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12._o in_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o carriage_n of_o that_o matter_n that_o if_o he_o do_v eat_v with_o the_o gentile_n he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o scandalize_a the_o jew_n if_o he_o do_v not_o eat_v with_o they_o to_o scandalize_v the_o gentile_n and_o it_o fall_v out_o too_o frequent_o in_o our_o own_o day_n that_o in_o the_o use_n of_o some_o rite_n in_o themselves_o indifferent_a some_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o use_n of_o they_o as_o popish_a some_o with_o the_o not_o use_v they_o as_o argue_v the_o affectation_n of_o novellisme_n and_o singularity_n against_o reason_n for_o since_o scandal_n arise_v from_o the_o opinion_n that_o be_v have_v of_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a when_o the_o action_n of_o he_o that_o offend_v dash_v against_o it_o and_o it_o be_v undoubted_a that_o even_o godly_a man_n may_v have_v opposite_a opinion_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a one_o think_v
it_o be_v by_o tie_v a_o stone_n to_o their_o neck_n but_o rather_o by_o put_v the_o malefactor_n into_o lead_n and_o it_o may_v seem_v by_o a_o passage_n which_o he_o cite_v out_o of_o polybius_n that_o it_o be_v rather_o reckon_v among_o the_o easy_a then_o more_o grievous_a sort_n of_o punishment_n maldonate_fw-it conceive_v it_o may_v be_v that_o our_o saviour_n in_o use_v this_o resemblance_n do_v allude_v unto_o the_o pride_n which_o he_o here_o censure_n as_o he_o do_v math_n 11._o 23._o when_o he_o say_v and_o thou_o capernaum_n which_o be_v exalt_v to_o heaven_n shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o hell_n what_o ever_o the_o allusiòn_n be_v saint_n hierome_n right_o note_n that_o our_o saviour_n mean_v hereby_o to_o let_v we_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v better_o for_o scandaliser_n to_o receive_v a_o short_a punishment_n here_o then_o eternal_a torment_n or_o that_o though_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n with_o a_o millstone_n about_o the_o neck_n be_v a_o certain_a 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according_a to_o the_o effectual_a work_n in_o the_o measure_n of_o each_o part_n ephes._n 4._o 16._o there_o be_v a_o different_a measure_n of_o each_o part_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o meet_a symmetry_n in_o the_o whole_a second_o beside_o all_o member_n have_v not_o the_o same_o office_n and_o therefore_o god_n spirit_n give_v not_o to_o all_o a_o like_a measure_n of_o knowledge_n and_o other_o gift_n rom._n 12._o 4_o 6._o three_o again_o all_o part_n have_v not_o a_o like_a mean_n for_o growth_n not_o a_o like_a instruction_n and_o nurture_n not_o a_o like_a time_n for_o growth_n there_o be_v a_o different_a work_n in_o the_o several_a part_n and_o according_o a_o different_a growth_n ephes._n 4._o 16._o four_o if_o all_o christian_n be_v of_o equal_a strength_n faith_n wisdom_n and_o other_o grace_n there_o will_v be_v a_o subtraction_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o sundry_a principal_a duty_n there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n one_o christian_n shall_v edify_v one_o another_o bear_v 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monarchy_n dominion_n and_o dignity_n of_o this_o world_n which_o be_v mean_a gift_n and_o according_o the_o world_n make_v small_a account_n of_o beleiver_n as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o contemptible_a person_n for_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n have_v eye_n of_o flesh_n and_o fleshly_a mind_n they_o magnify_v and_o admire_v the_o world_n and_o the_o pomp_n thereof_o sumptuous_a palace_n gorgeous_a attire_n