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what_o be_v write_v to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o a_o stirrup_n whereby_o you_o may_v mount_v you_o self_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o iniquity_n take_v occasion_n from_o what_o the_o apostle_n write_v to_o they_o concerning_o such_o as_o have_v sin_v to_o boast_v yourselves_o to_o be_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n notwithstanding_o your_o great_a abomination_n and_o apparent_a iniquity_n confess_v and_o express_v in_o tiverton_n write_v i_o shall_v therefore_o speak_v something_o brief_o to_o some_o of_o those_o scripture_n thereby_o to_o discover_v thy_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n of_o which_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n declare_v and_o first_o concerning_o the_o church_n of_o the_o roman_n chap._n 13._o
ver._n 12_o 13_o 14._o which_o t._n c._n mention_v where_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o night_n be_v far_o spend_v the_o day_n be_v at_o hand_n let_v we_o therefore_o cast_v off_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o let_v we_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n let_v we_o walk_v honest_o as_o in_o the_o day_n not_o in_o riot_v and_o drunkenness_n not_o in_o chamber_v and_o wantonness_n not_o in_o strike_v and_o envy_v but_o put_v you_o on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n do_v the_o apostle_n here_o charge_v they_o with_o walk_v dishonest_o because_o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o walk_v honest_o nay_o assure_o for_o he_o say_v to_o they_o i_o be_o persuade_v of_o you_o my_o brethren_n that_o you_o also_o be_v full_a of_o goodness_n fill_v with_o all_o knowledge_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 15._o 14_o and_o if_o they_o be_v full_a of_o goodness_n than_o there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o dishonesty_n and_o riot_v and_o drunkenness_n chamber_v and_o wantonness_n strife_n and_o envy_v be_v work_n of_o the_o night_n and_o of_o darkness_n but_o he_o say_v the_o night_n be_v far_o spend_v the_o day_n be_v at_o hand_n let_v we_o put_v on_o therefore_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n now_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v come_v to_o the_o day_n how_o can_v they_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n and_o if_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o day_n than_o the_o night_n be_v past_a and_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n put_v off_o and_o this_o exhortation_n he_o give_v unto_o they_o to_o stir_v up_o their_o pure_a mind_n by_o way_n of_o remembrance_n as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n do_v likewise_o who_o say_v wherefore_o i_o will_v not_o be_v negligent_a to_o put_v you_o always_o in_o remembrance_n of_o these_o thing_n though_o you_o know_v they_o and_o be_v establish_v in_o the_o present_a truth_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 12._o and_o so_o this_o prove_v nothing_o at_o all_o for_o t._n c._n that_o the_o church_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o or_o as_o great_a sin_n and_o 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cor._n 5._o chap._n and_o sure_o this_o be_v not_o to_o tolerate_v they_o as_o t._n c._n have_v affirm_v for_o although_o such_o may_v creep_v in_o among_o they_o as_o jude_n say_v in_o his_o epistle_n ver._n 4._o that_o there_o be_v certain_a man_n creep_v in_o unaware_o who_o be_v before_o ordain_v to_o this_o condemnation_n ungodly_a man_n turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o laciviousness_n yet_o these_o ungodly_a man_n be_v none_o of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n for_o though_o they_o may_v creep_v in_o among_o they_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o of_o they_o and_o such_o john_n see_v and_o say_v of_o they_o they_o go_v out_o from_o we_o mark_v they_o go_v out_o therefore_o they_o have_v be_v in_o or_o have_v creep_v in_o they_o go_v out_o from_o we_o that_o they_o may_v be_v make_v manifest_a that_o they_o be_v not_o of_o we_o 1_o ioh._n 2._o 19_o and_o the_o apostle_n do_v say_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n at_o corinth_n that_o neither_o fornicator_n nor_o idolator_n nor_o 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