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that_o have_v knowledge_n etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la the_o 10._o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thus_o in_o plain_a term_n there_o be_v among_o you_o corinthian_n some_o that_o so_o much_o presune_n of_o their_o own_o knowledge_n that_o without_o regard_n of_o their_o weak_a brethren_n run_v into_o the_o idol_n temple_n and_o there_o eat_v the_o meat_n that_o have_v be_v sacrifice_v unto_o idol_n and_o thereby_o encourage_v they_o by_o eat_v to_o give_v the_o same_o reverence_n to_o the_o idol_n which_o they_o do_v before_o they_o be_v convert_v unto_o christ_n out_o of_o these_o word_n if_o any_o man_n see_v thou_o we_o observe_v first_o that_o a_o christian_n aught_o to_o be_v well_o advise_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a who_o see_v he_o lest_o he_o shall_v offend_v his_o weak_a brother_n by_o the_o want_n of_o due_a consideration_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o if_o he_o omit_v this_o duty_n he_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o himself_o which_o be_v to_o heavy_a for_o all_o the_o world_n to_o bear_v as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n forewarn_v it_o can_v be_v avoid_v but_o that_o offence_n will_v come_v but_o woe_n be_v to_o he_o by_o who_o they_o come_v it_o be_v better_o for_o he_o that_o a_o great_a millstone_n be_v hang_v about_o his_o neck_n and_o that_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n then_o that_o he_o shall_v offend_v one_o of_o these_o little_a one_o luk._n 17.1.2_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o necessary_a that_o we_o shall_v regard_v they_o that_o look_v upon_o our_o action_n there_o be_v 2._o sort_n of_o looker_n upon_o we_o 1._o god_n 2._o his_o creature_n god_n in_o every_o action_n look_v upon_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o who_o sight_n nothing_o be_v good_a except_o it_o be_v do_v in_o sinceritye_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o will_n deut._n 12.32_o 1._o sam._n 16.7_o proverb_n 23.26_o therefore_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n our_o action_n be_v not_o well_o do_v when_o they_o be_v well_o do_v outward_o but_o 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