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therefore_o if_o my_o enemy_n hunger_n let_v i_o feed_v he_o if_o he_o thirst_v let_v i_o give_v he_o drink_v mat._n 5.43_o 44_o 45_o 46_o 47_o 48._o 1_o pet._n 3.9_o rom._n 12.17_o 20_o 1._o we_o must_v see_v good_a in_o that_o in_o which_o other_o man_n can_v see_v none_o 2._o we_o must_v pass_v by_o those_o injury_n that_o other_o man_n will_v revenge_v 3._o we_o must_v show_v we_o have_v grace_n and_o that_o we_o be_v make_v to_o bear_v what_o other_o man_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o 4._o many_o of_o our_o grace_n be_v keep_v alive_a by_o those_o very_a thing_n that_o be_v the_o death_n of_o other_o man_n soul_n where_o can_v the_o excellency_n of_o our_o patience_n of_o our_o meekness_n of_o our_o long-suffering_a of_o our_o love_n and_o of_o our_o faith_n appear_v if_o it_o be_v not_o under_o trial_n and_o in_o those_o thing_n that_o run_v cross_a to_o our_o flesh_n the_o devil_n they_o say_v be_v good_a when_o he_o be_v please_v but_o christ_n and_o his_o saint_n when_o 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heart_n and_o show_v itself_o in_o their_o life_n a_o thing_n which_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o world_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n abide_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n persecute_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 4._o for_o they_o can_v agree_v in_o religion_n the_o godly_a be_v so_o devout_a and_o the_o other_o be_v so_o profane_a that_o they_o can_v do_v not_o but_o that_o god_n people_n as_o they_o be_v command_v be_v willing_a to_o let_v they_o alone_o but_o the_o other_o they_o can_v bear_v that_o they_o shall_v serve_v god_n as_o they_o have_v say_v mat._n 15.14_o and_o hence_o arise_v persecution_n the_o world_n also_o will_v have_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o godly_a to_o be_v count_v false_a a_o thing_n that_o the_o other_o can_n by_o no_o mean_n endure_v but_o will_v stand_v by_o and_o maintain_v yet_o in_o all_o peaceable_a manner_n their_o own_o way_n before_o they_o whatever_o it_o cost_v the_o christian_a and_o the_o carnal_a professor_n 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29_o 30._o many_o there_o be_v that_o be_v faulty_a here_o they_o have_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o profess_v not_o consider_v what_o what_o they_o have_v take_v in_o hand_n may_v cost_v they_o wherefore_o when_o trouble_n come_v indeed_o than_o they_o start_v and_o cry_v this_o they_o like_v not_o because_o they_o look_v not_o for_o it_o and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n let_v who_o will_v go_v on_o in_o it_o for_o they_o thus_o they_o take_v offence_n and_o leave_v christ_n cause_n and_o people_n to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o in_o the_o world_n mat._n 13.20_o 21._o three_o but_o let_v god_n people_n think_v never_o the_o worse_o of_o religion_n because_o of_o the_o course_n entertainment_n it_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v better_a to_o choose_v god_n and_o affliction_n than_o the_o world_n and_o sin_n and_o carnal_a peace_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o shall_v suffer_v because_o that_o we_o have_v sin_v and_o if_o god_n will_v have_v we_o suffer_v 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