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that_o it_o may_v be_v by_o his_o grace_n repent_v of_o and_o pardon_v by_o his_o mercy_n by_o the_o same_o mercy_n and_o grace_n to_o guide_v my_o foot_n into_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n and_o to_o lead_v i_o in_o the_o way_n everlasting_a decemb._n 31._o 1655._o o_o be_v favourable_a and_o gracious_a unto_o zion_n build_v thou_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n repair_v the_o breach_n thereof_o and_o make_v no_o long_a tarry_n o_o lord_n our_o helper_n and_o our_o redeemer_n etiam_fw-la veni_fw-la domine_fw-la jesu_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o which_o some_o light_n more_o or_o less_o be_v give_v in_o the_o forego_n sermon_n chap._n ver._n pag._n gen._n iii_o 5_o 236_o iv_o 13_o 197_o vi_o 5_o 406_o 6_o 405_o ix_o 3_o 50_o 6_o 343_o 27_o 155_o xi_o 4_o 8_o fourteen_o 21_o 98_o xv_o 2_o 130_o xviii_o 21_o 372_o xxi_o 15-16_a 278_o 19_o 282_o xxviii_o 12_o 265_o 20_o 110_o xxxi_o 29_o 412_o xxxiii_o 4_o 412_o xlii_o 21-22_a 80.339_o l_o 15-17_a 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ix_o 9_o 285_o 20_o 207_o xii_o 4_o 411_o xvi_o 5_o 295_o xix_o 12_o 66_o 13_o 65_o etc._n etc._n xxi_o 11_o 406_o etc._n etc._n xx_o 7.8_o 280_o xxii_o 14_o 315_o xxvii_o 10_o 273_o xxx_o 6_o 323_o 6.8_o 208_o xxxii_o 9_o 81_o xxxiii_o 10_o 406_o 10.11_o 401_o xxxvi_o 6_o 197_o xxxvii_o 5_o 288.415_o 19_o 411_o 23_o 33_o xxxviii_o 20_o 36_o thirty-nine_o 4_o 266_o 9_o 201_o xli_o 1_o 367_o xliv_o 21_o 373_o psal._n xlv_o 1_o 266_o 7_o 14_o l_o 21_o 399_o 23_o 256_o lvi_o 6_o 302_o lviii_o 8_o 401_o lxii_o 10_o 382_o 11_o 259_o 11.12_o 337_o lxv_o 7_o 413_o lxvi_o 1_o 255_o lxxii_o 1_o etc._n etc._n 334_o 14_o 388_o lxxiii_o 20_o 403_o lxxvi_o 5_o 403_o lxxvii_o 2_o 208_o 10_o 287_o 12_o 337_o lxxviii_o 72_o 247_o lxxix_o 12_o 337_o lxxxii_o 5_o 309_o 6_o 336_o lxxxiii_o 5_o 302_o lxxxiv_o 6_o 295_o lxxxvi_o 11_o 315_o lxxxix_o 2_o 407_o xci_o 4_o 288_o 15_o 211_o xciv_o 11_o 406_o 19_o 210_o xcvii_o 11_o 297_o xcix_o 1_o 401_o civ_o 15_o 9_o 31_o 254_o cvi_o 3_o 351_o cvii_o 2_o 148_o 16_o 315_o cviii_o 2_o 266_o cix_o 18_o 10_o 28_o 347_o cxi_o 10_o 309_o cxii_o 9_o 125_o 10_o 412_o cxv_o 1_o 260_o cxvi_o 7_o 200_o 16_o 408_o cxix_o 28_o 315_o 57_o 295_o 75_o 193_o etc._n etc._n 89_o 407_o 91_o 408_o 96_o 363_o psal._n cxix_o 105_o 296_o 115_o 86_o 116_o 285_o 122_o 390_o cxxii_o 3_o 271_o cxxvii_o 3_o 114_o cxxxiii_o 1_o etc._n etc._n 59.161_o cxxxv_o 6_o 285.401.410_o cxl_o 9_o 412_o 12_o 282_o cxli_o 4_o 288_o 6_o 263_o cxlii_o 5.6_o 282_o cxliii_o 2_o 195_o cxlvi_o 2.3_o 279_o cxlvii_o 9_o 282_o 5_o 409_o cl_n 5_o 268_o proverb_n i_o 10_o 86.318_o 11-13_a 339_o iii_o 3.4_o 345_o 5_o 410_o vi_o 6_o 307_o x_o 2_o 386_o 7_o 9_o xi_o 18_o 389_o 26_o 347_o xiii_o 10_o 160_o 24_o 204_o fourteen_o 3_o 391_o xv_o 1_o 161_o 30_o 10_o xvi_o 2_o 355.372_o 3_o 415_o 4_o 254_o 7_o 25._o etc._n etc._n 9_o 410_o xvii_o 15_o 168.343_o 26_o 366_o xviii_o 13_o 217_o 14_o 3â—6_n 17_o 359_o xix_o 3_o 20.197_o 21_o 399._o etc._n etc._n xx_o 14_o 389_o xxi_o 1_o 17.35.408_o xxii_o 1_o 6_o 16_o 394_o 22.23_o 391_o xxiii_o 2_o 83_o 5_o 