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and_o censorious_a to_o such_o but_o be_v meek_a and_o merciful_a and_o so_o bear_v each_o other_o burden_n gal._n 6._o 1_o 2._o 9_o obs._n it_o be_v a_o sad_a aggravation_n of_o people_n sin_n when_o they_o sin_n against_o their_o god_n the_o god_n of_o all_o their_o mercy_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o their_o enjoyment_n their_o god_n in_o covenant_n with_o they_o 17._o who_o they_o have_v avouch_v for_o their_o god_n and_o vow_v open_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o will_v be_v his_o people_n to_o love_v serve_v fear_v and_o obey_v he_o yet_o contrary_a to_o all_o vow_n baptistical_n eucharistical_a personal_a national_a to_o fly_v from_o god_n and_o to_o rebel_v against_o he_o this_o be_v the_o height_n of_o sâ—n_n and_o make_v it_o â—xceeding_o sinful_a and_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o say_v lo-ammi_a you_o be_v no_o people_n of_o i_o as_o he_o say_v to_o ephram_n here_o hâ—s_n 1._o 9_o and_o be_v not_o this_o england_n sin_n god_n have_v take_v we_o into_o 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