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cruâ—…ll_a disposition_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o by_o the_o apostle_n as_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o care_n of_o the_o church_n 2_o corinth_n 11._o 28_o 29._o who_o be_v weak_a and_o i_o be_o not_o weak_a who_o be_v offend_v and_o i_o burn_v you_o the_o hear_n of_o a_o person_n stumble_v aught_o to_o stound_n and_o will_v stound_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o sympathize_v minister_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fire_n in_o his_o bosom_n and_o be_v this_o one_o thing_n in_o vigour_n to_o wit_n native_a sympathy_n with_o those_o that_o be_v offend_v it_o will_v usher-in_a all_o other_o direction_n this_o will_v make_v minister_n pray_v much_o to_o have_v it_o prevent_v as_o our_o lord_n do_v joh._n 17_o and_o paul_n do_v rom._n 15._o 5._o this_o will_v make_v minister_n spare_v to_o give_v offence_n or_o to_o laugh_v at_o the_o offence_n of_o other_o or_o to_o despise_v and_o sleight_v those_o that_o be_v offend_v much_o less_o to_o spread_v rumour_n entertain_v contention_n or_o so_o to_o 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wit_n if_o the_o apostle_n do_v dip_v in_o this_o question_n with_o respect_n to_o that_o objection_n of_o the_o impurity_n of_o joint_a communicant_n we_o do_v propose_v these_o thing_n for_o clear_v of_o the_o same_o first_o we_o say_v that_o whether_o they_o do_v actual_o object_v that_o or_o not_o yet_o there_o be_v ground_n for_o they_o to_o object_v the_o same_o if_o it_o have_v weight_n as_o the_o text_n clear_v neither_o can_v the_o apostle_n know_v that_o ground_n and_o have_v immediate_o mention_v the_o same_o have_v access_n to_o press_v they_o all_o indifferent_o to_o communicate_v together_o if_o his_o direction_n meet_v not_o the_o case_n for_o this_o may_v still_o have_v stand_v in_o the_o way_n that_o many_o of_o they_o be_v such_o and_o such_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v communicate_v with_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o joint_n communicate_v than_o the_o case_n be_v so_o circumstantiate_v it_o will_v also_o be_v a_o 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