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with_o their_o communion_n 293_o chap._n 24._o we_o shall_v satisfy_v ourselves_o in_o communion_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o improve_v it_o to_o the_o utmost_a advantage_n we_o can_v 307_o chap._n 25._o whatsoever_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n can_v satisfy_v a_o gracious_a heart_n 314_o chap._n 26._o persuasion_n to_o take_v off_o the_o heart_n from_o temporal_a thing_n 322_o chap._n 27._o exhortation_n to_o seek_v after_o eternal_a thing_n 334_o chap._n 28._o how_o we_o shall_v know_v how_o it_o will_v be_v with_o we_o for_o eternity_n and_o what_o we_o shall_v do_v that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o we_o eternal_o 340_o chap._n 29._o the_o review_n of_o moses_n choice_n 345_o chap._n 30._o the_o condition_n of_o god_n people_n be_v a_o repoached_a condition_n 348_o chap._n 31._o what_o use_v there_o be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o reproach_n the_o condition_n of_o god_n people_n be_v liabe_n to_o 362_o chap._n 32._o how_o we_o be_v to_o bear_v reproach_n 375_o chap._n 33._o 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it_o may_v be_v god_n bid_v he_o my_o name_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o may_v do_v with_o my_o name_n what_o he_o please_v upon_o this_o ambrose_n have_v this_o speech_n o_o the_o height_n of_o the_o wisdom_n prudence_n patience_n of_o david_n what_o a_o worthy_a plot_n have_v he_o to_o deliver_v himself_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o reproach_n again_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n that_o god_n keep_v you_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n if_o god_n beat_v out_o the_o tooth_n of_o wicked_a man_n that_o they_o only_o can_v 12._o bark_v and_o not_o bite_v that_o their_o tongue_n and_o not_o their_o hand_n can_v only_o reach_v you_o the_o complaint_n of_o job_n may_v have_v be_v thou_o ch_n 16._o 11._o god_n have_v deliver_v i_o to_o the_o ungodly_a and_o turn_v i_o over_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a this_o will_v have_v be_v grievous_a indeed_o although_o they_o send_v a_o flood_n of_o reproach_n after_o you_o as_o rev._n 12._o 15._o the_o dragon_n cast_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n a_o flood_n after_o the_o church_n yet_o thou_o be_v far_o from_o their_o reach_n as_o she_o be_v therefore_o be_v patient_a under_o reproach_n it_o be_v sen._n through_o the_o wantonness_n of_o our_o heart_n that_o we_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o the_o evil_a of_o reproach_n because_o we_o be_v not_o accustom_v to_o suffer_v great_a evil_n those_o who_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o great_a evil_n have_v no_o leisure_n to_o think_v on_o these_o thing_n say_v seneca_n but_o mind_n weaken_v with_o too_o much_o idleness_n and_o wanton_a and_o effeminate_a through_o want_n of_o suffering_n yet_o
further_o consider_v what_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o good_a there_o be_v in_o bear_v reproach_n patient_o first_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o honour_n in_o it_o there_o be_v 13._o more_o honour_n in_o bear_v reproach_n patient_o then_o 1._o there_o be_v disgrace_n in_o have_v they_o cast_v wrongful_o patient_o upon_o you_o now_o what_o do_v you_o lose_v then_o suppose_v there_o be_v hot_a water_n and_o i_o put_v so_o much_o cold_a to_o it_o it_o lose_v its_o warmth_n but_o if_o i_o put_v more_o warm_a than_o cold_a to_o it_o than_o the_o water_n have_v lose_v nothing_o of_o its_o warmness_n so_o suppose_v you_o be_v reproach_v and_o god_n bring_v more_o honour_n than_o the_o reproach_n do_v scandal_n than_o you_o have_v lose_v nothing_o