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to_o respect_n goodness_n and_o christian_n goodness_n main_o in_o abstraction_n from_o all_o circumstance_n of_o person_n and_o thing_n and_o that_o no_o bond_n of_o relation_n etc._n etc._n shall_v further_o engage_v our_o heart_n than_o may_v be_v consistent_a with_o the_o general_a obligation_n to_o own_o and_o honour_v our_o common_a christianity_n thou_o be_v a_o confederate_a member_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n and_o look_v upon_o thyself_o as_o oblige_v with_o a_o more_o special_a love_n to_o embrace_v the_o christian_a with_o who_o thou_o do_v walk_v in_o fellowship_n i_o disallow_v it_o not_o but_o can_v thou_o dote_v so_o much_o as_o to_o think_v that_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o heathen_a to_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o and_o they_o such_o to_o thou_o no_o all_o the_o act_n of_o love_n which_o thou_o extende_v to_o the_o member_n of_o thy_o own_o society_n be_v as_o thou_o have_v opportunity_n to_o be_v extend_v to_o all_o that_o real_o own_o christianity_n except_o only_o 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the_o christian_n in_o africa_n in_o asia_n or_o america_n or_o the_o european_a in_o greece_n and_o its_o communion_n etc._n etc._n or_o the_o protestant_n in_o germany_n hungary_n poland_n sweden_n denmark_n holland_n france_n &c_n &c_n or_o this_o little_a universe_n or_o distinct_a world_n where_o i_o reside_v if_o i_o do_v i_o be_o worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n it_o be_v a_o catholic_n rule_n gal._n 6.10_o as_o we_o have_v opportunity_n let_v we_o do_v good_a to_o all_o man_n especial_o to_o they_o who_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n here_o be_v a_o distribution_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n into_o two_o class_n in_o some_o community_n of_o nature_n efflagitate_v our_o kindness_n in_o other_o peculiarity_n of_o relation_n as_o householder_n with_o we_o all_o these_o not_o some_o only_o must_v have_v something_o special_a what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v to_o make_v balk_n where_o god_n make_v none_o heb._n 13.1_o let_v brotherly_n love_v continue_v 1_o pet._n 2.17_o honour_n 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his_o child_n such_o like_a mercy_n be_v promise_v but_o three_o psalm_n before_o viz._n psal_n 91._o throughout_o so_o psal_n 12.7_o 8._o psal_n 37._o be_v 26.20_o 21_o etc._n etc._n and_o many_o other_o place_n god_n reserve_v some_o in_o safety_n to_o behold_v the_o destruction_n of_o persecutor_n have_v a_o zoar_n for_o a_o lot_n a_o pella_n for_o the_o christian_n etc._n etc._n if_o this_o be_v not_o so_o all_o good_a man_n may_v be_v extinct_a and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n prevail_v against_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v also_o upon_o good_a reason_n for_o the_o end_n of_o affliction_n be_v reformation_n if_o god_n meet_v with_o so_o good_a proficient_n under_o his_o instructive_a discipline_n as_o will_v and_o do_v learn_v every_o lesson_n he_o teach_v there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o the_o rod_n and_o he_o who_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o will_v not_o bring_v into_o these_o trial_n except_o need_v be_v 1_o pet._n 1.6_o but_o this_o i_o will_v no_o further_o 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