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51._o 2._o hereby_o the_o truth_n and_o way_n of_o god_n be_v much_o discredit_v they_o be_v deep_a wound_n which_o the_o truth_n receive_v in_o the_o house_n of_o its_o friend_n it_o be_v long_o ere_o the_o scar_n wear_v out_o when_o any_o the_o profess_a follower_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o truth_n be_v take_v trip_v religion_n itself_o must_v bear_v the_o blame_n and_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n be_v evil_o speak_v of_o this_o be_v their_o religion_n say_v carnal_a man_n how_o earnest_o do_v the_o apostle_n exhort_v christian_n in_o general_a to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o the_o vocation_n wherewith_o they_o be_v call_v eph._n 4.1_o and_o phil._n 4.27_o only_o let_v your_o conversation_n be_v as_o it_o become_v the_o gospel_n so_o likewise_o he_o lay_v a_o strict_a charge_n here_o upon_o several_a sex_n estate_n and_o condition_n the_o young_a woman_n must_v take_v heed_n they_o give_v none_o occasion_n to_o the_o adversary_n to_o speak_v reproachful_o 1_o tim._n 5.14_o servant_n that_o 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109.8_o though_o he_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v one_o of_o christ_n disciple_n dignify_v with_o gift_n ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a yet_o his_o apostasy_n procure_v he_o that_o dreadful_a curse_n woe_n be_v to_o that_o man_n it_o have_v be_v good_a for_o that_o man_n he_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v they_o that_o be_v the_o constant_a follower_n of_o christ_n who_o he_o lead_v out_o they_o be_v his_o blessed_a one_o 3._o here_o be_v the_o action_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o bless_v they_o and_o in_o blessing_n or_o while_o he_o bless_v twice_o mention_v that_o we_o shall_v well_o consider_v it_o 4._o the_o circumstance_n of_o this_o farewell_o and_o they_o be_v three_o the_o place_n the_o time_n the_o gesture_n 1._o the_o place_n bethany_n it_o be_v a_o village_n about_o fifteen_o furlong_n from_o jerusalem_n the_o town_n of_o mary_n and_o martha_n and_o lazarus_n where_o christ_n raise_v lazarus_n john_n 11.1_o 8_o 18._o bethany_n at_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n so_o 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