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he_o he_o have_v so_o do_v both_o in_o offend_v god_n and_o his_o brethren_n than_o thou_o shall_v forgive_v he_o our_o saviour_n say_v so_o luke_n 17.4_o and_o the_o like_v you_o read_v eph._n 4._o so_o that_o when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n commend_v this_o as_o a_o property_n of_o love_n that_o it_o cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n he_o mean_v not_o that_o it_o cover_v they_o in_o silence_n or_o forgetfulness_n or_o carelessness_n as_o if_o we_o never_o mean_v to_o meddle_v nor_o make_v with_o they_o in_o a_o careless_a silence_n and_o in_o a_o indifferent_a put_n of_o the_o matter_n from_o we_o as_o if_o it_o nothing_o concern_v we_o but_o cover_v they_o by_o wisdom_n faithfulness_n and_o compassion_n even_o such_o as_o god_n for_o christ_n sake_n have_v show_v to_o we_o object_n but_o you_o say_v again_o but_o if_o a_o man_n be_v thus_o willing_a to_o see_v and_o observe_v the_o fail_n of_o his_o brethren_n it_o may_v be_v he_o shall_v be_v count_v a_o busy_a body_n in_o other_o 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afterward_o shall_v find_v more_o favour_n than_o he_o that_o flatter_v with_o his_o tongue_n prov_n 28.23_o a_o man_n must_v sow_v this_o seed_n in_o patience_n it_o may_v be_v a_o winter_n will_v follow_v upon_o it_o but_o at_o length_n he_o shall_v find_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n even_o as_o the_o husbandman_n wait_v with_o long_a patience_n till_o the_o season_n and_o time_n of_o harvest_n yield_v he_o a_o comfortable_a increase_n he_o that_o deal_v plain_o with_o his_o neighbour_n shall_v find_v more_o favour_n at_o the_o length_n than_o he_o that_o flatter_v he_o if_o you_o lose_v his_o favour_n it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n and_o if_o a_o man_n in_o this_o case_n have_v be_v more_o busy_a then_o for_o the_o present_a he_o get_v thanks_n for_o yet_o god_n will_v bless_v it_o and_o recompense_v it_o and_o god_n will_v not_o let_v such_o a_o man_n go_v without_o find_v favour_n with_o himself_o how_o ever_o he_o may_v from_o other_o doct._n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o 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the_o same_o purpose_n chap._n 13.17_o my_o soul_n shall_v mourn_v and_o weep_v in_o secret_a for_o you_o and_o the_o pattern_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v without_o exception_n luke_n 23.34_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o can_v do_v he_o a_o mischief_n and_o all_o man_n cry_v out_o away_o with_o he_o crucify_v he_o crucify_v he_o that_o when_o one_o will_v think_v a_o man_n heart_n shall_v burst_v with_o indignation_n yet_o he_o pray_v to_o his_o father_n father_n forgive_v they_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v he_o pray_v for_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n when_o they_o use_v he_o most_o wicked_o one_o that_o have_v never_o do_v they_o wrong_n and_o so_o you_o read_v of_o stephen_n the_o first_o christian_a martyr_n act._n 7_o 60._o when_o they_o fling_v stone_n about_o his_o ear_n he_o kneel_v down_o and_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n reas_n 1._o it_o be_v first_o take_v from_o the_o compassion_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o our_o 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