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it_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o wicked_a man_n to_o whip_n christ_n and_o if_o any_o mercy_n indeed_o must_v be_v show_v it_o must_v be_v to_o barrabas_n not_o christ._n use_v 1._o count_v it_o a_o hard_a case_n to_o be_v behold_v to_o evil_a man_n man_n jacob_n know_v the_o inconvenience_n and_o refuse_v the_o kind_a offer_n of_o esau_n who_o either_o himself_o or_o his_o servant_n will_v guard_v he_o in_o his_o way_n gen._n 33._o 13._o balaac_n will_v not_o enrich_v balaam_n but_o first_o he_o must_v curse_v god_n people_n use_v 2._o see_v thy_o favour_n benot_v mingle_v or_o poison_a do_v harm_n and_o mischief_n the_o heathen_a emperor_n will_v show_v mercy_n if_o the_o martyr_n will_v cast_v but_o one_o grain_n into_o the_o fire_n their_o favour_n must_v be_v buy_v deaâ—_n the_o witch_n will_v favour_v thou_o the_o devil_n will_v cure_v thy_o body_n but_o he_o must_v have_v thy_o faith_n thy_o soul_n the_o father_n the_o master_n will_v allow_v his_o child_n or_o servant_n sport_n 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evil_a good_a through_o corruption_n of_o judgement_n not_o renew_v by_o grace_n and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v still_o observe_v that_o the_o great_a fault_n object_v by_o the_o wicked_a against_o the_o godly_a be_v for_o most_o part_n the_o do_v their_o duty_n as_o here_o in_o peter_n be_v it_o not_o peter_n duty_n to_o be_v with_o his_o lord_n what_o other_o cause_n in_o prophet_n apostle_n in_o christ_n himself_o use_v in_o these_o day_n also_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n day_n be_v matter_n of_o accusation_n enough_o against_o a_o godly_a man_n john_n 9_o 22._o 34._o the_o blind_a man_n be_v excommunicate_v because_o he_o have_v be_v with_o jesus_n papist_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n exercise_v deadly_a hatred_n against_o the_o gospel_n and_o excommunicate_a as_o heretic_n all_o that_o stand_v to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o the_o only_a grace_n of_o jesus_n renounce_v merit_n of_o work_n of_o papist_n and_o after_o a_o subtle_a manner_n out_o of_o the_o depth_n of_o satan_n have_v lay_v under_o the_o reproach_n of_o heretic_n such_o as_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o profession_n in_o their_o course_n renounce_v the_o libertine_n way_n of_o the_o world_n and_o watch_v more_o narrow_o over_o their_o own_o these_o at_o the_o first_o restore_v of_o religion_n and_o cast_v out_o of_o superstition_n and_o romish_a idolatry_n papist_n who_o gnash_v their_o tooth_n for_o envy_n at_o the_o lord_n great_a work_n brand_v with_o the_o name_n of_o puritan_n precisian_n and_o holy_a brethren_n etc._n etc._n ever_o since_o and_o at_o this_o day_n more_o than_o ever_o what_o be_v the_o ordinary_a quarrel_n and_o scorn_n but_o the_o same_o take_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o enemy_n thou_o be_v one_o of_o
beginning_n note_v also_o the_o contrariety_n of_o the_o wicked_a from_o god_n himself_o he_o provide_v safety_n for_o his_o child_n by_o night_n esau_n be_v admonish_v by_o night_n not_o to_o speak_v rough_o to_o jacob._n the_o wicked_a always_o tend_v to_o destruction_n of_o themselves_o and_o other_o and_o the_o cock_n crew_n note_v 1_o it_o appear_v it_o be_v in_o the_o night_n that_o christ_n be_v apprehend_v mischief_n â—nd_v in_o that_o how_o watchful_a and_o diligent_a christ_n enemy_n be_v to_o work_v malice_n and_o mischief_n against_o he_o so_o be_v the_o sodomite_n busy_a all_o night_n to_o abuse_v themselves_o and_o do_v mischief_n gen._n 19_o solomon_n say_v wicked_a man_n can_v sleep_v till_o they_o have_v do_v evil_a prov._n 4_o 16._o and_o sleep_n depart_v from_o they_o unless_o they_o cause_v some_o to_o fall_v judas_n will_v watch_v a_o opportunity_n against_o christ_n even_o in_o the_o night_n to_o betray_v he_o reas._o 1_o because_o they_o be_v carry_v whole_o 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