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bond_n of_o brass_n the_o death_n thereof_o be_v a_o evil_a death_n &_o hell_n be_v better_a than_o such_o one_o with_o more_o such_o speech_n in_o that_o chapter_n if_o you_o read_v it_o over_o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n who_o shall_v set_v a_o watch_n before_o my_o mouth_n 22.26_o chap._n 22.26_o and_o a_o seal_n of_o wisdom_n upon_o my_o lip_n that_o i_o fall_v not_o souden_o by_o they_o and_o that_o my_o tongue_n destroy_v i_o not_o fearful_a therefore_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o tongue_n as_o we_o plain_o see_v que._n how_o do_v man_n use_v to_o kill_v by_o their_o tongue_n ans_fw-fr by_o slander_n reproach_n mock_n and_o taunt_n say_v your_o book_n and_o consider_v indeed_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n against_o all_o these_o as_o against_o the_o first_o by_o a_o express_a law_n against_o it_o thou_o shall_v not_o walk_v about_o with_o tale_n among_o the_o people_n meaning_n as_o slanderer_n 19.16_o levit._fw-la 19.16_o backbiter_n and_o quarrel_n picker_n do_v also_o by_o the_o hatred_n of_o it_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_v against_o it_o in_o the_o godly_a 101._o psalm_n 101._o as_o in_o david_n who_o say_v he_o will_v destroy_v the_o ungodlie_a slanderer_n which_o privily_o slander_v his_o neighbour_n 19.14_o levit._fw-la 19.14_o in_o solomon_n who_o counsel_v in_o any_o case_n to_o refrain_v harken_v to_o they_o and_o in_o many_o other_o against_o the_o second_o by_o his_o law_n also_o publish_v in_o that_o behalf_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o curse_v the_o deaf_a neither_o put_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o the_o blind_a that_o be_v no_o way_n reproach_n they_o with_o their_o infirmity_n but_o fear_v the_o lord_n for_o he_o be_v our_o god_n as_o though_o he_o shall_v say_v reproach_n of_o our_o brethren_n and_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n be_v never_o in_o one_o man_n together_o and_o it_o be_v a_o speech_n worthy_a note_n of_o the_o wise_a syrach_n etc._n syrach_n 22.20_o etc._n etc._n that_o whoso_o cast_v a_o stone_n at_o bird_n fray_v they_o away_o and_o he_o that_o upbraid_v his_o friend_n break_v friendship_n yea_o mark_v what_o follow_v though_o thou_o draw_v a_o sword_n say_v he_o at_o thy_o friend_n yet_o despair_v not_o for_o there_o may_v be_v a_o return_v to_o favour_n if_o thou_o have_v open_v thy_o mouth_n against_o thy_o friend_n fear_v not_o for_o there_o may_v be_v a_o reconciliation_n but_o if_o upbraid_v or_o pride_n or_o disclose_v of_o secreate_v or_o a_o traitorous_a wound_n do_v let_v then_o by_o these_o thing_n every_o friend_n will_v depart_v and_o again_o in_o a_o other_o place_n 23.15_o chap._n 23.15_o the_o man_n that_o be_v accustom_v to_o opprobrious_a word_n will_v never_o be_v reform_v all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n que._n horrible_a i_o see_v than_o it_o be_v either_o to_o slander_v or_o to_o reproach_n any_o with_o such_o infirmity_n as_o they_o have_v but_o a_o mock_v i_o take_v not_o to_o be_v in_o so_o high_a a_o degree_n ans_fw-fr what_o degree_n so_o ever_o it_o be_v 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