279_o xxiiii_o 10-12_a 331._o etc._n etc._n 21_o 44_o 24-26_a 347_o xxv_o 27_o 260_o xxvi_o 2_o 347_o 13_o 313_o 16_o 107.308_o xxvii_o 6_o 205_o xxviii_o 3_o 338.392_o 11_o 308_o xxix_o 7_o 369_o xxxi_o 8.9_o 334_o eccles._n two_o 11_o 208_o 26_o 114_o iii_o 1_o 365_o 11_o 365_o iv_o 1_o 357.365_o 5.6_o 107_o five_o 8_o 365_o vii_o 1_o 1_o etc._n etc._n 7_o 366_o 8_o 161_o 29_o 405_o ix_o 1_o 40_o 3_o 7_o 8_o 7_o x_o 1_o 18_o 20_o 366_o xi_o 4_o 245_o xii_o 10_o 4_o isaiah_n two_o 22_o 279_o xi_o 34_o 217_o xiii_o 6_o 315_o xxix_o 13_o 265_o xxxiii_o 15_o 392_o xxxvi_o 5_o 411_o xxxvii_o 7.9_o 412_o 29_o 412_o xlii_o 8_o 255.259_o xlvi_o 10_o 407_o xlix_o 14.15_o 283_o 15_o 275_o l_o 1_o 144_o li_n 20_o 412_o lii_o 3_o 135._o etc._n etc._n lv_o 5.6_o 403_o 8.9_o 400_o lvii_o 15_o 286_o lviii_o 5_o 83_o 7_o 335_o jer._n two_o 13_o 280_o viii_o 9_o 309_o x_o 23_o 410_o 24_o 195_o jer._n xii_o 2_o 265_o xviii_o 18_o 21_o xxi_o 12_o 348_o xxv_o 9_o 408_o xxxvii_o 7-9_a 412_o 29_o 412_o 38_o 4_o 315_o xliii_o 10_o 408_o li_n 20_o 412_o ezech._n i_o 16_o 408_o iii_o 19_o 351_o vii_o 17_o 314_o fourteen_o 14_o etc._n etc._n 351_o xxi_o 7_o 315_o xxix_o 20_o 408_o daniel_n v._n 6_o 314_o 27.28_o 372_o hosea_n two_o 9_o 126_o five_o 15_o 208_o xiii_o 14_o 405_o amos_n iv_o 1_o 390_o five_o 11_o 391_o 12_o 393_o 13_o 365_o viii_o 4_o 390_o 5_o 388_o jonah_n two_o 8_o 208_o iii_o 10_o 406_o nahum_n two_o 10_o 314.315_o zephan_n i_o 9_o 388_o 12_o 372_o malac._n i_o 6_o 265_o iii_o 6_o 409_o matth._n iii_o 17_o 33_o iv_o 10_o 86_o five_o 16_o 265_o vi_o 2_o 296_o 17_o 7_o vii_o 12_o 48_o 16_o 187_o 20_o 187_o x_o 16_o 380_o xi_o 12_o 155_o xv_o 8_o 265_o 19_o 406_o xvi_o 1_o 302_o 24_o 320_o xviii_o 7_o 168_o 27.28_o 392_o xxiii_o 37_o 281_o xxv_o 24_o 197_o mark_n vi_o 26_o 84_o x_o 30_o 202.416_o xii_o 40_o 302_o luk._n i._n 51_o 411_o two_o 14_o 302_o vi_o 42_o 167.226.378_o x_o 34.35_o 293-4_a 41_o 405_o xi_o 18_o 302_o xii_o 4_o 316.319_o 15_o 92_o fourteen_o 26_o 321_o xv_o 12_o 341_o 21_o &c_n &c_n 283_o xvi_o 8_o 291_o etc._n etc._n 9_o 292_o xix_o 8_o 397_o xxi_o 4_o 341_o xxii_o 23_o 167_o 42_o 414_o xxiv_o 38_o 406_o john_n 1_o 29_o 151_o 12_o 265_o iii_o 20.21_o 382_o vi_o 27_o 151_o 70_o 304_o ix_o 24_o 262_o xi_o 50_o 233_o xii_o 6_o 304_o xiii_o 2_o 304_o 23_o 60_o fourteen_o 27_o 318_o 30_o 151_o xv_o 19_o 294_o xix_o 11_o 413_o xx_o 17_o 265_o act_n 2_o 23_o 178.413_o iv_o 32_o 164_o viii_o 22_o 406_o ix_o 5_o 411_o xii_o 23_o 260_o fourteen_o 15_o 260_o xvii_o 18_o 302_o 28_o 408_o xx_o 24_o 253_o 33_o 98_o xxiii_o 5_o 257_o xxiv_o 16_o 383_o xxvi_o 9_o 72_o rom._n 3_o 4_o 259_o 7_o 227_o iv_o 18_o 285_o 20.21_o 285_o five_o 4.5_o 288_o vii_o 14_o 137_o viii_o 7.8_o 32_o 33_o 283_o 39_o 284_o ix_o 3_o 257_o 19_o 410_o x_o 10_o 266_o xi_o 36_o 258_o xii_o 2_o 295_o 5_o 335.165_o 18_o 19_o xiii_o 7_o 46.47_o fourteen_o 17_o 263_o 19_o 166_o xv_o 2_o 28.268_o 5_o 153_o etc._n etc._n 6_o 251_o etc._n etc._n xvi_o 18_o 302_o 27_o 257_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 10_o 270_o 19_o 410_o 20_o 308_o 31_o 410_o two_o 12_o 303_o iii_o 19_o 410_o 10_o 246_o 18_o 210_o
