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covetousness_n partiality_n and_o pomp_n 13._o there_o be_v no_o trade_n occupation_n call_v employment_n or_o manufacture_n whereinto_o satan_n have_v not_o not_o creep_v and_o be_v become_v master_n of_o the_o trade_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o tradesman_n also_o for_o the_o generality_n of_o they_o and_o while_o the_o trade_n their_o spirit_n be_v sin_v and_o their_o practice_n deceit_n and_o falsehood_n he_o take_v they_o for_o his_o fellow-tradesman_n and_o they_o that_o make_v a_o trade_n of_o any_o creature_n in_o this_o life_n to_o let_v their_o lust_n live_v thereby_o have_v for_o their_o companion_n the_o enemy_n that_o trade_n in_o the_o heavenly_a firmamental_a astral_a and_o earthy_a nature_n o_o you_o tradesman_n let_v your_o conversation_n be_v in_o the_o heaven_n let_v christ_n be_v your_o treasure_n and_o your_o heart_n thereon_o 14._o but_o beside_o all_o this_o it_o behoove_v the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o the_o son_n god_n also_o to_o remember_v and_o know_v that_o 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comfort_n and_o conquest_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o a_o great_a chain_n in_o the_o great_a angel_n hand_n be_v now_o prepare_v with_o all_o her_o link_n to_o bind_v this_o old_a drgaon_n in_o the_o dungeon_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n o_o you_o son_n of_o zion_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n sing_v haleluia_o and_o praise_n god_n and_o the_o lamb_n for_o the_o burn_a of_o beelzebub_n and_o babylon_n his_o whore_n be_v to_o your_o joy_n and_o it_o may_v work_v upon_o satan_n somewhat_o to_o hear_v such_o song_n and_o as_o he_o be_v hopeless_a for_o himself_o so_o he_o may_v despair_v of_o your_o soul_n condemnation_n but_o whatever_o he_o think_v he_o must_v short_o be_v bind_v and_o when_o he_o be_v loosen_v it_o be_v for_o his_o woe_n therefore_o pray_v earnest_o in_o faith_n and_o hasten_v that_o bless_a time_n that_o long-looked_n for_o day_n of_o god_n wherein_o righteousness_n shall_v bud_v forth_o and_o mercy_n take_v her_o throne_n wherein_o the_o 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conscience_n do_v thou_o not_o remember_v how_o beastial_a &_o devilish_a vain_a wicked_a and_o unworthy_a thy_o conversation_n have_v be_v yea_o thou_o be_v more_o guilty_a than_o i_o because_o the_o messiah_n have_v take_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n &_o not_o of_o angel_n upon_o he_o come_v then_o away_o with_o i_o and_o thou_o shall_v lie_v under_o i_o for_o my_o ease_n in_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n now_o when_o the_o accuser_n thus_o charge_v thou_o what_o will_v thou_o poor_a soul_n do_v tell_v he_o i_o do_v read_v over_o my_o guilt_n and_o unworthiness_n i_o be_o natural_o the_o foul_a of_o all_o wretch_n in_o the_o world_n i_o do_v confess_v it_o notwithstanding_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n wash_v i_o from_o all_o sin_n but_o now_o i_o will_v no_o more_o live_v in_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v pardon_v i_o throw_v it_o away_o from_o i_o and_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v thou_o and_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o holiness_n too_o shall_v be_v i_o 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that_o drunkenness_n fornication_n idleness_n turbulence_n oppression_n wrong_n slander_n theft_n murder_n riot_n rantisme_n prophane-oath_n curse_n tipling_n yea_o and_o profanation_n of_o the_o first_o day_n and_o impose_v peremptory_o a_o worship_n upon_o other_o and_o blasphemy_n also_o be_v all_o judge_v and_o condemn_v by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n and_o a_o magistrate_n need_v not_o yea_o he_o may_v not_o take_v cognisance_n qua_fw-la magistrate_n of_o any_o other_o law_n to_o judge_v and_o punish_v by_o hereby_o he_o become_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n for_o good_a but_o convict_v they_o of_o evil_n out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n out_o of_o their_o own_o conscience_n if_o he_o himself_o be_v ingenious_a comprehensive_a and_o blameless_a but_o where_o can_v be_v find_v a_o magistrate_n as_o yet_o that_o do_v not_o himself_o transgress_v in_o many_o thing_n even_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n now_o when_o minister_n as_o spiritual_a man_n take_v 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as_o a_o know_a christian_a man_n as_o before_z assert_v to_o convince_v man_n conscience_n to_o promote_v and_o zealous_o promulgate_v the_o truth_n as_o far_o as_o he_o know_v it_o by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o by_o that_o only_a this_o he_o must_v do_v if_o he_o be_v a_o sanctify_a one_o as_o a_o saint_n but_o as_o a_o magistrate_n he_o must_v act_v only_o by_o that_o law_n that_o accuse_v man_n of_o his_o evil_n and_o commend_v he_o for_o good_a or_o may_v and_o shall_v convince_v he_o in_o his_o own_o cogitation_n again_o therefore_o i_o say_v let_v magistrate_n as_o man_n study_v the_o law_n of_o man_n and_o fulfil_v it_o too_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v in_o their_o work_n 10._o also_o beyond_o and_o beside_o this_o many_o thousand_o cry_n out_o that_o the_o christian_n be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o more_o than_o the_o turk_n indian_n or_o jew_n the_o christen_v papist_n be_v almost_o in_o three_o hundred_o piece_n in_o 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