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as_o it_o be_v against_o his_o will_n with_o great_a sorrow_n compel_v to_o condemn_v stubborne-hearted_n sinner_n and_o to_o throw_v they_o down_o to_o eternal_a death_n for_o as_o himself_o do_v serious_o protest_v he_o do_v not_o desire_v the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o do_v earnest_o invite_v they_o turn_v you_o turn_v you_o from_o your_o evil_a way_n for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v oh_o you_o house_n of_o israel_n promittit_fw-la aug._n aversos_fw-la benign_a revocat_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la ferire_fw-la potuit_fw-la praemia_fw-la promittit_fw-la oh_o say_v aug._n he_o call_v back_o the_o averse_a and_o froward_a spirit_n and_o when_o he_o may_v strike_v they_o with_o the_o final_a stroke_n of_o his_o justice_n he_o rather_o do_v promise_v they_o reward_n to_o move_v they_o to_o revert_v &_o turn_v from_o their_o evil_a way_n duratiuè_fw-la god_n be_v patient_a towards_o man_n intensiuè_fw-fr extensiuè_fw-fr duratiuè_fw-la though_o they_o commit_v thing_n worthy_a of_o death_n 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59.2_o your_o iniquity_n say_v the_o prophet_n esay_n have_v separate_v between_o you_o and_o your_o god_n your_o sin_n have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o you_o 6._o lam._n 3.39_o jude_n ver_fw-la 6._o wherefore_o say_v the_o prophet_n jeremie_n be_v the_o live_a man_n afflict_v man_n suffer_v for_o his_o sin_n for_o sin_v the_o angel_n be_v throw_v down_o from_o heaven_n for_o sin_n adam_n be_v throw_v out_o of_o paradise_n cumulantur_fw-la gen._n 3.24_o gen._n 6.7_o gen._n 19.24_o cassio_n tantum_n unusqulsqua_fw-la repellitur_fw-la &_o dividitur_fw-la à _fw-la divinitate_fw-la quantum_fw-la ejus_fw-la peccata_fw-la cumulantur_fw-la and_o a_o curse_n denounce_v against_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n for_o sin_n the_o old_a world_n be_v drown_v and_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n burn_v oh_o say_v cassiodorus_n so_o far_o be_v every_o one_o repel_v and_o divide_v from_o the_o
lead_v to_o pronounce_v his_o sentence_n by_o no_o hatred_n by_o no_o prejudice_n by_o no_o lightness_n or_o partial_a respect_n wherefore_o jethro_n will_v have_v such_o to_o be_v justice_n as_o be_v not_o only_a man_n of_o courage_n such_o as_o may_v not_o pullos_fw-la interimere_fw-la &_o gallinas_fw-la praeterire_fw-la strike_v the_o lesser_a and_o pass_v by_o the_o great_a as_o if_o the_o law_n be_v like_a to_o spiderweb_n to_o catch_v the_o little_a fly_n but_o to_o let_v the_o great_a break_n away_o but_o as_o the_o dignity_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o person_n do_v increase_v the_o fault_n as_o seneca_n speak_v and_o make_v it_o foul_a crimen_fw-la senec._n dignitas_fw-la auget_fw-la crimen_fw-la so_o it_o shall_v increase_v the_o punishment_n and_o make_v it_o the_o sharp_a papinianus_n papinianus_n wherein_o papinianus_n be_v so_o absolute_a so_o void_a of_o respect_n of_o person_n that_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o to_o excuse_v the_o parricide_n of_o 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provide_v that_o the_o leper_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v know_v of_o all_o and_o as_o infectious_a person_n shun_v of_o all_o shall_v have_v their_o clothes_n rend_v their_o head_n bare_a a_o cover_n upon_o their_o lip_n and_o be_v enjoin_v to_o cry_v i_o be_o unclean_a i_o be_o unclean_a and_o shall_v these_o far_o more_o dangerous_a than_o leper_n who_o contagion_n tend_v to_o the_o ruin_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n shall_v these_o receive_v no_o due_a punishment_n