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Again, by reviling you come to harden those that reproach you in their sin; when they sin and see the ¹same sin in you, they think they do not worse then you, so they come to be hardened in their sin, and you come to be guilty of their sin, you turn their sin to be yours, because you harden them in theirs.

Again, by reviling you come to harden those that reproach you in their sin; when they sin and see the ¹same sin in you, they think they do not worse then you, so they come to be hardned in their sin, and you come to be guilty of their sin, you turn their sin to be yours, because you harden them in theirs.

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Thirdly, you by this means stir up more corruption, and more sin; whereas those that know what sin ¹means, and are tender of it, they should by all means labour to suppress it, and beat it down, as when a neighbours house is on fire, we will labour what we can to quench it, and not to put more fire to it; shall we have more care of our neighbours house, then of our neighbours soul? his heart is on fire, and his tongue is on fire, and will you bring more fire? this is abominable.

Thirdly, you by this means stir up more corruption, and more sin; whereas those that know what sin ¹means, and are tender of it, they should by all means labor to suppress it, and beat it down, as when a neighbors house is on fire, we will labor what we can to quench it, and not to put more fire to it; shall we have more care of our neighbors house, then of our neighbors soul? his heart is on fire, and his tongue is on fire, and will you bring more fire? this is abominable.