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such_o joy_n there_o fall_v out_o a_o scandal_n in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n 1._o corinth_n 5._o now_o whereas_o upon_o the_o event_n of_o it_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v mourning_n and_o heavy_a they_o be_v in_o another_o vein_n verse_n 2._o 6._o they_o be_v glory_v and_o rejoice_v they_o do_v not_o rejoice_v in_o or_o at_o the_o scandal_n that_o such_o a_o man_n that_o make_v such_o a_o profession_n be_v fall_v but_o they_o rejoice_v in_o their_o own_o gift_n in_o the_o gift_n of_o their_o preacher_n what_o church_n have_v such_o preacher_n what_o people_n have_v such_o gift_n and_o rejoice_v they_o may_v in_o these_o thing_n but_o now_o it_o be_v unseasonable_a they_o shall_v now_o rather_o have_v be_v mourning_n because_o of_o this_o scandal_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n sharp_o take_v they_o up_o verse_n 2_o 6._o and_o you_o be_v puff_v up_o and_o have_v not_o rather_o mourn_v your_o glory_v or_o rejoice_v be_v not_o good_a if_o then_o the_o apostle_n reprove_v they_o thus_o 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it_o god_n will_v be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o heathen_a now_o god_n name_n be_v sometime_o sanctify_a in_o his_o work_n of_o mercy_n as_o ezek._n 20._o 41._o and_o sometime_o in_o the_o work_n of_o justice_n ezek._n 38_o 22_o 23._o now_o though_o in_o that_o forename_a place_n it_o be_v speak_v of_o sanctify_v his_o pollute_a name_n by_o his_o work_n of_o mercy_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o enemy_n yet_o it_o be_v also_o true_a that_o god_n will_v sanctify_v his_o pollute_a name_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o adversary_n by_o his_o work_n of_o justice_n that_o be_v he_o will_v do_v such_o exemplary_a justice_n and_o such_o smart_a woe_n upon_o such_o as_o by_o their_o scandal_n pollute_v his_o name_n that_o he_o will_v recover_v himself_o as_o much_o glory_n in_o their_o punishment_n as_o they_o lose_v he_o by_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o remarkable_o will_v he_o do_v it_o in_o enemy_n eye_n that_o they_o who_o before_o open_v their_o mouth_n to_o dishonour_v his_o 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non_fw-la potuit_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la intelligi_fw-la potest_fw-la quod_fw-la nullam_fw-la penitus_fw-la majoris_fw-la piaculi_fw-la crimen_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la blasphemandi_fw-la causam_fw-la gentibus_fw-la dare_v salu._n lib._n 4._o the_o provide_v what_o be_v the_o reason_n because_o by_o his_o scandal_n he_o have_v give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v his_o scandal_n be_v great_a any_o scandal_n give_v occasion_n of_o blaspheme_v but_o great_a scandal_n give_v great_a occasion_n of_o blaspheme_v therefore_o as_o he_o by_o his_o great_a scandal_n have_v pollute_v god_n name_n so_o god_n by_o his_o great_a justice_n will_v sanctify_v his_o name_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o those_o enemy_n that_o have_v blaspheme_v we_o find_v a_o law_n deut._n 22._o 19_o that_o a_o man_n in_o that_o case_n specify_v in_o the_o text_n shall_v be_v sharp_o amearce_v and_o a_o good_a round_o fine_a set_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v give_v 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