great_a command_n great_a observance_n and_o attendance_n but_o the_o worth_n of_o spiritual_a excellency_n the_o glorious_a privilege_n and_o endowment_n of_o god_n son_n they_o know_v not_o even_o as_o christ_n be_v unknown_a in_o the_o world_n so_o be_v his_o member_n 1._o john_n 3._o 1_o 2._o last_o those_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v little_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n eye_n that_o be_v humble_a which_o its_o likely_a be_v chief_o here_o mean_v by_o our_o saviour_n for_o to_o this_o christ_n special_o apply_v the_o emblem_n of_o a_o little_a child_n math._n 18._o 4._o and_o in_o this_o sense_n saul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v little_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n 1._o sam._n 15._o 17._o thus_o certain_o be_v all_o the_o saint_n david_n be_v as_o great_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o as_o any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n in_o his_o age_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o so_o great_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o but_o he_o be_v as_o small_a in_o his_o own_o who_o be_o i_o say_v he_o to_o god_n 2._o sam._n 7._o 18._o and_o what_o be_v my_o house_n that_o thou_o have_v bring_v i_o hitherto_o and_o psal._n 131._o 1._o etc._n etc._n lord_n my_o heart_n be_v not_o haughty_a nor_o my_o eye_n lofty_a neither_o do_v i_o exercise_v myself_o in_o great_a matter_n or_o in_o thing_n too_o high_a for_o i_o sure_o i_o have_v behave_v and_o quiet_v myself_o as_o a_o
solomon_n caveat_n prov._n 22._o 22_o 23._o rob_v not_o the_o poor_a because_o he_o be_v poor_a neither_o oppress_v the_o afflict_a in_o the_o gate_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v plead_v their_o cause_n and_o spoil_v the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o spoil_v they_o consider_v what_o a_o doom_n be_v here_o threaten_v to_o scandaliser_n of_o beleiver_n be_v assure_v that_o god_n righteousness_n his_o love_n to_o his_o people_n his_o own_o cause_n require_v this_o severity_n at_o his_o hand_n know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o escape_v unless_o they_o can_v fight_v against_o god_n and_o be_v strong_a than_o he_o provoke_v not_o then_o a_o courageous_a lion_n stir_v not_o up_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a god_n touch_v not_o his_o anointed_n do_v his_o prophet_n no_o harm_n show_v they_o all_o kindness_n on_o earth_n that_o what_o they_o can_v their_o saviour_n may_v recompense_v in_o heaven_n that_o when_o you_o fail_v they_o may_v receive_v you_o into_o everlasting_a habitation_n finis_fw-la §_o 1._o eccl._n 12._o 11_o the_o speaker_n and_o occasion_n of_o the_o word_n §_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o text_n §_o 3._o the_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n scandal_n in_o the_o proper_a acception_n lexic_fw-la in_fw-it voce_fw-mi ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d §_o scandal_n in_o the_o scripture_n use_n ps._n 69._o 23._o rom._n 11._o 9_o §._o of_o the_o sort_n of_o effective_a scandal_n §._o 6._o the_o necessity_n of_o scandal_n §._o 7._o in_o respect_n of_o scandaliser_n §_o 8._o of_o person_n scandalize_v §._o 9_o of_o satan_n §_o 10._o of_o god_n ezek._n 3._o 20._o §_o 11._o for_o what_o end_v order_v by_o he_o enchir._n ad_fw-la laur_n c._n 96._o §._o 12._o the_o application_n 1._o to_o justify_v religion_n notwithstanding_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o §._o 13._o to_o magnify_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n §_o 14._o 3_o to_o teach_v man_n to_o walk_v circumspect_o §._o 15._o 4._o to_o wait_v for_o christ_n come_v §._o 1._o the_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o