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their_o judgement_n neither_o take_v it_o grievous_o if_o thy_o word_n do_v not_o prevail_v but_o wait_v with_o patience_n beware_v of_o rash_a judgement_n neither_o condemn_v nor_o contemn_v other_o that_o be_v not_o as_o thyself_o think_v not_o to_o make_v thy_o gift_n another_o guide_n nor_o thy_o measure_n of_o grace_n their_o rule_n for_o to_o every_o man_n be_v allot_v his_o portion_n xii_o whosoever_o thou_o do_v see_v to_o do_v amiss_o judge_v it_o not_o to_o be_v of_o wilfulness_n but_o either_o of_o ignorance_n and_o so_o offer_v to_o inform_v they_o or_o of_o infirmity_n and_o so_o pity_v they_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o be_v charitable_a so_o shall_v not_o his_o sin_n hurt_v thou_o and_o much_o shall_v thy_o charity_n advantage_n thyself_o in_o the_o end_n and_o add_v this_o withal_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n let_v never_o another_o man_n distemper_a passion_n bring_v thou_o to_o disorderlinesse_n in_o affection_n xiii_o love_v not_o to_o be_v in_o controversy_n it_o argue_v pride_n and_o a_o spirit_n of_o contention_n but_o if_o thou_o be_v draw_v unto_o they_o and_o call_v thereunto_o undertake_v the_o right_n and_o choose_v the_o truth_n and_o in_o the_o handle_n 1._o never_o come_v to_o it_o with_o a_o prejudicate_a controversy_n how_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o carry_v himself_o in_o handle_v of_o controversy_n opinion_n but_o with_o a_o mind_n to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n and_o not_o of_o contention_n 2._o take_v word_n doubtful_a in_o the_o better_a sense_n as_o the_o cause_n and_o circumstance_n will_v bear_v evident_a truth_n embrace_v willing_o manifest_a errorr_v deny_v plain_o likelihood_n of_o falsehood_n esehew_v friendly_a likelihood_n of_o truth_n bend_v they_o the_o best_a way_n pervert_v nothing_o wilful_o acknowledge_v thy_o ignorance_n where_o thou_o be_v make_v to_o see_v and_o yield_v the_o victory_n when_o thou_o can_v not_o win_v it_o without_o wicked_a sophistry_n 3._o be_v sure_a in_o answer_v that_o thou_o have_v the_o author_n meaning_n either_o by_o which_o or_o to_o which_o thou_o do_v make_v answer_n allege_v no_o testimony_n rash_o and_o especial_o beware_v of_o this_o evil_n in_o quote_v scripture_n wrest_v of_o scripture_n be_v a_o great_a abuse_n of_o the_o word_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v in_o error_n and_o do_v by_o the_o scripture_n presume_v to_o maintain_v it_o thou_o will_v have_v the_o truth_n to_o uphold_v falsehood_n and_o wicked_o do_v make_v the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o maintainer_n of_o a_o lie_n 4._o follow_v the_o matter_n strict_o avoid_v idle_a excursion_n pass_v by_o weakness_n take_v heed_n of_o hasty_a passion_n and_o in_o defend_v a_o cause_n abuse_v no_o man_n person_n fourteen_o in_o thing_n indifferent_a make_v no_o indifferent_a how_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o carry_v himself_o in_o thing_n indifferent_a question_n for_o conscience_n sake_n so_o it_o be_v that_o neither_o holiness_n merit_n nor_o necessity_n be_v put_v therein_o nor_o use_v for_o any_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n but_o 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it_o be_v not_o trouble_v of_o conscience_n but_o a_o dislike_n work_v discontentednes_n upon_o some_o of_o these_o former_a ground_n which_o thou_o may_v easy_o remove_v by_o settle_v thy_o judgement_n upon_o the_o word_n and_o sound_a reason_n ii_o quare_fw-la whether_o this_o doubt_n arise_v through_o thy_o own_o default_n by_o look_v out_o reason_n to_o increase_v thy_o dislike_n and_o neglect_v to_o search_v for_o argument_n to_o give_v thou_o satisfaction_n if_o thus_o thou_o have_v offend_v as_o many_o do_v take_v aâ—_n great_a pain_n in_o god_n sight_n to_o resolve_v thyself_o as_o thou_o have_v do_v to_o bring_v thyself_o into_o doubt_v else_o deal_v thou_o buâ—_n partial_o iii_o quaere_fw-la if_o it_o be_v trouble_v of_o conscience_n conscience_n what_o to_o do_v in_o perplexity_n of_o conscience_n indeed_o and_o yet_o the_o thing_n be_v noâ—_n plain_o forbid_v nor_o so_o command_v why_o where_o a_o special_a warrant_n to_o a_o particular_a be_v want_v a_o general_a rule_n 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matth._n 8._o 17._o be_v to_o be_v â—â—pounded_v use_v the_o reaâ—â—ns_n why_o in_o authority_n be_v reprove_v for_o suffer_v holy_a thing_n to_o be_v abuse_v ezech._n 22._o 26._o 1._o sam._n 2._o 27._o 1._o king_n 13._o so_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n matth._n 23._o revel_v 2._o 1._o 8._o 12._o 18._o &_o 3._o 1._o 7._o 14._o no_o mention_n in_o these_o place_n be_v make_v of_o the_o people_n therefore_o must_v that_o one_o place_n 1._o cor._n 5._o be_v expound_v by_o all_o these_o place_n and_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o scripture_n and_o practice_v of_o god_n people_n from_o the_o world_n beginning_n and_o so_o tell_v the_o church_n mat._n 18._o 17._o must_v be_v understand_v tell_v the_o governor_n the_o chief_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o it_o must_v be_v so_o expound_v thus_o it_o be_v evident_a 1._o because_o christ_n must_v herein_o be_v expound_v either_o as_o the_o practice_n be_v they_o or_o as_o he_o appoint_v it_o by_o give_v his_o commission_n to_o some_o 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