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6._o condemn_v their_o contention_n go_v to_o law_n before_o infidel_n because_o of_o the_o scandal_n thereof_o and_o why_o say_v he_o do_v you_o not_o rather_o suffer_v wrong_a our_o lord_n also_o as_o be_v just_a now_o hint_v go_v before_o we_o in_o this_o matth._n 17._o 27._o when_o he_o pave_v tribute_n and_o in_o that_o cede_v his_o own_o right_n lest_o he_o shall_v offend_v and_o it_o be_v like_a they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o most_o tender_a man_n 3._o assert_v we_o say_v that_o there_o be_v equal_a respect_n to_o be_v have_v to_o all_o kind_n of_o person_n in_o the_o give_n of_o offence_n if_o the_o matter_n be_v equal_a that_o be_v we_o ought_v to_o shun_v the_o offence_n of_o the_o weak_a as_o well_o as_o oâ—…_n the_o strong_a of_o the_o profane_a as_o of_o the_o gracious_a etc._n etc._n for_o 1._o the_o command_n be_v general_a 1_o cor._n 10._o 32._o give_v no_o offence_n neither_o to_o â—…ew_v nor_o gentile_a nor_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n under_o which_o three_o all_o 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we_o be_v to_o be_v under_o the_o law_n that_o the_o more_o may_v be_v gain_v 1_o cor._n 9_o 20_o 21_o etc._n etc._n chap._n vii_o show_v what_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o pharisee_n or_o malicious_a be_v and_o clear_v several_a other_o important_a question_n if_o it_o be_v say_v what_o then_o be_v it_o which_o be_v call_v the_o scandal_n of_o the_o pharisee_n or_o the_o malicious_a which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v respect_v we_o answer_v 1._o in_o construct_v any_o malicious_o to_o take_v offence_n there_o be_v great_a need_n of_o spiritualnesse_n lest_o we_o account_v man_n malicious_a because_o of_o some_o particular_a difference_n from_o we_o or_o some_o other_o person_n even_o as_o from_o david_n imprecation_n against_o his_o malicious_a enemy_n we_o will_v not_o draw_v a_o example_n for_o regulate_v of_o our_o prayer_n in_o reference_n to_o our_o enemy_n 2._o there_o be_v need_n also_o here_o to_o take_v heed_n what_o spirit_n we_o be_v of_o in_o our_o account_v man_n to_o be_v 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