second_o proposition_n of_o the_o text._n §_o 2._o that_o a_o woe_n belong_v to_o scandaliser_n §_o 3._o §._o 4._o who_o be_v scandaliser_n and_o to_o what_o scandalize_a woe_n belong_v james_n 1._o 14._o qu._n ans._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la gubernat_fw-la dei_fw-la §_o 6_o why_o a_o woe_n belong_v to_o they_o rom._n 7._o 13._o §._o 7._o §_o 8._o application_n 1._o to_o manifest_a the_o danger_n âf_a scandaliser_n §._o 9_o 2_o to_o admonish_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n §_o 10._o direction_n to_o avoid_v it_o §_o 1._o scandalize_a distribute_v into_o four_o way_n §_o 2._o a_o woe_n belong_v to_o they_o that_o scandalize_v by_o sinful_a example_n §_o 3._o what_o action_n of_o sinful_a example_n do_v scandalize_v qu._n ans._n qu._n ans._n §._o 4._o how_o they_o do_v scandalize_v lib._n 4._o the_o guber_n dei_fw-la §._o 3._o why_o a_o woe_n belong_v to_o such_o §._o 6._o application_n 1._o to_o move_v they_o to_o mourn_v that_o scandalize_v by_o sinful_a example_n §._o 7._o 2._o to_o move_v man_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o scandalize_v by_o sinful_a example_n §_o 8._o 3._o and_o other_o that_o they_o be_v not_o scandalize_v by_o sinful_a example_n §._o 9_o direction_n to_o prevent_v it_o §._o 1._o a_o woe_n belong_v to_o scandaliser_n by_o abuse_n of_o liberty_n in_o thing_n lawful_a §._o 2._o reason_n thereof_o out_o of_o s._n paul_n epistle_n §._o 3._o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o point_n and_o quaeres_fw-la propound_v to_o clear_v it_o §._o 4._o answer_v of_o the_o first_o quaere_fw-la what_o be_v thing_n lawful_a &_o indifferent_a and_o what_o be_v our_o liberty_n in_o their_o use_n §._o 5._o what_o way_n our_o liberty_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a may_v be_v restrain_v §_o 6._o the_o summary_n of_o the_o apostle_n resolution_n about_o scandal_n in_o the_o use_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a deliver_v rom._n 14._o §_o 7._o and_o 1._o cor._n 8._o 9_o 10._o chapter_n §._o 8._o que._n 1._o who_o be_v to_o avoid_v scandalize_a by_o abuse_n of_o liberty_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a §._o 9_o que._n 2._o scandalize_a of_o who_o by_o such_o abuse_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v §._o 10._o que._n 3._o whether_o stroug_n one_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o such_o scandal_n §_o 11._o que._n 4._o who_o be_v to_o be_v account_v weak_a one_o not_o to_o be_v thus_o scandalize_v §_o 12._o qu._n 5._o what_o evil_a consequent_a on_o our_o action_n make_v scandalize_a of_o this_o sort_n §._o 13._o que._n 6._o how_o long_o we_o be_v to_o forbear_v our_o liberty_n for_o fear_n of_o scandal_n §._o 14._o que._n 7._o what_o foresight_n of_o scandal_n consequent_a be_v necessary_a to_o make_v a_o man_n culpable_a of_o scandalize_a this_o way_n §._o 15._o que._n 8._o whether_o the_o restraint_n of_o our_o liberty_n for_o fear_n of_o scandal_n be_v universal_a §._o 16._o que._n 9_o whether_o scandal_n may_v be_v by_o omission_n of_o the_o use_n of_o our_o liberty_n §._o 17._o que._n 10._o whether_o a_o community_n or_o a_o magistrate_n may_v be_v scandalize_v §_o 18._o que._n 11._o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v where_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o scandal_n one_o way_n and_o of_o disobedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n another_o way_n §._o 19_o que._n 12._o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v in_o case_n of_o scandal_n either_o by_o use_v or_o not_o use_v our_o liberty_n §._o 20._o que._n 13._o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v when_o the_o forbear_n of_o our_o liberty_n endanger_v the_o loss_n