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3.12_o and_o he_o shall_v not_o love_v he_o faithful_o but_o foolish_o if_o he_o shall_v out_o of_o fond_a indulgence_n let_v he_o go_v on_o in_o a_o evil_a way_n without_o due_a correction_n 13.24_o he_o that_o spare_v the_o rod_n hate_v his_o child_n say_v solomon_n he_o mean_v it_o interpretatiuè_fw-la that_o be_v he_o do_v his_o child_n as_o much_o hurt_n out_o of_o his_o fond_a love_n as_o he_o can_v not_o do_v he_o more_o harm_n if_o he_o be_v his_o enemy_n child_n who_o he_o hate_v will_v not_o a_o mother_n that_o love_v her_o child_n with_o all_o tenderness_n if_o it_o have_v get_v some_o hurt_n with_o a_o fall_n lay_v on_o a_o plaster_n to_o heal_v it_o though_o it_o smart_v and_o though_o the_o child_n cry_v and_o struggle_v against_o it_o all_o it_o can_v yet_o will_v she_o lay_v it_o on_o for_o all_o that_o i_fw-mi and_o bind_v it_o too_o to_o keep_v it_o on_o and_o all_o out_o of_o very_a love_n and_o faithfulness_n because_o she_o know_v it_o must_v be_v so_o or_o the_o 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