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and_o therefore_o though_o her_o beauty_n be_v decay_v her_o portion_n spend_v her_o weakness_n great_a and_o her_o vsefulness_n small_a yet_o she_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o myself_o and_o here_o the_o wise_a god_n have_v determine_v my_o affection_n and_o when_o all_o be_v say_v this_o be_v the_o only_a sure_a foundation_n and_o hold_v perpetual_o 2._o this_o love_n must_v be_v right_a for_o the_o extent_n of_o it_o i_o mean_v it_o reach_v the_o whole_a person_n both_o soul_n and_o body_n every_o man_n shall_v choose_v such_o a_o one_o who_o outward_a feature_n and_o proportion_n he_o can_v high_o esteem_v and_o affect_v and_o it_o speak_v the_o admirable_a wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o frame_v such_o variety_n of_o fancy_n to_o answer_v the_o variety_n of_o person_n and_o there_o be_v such_o choice_n it_o be_v sottish_a folly_n to_o choose_v where_o a_o man_n can_v love_v and_o the_o great_a injury_n possible_a to_o the_o wife_n to_o ensnare_v her_o heart_n and_o bound_v she_o to_o one_o 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anoint_v oil_n which_o be_v pour_v on_o the_o head_n be_v both_o gentle_a and_o pleasant_a and_o a_o pledge_n of_o the_o communication_n of_o spiritual_a privilege_n whence_o no_o inconvenience_n will_v ensue_v the_o last_o clause_n of_o the_o word_n belong_v not_o unto_o our_o present_a design_n i_o shall_v not_o insist_v on_o their_o explication_n some_o few_o thing_n must_v be_v further_o premise_v unto_o our_o principal_a intention_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o those_o reproof_n which_o be_v propose_v as_o a_o matter_n of_o such_o advantage_n in_o the_o text._n and_o 1._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o use_v signify_v to_o argue_v to_o dispute_v to_o contend_v in_o judgement_n as_o well_o as_o to_o reprove_v rebuke_n or_o reprehend_v its_o first_o signification_n be_v to_o argue_v or_o to_o plead_v a_o cause_n with_o argument_n hence_o it_o be_v use_v as_o a_o common_a term_n between_o god_n and_o man_n denote_v the_o reason_n real_a or_o pretend_a only_a on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o other_o so_o god_n himself_o speak_v unto_o his_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isa_n 1.18_o go_v to_o now_o and_o let_v we_o plead_v reason_n or_o argue_v together_o and_o job_n call_v his_o plea_n or_o argument_n in_o prayer_n unto_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 23.4_o i_o will_v fill_v my_o mouth_n with_o argument_n wherefore_o that_o only_o have_v the_o true_a nature_n of_o a_o reproof_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o reason_n and_o argument_n for_o the_o evince_a of_o what_o it_o tend_v unto_o rash_n groundless_a wrathful_a precipitate_a censure_n and_o rebuke_n be_v evil_a in_o themselves_o and_o in_o our_o present_a case_n of_o no_o consideration_n nor_o indeed_o ought_v any_o one_o to_o engage_v in_o the_o management_n of_o reproof_n who_o be_v not_o furnish_v with_o rule_n and_o argument_n to_o evince_v their_o necessity_n and_o render_v they_o effectual_a sometime_o thing_n may_v be_v so_o circumstance_v as_o that_o a_o reproof_n shall_v so_o carry_v its_o own_o reason_n and_o efficacious_a conviction_n along_o with_o it_o as_o that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o argue_v or_o plea_n to_o make_v it_o useful_a so_o the_o look_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n on_o peter_n under_o the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o case_n be_v a_o sufficient_a reproof_n though_o he_o speak_v not_o one_o word_n in_o its_o confirmation_n but_o ordinary_o cogent_n reason_n be_v the_o best_a conveyance_n of_o reproof_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v they_o of_o what_o sort_n they_o will_n 2._o reproof_n do_v always_o respect_v a_o fault_n a_o evil_a a_o miscarriage_n or_o a_o sin_n in_o they_o that_o be_v reprove_v there_o may_v be_v mutual_a admonition_n and_o exhortation_n among_o christian_n with_o respect_n unto_o sundry_a thing_n in_o the_o course_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o obedience_n without_o a_o regard_n unto_o any_o evil_a or_o miscarriage_n the_o general_a nature_n of_o a_o reproof_n be_v a_o admonition_n or_o exhortation_n but_o it_o have_v its_o special_a nature_n from_o its_o regard_n unto_o a_o fault_n in_o course_n or_o particular_a fact_n and_o hence_o the_o word_n signify_v also_o to_o chastise_v wherein_o be_v a_o correction_n for_o and_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o recovery_n from_o a_o miscarriage_n 2_o sam._n 7.14_o i_o will_v reprove_v he_o by_o the_o rod_n of_o man_n that_o be_v chastise_v he_o this_o therefore_o be_v that_o reproof_n which_o we_o intend_v a_o