every_o fool_n can_v cast_v reproach_n but_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o bear_v it_o well_o again_o if_o we_o can_v bear_v reproach_n patient_o what_o 2._o a_o quiet_a will_v it_o be_v to_o our_o heart_n otherwise_o we_o 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as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o to_o be_v fear_v then_o their_o contempt_n and_o dishonour_n luther_n write_v to_o a_o friend_n of_o he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o glory_n and_o fame_n of_o erasmus_n my_o great_a fear_n be_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n but_o my_o joy_n be_v in_o their_o reproach_n and_o evil_a speech_n chap._n xxxiii_o what_o we_o shall_v do_v that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v reproach_n but_o you_o will_v say_v these_o argument_n may_v move_v we_o to_o do_v it_o and_o convince_v we_o we_o shall_v do_v it_o but_o how_o shall_v we_o do_v it_o 1._o first_o be_v sure_a to_o keep_v conscience_n clear_a that_o that_o 14._o do_v not_o upbraid_v thou_o be_v careful_a of_o what_o you_o do_v and_o then_o you_o need_v not_o be_v much_o careful_a of_o what_o man_n say_v if_o conscience_n do_v not_o reproach_v you_o reproach_n without_o will_v not_o much_o move_v you_o conscience_n testimony_n for_o thou_o be_v more_o than_o ten_o thousand_o slander_n against_o thou_o as_o the_o storm_n and_o wind_n without_o do_v not_o move_v the_o earth_n but_o vapour_n within_o that_o cause_n earthquake_n as_o ambrose_n say_v of_o david_n he_o be_v not_o much_o trouble_v with_o shimei_n rail_n because_o his_o ridet_fw-la conscience_n do_v abound_v with_o good_a work_n if_o thou_o can_v say_v with_o job_n chap._n 27._o 6._o my_o heart_n shall_v not_o reproach_v i_o as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v thou_o be_v safe_a enough_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o reproach_n second_o if_o you_o be_v fail_v in_o any_o thing_n begin_v with_o yourselves_o before_o any_o begin_v with_o you_o accuse_v yourselves_o before_o god_n first_o so_o some_o interpret_v that_o place_n in_o psal_n 119._o i_o be_o wise_a than_o my_o enemy_n though_o my_o enemy_n be_v witty_a and_o do_v plot_n and_o their_o malice_n 2._o do_v help_v they_o with_o invention_n yet_o i_o be_o wise_a i_o can_v find_v out_o the_o way_n of_o my_o own_o heart_n and_o my_o own_o evil_n better_o than_o all_o my_o enemy_n three_o christian_n shall_v exercise_v themselves_o in_o great_a thing_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o virt_n eternity_n and_o labour_n to_o greaten_v their_o spirit_n in_o a_o holy_a manner_n and_o be_v above_o reproach_n it_o be_v a_o speech_n of_o seneca_n man_n that_o know_v their_o greatness_n be_v not_o trouble_v with_o reproach_n he_o will_v think_v himself_o above_o reproach_n and_o therefore_o if_o our_o spirit_n be_v true_o greatn_v not_o with_o pride_n but_o with_o the_o exercise_v of_o our_o spirit_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v above_o the_o world_n reproach_n will_v be_v nothing_o in_o our_o eye_n it_o be_v a_o notable_a faciat_fw-la expression_n that_o st._n john_n have_v against_o the_o evil_a tongue_n of_o diotrephes_n ep._n 3._o ver_fw-la 10._o he_o prate_v against_o we_o with_o malicious_a word_n in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v he_o trifle_n although_o his_o word_n be_v malicious_a and_o diotrephes_n a_o great_a man_n yet_o all_o be_v but_o trifle_n so_o high_a be_v st._n john_n spirit_n above_o they_o aquinas_n give_v two_o fign_n of_o a_o weak_a spirit_a man_n one_o that_o he_o delight_v in_o light_n and_o foolish_a word_n a_o second_o that_o he_o can_v endure_v contempt_n such_o a_o man_n say_v he_o although_o he_o shall_v work_v miracle_n