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of_o all_o be_v woe_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n for_o you_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n for_o you_o neither_o go_v in_o yourselves_o nor_o suffer_v they_o that_o be_v enter_v to_o go_v in_o matth_n 23._o 13._o oh_o take_v we_o heed_n of_o divers_a and_o strange_a doctrine_n and_o teacher_n otherwise_o they_o will_v make_v we_o vain_a for_o they_o speak_v a_o vision_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n not_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n heb._n 13._o 7_o 8_o 9_o jer._n 23._o 16._o 2._o as_o also_o they_o be_v not_o of_o god_n nor_o like_v unto_o he_o who_o practical_o err_v from_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n such_o as_o profess_v to_o know_v god_n and_o yet_o in_o work_n deny_v he_o be_v abominable_a and_o disobedient_a tit._n 1._o 16._o and_o so_o they_o be_v not_o of_o god_n who_o undue_o or_o sinful_o use_v or_o abuse_v their_o liberty_n in_o indifferent_a thing_n to_o the_o scandalize_a and_o offend_v other_o for_o thereby_o they_o cause_v their_o weak_a brother_n to_o perish_v for_o who_o christ_n die_v rom._n 14._o 15._o 1_o cor._n 8_o 9-13_a as_o also_o such_o as_o believe_v the_o gospel_n and_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o hold_v the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n and_o believe_v in_o vain_a and_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o be_v save_v thereby_o from_o the_o pollution_n of_o the_o world_n but_o walk_v in_o crooked_a way_n and_o path_n such_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o adversary_n to_o speak_v reproachful_o of_o the_o doctrine_n according_a to_o godliness_n and_o hinder_v man_n from_o receive_v it_o or_o from_o give_v hearty_a and_o unfeigned_a obedience_n to_o it_o they_o lay_v a_o stumbling-block_n in_o the_o way_n of_o other_o and_o scandalize_v they_o and_o woe_n to_o the_o world_n because_o of_o offence_n but_o woe_n will_v be_v to_o that_o man_n especial_o by_o who_o the_o offence_n come_v rom._n 2._o 17-24_a tit._n 2._o 10-12_a 14._o matth._n 18._o 7._o 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unto_o many_o it_o be_v very_o good_a and_o requisite_a therefore_o for_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o form_n of_o sound_a word_n to_o have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n but_o rather_o reprove_v they_o eph._n 5._o 11_o 12-14_a to_o come_v out_o from_o among_o evil_a worker_n and_o be_v separate_v and_o touch_v no_o unclean_a thing_n for_o what_o fellowship_n have_v righteousness_n with_o unrighteousness_n and_o what_o communion_n have_v light_a with_o darkness_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 14-17_a how_o unsuitablâ—_n to_o their_o principle_n do_v they_o act_v and_o how_o unlike_a to_o god_n be_v they_o who_o while_o they_o profess_v to_o believe_v god_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v yet_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o evil_a doer_n that_o none_o do_v return_v unto_o god_n hereby_o they_o even_o destroy_v damn_v and_o cause_n to_o perish_v such_o who_o they_o profess_v to_o believe_v god_n will_v not_o have_v to_o perish_v and_o their_o iniquity_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o great_a than_o they_o who_o therein_o oppose_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n inasmuch_o as_o they_o by_o their_o evil_a walking_n strengthen_v they_o in_o their_o opposition_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o give_v they_o occasion_n to_o call_v it_o a_o doctrine_n of_o looseness_n and_o licentiousness_n and_o in_o that_o they_o sin_v more_o against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o master_n will_v which_o they_o know_v to_o be_v a_o good_a one_o towards_o all_o man_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o whereby_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o he_o that_o know_v his_o master_n will_n and_o do_v it_o not_o shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v luke_n 12._o 47_o 48._o to_o be_v sure_a neither_o vain_a talker_n nor_o vain_a walker_n be_v of_o god_n but_o of_o the_o evil_a one_o yea_o and_o the_o vain_a walker_n speak_v with_o their_o foot_n what_o the_o vain_a talker_n do_v with_o 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