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the_o least_o cause_n but_o also_o if_o he_o be_v wrong_v he_o never_o study_v revenge_n though_o he_o may_v seek_v sometime_o for_o justice._n the_o world_n have_v learn_v of_o the_o devil_n to_o offer_v injury_n and_o he_o have_v learn_v of_o god_n to_o suffer_v injury_n he_o dare_v not_o usurp_v god_n throne_n but_o leave_v his_o cause_n to_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o man_n leu._n 19_o 18._o he_o know_v also_o that_o good_a man_n must_v have_v their_o grain_n of_o allowance_n and_o child_n of_o the_o same_o father_n be_v too_o prone_a to_o quarrel_v therefore_o he_o bear_v both_o with_o the_o bad_a and_o the_o good_a with_o the_o former_a for_o christ_n sake_n with_o the_o latter_a because_o they_o be_v christ_n seed_n now_o such_o a_o one_o be_v a_o good_a neighbour_n calvin_n say_v bu._n though_o luther_n shall_v call_v he_o satan_n yet_o he_o will_v honour_v luther_n as_o a_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n it_o be_v report_v of_o cato_n that_o when_o a_o rash_a bold_a fellow_n strike_v he_o in_o the_o bath_n and_o some_o time_n after_o come_v to_o ask_v he_o pardon_v he_o have_v forget_v that_o he_o have_v be_v injure_v melius_fw-la putavit_fw-la non_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la quam_fw-la ignoscere_fw-la say_v seneca_n he_o scorn_v to_o approach_v so_o near_a revenge_n as_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o have_v be_v wrong_v it_o be_v below_o a_o generous_a moralist_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o petty_a affront_n he_o kill_v such_o slimy_a worm_n by_o trample_v on_o they_o the_o christian_a upon_o a_o better_a consideration_n destroy_v those_o vermin_n with_o the_o foot_n of_o contempt_n he_o have_v experience_n what_o million_o of_o pound_n be_v forgive_v he_o by_o god_n and_o therefore_o out_o of_o gratitude_n can_v but_o pardon_v some_o few_o penny_n to_o man_n forgive_a one_o another_o as_o god_n for_o christ_n sake_n have_v forgive_v you_o ephes._n 4._o 32._o est_fw-la he_o know_v that_o he_o need_v favour_n from_o other_o for_o his_o offence_n against_o they_o he_o do_v not_o always_o walk_v so_o careful_o but_o some_o time_n or_o other_o he_o have_v bespatter_v those_o that_o go_v near_o he_o and_o it_o be_v but_o just_a that_o he_o shall_v allow_v that_o pardon_n which_o he_o expect_v ibid._n eccles._n 7.21,22_o tit._n 3._o 2_o 3._o show_v all_o meekness_n towards_o all_o man_n for_o we_o ourselves_o be_v sometime_o foolish_a live_v in_o malice_n and_o envy_n hateful_a and_o hate_v one_o another_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v wont_a to_o pray_v in_o their_o public_a service_n that_o the_o god_n will_v enable_v they_o to_o bear_v private_a wrong_n with_o patience_n 2._o a_o meek_a person_n will_v part_v with_o much_o of_o his_o right_n to_o buy_v his_o peace_n where_o he_o may_v not_o wrong_v his_o family_n too_o much_o nor_o dishonour_v his_o god_n he_o will_v yield_v far_o to_o preserve_v or_o purchase_v a_o friend_n though_o his_o privilege_n be_v superior_a yet_o he_o can_v be_v content_v to_o hold_v the_o stirrup_n to_o other_o and_o give_v 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