for_o which_o he_o give_v it_o and_o so_o as_o it_o be_v withal_o subservient_fw-fr to_o his_o glory_n that_o give_v it_o and_o the_o law_n of_o charity_n bind_v we_o to_o 2.17_o honour_v all_o man_n and_o to_o preserve_v the_o just_a reputation_n of_o our_o mean_a neighbour_n must_v consequent_o bind_v we_o to_o do_v ourselves_o right_a in_o the_o point_n of_o honour_n for_o as_o much_o as_o we_o also_o as_o man_n be_v include_v in_o that_o generality_n yea_o and_o that_o à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la too_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o duty_n of_o charity_n to_o be_v perform_v to_o ourselves_o be_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o that_o charity_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o it_o be_v not_o supposable_a that_o he_o that_o have_v little_a care_n of_o his_o own_o shall_v be_v meet_o tender_a of_o his_o brother_n reputation_n 34._o consider_v second_o as_o but_o now_o i_o touch_v that_o it_o be_v partly_o in_o our_o own_o power_n what_o other_o man_n shall_v speak_v and_o think_v of_o we_o not_o that_o we_o be_v lord_n either_o of_o their_o tongue_n or_o thought_n for_o man_n general_o and_o wicked_a man_n especial_o challenge_v a_o property_n in_o these_o two_o thing_n as_o absolute_a lord_n within_o themselves_o 12.4_o our_o tongue_n be_v our_o own_o say_v they_o and_o thought_n be_v free_a but_o that_o we_o may_v if_o we_o behave_v ourselves_o with_o godly_a discretion_n win_v good_a report_n even_o from_o those_o that_o in_o their_o heart_n wish_v no_o good_a to_o we_o or_o at_o least_o put_v such_o a_o muzzle_n upon_o their_o tongue_n that_o whereas_o they_o will_v with_o all_o their_o heart_n 16._o speak_v evil_a of_o we_o as_o of_o evil_a doer_n they_o shall_v not_o dare_v for_o shame_n to_o accuse_v our_o good_a conversation_n in_o christ._n for_o 13._o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v harm_v you_o say_v st_n peter_n if_o you_o be_v follower_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v man_n that_o have_v any_o 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to_o be_v jealous_a over_o ourselves_o with_o a_o godly_a jealousy_n will_v not_o only_o work_v in_o we_o a_o due_a consideration_n of_o our_o way_n that_o so_o we_o may_v amend_v they_o if_o there_o be_v cause_n but_o will_v be_v also_o of_o right_a use_n to_o prevent_v two_o notable_a piece_n of_o sophistry_n two_o egregious_a fallacy_n wherewith_o thousand_o of_o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o the_o former_a fallacy_n be_v that_o we_o use_v many_o time_n especial_o when_o our_o enemy_n do_v we_o manifest_a wrong_n to_o impute_v our_o suffering_n whole_o to_o their_o iniquity_n whereof_o we_o shall_v do_v wise_a to_o take_v some_o of_o the_o blame_n upon_o ourselves_o not_o at_o all_o to_o excuse_v they_o who_o proceed_n be_v unjust_a and_o for_o which_o they_o shall_v bear_v their_o own_o burden_n but_o to_o acquit_v the_o lord_n proceed_n who_o still_o be_v just_a even_o in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o man_n be_v unjust_a their_o heart_n and_o tongue_n and_o hand_n be_v against_o we_o 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