of_o it_o §._o 21._o que._n 14._o what_o be_v we_o to_o do_v when_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o life_n by_o not_o use_v our_o liberty_n of_o scandal_n by_o use_v it_o §._o 22._o que._n 15._o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v when_o there_o be_v fear_n of_o scandal_n to_o some_o and_o hope_v of_o good_a to_o other_o by_o use_n of_o our_o liberty_n §._o 23._o que._n 16._o how_o far_o we_o be_v to_o regard_v the_o scandal_n that_o arise_v from_o fancy_n without_o any_o probable_a reason_n §._o 24._o application_n 1._o to_o manifest_v the_o uncharitableness_n of_o scandaliser_n by_o abuse_n of_o their_o liberty_n §._o 25._o 2._o to_o dissuade_v they_o from_o this_o sin_n with_o direction_n against_o it_o §._o 26._o 3._o to_o admonish_v man_n of_o be_v scandalize_v by_o another_o use_n of_o his_o liberty_n and_o direction_n to_o that_o end_n §._o 1._o a_o woe_n belong_v to_o scandaliser_n by_o entice_a practice_n §._o 2._o how_o man_n scandalize_v by_o entice_a practice_n §._o 3._o difference_n of_o scandaliser_n by_o entice_a practice_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o part_n they_o act_v therein_o §._o 4._o difference_n of_o scandaliser_n by_o entice_a practice_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o motive_n which_o incite_v they_o §._o 5._o difference_n of_o scandaliser_n by_o entice_a practice_n according_a to_o the_o matter_n wherein_o they_o scandalize_v §._o 6._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o woe_n due_a to_o this_o scandalize_a §._o 7._o application_n 1._o to_o manifest_v the_o great_a guilt_n of_o scandaliser_n in_o this_o kind_n §._o 8._o 2._o to_o admonish_v man_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o scandalize_a this_o way_n §._o 9_o and_o those_o that_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v scandalize_v §._o 1._o a_o woe_n belong_v to_o scandaliser_n by_o persecution_n §._o 2._o how_o beleiver_n be_v persecute_v §_o 3._o how_o persecution_n do_v scandalize_v §_o 4._o what_o woe_n belong_v to_o scandaliser_n by_o persecuiion_n §_o 5._o application_n 1._o to_o discover_v the_o danger_n of_o such_o scandaliser_n §_o 6._o 2._o to_o deter_v they_o from_o it_o §_o 7._o 3._o to_o advise_v they_o that_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v scandalize_v by_o persecution_n §_o 1._o the_o explication_n of_o the_o three_o proposition_n in_o the_o text_n §_o 2._o those_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v little_a one_o §_o 3._o some_o less_o than_o other_o in_o spiritual_a gift_n and_o grace_n §_o 4._o in_o power_n and_o dignity_n §._o 5._o beleiver_n common_o less_o than_o other_o in_o the_o world_n §_o 6._o little_o in_o their_o own_o eye_n §_o 7._o application_n 1._o to_o advertise_v we_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o beleieur_n in_o this_o world_n §._o 8._o 2._o to_o teach_v beleiver_n contentedness_n in_o a_o low_a condition_n §._o 9_o 3._o to_o quicken_v their_o hope_n after_o heaven_n §._o 10._o 4._o to_o aggravate_v the_o sin_n of_o scandalize_a beleiver_n §._o 11._o that_o the_o woe_n due_a to_o scandaliser_n of_o beleiver_n be_v great_a than_o any_o temporal_a death_n §._o 12._o who_o be_v to_o be_v account_v beleiver_n in_o christ._n §._o 13._o why_o so_o great_a vengeance_n be_v award_v to_o scandaliser_n of_o beleiver_n in_o christ._n §._o 14._o application_n 1._o to_o manifest_v christ_n tender_a care_n over_o his_o people_n §._o 15._o 2._o to_o teach_v we_o to_o commit_v our_o cause_n to_o he_o when_o we_o suffer_v for_o he_o §._o 16._o 3._o to_o advertise_v scandaliser_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o punishment_n §._o 17._o 4._o to_o deter_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n