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he_o judge_v of_o almost_o all_o thing_n of_o the_o fault_n and_o duty_n of_o other_o and_o himself_o and_o therefore_o no_o man_n seem_v honest_a or_o innocent_a to_o he_o who_o displease_v he_o and_o be_v against_o his_o worldly_a interest_n cross_v he_o about_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o he_o will_v beknave_n the_o honest_a man_n alive_a and_o call_v his_o ancient_a friend_n his_o enemy_n but_o of_o his_o deal_n with_o they_o he_o be_v not_o so_o scrupulous_a nor_o so_o censorious_a of_o himself_o xxxv_o 1._o a_o christian_a indeed_o be_v much_o take_v up_o in_o the_o government_n of_o his_o thought_n and_o have_v they_o so_o much_o ordinary_o in_o obedience_n that_o god_n and_o his_o service_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o salvation_n have_v that_o precedency_n in_o they_o and_o his_o eye_n be_v fix_v on_o his_o end_n and_o duty_n and_o his_o thought_n refuse_v not_o to_o serve_v he_o for_o any_o work_n of_o god_n to_o which_o he_o call_v they_o he_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o be_v 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