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Intice young ones to persue such lusts, That filthy carriage in causing her

to hold y^or privilyes se how seveer y^r lead is in case a woman take hold of a

mans secrets tho it was in defence of her husband yet for her shameless Immodest

ness God sentenceth her to have her hand cut of 25 deut 11 12

5 That you should goe on in y^s course soe long y^r has bin a way of evill &

renders your State doubtfull as to any seed of grace Rom. 8 1 2 pet 2. 10 Le

prosy that was deeper than the skin & stood not at a stay but spread did

denominate y^e person utterly unclean of that nature has bin your leprosy it

stood not at a stay but spred by renewed acts throw your course many

years

6 Tho foremerly admonished for such Evill & not dealing thorowly & sin

cerely in your Repentance then it was just w^th god to leave you to y^r same sin &

to send you away in your hearts lusts, you were Slight then & would not hear

god by his Church it will be y^e more wonderfull grace if he gives you a heart to

hear at last, y^t you deelt slightly appeard in y^or reading y^t ballet in a fals

aspersion of Sister Wood in your acknowledgm^t & quickly going on in y^e same

way in these things it appear^d you refused to hear y^e church or god by them but

god will not be mocked nor suffer his ordinances to be slighted or dallied w^th

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7 To come to y^e Sacram^t all these years whilst you were walking after the lusts of

uncleanness was great boldness & presumption, such as came to y^e passover in y^r

uncleaness tho but ceremonial were to be cutt off

8 aganst a great deal of light these were not lusts in y^or ignorance w^ch you sometime

covenanted before god & his pp to forsake 1 pet 1. these were doings fitter for gen-

tiles y^t knew not god 1 Thess. 4. 5.

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9 against y^e light of nature Abimeleck when he saw Isaack sporting w^th Rebecch he

concluded she was his wife an Indian would have judged y^e same

10 Consider how many of gods comands have you violated

  The 3^d in abusing y^e Scripture as if it allowed your wanton unclean lusts

The 4^th in that some of these doings were upon y^e Sab when gods pp were assembled

        to worship God

The 5 honour thy parents but how greatly have you dishonoured y^m

The 6 you came near to endanger your own & others lives besides y^r tendency

          these things have to y^e death of your own & others soules

The 7^th all your unclean carriage was a breach of it both in heart & practise

The 8 in stealing away the affection of women from y^r husbands what in y^m

          lay & y^r chastity

The 10^th That saith you shall not covet or desire they neighbours wife oh y^e

unclean desires y^t were in your heart whilst you soe spake & carried it

Consider what god has say^d concerning such as walk as you have done & what

he has denounced against such he has say^d y^e Abhorred of y^e lord shall [fall][13] into y^e

pitt of uncleanness 22 prov 14 & he has denounced wrath to such 2 pet 2.10

Rev. 21 8 such goe into y^e lake of fire y^t burns w^th fier & brimstone

Take notice of other lusts w^ch have led to y^s sin Pride & Idleness

Pride will have a fall, it has bin observed y^t you have a high Spirit apt to

stand upon your own worth & parentage, those y^t seated others were not fitt

[---] to seat you, but wher shall we find a seat low Enough for you now who

have debauched your self so low by sin

Soe Idleness 16 Ezeck 49 gadding abroad could not be w^thout neglect of dutys

at home & to your yoakfellow, who sat sad at home for want of your company

& helpfullness, oh what prayers when you came home if y^r were any for you

were bold that way w^th god now & then forgetting that 10 Jer latter end, but thus

being from y^or calling home it put you into y^e worst of temptations. 27 Prov. 8