that_o all_o may_v note_v they_o and_o shun_v they_o oh_o know_v we_o that_o as_o seneca_n speak_v vitia_fw-la serpunt_fw-la in_o vicinos_fw-la &_o contactu_fw-la nocent_a sin_n be_v infectious_a and_o do_v breathe_v forth_o a_o contagious_a steam_n to_o the_o neighbour_a part_n again_o we_o see_v if_o the_o credit_n and_o reputation_n of_o man_n be_v touch_v by_o the_o taint_n of_o unsavoury_a tongue_n the_o law_n soon_o yield_v a_o remedy_n but_o oh_o strange_a time_n shall_v the_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n be_v deep_o blaspheme_v shall_v unhallowed_a creature_n by_o their_o horrid_a oath_n pierce_v the_o very_a heaven_n and_o by_o their_o hell-bred_a execration_n affront_v the_o very_a throne_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v none_o regard_v it_o though_o god_n himself_o as_o jealous_a of_o his_o own_o reputation_n 20.7_o exod_n 20.7_o do_v plain_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hold_v these_o as_o guiltless_a but_o do_v clear_o conclude_v though_o none_o shall_v regard_v to_o punish_v it_o yet_o he_o himself_o will_v revenge_v it_o with_o some_o grievous_a misery_n for_o say_v the_o lord_n because_o of_o oath_n the_o whole_a land_n shall_v mourn_v 23.10_o jerem_n 23.10_o three_o for_o those_o two_o foul_a concurrent_a sin_n drunkenness_n and_o adultery_n confederate_a mischief_n monster_n beget_v by_o hellish_a spirit_n place_n these_o two_o sin_n be_v not_o only_o frequent_o combine_v together_o but_o do_v strange_o abound_v in_o each_o place_n burdensome_a to_o the_o earth_n offensive_a to_o the_o heaven_n loathsome_a to_o all_o true_a christian_a affection_n how_o uncontrollable_a walk_n they_o in_o our_o street_n how_o disdainful_a of_o our_o reproof_n and_o what_o shall_v justice_n smile_v at_o these_o foul_a sin_n shall_v now_o great_a look_n swagger_a habit_n large_a purse_n or_o some_o secret_a solicit_v parasite_n work_v favour_n to_o these_o base_a design_n oh_o remember_v we_o that_o the_o very_a heathen_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n know_v these_o sin_n to_o be_v odious_a 1._o leart_n l._n 1._o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o athenian_a commonwealth_n by_o the_o law_n of_o solon_n they_o be_v punish_v with_o no_o less_o 9_o philip._n actione_n 9_o than_o death_n itself_o oh_o know_v we_o that_o now_o in_o these_o our_o time_n these_o sin_n become_v impostumate_v swell_v so_o high_a that_o it_o be_v time_n all_o favour_n lay_v aside_o to_o lance_v they_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n for_o they_o so_o pester_v each_o place_n that_o they_o become_v more_o noisome_a than_o the_o loathsome_a frog_n to_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n oh_o therefore_o suffer_v not_o these_o foul_a sin_n by_o connivencie_n to_o reflect_v upon_o your_o soul_n let_v god_n have_v his_o glory_n erit_fw-la phocyl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d postellus_fw-la cap._n 4._o aesc_n in_o timarchum_n &_o sigon_n l._n 3._o they_o use_v to_o give_v judgement_n not_o so_o much_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o pleader_n or_o the_o witness_n as_o by_o that_o conscience_n which_o they_o perceive_v of_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o hear_n of_o it_o a_o worthy_a course_n cicero_n 3_o oâ—fic_n heraclides_fw-la de_fw-la ten_o extat_fw-la haec_fw-la lex_fw-la apud_fw-la damasc_n hisce_fw-la verbis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n 82.1_o 2._o senec._n si_fw-mi accusasse_fw-la sufficit_fw-la quis_fw-la innocens_fw-la erit_fw-la let_v sin_n have_v his_o due_a desert_n you_o may_v remember_v what_o the_o very_a heathen_a man_n exhort_v distribute_v say_v he_o that_o which_o