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earth_n and_o win_v thou_o to_o heaven_n 78._o common_a often_o with_o thy_o own_o heart_n and_o let_v thy_o spirit_n make_v diligent_a search_n wherein_o thou_o have_v offend_v in_o thought_n word_n deed_n by_o sin_n of_o omission_n or_o commission_n against_o god_n thy_o neighbour_n and_o thyself_o stand_v not_o in_o thy_o own_o light_n be_v not_o partial_a but_o examine_v thyself_o earnest_o thorough_o upright_o neither_o only_a examine_v but_o upon_o examination_n condemn_v thyself_o fall_v at_o god_n foot_n and_o humble_o cry_v for_o mercy_n thus_o if_o thou_o judge_v thyself_o before_o thyself_o in_o this_o thy_o day_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o last_o day_n before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o presence_n and_o audience_n of_o all_o the_o world_n 79._o discover_v to_o thy_o surgeon_n thy_o sore_n to_o thy_o physician_n thy_o disease_n to_o almighty_a god_n thy_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o good_a disgrace_n that_o procure_v grace_n he_o prevent_v his_o cure_n that_o do_v not_o publish_v his_o cause_n 188._o cause_n ipse_fw-la sibi_fw-la denegat_fw-la curam_fw-la qui_fw-la svam_fw-la medico_fw-la non_fw-la publicat_fw-la causam_fw-la aug._n epist_n 188._o the_o lord_n indeed_o know_v all_o thing_n but_o yet_o require_v thy_o confession_n be_v acquaint_v with_o all_o thy_o wish_n and_o all_o the_o volutation_n of_o thy_o mind_n but_o nevertheless_o expect_v thy_o word_n 23._o word_n novit_n deus_fw-la omne_fw-la vocem_fw-la tatamen_fw-la tuam_fw-la expectat_fw-la ambros_n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la l._n 1._o cap._n 23._o 80._o think_v not_o thyself_o immediate_o make_v clean_a from_o all_o thy_o iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n if_o thou_o shed_v a_o few_o tear_n and_o bewail_v they_o but_o be_v sorrowful_a for_o they_o and_o sorrowful_a that_o thou_o can_v be_v no_o more_o sorrowful_a consider_v that_o if_o a_o river_n be_v turn_v into_o tear_n flow_v from_o thy_o eye_n thou_o can_v never_o sufficient_o be_v grieve_v for_o 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father_n do_v alas_o i_o shall_v die_v we_o hear_v not_o the_o thunder_n without_o fear_n we_o behold_v not_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o sun_n without_o dazzle_v how_o then_o shall_v we_o hear_v the_o immediate_a voice_n of_o god_n or_o see_v his_o glory_n without_o confusion_n then_o if_o by_o god_n mercy_n thou_o recover_v thy_o sense_n thou_o will_v make_v request_n to_o have_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n to_o speak_v unto_o thou_o again_o who_o now_o thou_o despise_v and_o who_o word_n thou_o contemn_v now_o as_o base_a and_o contemptible_a thou_o will_v then_o desire_v and_o embrace_v 28._o remember_v it_o and_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o principle_n whensoever_o thou_o hear_v that_o howsoever_o we_o may_v not_o obey_v either_o man_n or_o angel_n if_o he_o speak_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o write_a word_n though_o he_o come_v with_o all_o show_n of_o learning_n and_o all_o appearance_n of_o unspotted_a and_o undefiled_a pureness_n yet_o the_o great_a prince_n of_o the_o world_n be_v bind_v to_o hear_v and_o obey_v the_o mean_a man_n that_o god_n do_v send_v so_o far_o as_o he_o teach_v according_a to_o his_o commission_n if_o prince_n resist_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n in_o the_o preacher_n mouth_n they_o resist_v not_o the_o messenger_n but_o the_o master_n that_o send_v he_o 29._o grow_v better_o as_o thou_o grow_v elder_a be_v not_o like_o a_o dead_a hedge_n with_o the_o many_o by_o stand_v long_o wax_a rot_a be_v thou_o past_a growth_n in_o body_n yet_o be_v thou_o not_o come_v to_o thy_o full_a growth_n in_o soul_n thou_o so_o journe_v here_o in_o this_o valley_n of_o tear_n until_o thy_o faith_n be_v turn_v into_o vision_n and_o thy_o hope_n into_o fruition_n as_o a_o new_a bear_v babe_n desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n that_o thou_o may_v grow_v thereby_o 2.2_o thereby_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o pet._n 2.2_o the_o apostle_n speak_v it_o to_o the_o elder_a as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o young_a there_o be_v no_o 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thou_o see_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n more_o clear_o to_o shine_v &_o more_o manifest_o to_o multiply_v in_o they_o so_o let_v thy_o love_n increase_v towards_o they_o let_v not_o their_o will_n or_o work_v to_o hurt_v thou_o overcome_v thy_o will_n or_o work_v to_o help_v they_o adjoin_v not_o thy_o impatiency_n to_o their_o injustice_n keep_v they_o not_o off_o from_o thou_o by_o oppose_v or_o upbraid_v but_o rather_o draw_v they_o near_o unto_o thou_o by_o prayer_n and_o kindness_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o thou_o to_o represent_v and_o press_v what_o evil_a they_o have_v do_v unto_o thou_o how_o many_o way_n they_o have_v wrong_v thou_o shall_v christ_n have_v love_v none_o but_o his_o friend_n he_o have_v never_o love_v thou_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o man_n to_o do_v that_o wrong_a one_o to_o another_o which_o we_o have_v do_v all_o to_o god_n there_o can_v be_v no_o sure_a pledge_n to_o thy_o soul_n that_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v with_o god_n and_o that_o he_o favour_v 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and_o yet_o that_o be_v all_o the_o injury_n thou_o be_v like_a to_o receive_v from_o they_o 64._o be_v not_o hollow-hearted_a but_o sincere_o affect_v be_v not_o like_o subtle_a saul_n 18.17_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 18.17_o and_o hypocritical_a absalon_n 15.5_o absalon_n 2_o sam._n 15.5_o only_o kind_a in_o fair_a salutation_n and_o friendly_a word_n but_o like_o faithful_a jonathan_n 18.4_o jonathan_n 1_o sam._n 18.4_o and_o honest_a onesiphorus_n 〈◊〉_d onesiphorus_n 2_o tim._n 1.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o deed_n make_v good_a thy_o kindness_n and_o manifest_v thy_o truth_n and_o that_o not_o forcible_o or_o with_o grudge_v but_o with_o good_a will_n cheerful_o and_o that_o not_o spare_o or_o base_o but_o bountiful_o and_o with_o a_o large_a hand_n if_o thou_o shall_v do_v this_o from_o the_o true_a ground_n because_o god_n have_v command_v and_o to_o a_o right_a end_n that_o god_n may_v be_v glorify_v and_o thy_o neighbour_n better_v there_o shall_v not_o be_v want_v any_o 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