evil_a surgeon_n that_o skin_n over_o the_o 17._o e_z jer._n 6._o 14._o lam._n 2._o 14._o jer._n 23._o 17._o wound_n but_o never_o heal_v it_o g_o especial_o at_o their_o death_n o_o then_o especial_o take_v heed_n of_o daub_v they_o over_o with_o untempered_a mortar_n and_o so_o the_o poor_a man_n be_v in_o hell_n when_o he_o think_v to_o have_v be_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n this_o sin_n will_v lie_v heavy_a upon_o a_o minister_n conscience_n when_o he_o lie_v a_o die_a will_v you_o lie_v for_o god_n or_o talk_v deceitful_o for_o his_o 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not_o to_o be_v the_o salt_n but_o the_o sugar_n and_o honey_n of_o the_o word_n the_o salt_n have_v lose_v its_o savour_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o man_n will_v not_o endure_v it_o but_o be_v ready_a to_o gnash_v their_o 51._o act._n 7._o 51._o tooth_n at_o such_o preach_n and_o call_v it_o malice_n etc._n etc._n when_o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o greatestlove_n that_o can_v be_v as_o if_o a_o man_n house_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n we_o must_v not_o speak_v soft_o as_o loath_a to_o awaken_v he_o sir_n your_o house_n be_v on_o fire_n etc._n etc._n cry_v aloud_o spare_v not_o save_v they_o with_o fear_n pull_v they_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n he_o be_v the_o 2._o jude_n 23._o zach._n 3._o 2._o best_a chirurgeon_n or_o physician_n not_o that_o put_v his_o patient_n to_o least_o pain_n but_o that_o cure_n and_o heal_v not_o he_o that_o be_v most_o please_a but_o most_o profitable_a yet_o alas_o man_n cry_v out_o of_o such_o preacher_n as_o fiery_a fellow_n like_o the_o fiery_a 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must_v preach_v christ_n lovingly_z love_o 6._o love_o take_v heed_n our_o own_o passion_n mingle_v not_o with_o our_o zeal_n that_o we_o vent_v not_o they_o to_o disgrace_v other_o or_o ease_v our_o own_o venomous_a spirit_n excellent_a be_v the_o speech_n of_o bullinger_n in_o his_o preface_n before_o his_o decade_n abâ—it_n fall_v amaritudâ—nis_fw-la &_o petulantia_fw-la sit_fw-la objurgatio_fw-la prudens_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la audax_fw-la ardeat_fw-la non_fw-la ira_fw-la sed_fw-la spirit_n we_o veâ—ementia_fw-la &_o scelus_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la scelerati_fw-la person_n im-persequi_a we_o be_v gentle_a among_o you_o say_v paul_n as_o a_o nurse_n cherish_v her_o child_n and_o we_o exhort_v you_o as_o a_o father_n do_v his_o