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and_o therefore_o the_o blessing_n be_v null_a and_o moreover_o what_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o providence_n be_v that_o my_o brother_n shall_v come_v forth_o against_o i_o in_o this_o hostile_a manner_n i_o know_v not_o wherefore_o i_o humble_o beg_v thy_o blessing_n and_o the_o confirmation_n of_o that_o title_n which_o have_v so_o great_a a_o error_n in_o it_o thus_o god_n bring_v a_o old_a reckon_n to_o his_o remembrance_n in_o a_o evil_a day_n and_o set_v it_o on_o his_o conscience_n and_o put_v he_o to_o repent_v and_o mourn_v for_o he_o weep_v and_o make_v supplication_n to_o the_o angel_n hos_n 12.4_o he_o come_v not_o off_o so_o easy_o but_o be_v fain_o to_o wrestle_v hard_o all_o night_n to_o lose_v his_o rest_n and_o to_o struggle_v and_o sweat_n and_o pray_v and_o weep_v and_o shed_v many_o a_o tear_n and_o to_o go_v halt_v afterward_o upon_o his_o thigh_n unto_o his_o die_a day_n take_v heed_n therefore_o of_o old_a reckon_n undischarged_a look_v back_o and_o consider_v 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to_o this_o practice_n thou_o set_v a_o copy_n which_o other_o man_n may_v write_v after_o when_o thou_o be_v go_v into_o another_o world_n and_o no_o man_n know_v how_o far_o the_o contagion_n of_o such_o a_o evil_a example_n may_v spread_v nor_o how_o great_a a_o fire_n a_o little_a spark_n may_v kindle_v 2._o thou_o be_v a_o disturber_n of_o humane_a society_n a_o incendiary_n in_o the_o place_n where_o thou_o dwell_v the_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o city_n and_o kingdom_n be_v often_o disturb_v by_o this_o mean_n whence_o come_v war_n and_o fight_n among_o you_o come_v they_o not_o hence_o even_o from_o your_o lust_n that_o war_n in_o your_o member_n they_o do_v not_o come_v from_o man_n lust_n as_o they_o remain_v in_o their_o own_o heart_n for_o so_o they_o be_v secret_a and_o unknown_a to_o the_o world_n but_o as_o they_o break_v out_o first_o in_o their_o lip_n and_o then_o in_o their_o hand_n 3._o thou_o be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n however_o 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church_n and_o of_o religion_n when_o person_n profess_v religion_n allow_v themselves_o in_o such_o sin_n which_o be_v not_o only_o offensive_a to_o god_n but_o also_o odious_a in_o the_o world_n it_o fill_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n with_o powerful_a and_o invincible_a prejudices_fw-la against_o religious_a man_n and_o against_o religion_n itself_o for_o their_o sake_n i_o must_v tell_v you_o if_o the_o professor_n of_o religion_n will_v learn_v the_o government_n of_o their_o tongue_n and_o the_o right_a order_n of_o their_o conversation_n it_o will_v be_v the_o likely_a mean_n to_o propagate_v religion_n in_o the_o world_n and_o christian_n if_o ever_o you_o will_v do_v this_o do_v it_o now_o never_o be_v it_o more_o necessary_a or_o seasonable_a to_o wipe_v off_o those_o stain_n and_o blemish_n which_o at_o this_o day_n lie_v upon_o religion_n for_o the_o neglect_n of_o this_o duty_n by_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o and_o thrice_o bless_a be_v all_o you_o that_o contribute_v to_o 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the_o devil_n work_n in_o steal_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n out_o of_o man_n heart_n and_o make_v it_o unfruitful_a these_o practice_n beget_v in_o man_n a_o mean_a esteem_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n word_n when_o they_o see_v how_o little_a good_a it_o do_v to_o other_o and_o how_o little_a power_n it_o have_v with_o you_o that_o profess_v it_o before_o i_o come_v to_o the_o application_n two_o question_n be_v to_o be_v answer_v 1._o may_v i_o not_o speak_v evil_a of_o another_o person_n when_o it_o be_v true_a 1._o quest_n 1._o a_o man_n may_v be_v faulty_a in_o so_o do_v the_o real_a secret_a fault_n of_o your_o neighbour_n as_o i_o tell_v you_o you_o ought_v not_o unnecessary_o to_o publish_v and_o suppose_v there_o be_v no_o untruth_n nor_o injustice_n in_o it_o yet_o there_o be_v uncharitableness_n and_o unkindness_n in_o it_o and_o that_o be_v a_o sin_n thou_o will_v not_o have_v all_o truth_n say_v concern_v thyself_o nor_o all_o thy_o real_a fault_n public_o 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