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worth_n and_o eminency_n in_o all_o the_o learned_a prefession_n as_o our_o author_n be_v and_o this_o sure_o can_v be_v deny_v he_o it_o be_v so_o well_o know_v to_o many_o worthy_a person_n yet_o live_v and_o have_v be_v so_o often_o acknowledge_v even_o by_o his_o enemy_n that_o in_o the_o late_a time_n of_o confusion_n almost_o all_o that_o be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v up_o of_o ingenuity_n and_o learning_n of_o good_a order_n and_o government_n in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n be_v chief_o owe_v to_o his_o prudent_a conduct_n and_o encouragement_n which_o consideration_n alone_o have_v there_o be_v no_o other_o may_v have_v prevail_v with_o some_o there_o to_o have_v treat_v his_o memory_n with_o at_o least_o common_a kindness_n and_o respect_n not_o to_o do_v this_o to_o the_o dead_a and_o in_o character_n of_o he_o that_o be_v intend_v to_o live_v to_o posterity_n seem_v very_o hard_a and_o yet_o i_o shall_v only_o make_v this_o soft_a reflection_n upon_o it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o ready_a way_n for_o any_o man_n to_o bring_v his_o own_o worth_n into_o question_n than_o by_o endeavour_v to_o detract_v from_o the_o universal_o acknowledge_v worth_n of_o other_o man_n have_v say_v this_o out_o of_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o friendship_n to_o the_o author_n and_o by_o way_n of_o necessary_a vindication_n of_o he_o from_o the_o envy_n endeavour_v to_o be_v raise_v against_o he_o by_o some_o in_o this_o present_a age_n i_o leave_v these_o discourse_n of_o he_o to_o justify_v themselves_o and_o he_o to_o posterity_n john_n tillotson_n the_o content_n sermon_n i._o hebrew_n xi_o 26_o for_o he_o have_v respect_n unto_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n page_n 1._o sermon_n ii_o &_o iii_o roman_n fourteen_o 17.18_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o meat_n and_o drink_n but_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o he_o that_o in_o these_o thing_n serve_v christ_n be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o approve_a of_o man_n pag._n 41_o 75._o sermon_n iu._n titus_n xi_o 10_o that_o they_o may_v adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n in_o all_o thing_n pag._n 99_o sermon_n v._o at_o a_o visitation_n titus_n xi_o 15_o these_o thing_n speak_v and_o exhort_v and_o rebuke_v withal_o authority_n let_v no_o man_n despise_v thou_o pag._n 131._o sermon_n vi_o ecclesiaste_n i._o 18_o for_o in_o much_o wisdom_n be_v much_o grief_n and_o he_o that_o increase_v knowledge_n increase_v sorrow_n pag._n 165._o sermon_n vii_o proverb_n iu_o 7_o wisdom_n be_v the_o principal_a thing_n therefore_o get_v wisdom_n pag._n 197._o sermon_n viii_o proverb_n xiii_o 20_o he_o that_o walk_v with_o wise_a man_n shall_v be_v wise_a but_o a_o companion_n of_o fool_n shall_v be_v destroy_v pag._n 235._o sermon_n ix_o ecclesiaste_v iu._n 9_o two_o be_v better_o than_o one_o pag._n 263._o sermon_n x._o
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our_o anger_n be_v not_o more_o against_o the_o person_n than_o the_o offence_n and_o 2._o whether_o it_o be_v not_o direct_v more_o against_o offence_n as_o they_o be_v injury_n to_o we_o than_o as_o they_o be_v violation_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n in_o both_o which_o case_n we_o fall_v under_o the_o guilt_n of_o this_o sin_n 1._o we_o be_v to_o examine_v whether_o our_o anger_n be_v not_o direct_v more_o against_o the_o person_n of_o offender_n than_o against_o their_o offence_n if_o so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o virtue_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o revenge_n and_o this_o may_v be_v know_v by_o our_o readiness_n to_o exert_v any_o act_n of_o charity_n towards_o the_o offend_a person_n in_o pity_v and_o grieve_v for_o he_o and_o apply_v the_o most_o effectual_a mean_n for_o his_o conviction_n and_o amendment_n our_o saviour_n himself_o be_v angry_a at_o the_o sin_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o yet_o he_o weep_v over_o and_o bemoan_v their_o destruction_n so_o do_v david_n for_o his_o enemy_n psal._n 35.13_o 14._o when_o they_o be_v sick_a i_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n and_o humble_v my_o soul_n with_o fast_v i_o behave_v myself_o as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v my_o friend_n or_o brother_n i_o bow_v down_o heavy_o as_o one_o that_o mourn_v for_o his_o mother_n on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o we_o have_v no_o kind_n of_o compassion_n towards_o they_o nor_o charity_n for_o they_o but_o be_v continual_o revile_v their_o person_n aggravate_v their_o fault_n add_v to_o and_o increase_v their_o suffering_n it_o be_v a_o sure_a sign_n this_o of_o a_o vindicative_a temper_n 2._o we_o be_v to_o examine_v whether_o our_o anger_n be_v not_o more_o direct_v against_o offence_n as_o they_o be_v injury_n to_o we_o than_o as_o they_o be_v violation_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n which_o will_v appear_v by_o that_o sense_n which_o we_o have_v of_o such_o transgression_n wherein_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o particular_o reflect_v upon_o though_o god_n be_v