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can_v any_o man_n be_v more_o tender_a of_o give_v offence_n whether_o by_o word_n or_o deed_n than_o he_o be_v and_o that_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o be_v so_o too_o when_o the_o party_n be_v to_o be_v treat_v with_o tenderness_n we_o may_v conclude_v from_o the_o severity_n of_o his_o sentence_n upon_o such_o as_o do_v the_o contrary_n mat._n 18._o 6._o but_o for_o all_o that_o great_a compassion_n which_o he_o have_v for_o his_o little_a one_o his_o weak_a and_o infirm_a disciple_n his_o divine_a wisdom_n be_v please_v to_o make_v a_o difference_n and_o he_o have_v his_o vae_fw-la vobis_fw-la his_o let_v they_o alone_o his_o sharp_a reproof_n and_o his_o dereliction_n for_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n mat._n 25._o 12_o 13_o 14._o and_o true_o we_o do_v not_o desire_v much_o less_o dare_v we_o pretend_v to_o be_v wise_a or_o more_o charitable_a than_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n danda_fw-la quidem_fw-la opera_fw-la est_fw-la quoad_fw-la licebit_fw-la ne_fw-la qua_fw-la 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