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malicious_a course_n and_o will_v not_o be_v entreat_v or_o persuade_v to_o peace_n and_o love_n second_o when_o man_n suffer_v their_o malice_n to_o carry_v they_o into_o suit_n and_o quarrel_n and_o open_a contention_n three_o when_o man_n malice_n the_o godly_a and_o such_o as_o fear_v god_n and_o love_v the_o truth_n 1._o joh._n 3.15_o four_o when_o they_o malice_n their_o friend_n and_o familiar_n the_o man_n of_o their_o peace_n to_o hate_v they_o that_o love_v we_o be_v abominable_a so_o be_v that_o domestical_a hatred_n between_o brethren_n prou._n 18.19_o and_o between_o man_n and_o wife_n parent_n and_o child_n master_n and_o servant_n five_o when_o man_n hate_v those_o that_o reprove_v their_o sin_n amos_n 5.10_o as_o some_o do_v their_o minister_n six_o to_o hide_v hatred_n with_o dissemble_a lip_n and_o to_o lay_v up_o deceit_n in_o his_o heart_n prou._n 26.24.25_o and_o 10.28_o seven_o to_o sow_v discord_n among_o brethren_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o six_o thing_n god_n hate_v prou._n 6.19_o eightth_o to_o conceive_v malice_n against_o whole_a state_n of_o man_n to_o hate_v whole_a church_n and_o assembly_n that_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v the_o devilish_a malice_n of_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n note_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o loathe_n must_v be_v looked-to_a in_o such_o as_o yet_o have_v not_o proceed_v so_o far_o as_o to_o a_o separation_n if_o to_o hate_v one_o man_n be_v so_o ill_a what_o be_v this_o offence_n of_o base_a estimation_n inward_a loathe_n and_o distemper_v censure_v of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n nine_o and_o last_o it_o be_v one_o monstrous_a aggravation_n of_o malice_n for_o a_o man_n to_o rejoice_v in_o it_o boast_v of_o it_o account_v it_o his_o honour_n to_o contend_v and_o overcome_v in_o contend_v to_o triumph_v in_o malice_n second_o for_o instruction_n and_o so_o we_o shall_v all_o learn_v all_o remedy_n and_o direction_n to_o avoid_v malice_n these_o remedy_n either_o concern_v 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