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and_o have_v not_o the_o most_o high_o brand_v many_o 〈…〉_o d_o great_a one_o with_o either_o change_n or_o detract_n â—â—â—m_v their_o name_n to_o manifest_v his_o contempt_n of_o they_o as_o to_o show_v his_o regard_n to_o faithful_a 〈◊〉_d faithful_a tâ—â—dun_fw-la hebrâ—â—_n quoth_v â—r_o nominâ—_n svo_fw-la tetragrâ—mato_fw-la deus_fw-la litero_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abrahae_fw-la &_o sarae_n â—â—diderit_fw-la by_o the_o â—liv_fw-la pag_n 〈◊〉_d abram_n he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d â—â—tter_n of_o his_o own_o name_n to_o he_o and_o call_v he_o abrahâ—m_n jacob_n be_v dub_v israel_n a_o prince_n with_o god_n in_o the_o field_n sâ—lomon_n call_v jedidiah_n belove_v of_o the_o loâ—d_n 〈◊〉_d sâ—m_v 12._o 25._o so_o to_o evidence_n his_o contempt_n of_o wicked_a one_o how_o great_a soever_o as_o to_o external_a pomp_n he_o take_v away_o the_o letter_n 5._o letter_n abraham_n be_v the_o first_o man_n iâ—_n the_o world_n who_o name_n be_v change_v of_o god_n aâ—â—_n it_o signify_v a_o 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the_o best_a as_o eliphaz_n to_o job_n if_o we_o essay_n to_o commune_v with_o thou_o will_v thou_o be_v grieve_v some_o reproach_n rather_o than_o reprove_v little_a hope_n that_o that_o will_v do_v any_o good_a the_o apostle_n advice_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n gal._n 6._o 1._o no_o oratory_n so_o powerful_a as_o that_o of_o mildness_n reproof_n of_o instruction_n pro_fw-la 6._o 23_o reproof_n qualify_v as_o they_o ought_v have_v mighty_a force_n in_o they_o to_o bring_v people_n over_o to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o sin_n mr._n calamy_n speak_v of_o mr._n deering_n a_o eminent_a minister_n in_o q._n elizabeth_n time_n be_v at_o a_o great_a feast_n have_v a_o young_a gallant_a that_o sit_v over_o against_o he_o who_o among_o other_o vain_a discourse_n break_v out_o into_o swear_v whereupon_o mr._n deering_n grave_o and_o sharp_o reprove_v he_o the_o gallant_a be_v impatient_a of_o reproof_n fling_v a_o glass_n of_o beer_n into_o his_o face_n mr._n deering_n 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