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it_o also_o touch_v thou_o but_o yet_o thou_o shall_v pity_v thy_o brother_n mourn_v for_o his_o hard_a hap_n and_o grieve_v that_o a_o thing_n so_o much_o unbecoming_a christianity_n shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o show_v the_o least_o part_n of_o itself_o among_o any_o of_o those_o that_o profess_v the_o gospel_n direction_n for_o the_o shun_v of_o suffer_v for_o evil-doing_a be_v they_o that_o come_v next_o to_o hand_n 1._o therefore_o will_v thou_o not_o suffer_v as_o evil_a doer_n then_o take_v heed_n of_o commit_v of_o evil_n evil_a course_n bring_v to_o evil_a end_n shun_v all_o appearance_n of_o evil_n and_o ever_o follow_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o if_o you_o be_v follower_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a who_o will_v harm_v you_o 1_o pet._n 3.13_o or_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o enemy_n to_o goodness_n in_o the_o world_n as_o to_o cause_v thou_o for_o that_o to_o suffer_v thou_o need_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o thy_o suffering_n for_o well-doing_n nor_o can_v there_o 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