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discipline_n they_o i_o name_n to_o who_o god_n give_v many_o worthy_a property_n of_o faith_n as_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a truth_n in_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n to_o assent_v unto_o it_o with_o joy_n of_o heart_n to_o hear_v &_o speak_v it_o &_o outward_o for_o a_o time_n to_o profess_v it_o they_o i_o name_n on_o who_o god_n bestow_v no_o small_a measure_n of_o repentance_n as_o to_o see_v their_o sin_n to_o be_v sorry_a sore_o they_o to_o confess_v they_o to_o resolve_v for_o a_o time_n to_o sin_n no_o more_o these_o be_v the_o reprobat_n i_o name_v to_o be_v such_o as_o do_v sin_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n against_o their_o conscience_n for_o albeit_o many_o notable_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o they_o in_o the_o sanctify_a writing_n of_o the_o bless_a prophet_n and_o apostle_n albeit_o they_o be_v clad_v in_o a_o fair_a robe_n in_o show_n like_o to_o that_o of_o adam_n adam_n robe_n of_o integrity_n of_o holiness_n and_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n wherewith_o 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and_o eye_n shut_v up_o they_o see_v not_o they_o hear_v not_o they_o understand_v not_o if_o you_o talk_v with_o they_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n happy_o they_o will_v grant_v they_o to_o be_v a_o well_o devise_v story_n and_o that_o be_v all_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o baptism_n they_o count_v it_o no_o better_o than_o the_o wash_n of_o their_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n they_o prefer_v their_o own_o far_o before_o it_o of_o the_o resurrection_n you_o make_v they_o then_o conceit_v as_o to_o think_v what_o manner_n of_o body_n they_o shall_v have_v at_o that_o day_n of_o what_o proportion_n and_o stature_n their_o body_n shall_v be_v and_o the_o like_a and_o for_o your_o labour_n and_o good_a advisement_n they_o will_v hold_v you_o to_o be_v as_o the_o epicure_n and_o stoic_n do_v paul_n act._n 17.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v as_o our_o english_a text_n read_v it_o babbler_n or_o if_o you_o will_v rather_o the_o marginal_a read_n trifler_n or_o rascal_n these_o man_n be_v they_o use_v for_o their_o desert_n the_o preacher_n shall_v pronounce_v and_o the_o magistrate_n proclaim_v for_o the_o foul_a leper_n that_o possible_a may_v be_v well_o worthy_a shall_v i_o say_v to_o be_v exclude_v the_o host_n and_o to_o have_v their_o habitation_n alone_o or_o which_o be_v more_o to_o have_v no_o access_n either_o to_o court_v or_o country_n to_o be_v exile_v altogether_o their_o native_a soil_n which_o ever_o yet_o give_v they_o nourishment_n no_o all_o this_o be_v too_o little_a but_o well_o worthy_a i_o say_v to_o be_v expel_v from_o nature_n itself_o which_o so_o unnatural_o they_o strive_v to_o bring_v to_o naught_o see_v here_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o flame_a fire_n if_o possible_a to_o awake_v they_o from_o their_o sleep_n in_o sin_n he_o send_v his_o minister_n to_o call_v they_o unto_o weep_v and_o mourn_v to_o baldness_n and_o gird_v with_o sackcloth_n as_o once_o he_o do_v unto_o the_o jew_n esai_n 22.12_o but_o have_v this_o fire_n 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