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2._o give_v good_a counsel_n and_o encourage_v unto_o well-doing_n hebr._n 10._o 24_o 25._o 3._o walk_v without_o offence_n which_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o be_v careful_a of_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o minister_n in_o his_o church_n and_o every_o one_o in_o his_o call_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n reach_v to_o all_o give_v no_o offence_n neither_o to_o the_o jew_n nor_o to_o the_o gentile_n nor_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 32._o 4._o give_v good_a example_n and_o thereby_o provoke_v one_o another_o to_o love_v good_a work_n matth._n 5._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 9_o 2._o heb._n 10._o 24._o 5._o reprove_v our_o brother_n sin_n by_o seasonable_a admonition_n leu._n 19_o 17._o 1_o thes._n 5._o 14._o psal._n 141._o 5._o 6._o comfort_v the_o feeble_a mind_n and_o support_v the_o weak_a 1_o thes._n 4._o 18._o &_o 5._o 14._o what_o be_v the_o contrary_a vice_n here_o condemn_v duty_n 1._o when_o the_o food_n of_o spiritual_a life_n be_v withheld_a 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