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half_a hour_n be_v a_o whole_a hour_n than_o a_o half_a professor_n may_v go_v for_o a_o whole_a professor_n mr._n humphrey_n page_n 102._o christ_n tell_v we_o of_o no_o medium_n while_o he_o divide_v all_o his_o guest_n into_o the_o call_v and_o choose_v matth._n 22._o 14._o ans_fw-fr do_v not_o the_o parable_n express_o mention_v two_o sort_n of_o guest_n call_v beside_o those_o that_o be_v choose_v 1._o they_o who_o make_v light_n of_o the_o very_o call_v verse_n 5._o 2_o lie_n such_o as_o come_v and_o be_v not_o discern_v by_o the_o very_a servant_n yet_o want_v the_o wedding_n garment_n verse_n 11._o and_o what_o be_v these_o last_o but_o medium_n participationis_fw-la so_o much_o decry_v by_o mr._n humphrey_n 1._o be_v not_o they_o professor_n who_o slight_v the_o call_n unless_o he_o will_v say_v that_o the_o jew_n and_o pharisee_n against_o who_o the_o parable_n be_v direct_v be_v not_o professor_n 2_o lie_n be_v not_o this_o their_o slight_n visible_a to_o the_o servant_n 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10._o 22._o from_o all_o which_o i_o conclude_v by_o mr._n humphrey_n his_o leave_n that_o visible_a worthiness_n as_o distinct_a from_o church-membership_a be_v not_o exotic_a to_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o close_a of_o this_o section_n after_o some_o flourish_n at_o which_o he_o be_v excellent_a i_o perceive_v that_o my_o anatomise_v of_o his_o onion_n which_o i_o hope_v may_v open_v his_o eye_n and_o make_v he_o weep_v have_v put_v he_o into_o a_o angry_a i_o will_v not_o say_v spiteful_a distemper_n i_o have_v rather_o such_o word_n shall_v drop_v from_o mr._n humphrey_n his_o pen_n then_o from_o i_o and_o because_o he_o can_v just_o quarrel_v with_o my_o word_n therefore_o he_o be_v please_v to_o put_v a_o sense_n upon_o they_o as_o if_o i_o censure_v he_o and_o all_o of_o his_o mind_n to_o be_v opposer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o wicked_a and_o my_o party_n only_o to_o be_v the_o godly_a pag._n 106._o a_o sad_a charge_n and_o very_o uncharitable_a in_o reference_n both_o to_o my_o word_n and_o meaning_n my_o word_n be_v these_o page_z 75._o of_o my_o bar_n the_o best_a use_n therefore_o that_o can_v be_v make_v of_o his_o pield_n onion_n be_v to_o draw_v tear_n from_o his_o own_o and_o other_o eye_n for_o those_o extravagant_a discourse_n of_o he_o whereby_o he_o have_v as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v trouble_v the_o church_n hinder_v reformation_n strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o sadn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a etc._n etc._n these_o be_v my_o word_n and_o 1._o have_v i_o in_o they_o speak_v any_o more_o than_o the_o very_a truth_n 2_o lie_n be_v here_o one_o word_n charge_v he_o and_o all_o that_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n to_o be_v wicked_a three_o do_v not_o this_o discourse_n of_o m._n humphrey_n sadden_fw-mi the_o godly_a and_o make_v the_o wicked_a rejoice_v i_o utter_v not_o these_o expression_n by_o rote_n as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o upbraid_v i_o but_o deliberate_o and_o with_o grief_n and_o sympathy_n four_o 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