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or_o worthiness_n for_o what_o have_v thou_o say_v s._n paul_n that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v and_o if_o thou_o have_v receive_v it_o 4.7_o why_o do_v thou_o glory_n as_o though_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o a_o man_n shall_v make_v he_o humble_a and_o thankful_a and_o not_o make_v he_o proud_a as_o though_o he_o deserve_v they_o and_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o by_o reason_n of_o they_o if_o a_o man_n give_v another_o 100_o l._n which_o he_o use_v well_o do_v he_o thereby_o deserve_v or_o can_v he_o therefore_o claim_v as_o of_o merit_n or_o duty_n to_o have_v at_o that_o man_n hand_n 100000._o l._n man_n for_o good_a work_n and_o benefit_n do_v may_v deserve_v praise_n and_o thanks_n among_o man_n but_o what_o man_n by_o do_v of_o his_o duty_n deserve_v praise_n or_o thanks_n at_o god_n hand_n 10_o or_o what_o servant_n for_o do_v his_o master_n service_n and_o commandment_n can_v thereupon_o claim_v to_o be_v his_o master_n 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19.17_o but_o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a rebuke_n thy_o neighbour_n and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n to_o be_v upon_o he_o agreeable_o whereunto_o will_v not_o s._n james_n likewise_o have_v all_o christian_n to_o labour_v the_o conversion_n of_o such_o as_o be_v in_o error_n and_o go_v astray_o tell_v they_o for_o their_o better_a encouragement_n in_o this_o matter_n that_o if_o any_o do_v err_v from_o the_o truth_n 20._o and_o another_o convert_v he_o let_v such_o a_o one_o know_v that_o he_o which_o convert_v a_o sinner_n from_o the_o error_n of_o his_o way_n shall_v save_v a_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n you_o see_v then_o what_o duty_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o good_a of_o other_o as_o well_o as_o of_o himself_o be_v require_v even_o of_o a_o lay_v person_n in_o matter_n concern_v god_n and_o his_o religion_n and_o indeed_o very_o strange_a it_o be_v if_o lay_v christian_n shall_v be_v tie_v in_o charity_n to_o take_v care_n of_o man_n body_n 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