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sacâ—aâ—e_a 〈◊〉_d good_a thing_n by_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o mouth_n 14_o prover_n 12._o 14_o as_o 〈…〉_o in_o 〈◊〉_d â—he_n proverb_n reason_n 1_o first_o he_o will_v learn_v that_o which_o he_o teach_v other_o and_o praâ—â—â—sâ—_n that_o whâ—â—â—â—â—_n he_o persuade_v other_o and_o have_v feel_v of_o that_o wherewith_o 〈◊〉_d affect_v other_o and_o by_o all_o this_o do_v commodity_n 〈…〉_o second_o his_o love_n do_v make_v his_o brethren_n good_a to_o become_v his_o own_o and_o then_o especial_o when_o he_o have_v be_v by_o counsel_n or_o consolation_n or_o the_o like_a a_o mean_n and_o instrument_n of_o the_o same_o and_o therefore_o s._n paul_n tell_v the_o faithful_a philippian_n who_o be_v convert_v by_o his_o ministry_n that_o they_o be_v his_o joy_n and_o his_o crown_n 1._o philip_n 4_o 1._o three_o the_o hope_n of_o reward_n for_o that_o good_a which_o they_o have_v do_v by_o their_o fruitful_a speech_n refresh_v their_o heart_n for_o the_o present_a here_o and_o will_v bring_v 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discourse_n and_o a_o loathe_n of_o all_o fair_a and_o fruitful_a speech_n the_o distaste_v of_o well-relished_n and_o savoury_a meat_n do_v argue_v a_o sick_a and_o foulesome_a stomach_n and_o the_o detestation_n of_o godly_a and_o seasonable_a talk_n do_v bewray_v a_o evil_a and_o guilty_a conscience_n verse_n 25._o there_o be_v a_o way_n that_o seem_v right_a to_o a_o man_n but_o the_o issue_n thereof_o be_v the_o way_n of_o death_n there_o be_v a_o way_n a_o ungodly_a but_o a_o common_a course_n of_o life_n which_o all_o unregenerate_a person_n do_v take_v that_o seem_v right_a to_o a_o man_n wherein_o he_o please_v himself_o and_o be_v either_o blindfolded_a by_o lust_n or_o mislead_v by_o carnal_a reason_n custom_n or_o company_n think_v it_o not_o to_o be_v very_o displease_v to_o god_n
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