warning_n admonition_n or_o exhortation_n give_v unto_o any_o whereby_o they_o be_v rebuke_v for_o and_o with_o respect_n unto_o some_o moral_a evil_n or_o sin_n in_o their_o course_n way_n practice_n or_o any_o particular_a miscarriage_n such_o as_o may_v render_v they_o obnoxious_a unto_o divine_a displeasure_n or_o chastisement_n for_o it_o be_v essential_a unto_o a_o regular_a reproof_n that_o in_o he_o who_o give_v it_o it_o may_v be_v accompany_v with_o or_o do_v proceed_v from_o a_o apprehension_n that_o the_o person_n reprove_v be_v by_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o reproof_n render_v obnoxious_a unto_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n 3._o it_o may_v also_o be_v consider_v that_o reprove_v be_v not_o lest_o arbitrary_o unto_o the_o will_n of_o man_n whatever_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o it_o lose_v its_o nature_n if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o duty_n in_o he_o who_o reprove_v and_o come_v short_a of_o its_o efficacy_n no_o wise_a man_n will_v reprove_v but_o when_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n so_o to_o do_v unless_o he_o design_v the_o just_a reproach_n of_o a_o busy_a body_n for_o his_o reward_n the_o command_n be_v general_a with_o respect_n unto_o brother_n and_o neighbour_n deut._n 19.17_o thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a rebuke_n thy_o neighbour_n and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n upon_o he_o but_o as_o to_o the_o particular_a discharge_n of_o this_o work_n as_o a_o duty_n there_o must_v be_v either_o a_o especial_a office_n or_o a_o especial_a 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above_o all_o the_o satisfaction_n which_o a_o joint_a consent_n with_o other_o in_o sin_n and_o pleasure_n can_v afford_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o proposition_n i_o have_v mention_v only_o to_o express_v the_o balance_n that_o be_v propose_v by_o the_o psalmist_n between_o the_o best_a and_o most_o desirable_a advantage_n of_o wicked_a society_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o the_o sharp_a or_o most_o displease_a severity_n that_o accompany_v the_o communion_n of_o thc_a righteous_a or_o godly_a but_o i_o shall_v not_o at_o all_o handle_v the_o comparison_n as_o design_v only_o some_o direction_n how_o man_n shall_v behave_v themselves_o under_o reproof_n that_o they_o may_v be_v a_o kindness_n and_o a_o excellent_a oil_n unto_o they_o or_o how_o they_o may_v by_o they_o obtain_v spiritual_a benefit_n and_o advantage_n unto_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o this_o however_o at_o present_a the_o matter_n may_v be_v manage_v be_v of_o itself_o of_o great_a importance_n for_o as_o in_o the_o state_n of_o weakness_n and_o imperfection_n of_o mistake_n and_o miscarriage_n wherein_o we_o be_v there_o be_v no_o outward_a help_n or_o aid_v of_o more_o use_n and_o advantage_n unto_o we_o than_o seasonable_a reproof_n so_o in_o the_o right_a receive_n and_o improve_n of_o they_o as_o high_a a_o trial_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n as_o to_o their_o interest_n in_o wisdom_n and_o folly_n do_v consist_v as_o in_o any_o thing_n that_o do_v befall_v they_o or_o wherewith_o they_o may_v be_v exercise_v for_o as_o scorner_n of_o reproof_n those_o that_o hear_v they_o unwilling_o that_o bear_v they_o haughty_o and_o impatient_o with_o design_n of_o revenge_n or_o disdainful_a retortion_n have_v the_o character_n of_o pride_n and_o folly_n indelible_o fix_v they_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o their_o due_a admission_n and_o improvement_n be_v in_o the_o same_o infallible_a truth_n represent_v as_o a_o evident_a pledge_n of_o wisdom_n and_o a_o effectual_a mean_n of_o its_o increase_n this_o be_v so_o much_o and_o so_o frequent_o insist_v on_o in_o that_o great_a treasure_n of_o all_o wisdom_n spiritual_a natural_a and_o political_a namely_o the_o book_n of_o proverb_n that_o it_o be_v altogether_o needless_a to_o call_v over_o any_o particular_a testimony_n unto_o that_o purpose_n two_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o inquire_v into_o in_o compliance_n with_o our_o present_a design_n 1._o how_o reproof_n may_v be_v due_o receive_v 2._o how_o they_o may_v be_v due_o improve_v whereunto_o the_o reason_n shall_v be_v add_v why_o they_o ought_v so_o to_o be_v i._o that_o we_o may_v receive_v reproof_n in_o a_o due_a manner_n three_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1_o the_o general_a qualification_n of_o the_o reprover_n 2_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o reproof_n and_o 3_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o 1._o the_o psalmist_n here_o desire_v that_o his_o reprover_n may_v be_v a_o righteous_a man_n let_v the_o righteous_a smite_v i_o