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to_o stain_v the_o reputation_n of_o other_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o wrong_n to_o man_n because_o it_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o good_a name_n which_o be_v so_o deserve_o esteem_v by_o all_o that_o will_v do_v any_o thing_n for_o god_n in_o the_o world_n prov._n 22._o 1._o a_o good_a name_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v choose_v than_o great_a riches_n and_o love_a favour_n rather_o than_o silver_n and_o gold_n the_o meaning_n be_v in_o order_n to_o service_n and_o as_o it_o more_o near_o respect_v both_o life_n and_o livelihood_n so_o eccles._n 7._o 1._o a_o good_a name_n be_v better_a than_o precious_a ointment_n their_o ointment_n be_v reckon_v by_o those_o oriental_a people_n among_o their_o most_o precious_a riches_n and_o treasure_n yet_o a_o good_a name_n be_v prefer_v before_o they_o which_o infer_v this_o conclusion_n that_o the_o man_n himself_o shall_v prize_v it_o so_o for_o he_o that_o be_v lavish_a of_o his_o fame_n be_v not_o usual_o overtend_a of_o his_o conscience_n therefore_o as_o 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home_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v most_o odious_a to_o ourselves_o for_o sin_n for_o we_o know_v more_o sin_n by_o ourselves_o than_o we_o can_v do_v by_o a_o other_o but_o for_o the_o other_o hatred_n the_o hatred_n of_o enmity_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o love_n of_o benevolence_n that_o shall_v be_v quite_o banish_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o christian._n and_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o god_n people_n to_o keep_v themselves_o free_a from_o hatred_n and_o malice_n against_o one_o another_o but_o against_o all_o men._n tit._n 3._o 2._o put_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o speak_v evil_a of_o no_o man_n to_o be_v no_o brawler_n but_o gentle_a show_v all_o meekness_n to_o all_o man_n for_o we_o ourselves_o be_v sometime_o disobedient_a etc._n etc._n if_o this_o old_a hatred_n be_v go_v a_o multitude_n of_o offence_n will_v be_v cover_v 2._o it_o come_v from_o uncharitable_a credulity_n whereby_o man_n easy_o believe_v a_o false_a report_n and_o so_o propagate_v and_o convey_v it_o to_o other_o jer._n 26._o 10._o i_o have_v hear_v the_o defame_n of_o many_o report_n say_v they_o and_o we_o will_v report_v it_o all_o my_o familiar_n watch_v for_o my_o halt_n etc._n etc._n the_o prophet_n complain_v many_o and_o those_o no_o mean_a one_o have_v i_o hear_v reproach_v and_o taunt_a i_o so_o that_o he_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o all_o his-friend_n many_o have_v combine_v by_o false_a suggestion_n and_o malicious_a information_n against_o he_o to_o work_v his_o ruin_n if_o any_o will_v raise_v a_o report_n tend_v to_o the_o discredit_n of_o another_o some_o will_v foster_v it_o and_o it_o lose_v nothing_o in_o the_o carriage_n till_o by_o addition_n and_o misconstruction_n it_o grow_v to_o a_o downright_a and_o dangerous_a infamy_n 3._o it_o come_v through_o rashness_n and_o unruliness_n of_o tongue_n some_o man_n never_o learn_v to_o bridle_v their_o tongue_n and_o the_o apostle_n james_n tell_v we_o that_o therefore_o their_o religion_n be_v 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