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meekness_n instruct_v the_o ignorant_a and_o such_o as_o oppose_v themselves_o if_o god_n peradventure_o at_o any_o time_n may_v give_v they_o repentance_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v set_v in_o the_o world_n to_o this_o end_n to_o be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 5._o 13_o 14._o instrument_n by_o bear_v witness_n of_o christ_n of_o reprove_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n joh._n 15._o 26._o with_o chap._n 16_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o of_o make_v manifest_a the_o savour_n of_o his_o knowledge_n in_o every_o place_n a_o company_n of_o spiritual_a priest_n to_o serve_v about_o holy_a thing_n for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o a_o choose_a generation_n that_o they_o shall_v show_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o he_o that_o have_v call_v they_o even_o among_o the_o gentile_n and_o that_o both_o by_o word_n and_o work_n that_o they_o may_v glorify_v god_n etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 2._o 3_o 4_o 9_o 12._o 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they_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o therein_o lift_v up_o the_o yoke_n of_o thraldom_n on_o their_o jaw_n as_o he_o say_v he_o do_v while_o he_o set_v meat_n before_o they_o hos_n 11._o 4._o but_o leave_v they_o necessary_o under_o the_o power_n and_o bondage_n of_o their_o iniquity_n under_o which_o they_o be_v natural_o so_o that_o when_o he_o call_v they_o can_v not_o hear_v and_z turn_n and_o how_o shall_v they_o then_o live_v to_o this_o god_n answer_n and_o argue_v it_o from_o his_o have_v set_v watchman_n among_o they_o therefore_o say_v unto_o they_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a of_o such_o wicked_a man_n as_o do_v die_v ezek._n 18._o 31._o he_o have_v now_o no_o pleasure_n none_o at_o all_o after_o any_o consideration_n neither_o secret_a nor_o reveal_v in_o their_o death_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v turn_v and_o live_v though_o afterward_o when_o the_o day_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o patience_n be_v at_o a_o 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