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thou_o have_v i_o open_v my_o cause_n the_o eight_o lecture_n uers._fw-la 10._o these_o speak_v evil_a of_o those_o thing_n they_o know_v not_o here_o be_v the_o three_o sin_n which_o these_o hypocrite_n be_v detect_v of_o their_o presumption_n in_o speak_v evil_a of_o such_o thing_n they_o understand_v not_o and_o their_o brutish_a abuse_n of_o that_o knowledge_n they_o have_v doctrine_n that_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o presume_v beyond_o their_o skill_n nor_o to_o censure_v 1._o doctr._fw-la 1._o where_o they_o have_v no_o sense_n nor_o to_o speak_v evil_a of_o that_o they_o can_v discern_v so_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o some_o 1._o tim._n 1._o 7._o they_o will_v be_v doctor_n of_o the_o law_n but_o understand_v not_o what_o they_o speak_v nor_o whereof_o they_o affirm_v so_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v prou._n 18._o 13._o he_o that_o answer_v a_o matter_n before_o he_o hear_v it_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n and_o a_o shame_n unto_o he_o such_o be_v those_o high_a priest_n and_o pharisee_n that_o speak_v evil_a of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o work_v not_o know_v what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o therefore_o be_v worthy_o rebuke_v of_o nicodemus_n joh._n 7._o 51._o such_o be_v that_o false_a prophetess_n jezabel_n and_o her_o fellow_n that_o trouble_v the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n who_o profess_v deep_a knowledge_n be_v ignorant_a which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o deepness_n of_o satan_n reu._n 2._o 20_o 24._o for_o like_a as_o he_o that_o haste_v with_o his_o foot_n not_o have_v consider_v his_o way_n stumble_v and_o fall_v so_o the_o mind_n without_o knowledge_n be_v not_o good_a prou._n 19_o 2._o that_o be_v err_v and_o be_v deceive_v and_o therefore_o the_o preacher_n say_v that_o the_o wise_a man_n heart_n be_v upon_o his_o right_a hand_n the_o fool_n upon_o his_o left_a eccles._n 10._o 2._o that_o be_v the_o heart_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o one_o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o right_a knowledge_n and_o judgement_n the_o other_o be_v rash_a and_o 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peter_n compare_v such_o to_o the_o dog_n which_o return_v to_o his_o vomit_n and_o to_o the_o sow_n which_o go_v again_o to_o her_o wallow_n in_o the_o mire_n 2._o pet._n 2._o 22._o the_o reason_n hereof_o saint_n paul_n show_v rom._n 1._o 21._o 26._o because_o when_o they_o know_v god_n they_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o as_o god_n god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o vile_a affection_n that_o be_v the_o abuse_n of_o their_o natural_a knowledge_n do_v work_v in_o they_o these_o beastly_a corruption_n first_o then_o this_o text_n may_v be_v apply_v against_o the_o papist_n who_o do_v corrupt_v themselves_o in_o their_o gross_a idolatry_n even_o against_o nature_n error_n 28._o idolatry_n against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v of_o the_o gentile_n to_o who_o the_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n be_v manifest_a in_o the_o creature_n roman_a 20._o they_o notwithstanding_o turn_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o incorruptible_a god_n into_o the_o 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