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139._o 7._o 8._o qu_n what_o use_n do_v we_o make_v of_o this_o property_n a._n first_o to_o walk_v with_o fear_n and_o reverence_v all_o our_o day_n because_o god_n be_v a_o eyewitness_n of_o all_o we_o do_v or_o say_v and_o therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o walk_v with_o as_o great_a shamefacednesse_n and_o bashfulness_n before_o he_o as_o before_o the_o great_a prince_n or_o power_n in_o the_o world_n prou._n 15._o 11._o second_o not_o to_o be_v dismay_v in_o any_o trouble_n because_o god_n be_v ever_o at_o hand_n to_o take_v our_o part_n as_o a_o child_n will_v not_o care_v for_o the_o servant_n so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v in_o his_o father_n presence_n psal._n 23._o 4._o three_o that_o the_o divine_a nature_n ought_v rather_o with_o reverence_n to_o be_v adore_v then_o curious_o to_o be_v search_v for_o see_v god_n be_v infinite_a in_o all_o his_o nature_n so_o mighty_a that_o none_o can_v conceive_v how_o mighty_a he_o be_v so_o wise_a that_o all_o the_o wit_n in_o the_o world_n can_v 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our_o brethren_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o occasion_n whereby_o hurt_n and_o dammagement_n may_v grow_v unto_o they_o 1._o chron._n 11._o 19_o qu._n what_o gather_v we_o of_o this_o a._n that_o they_o who_o delay_v suit_n in_o law_n or_o blow_v tale_n into_o man_n head_n and_o so_o give_v occasion_n of_o blood_n or_o they_o that_o rash_o venture_v man_n life_n for_o their_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n be_v high_o guilty_a of_o the_o want_n of_o love_n qu._n shall_v we_o think_v ourselves_o discharge_v towards_o our_o brethren_n person_n when_o we_o have_v perform_v this_o a._n no_o the_o chief_a thing_n be_v yet_o behind_o love_v to_o their_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o very_a life_n of_o christian_a love_n rom._n 10._o 1._o qu._n how_o must_v we_o love_v they_o in_o their_o soul_n a._n we_o must_v mourn_v and_o be_v sorry_a for_o their_o sin_n as_o christ_n soul_n weep_v over_o jerusalem_n so_o we_o must_v weep_v over_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o brethren_n jer._n 13._o 17._o qu._n 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as_o peter_n be_v convert_v must_v convert_v his_o brethren_n so_o we_o be_v turn_v must_v turn_v other_o to_o the_o faith_n zach._n 8._o 21._o q._n what_o be_v the_o four_o thing_n a._n we_o must_v bring_v they_o on_o be_v come_v we_o must_v encourage_v â—hem_fw-mi they_o and_o lead_v they_o forward_o in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n as_o a_o man_n ply_v a_o lamp_n with_o oil_n so_o we_o must_v nourish_v and_o feed_v good_a thing_n in_o they_o that_o they_o go_v not_o out_o heb._n 10._o 24._o 25._o qu._n how_o be_v this_o declare_v a._n by_o a_o similitude_n for_o as_o in_o a_o great_a family_n where_o be_v many_o child_n the_o elder_a help_n to_o carry_v and_o tend_v the_o young_a so_o in_o the_o family_n and_o household_n of_o god_n the_o ancient_a and_o elder_a christian_n must_v help_v and_o support_v and_o bring_v forward_o those_o that_o be_v the_o weak_a and_o come_v late_o to_o the_o faith_n act_v 18._o 27._o q._n what_o be_v the_o last_o thing_n a._n we_o must_v admonish_v they_o 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