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city_n but_o be_v hereupon_o confine_v and_o that_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n be_v observe_v a_o while_n after_o to_o ride_v much_o abroad_o sin_n say_v the_o apostle_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o commandment_n roman_n 7._o 11._o as_o if_o man_n naâ—â—re_n delight_v in_o this_o or_o that_o evil_a so_o much_o the_o more_o because_o the_o law_n forbid_v they_o yea_o most_o find_v it_o here_o in_o as_o in_o matter_n of_o book_n which_o be_v once_o call_v in_o and_o forbid_v become_v more_o saleable_a and_o public_a the_o dieâ—â—tes_n of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o â—â—â—full_a lust_n in_o man_n heart_n as_o water_n to_o quick_a lime_n a_o mean_n to_o enkindle_v they_o and_o make_v they_o boil_v the_o more_o fierce_o but_o know_v this_o thou_o swearer_n that_o he_o be_v bottomles_o ill_a who_o love_v vice_n because_o it_o be_v vice_n he_o be_v a_o desperate_a prodigious_a damnable_a wretch_n and_o full_a of_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o serpent_n that_o will_v rather_o than_o not_o die_v anger_n god_n of_o set_a purpose_n and_o without_o profit_n procure_v his_o own_o destruction_n which_o be_v thy_o case_n if_o thou_o use_v his_o name_n to_o make_v up_o idle_a place_n of_o a_o hollow_a or_o unfilled_a sentence_n or_o to_o vent_v and_o utter_v with_o some_o more_o grace_n and_o force_v thy_o choler_n and_o malice_n yea_o this_o prove_v thou_o worse_o than_o a_o ox_n lead_v to_o the_o slaughter_n for_o hereby_o thou_o becom_a thy_o own_o executioner_n alas_o thou_o be_v not_o of_o thyself_o worthy_a to_o serve_v or_o to_o name_v he_o how_o then_o dare_v thou_o to_o make_v he_o and_o his_o name_n to_o serve_v thou_o thy_o profane_a discourse_n and_o thy_o rash_a and_o untempered_a anger_n §_o 33._o again_o plogue_n supopse_n the_o ministertel_n they_o that_o swear_v and_o curse_v be_v the_o language_n only_o of_o hâ—ll_n and_o no_o where_o frequent_a but_o among_o the_o damn_a spirit_n which_o show_v they_o to_o be_v the_o divelsâ—_n best_a scholar_n upon_o earth_n and_o 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great_a let_v to_o true_a wisdom_n for_o god_n resist_v the_o proâ—d_n aâ—d_v only_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o humble_a james_n 4._o 6._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 5._o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o few_o proud_a wit_n be_v reform_v i_o be_o come_v unto_o judgement_n into_o this_o world_n say_v our_o saviour_n to_o the_o pharisee_n that_o they_o which_o see_v not_o may_v see_v and_o that_o they_o which_o â—ee_n mean_v in_o their_o own_o opinion_n may_v be_v make_v blind_a joh._n 9_o 39_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o propound_v his_o woe_n to_o the_o pharisee_n and_o his_o doctrine_n to_o the_o people_n a_o heart_n full_a of_o pride_n be_v like_o a_o vessel_n full_a of_o air_n this_o self-opinion_n must_v be_v blow_v out_o of_o we_o before_o save_v knowledge_n will_v be_v pour_v into_o we_o humility_n be_v the_o knee_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o that_o posture_n only_o the_o lamb_n will_v open_v the_o book_n christ_n will_v know_v none_o but_o the_o humble_a and_o none_o but_o 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goodness_n and_o so_o do_v thou_o may_v perchance_o win_v thy_o brother_n even_o as_o that_o penitent_a wanton_a in_o st._n ambrosse_n do_v his_o old_a love_n who_o when_o she_o court_v he_o according_a to_o her_o accustom_a manner_n and_o wonder_v at_o his_o overmuch_a strangeness_n say_v why_o do_v you_o not_o know_v who_o i_o be_o answer_v yes_o i_o know_v you_o be_v still_o the_o same_o woman_n but_o i_o be_o become_v another_o man_n i_o be_o not_o i_o now_o neither_o will_v you_o be_v you_o any_o long_o if_o you_o know_v so_o much_o as_o i_o do_v 4_o but_o if_o yet_o they_o persist_v company_n and_o seem_v incorrigible_a fly_v their_o company_n for_o fear_n of_o infection_n lest_o it_o happen_v with_o thou_o as_o once_o it_o do_v with_o a_o chaste_a person_n among_o penelope_n suitor_n who_o go_v so_o often_o with_o his_o friend_n till_o in_o the_o end_n he_o be_v catch_v himself_o for_o if_o thou_o keep_v they_o company_n there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o thy_o hold_v out_o to_o the_o end_n though_o thou_o shall_v for_o a_o time_n as_o a_o man_n may_v make_v some_o progress_n in_o a_o good_a way_n and_o yet_o return_v before_o he_o be_v half_a at_o his_o journey_n end_n as_o saul_n keep_v himself_o well_o for_o two_o year_n judas_n for_o three_o year_n and_o as_o it_o be_v story_v nero_n for_o five_o year_n yet_o all_o fell_a into_o damnable_a wickedness_n scarce_o three_o worse_n in_o the_o world_n but_o of_o this_o more_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n beside_o how_o hard_o a_o thing_n be_v it_o for_o thou_o a_o coward_n to_o show_v thy_o dislike_n of_o this_o sin_n in_o some_o company_n where_o thou_o shall_v be_v scoff_v at_o thyself_o if_o thou_o dislike_v their_o drink_n and_o scoff_v at_o other_o five_o another_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v need_v to_o advise_v thou_o of_o delay_n be_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o delay_n for_o to_o leave_v sin_n when_o sin_n leave_v we_o will_v never_o pass_v for_o true_a repentance_n beside_o if_o the_o evil_a spirit_n 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we_o daily_o renew_v our_o covenant_n with_o god_n that_o we_o will_v forsake_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n of_o darkness_n nine_o thou_o ponder_v and_o meditate_v on_o god_n inestimable_a love_n towards_o we_o who_o have_v not_o spare_v to_o give_v his_o son_n to_o death_n for_o we_o and_o the_o innumerable_a benefit_n which_o together_o with_o he_o he_o have_v plentiful_o bestow_v upon_o we_o both_o in_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a thing_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o thou_o for_o all_o thy_o benefit_n but_o love_v my_o creator_n and_o become_v a_o new_a creature_n ten_o &c_n meditate_v on_o that_o union_n which_o be_v between_o christ_n and_o we_o whereby_o we_o become_v member_n of_o his_o glorious_a body_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o stand_v upon_o our_o spiritual_a reputation_n and_o be_v ashamed_a to_o dishonour_v our_o head_n by_o draw_v he_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v into_o the_o communication_n of_o this_o swinish_a sin_n 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