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they_o have_v lick_v it_o up_o superstitious_o to_o abuse_v the_o same_o so_o he_o never_o hear_v of_o any_o scoff_n slander_n or_o devilish_a invective_n former_o devise_v but_o he_o lick_v it_o up_o that_o he_o may_v spit_v it_o out_o again_o in_o the_o face_n of_o some_o professor_n or_o on_o the_o other_o side_n poison_v those_o with_o who_o he_o do_v converse_v be_v to_o his_o company_n like_o a_o mad_a dog_n that_o so_o bit_v every_o one_o he_o meet_v that_o they_o become_v mad_a too_o and_o as_o apt_a to_o bite_v other_o as_o himself_o or_o in_o case_n he_o meet_v with_o another_o like_o himself_o in_o wit_n and_o malice_n it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o they_o as_o diogenes_n speak_v of_o two_o ill_o condition_v woman_n when_o he_o see_v they_o talk_v see_v how_o the_o viper_n and_o the_o asp_n be_v change_v poison_n and_o nothing_o so_o tickle_v the_o spleen_n or_o glad_v the_o heart_n of_o such_o as_o that_o discourse_n which_o may_v most_o shame_n profession_n disgrace_n relion_n and_o dishonour_n god_n but_o o_o that_o ever_o those_o tongue_n which_o dare_v call_v god_n father_n shall_v suffer_v themselves_o thus_o to_o be_v move_v and_o possess_v by_o that_o unclean_a spirit_n or_o that_o ever_o the_o church_n shall_v own_v such_o for_o her_o child_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n the_o church_n will_v have_v deny_v her_o blessing_n to_o such_o a_o son_n that_o shall_v have_v think_v himself_o disparage_v by_o serve_v christ_n and_o wear_v of_o his_o livery_n although_o he_o have_v not_o scoff_v at_o other_o themselves_o yet_o this_o man_n flatter_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v a_o christian_n yea_o you_o can_v beat_v he_o from_o it_o but_o that_o he_o be_v as_o good_a a_o christian_a as_o the_o precise_a and_o shall_v go_v to_o heaven_n as_o soon_o but_o let_v he_o that_o read_v consider_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o lend_v to_o satan_n the_o heart_n for_o devinng_a the_o tongue_n for_o utter_v and_o the_o ear_n for_o hear_v of_o 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name_n but_o they_o be_v devil_n indeed_o however_o they_o flatter_v themselves_o resemble_v the_o high_a priest_n scribes_z &_o pharisee_n who_o call_v themselves_o the_o church_n while_o they_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n who_o the_o same_o night_n that_o christ_n institute_v the_o sacrament_n and_o consult_v how_o to_o save_v they_o do_v consult_v how_o they_o may_v destroy_v he_o yea_o let_v any_o indifferent_a slander_n by_o â—udge_v whether_o thou_o be_v not_o bottomlesse_o ill_a who_o do_v malice_n goodness_n in_o other_o who_o be_v displease_v with_o we_o because_o we_o please_v god_n and_o murmur_v like_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n at_o the_o same_o thing_n whereat_o the_o angel_n rejoice_v for_o none_o but_o a_o cain_n or_o a_o devil_n in_o condition_n will_v envy_v because_o his_o own_o work_n be_v evil_a and_o his_o brother_n good_a they_o be_v desperate_o wicked_a that_o can_v endure_v so_o much_o as_o the_o sight_n of_o godliness_n as_o 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36.23.26_o and_o 38.4_o 5_o 6._o amos_n 5.10_o mark_v 6.16_o to_o 29._o act._n 16.19_o to_o 25._o and_o 17.5.6.7.13_o and_o 18.11.12_o 13._o and_o 19.26_o to_o 34._o and_o 21.27_o 28.30.31_o and_o 22.22_o 23._o and_o 23.1_o 2.12_o 13.14_o gal._n 4.16_o misprision_n the_o second_o be_v misprision_n for_o which_o see_n act._n 24.14_o and_o 26.9.10.11.24_o 1_o king_n 18.17_o 18._o psalm_n 14._o 1_o jer._n 44.17_o 18_o 19_o wisd._n 5.4_o matth._n 7.14_o and_o 13.55_o 56_o 57_o and_o 28_o 15._o mark_n 5.39.40_o and_o 7_o 5_o 8.9_o john_n 2.19_o 20.21_o and_o 3.3.4_o and_o 7.15.23_o 24._o and_o 8.15.57_o 58_o 59_o &_o 9.16_o &_o 16.2_o act._n 2.13_o 2_o thess._n 2.10.11_o 12_o rom._n 8.5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o 1_o corinth_n 1.18_o to_o 29._o and_o 2.7_o 8_o 10_o 11.12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o 3.18_o 19_o 20._o 2_o timothy_n 2.26_o 1_o pet._n 2.7_o 8._o revel_v 3.17_o multitude_n the_o three_o be_v example_n of_o the_o multitude_n touch_v which_o read_n gen._n 19.4_o to_o 12._o numb_a 14.2_o 3_o 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