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and_o live_v civil_o and_o do_v nobody_o no_o wrong_n they_o be_v out_o of_o all_o question_n in_o a_o right_a course_n and_o beside_o it_o shall_v awake_v careless_a and_o sluggish_a christian_n to_o look_v to_o their_o gift_n and_o remember_v what_o account_v they_o will_v give_v to_o god_n for_o their_o unprofitablenesse_n and_o unfruitfulnesse_n 2_o pet._n 1.8_o doct._n 3._o it_o be_v from_o hence_o evident_a that_o the_o only_a live_n be_v to_o live_v righteous_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v say_v to_o live_v that_o live_v to_o righteousness_n a_o religious_a life_n be_v the_o best_a life_n and_o these_o be_v the_o reason_n first_o because_o it_o be_v the_o most_o honourable_a life_n for_o to_o live_v to_o righteousness_n make_v a_o man_n high_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n reason_n psa._n 11.7_o prov._n 15.9_o and_o it_o show_v that_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o god_n 1_o joh._n 2.29_o and_o beside_o it_o help_v a_o man_n to_o the_o best_a and_o most_o blessed_a memorial_n 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job_n 8_o 6._o and_o the_o profit_n of_o righteousness_n will_v help_v a_o man_n when_o he_o be_v to_o die_v when_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o wicked_a will_v profit_v nothing_o pro._n 10.2_o yea_o a_o good_a man_n lack_v not_o a_o inheritance_n for_o his_o child_n child_n and_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o sinner_n be_v many_o time_n lay_v up_o for_o the_o juit_n thy_o rely_v because_o it_o be_v the_o safe_a and_o quiet_a life_n he_o that_o walk_v upright_o walk_v sure_o prov._n 10.19_o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n be_v peace_n jam._n 3.18_o for_o god_n promise_n be_v that_o no_o evil_a shall_v happen_v to_o the_o just_a whereas_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v fill_v with_o mischief_n pro._n 12.21_o and_o god_n blessing_n make_v they_o rich_a and_o he_o mingle_v no_o sorrow_n with_o it_o pro._n 10.21_o and_o 15.6_o and_o righteousness_n be_v reckon_v as_o a_o impenetrable_a armour_n 2_o cor._n â—_o 7_o and_o god_n do_v mark_v every_o one_o that_o do_v righteousness_n and_o 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