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his_o neighbour_n 3_o verse_n 3_o nor_o take_v up_o a_o reproach_n against_o his_o neighbour_n it_o stand_v we_o then_o in_o hand_n thus_o to_o be_v harmless_a as_o we_o desire_v happiness_n ask_v yourselves_o also_o can_v i_o take_v it_o in_o good_a part_n to_o be_v wrong_v by_o another_o if_o you_o can_v not_o then_o wrong_v not_o another_o for_o this_o be_v the_o golden_a rule_n of_o equity_n lay_v down_o by_o our_o saviour_n what_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v to_o you_o do_v you_o the_o same_o to_o they_o 7.12_o matth._n 7.12_o and_o consequent_o which_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n what_o you_o will_v not_o suffer_v from_o another_o do_v it_o not_o to_o another_o yea_o there_o be_v no_o expect_v feceris_fw-la quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la alteri_fw-la ne_fw-la feceris_fw-la upon_o any_o just_a ground_n to_o be_v free_a from_o receive_v wrong_n except_o you_o be_v careful_a not_o to_o wrong_v other_o for_o so_o our_o saviour_n say_v 7.2_o 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