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〈…〉_o the_o most_o necessary_a and_o 〈…〉_o most_o profitable_a end_n 4_o if_o good_a in_o the_o end_n 4_o examine_v whether_o the_o 〈…〉_o do_v be_v good_a in_o the_o â—nds_n 〈◊〉_d it_o which_o especial_o be_v twâ—_n 1_o gâ—â—_n glory_n 1_o cor._n 10.3_o let_v 〈…〉_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 2_o the_o good_a and_o edification_n of_o our_o brethr_n n_o 1_o cor._n 14_o 2d_o let_v all_o be_v do_v to_o edify_v yea_o â—â—king_v their_o profit_n in_o some_o 〈…〉_o own_o then_o thing_n 2_o â—inding_v the_o action_n good_a spoil_v it_o noâ—_n by_o ill_a handle_n the_o right_a manner_n of_o do_v a_o good_a action_n in_o three_o thing_n second_o iâ—_n by_o examination_n wâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o â—â—tions_n good_a in_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d we_o in_o circumstanâ—â—â—_n and_o â—â—ds_n wâ—e_fw-mi must_v be_v careful_a 〈…〉_o not_o good_a â—â—â—ons_n by_o ill_a handle_n but_o in_o 〈…〉_o do_v good_a â—_z well_o aâ—d_v to_o 〈◊〉_d matter_n add_v a_o good_a manner_n of_o do_v now_o the_o right_a manner_n of_o do_v a_o 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a_o true_a ground_n that_o a_o man_n must_v provide_v for_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n or_o else_o he_o be_v worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n hence_o satan_n collect_v thou_o may_v be_v covetous_a thou_o may_v scrape_v and_o scratch_v together_o any_o thing_n a_o infidel_n be_v the_o worst_a in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o he_o persuade_v a_o man_n that_o all_o be_v fish_n which_o come_v to_o net_n and_o any_o wind_n good_a that_o bring_v gain_v with_o it_o practice_n false_a conclusion_n on_o true_a ground_n in_o matter_n of_o practice_n ii_o in_o matter_n of_o practice_n many_o way_n 1_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n then_o make_v these_o stone_n bread_n thou_o may_v be_v a_o little_o bold_a than_o other_o god_n will_v not_o be_v so_o angry_a with_o thou_o here_o see_v a_o plain_a satanical_a inference_n for_o the_o child_n of_o god_n must_v honour_v his_o father_n mal._n 1.6_o and_o fear_v to_o offend_v he_o if_o i_o by_o profession_n draw_v near_o unto_o god_n i_o must_v the_o 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