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this_o to_o forgive_v thy_o brother_n free_o this_o be_v as_o joab_n do_v 20.9.10_o 2._o sam._n 20.9.10_o to_o embrace_v and_o kiss_n amasa_n friendly_a with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o to_o kill_v he_o with_o thy_o hand_n be_v this_o to_o forgive_v as_o thou_o will_v have_v god_n to_o forgive_v thou_o will_v thou_o have_v god_n enter_v into_o judgement_n and_o go_v to_o law_n with_o thou_o even_o as_o thou_o will_v have_v god_n forgive_v thou_o so_o free_o ought_v thou_o to_o forgive_v thy_o brother_n as_o saint_n paul_n teach_v coloss_n 3._o cap._n ver_fw-la 13._o forbear_v one_o another_o and_o forgive_a one_o another_o if_o any_o man_n have_v a_o quarrel_n to_o another_o even_o as_o christ_n forgive_v you_o even_o so_o do_v you_o last_o if_o so_o be_v thou_o will_v needs_o go_v to_o law_n be_v sure_a that_o thou_o have_v ever_o charity_n in_o thy_o heart_n 26._o ephes_n 4_o 26._o for_o if_o the_o sun_n set_v on_o thy_o anger_n thou_o give_v place_n to_o the_o devil_n as_o saint_n paul_n 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