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his_o brother_n he_o be_v a_o liar_n say_v saint_n john_n and_o if_o any_o man_n see_v his_o brother_n need_n and_o shut_v his_o bowel_n towards_o he_o how_o do_v the_o love_n of_o god_n abide_v in_o he_o he_o that_o in_o his_o affection_n be_v so_o unlike_a so_o contrary_a unto_o god_n he_o that_o be_v unwilling_a to_o comply_v with_o god_n will_n in_o so_o reasonable_a a_o performance_n he_o that_o in_o a_o matter_n wherein_o god_n have_v declare_v himself_o so_o much_o concern_v and_o so_o affect_v therewith_o do_v not_o care_n to_o cross_v he_o to_o displease_v and_o disappoint_v he_o how_o can_v he_o with_o any_o show_n of_o truth_n or_o with_o any_o modesty_n pretend_v to_o love_n god_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o keep_v of_o god_n commandment_n be_v common_o represent_v to_o we_o as_o the_o most_o
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befalling_a those_o who_o he_o love_v one_o condition_n will_v not_o puff_n he_o up_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o neighbour_n misery_n the_o other_o will_v not_o sink_v he_o down_o have_v complacence_n in_o his_o neighbour_n welfare_n uncharitableness_n proceed_v from_o contrary_a cause_n and_o produce_v contrary_a effect_n do_v spoil_v all_o condition_n render_v prosperity_n fruitless_a and_o adversity_n comfortless_a xi_o 6._o we_o may_v consider_v that_o seclude_v the_o exercise_n of_o charity_n all_o the_o good_n and_o advantage_n we_o have_v our_o best_a faculty_n of_o nature_n our_o best_a endowment_n of_o soul_n the_o gift_n of_o providence_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o industry_n will_v become_v vain_a and_o fruitless_a or_o noxious_a and_o baneful_a to_o we_o for_o what_o be_v our_o reason_n worth_n what_o do_v it_o signify_v if_o it_o serve_v only_o for_o contrive_v sorry_a design_n or_o transact_v petty_a affair_n about_o ourselves_o what_o be_v wit_n good_a for_o if_o 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so_o nothing_o more_o comely_a and_o agreeable_a to_o humane_a nature_n