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and_o word_n of_o our_o brethren_n but_o to_o the_o heal_n of_o their_o heart_n to_o see_v there_o be_v no_o deceitfulnes_n in_o the_o bottom_n god_n therefore_o require_v that_o we_o shall_v exhort_v one_o another_o daily_o while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n if_o therefore_o you_o do_v but_o keep_v yourselves_o within_o these_o term_n not_o meddle_v with_o other_o man_n sin_n with_o a_o hypocritical_a eye_n to_o condemn_v they_o and_o to_o justify_v ourselves_o nor_o with_o a_o sensorious_a envious_a malicious_a wanton_a eye_n but_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o wisdom_n faithfulness_n and_o compassion_n in_o such_o a_o case_n you_o do_v not_o go_v beyond_o your_o commission_n object_n but_o you_o say_v i_o shall_v be_v more_o busy_a than_o i_o shall_v have_v thank_v for_o my_o labour_n i_o may_v be_v worse_o and_o they_o never_o the_o better_a answ_n it_o may_v be_v they_o will_v be_v the_o worse_a for_o the_o while_n and_o never_o the_o better_a but_o he_o that_o rebuke_v a_o man_n afterward_o shall_v find_v more_o favour_n than_o he_o that_o flatter_v with_o his_o tongue_n prov_n 28.23_o a_o man_n must_v sow_v this_o seed_n in_o patience_n it_o may_v be_v a_o winter_n will_v follow_v upon_o it_o but_o at_o length_n he_o shall_v find_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n even_o as_o the_o husbandman_n wait_v with_o long_a patience_n till_o the_o season_n and_o time_n of_o harvest_n yield_v he_o a_o comfortable_a increase_n he_o that_o deal_v plain_o with_o his_o neighbour_n shall_v find_v more_o favour_n at_o the_o length_n than_o he_o that_o flatter_v he_o if_o you_o lose_v his_o favour_n it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n and_o if_o a_o man_n in_o this_o case_n have_v be_v more_o busy_a then_o for_o the_o present_a he_o get_v thanks_n for_o yet_o god_n will_v bless_v it_o and_o recompense_v it_o and_o god_n will_v not_o let_v such_o a_o man_n go_v without_o find_v favour_n with_o himself_o how_o ever_o he_o may_v from_o other_o doct._n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o 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