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comment_fw-fr in_o sen._n de_fw-fr clem_v l._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n hyperides_n to_o prevent_v the_o occasion_n of_o quarrel_n and_o stop_v the_o passage_n of_o wrong_n to_o nip_v the_o seed_n of_o discord_n because_o if_o anger_n take_v root_n like_o a_o inveterate_a disease_n it_o will_v hardly_o be_v cure_v capit_fw-la cure_v senec._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr clem_v in_o primis_fw-la finibus_fw-la hostess_fw-la arcendus_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la cum_fw-la portis_fw-la se_fw-la intulit_fw-la modum_fw-la à _fw-la captivis_fw-la non_fw-la capit_fw-la seneca_n strike_v the_o same_o note_n though_o on_o a_o different_a string_n above_o all_o thing_n say_v he_o keep_v the_o enemy_n from_o enter_v the_o city_n for_o if_o he_o once_o thrust_v his_o head_n into_o the_o gate_n he_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o law_n and_o not_o take_v it_o from_o thou_o ovid_n give_v it_o as_o a_o character_n of_o a_o gracious_a prince_n to_o be_v tardus_fw-la ad_fw-la iram_fw-la slow_a 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we_o not_o only_o to_o bear_v light_a injury_n but_o those_o that_o be_v grievous_a and_o burdensome_a and_o the_o more_o burden_n we_o bear_v in_o this_o kind_n the_o less_o we_o have_v upon_o our_o own_o conscience_n how_o can_v we_o expect_v that_o christ_n shall_v put_v his_o shoulder_n to_o our_o cross_n if_o we_o withdraw_v our_o neck_n from_o his_o yoke_n the_o three_o rule_n be_v to_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o our_o brother_n temptation_n and_o according_o to_o deal_v with_o he_o this_o be_v lay_v down_o by_o the_o apostle_n 6.1_o galat._n 6.1_o if_o any_o man_n be_v overtake_v in_o a_o fault_n restore_v such_o a_o one_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n consider_v thyself_o lest_o thou_o also_o be_v tempt_v abraham_n lie_v to_o abimelech_n peter_n deny_v his_o master_n job_n utter_v speech_n of_o impatience_n paul_n answer_v very_o smart_o to_o ananias_n the_o lord_n smite_v thou_o thou_o paint_a wall_n 23.3_o act_n 23.3_o but_o this_o they_o do_v either_o transport_v 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