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best_a argument_n and_o expression_n of_o our_o love_n towards_o god_n as_o st._n john_n in_o his_o epistle_n excellent_o reason_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o col._n 3.12_o 13._o i_o find_v some_o more_o particular_o mention_v put_v on_o therefore_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n kindness_n humbleness_n of_o mind_n meekness_n long-suffering_a forbear_v and_o forgive_a one_o another_o if_o any_o have_v a_o quarrel_n at_o any_o and_o above_o all_o put_v on_o charity_n i_o shall_v touch_v at_o these_o lay_v down_o this_o as_o a_o sure_a foundation_n that_o the_o best_a evidence_n we_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o ourselves_o that_o we_o engage_v in_o public_a duty_n out_o of_o a_o true_a principle_n and_o be_v not_o want_v in_o our_o close_a devotion_n be_v ourrstve_v in_o the_o due_a discharge_n of_o those_o we_o owe_v to_o one_o another_o the_o siâ—â—_n whereof_o be_v bowel_n of_o mercy_n by_o which_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v no_o mean_a or_o common_a affection_n 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her_o livery_n they_o proclaim_v abroad_o her_o charity_n and_o drop_v tear_n upon_o her_o hearse_n the_o like_a threnody_n we_o have_v often_o hear_v alas_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n beneficial_a and_o advantageous_a in_o his_o generation_n the_o fatherless_a the_o poor_a the_o oppress_a the_o widow_n the_o labourer_n will_v find_v he_o want_v it_o have_v be_v happy_a for_o we_o have_v he_o continue_v long_o here_o such_o act_n as_o these_o shall_v perfume_v thy_o grave_n and_o perpetuate_v thy_o memory_n arg._n 9_o a_o happy_a passage_n out_o of_o this_o world_n be_v the_o main_a end_n of_o our_o life_n our_o last_o enemy_n be_v terrible_a and_o the_o dominion_n of_o darkness_n be_v full_a of_o stench_n wherefore_o our_o great_a endeavour_n shall_v be_v to_o take_v away_o the_o sting_n of_o the_o one_o and_o sweeten_v the_o other_o to_o these_o end_n some_o put_v far_o from_o they_o the_o evil_a day_n the_o epicure_n use_v the_o charm_n of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 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