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"their perfons, places, lawful comm
"counfels, or corrections. 3. Not praying
them, not imitating their Graces and ver
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lous and refractory carriage towards them.
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"the duties of their respective places. 2. Se
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"due correction. 6. Difhonouring the
"and leffening their Authority, either by
"rigorous, or too remiffe a behaviour.

The fins of Equals, are undervaluing "worth, envying the gifts, grieving :: "advancement, or profperity, or efteem another; and ufurping preheminence o "ver another.

"The fixth Commandment requires all "full endeavours to preferve our own life, "the life of others.

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1. Murder. 2. Striking, maiming or hurts "the body of our neighbour. 3. Sinful an "fed anger. 4. Hatred, envy, defire of venge. 5. Railing, reviling, contume "fpeeches, quartelling, threatning, fcom "and provoking. 6. Sowing ftrife and cons

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"tion among neighbours. 7. Drunkenneffe, "furfetting, uncleanneffe, or drawing any to "thofe vices which are fins against the body, "and may bring difeafes and death. 8. Inordi"nate paffions, worldly grief, immoderate cark"ing and caring, or whatever elfe tends to the = deftruction of the life of man.

"The feventh Commandment requires cha"ftity of body, mind, affections, words and behaviour, and the prefervation of it in our felves and others. It forbideth, 1, Lodging, or entertaining in our minds unclean thoughts and fancying unclean.matters with delight, 2. Unclean defires, affections, and lufts, though they come not into act, which is the adultery of the heart. 3. Wanton looks. 4. Not fhutting our eares againft unclean talk. 5. Filthy difcourfe, 6. All unclean acts, and finful pollutions. 7. Idleneffe, intemperance, and pampering the body. 8. Wanton immodeft attiring. 9. Light be. haviour, and fociety with light perfons. 10. Lafcivious geftures, revellings, dancings, plaies, pictures, amorous books, fongs, or whatever elfe tends to foment the fleshly concupifcence, which we ought to labour by all good means to quench and fuppreffe.

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"and not making reftitution of ill gott
"where there is ability.

"The ninth Commandment requ "maintaining and promoting of truth be "man and man, and of our own and our "bours good names; efpecially in "bearing. It forbids. 1. Giving falleen "and fuborning falfe witneffe, and allforg "2. Wittingly appearing and pleading "evil caufe, outfacing, and overbering "truth. 3. Credulity, finifter fufpitions "belief, a ready liftning to tale-bearers; "ving and countenancing ill reports, the to the defaming of others; mifconftruing "tentions, words and actions; and inter "doubtful matters in the worft fenfe. 4. L fpeaking untruth of any man; a readine "fpeak ill, and spread the faults of others, "it does no way concern us, nor is like to

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"fit others. Slandering, raising falfe rumours, “backbiting,detracting,calebearing,whispering "fcoffing, reviling, rash, harsh, and partiall "cenfuring, and uncharitable judging. s.Speak"ing too highly, or too meanly of our felves or others. 6. Undue filence, when we ought and "may defend the innocency of our neighbour. "The tenth Commandment requires purity and integrity of thoughts, defires, and wishes, contentment with our own eftate and condition, and the portion God hath given us, and a right, charitable, well-wishing frame of "fpirit towards our neighbour, and all thatfis his. The fins against this Commandment Fare, 1. Difcontent with our own estate. 2. Having and harbouring in our minds evil = fancies, roving and ranging lufts, and coverings of that which is our neighbours, arifing from our corrupted natures, and accompanied with delight and pleasure, though our wils do not confent to the accomplishing of them. Before in the other Commandments, the deed was condemned that was hurtful and injurious to our neighbour, as also the setled will and refolved determination to act it; but here evil thoughts and stirrings in the foul, the first bublings of concupifcence, the very defire and luft, and loofe hankering after any thing that is our neighbours is forbidden, though there be no full confent given thereto. 003 "3. Envy

3. Envying and grieving at the good am neighbour, and rejoycing at his fuffa 4. All inordinate motions, affections, and "fires of heart after any thing that is 5. Not endeavouring to fuppreffe a ແ thoughts and the firft morions to in; bu .. vouring and entertaining them, rouling the "with delight in our minds; not labouring "keep our hearts with all diligence and to år "due luft and concupifcence, which is rock "and fountain of all fin and wickedne

The fins against the Gospel are rea these two Heads.

Unbelief.
Impenitency.

Unbelief hath feveral degrees.

1. Not labouring to acquaint our with the Hiftory of the Gospel, nor wit "duties, promifes and priviledges there "though it contains the best glad-tidings and "the greatest confequence to us that can imagined.

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