yet_o he_o be_v beneath_o the_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n his_o spirit_n have_v no_o true_a greatness_n in_o it_o the_o sink_v of_o the_o heart_n under_o reproach_n or_o to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o way_n by_o they_o argue_v too_o vile_a a_o pusillanimity_n such_o a_o poor_a low_a spirit_n as_o be_v not_o consistent_a with_o the_o true_a magnanimity_n of_o a_o christian_n virtutibus_fw-la gulielmus_fw-la parisiensis_fw-la in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr virtutibus_fw-la have_v notable_a expression_n to_o this_o purpose_n little_a thing_n say_v he_o yea_o mere_a nothing_o cast_v down_o poor_a weak_a spirit_a man_n the_o word_n of_o vain_a man_n be_v small_a thing_n whosoever_o 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run_v up_o and_o down_o from_o one_o witness_n to_o another_o but_o a_o gracious_a heart_n have_v other_o way_n to_o help_v itself_o it_o cry_v to_o god_n most_o high_a and_o look_v for_o help_v from_o heaven_n god_n send_v forth_o his_o mercy_n and_o truth_n to_o help_v and_o there_o be_v help_v indeed_o five_o another_o help_n be_v this_o if_o you_o can_v but_o get_v your_o 5._o heart_n quiet_o and_o kind_o to_o lament_v the_o condition_n of_o your_o reproacher_n this_o will_v be_v a_o marvellous_a mean_n tosweeten_v the_o heart_n and_o to_o help_v to_o bear_v reproach_n it_o be_v the_o answer_n of_o socrates_n to_o one_o who_o wonder_v at_o his_o patience_n towards_o one_o who_o revile_v he_o if_o we_o shall_v meet_v one_o say_v he_o who_o body_n be_v more_o unsound_a than_o we_o shall_v we_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o and_o not_o rather_o pity_v he_o why_o then_o shall_v we_o not_o do_v the_o like_a to_o he_o who_o soul_n be_v more_o disease_v than_o we_o the_o folly_n of_o our_o reproacher_n shall_v cause_v we_o to_o pity_v they_o to_o be_v patient_a towards_o they_o and_o pass_v by_o the_o wrong_n they_o do_v unto_o we_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o argument_n that_o abigail_n bring_v to_o david_n to_o quiet_a his_o spirit_n that_o be_v so_o stir_v against_o nabal_n because_o of_o that_o reproach_n he_o cast_v upon_o he_o nabal_n say_v she_o be_v his_o name_n and_o folly_n be_v with_o he_o it_o be_v his_o folly_n rather_o pity_v he_o it_o be_v too_o low_a a_o thing_n for_o such_o a_o spirit_n as_o david_n be_v to_o be_v stir_v with_o it_o instead_o of_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o reproach_n that_o be_v upon_o you_o your_o spirit_n shall_v be_v most_o trouble_v for_o their_o sin_n now_o there_o be_v infinite_a cause_n we_o have_v to_o be_v trouble_v for_o their_o sin_n more_o than_o for_o any_o evil_n that_o befall_v we_o a_o evil_a tongue_n devour_v and_o be_v a_o abomination_n and_o in_o prov._n 8._o 13._o god_n say_v the_o froward_a mouth_n he_o hate_v now_o if_o you_o have_v any_o love_n you_o shall_v think_v thus_o this_o poor_a man_n what_o have_v he_o do_v he_o have_v bring_v himself_o under_o the_o hatred_n of_o god_n now_o this_o shall_v mighty_o affect_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o godly_a as_o he_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o god_n so_o he_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o man_n prov._n 24._o 9_o the_o scorner_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o man_n scornful_a spirit_n love_v to_o cast_v shame_n and_o ignominy_n upon_o other_o and_o in_o prov._n 18._o 7._o a_o fool_n mouth_n be_v his_o destruction_n and_o his_o lip_n be_v the_o snare_n of_o his_o soul_n we_o shall_v think_v he_o have_v but_o ensnare_v his_o own_o soul_n and_o so_o fall_v a_o lament_n of_o his_o wretched_a condition_n and_o so_o in_o isa_n 33._o 10._o your_o breath_n as_o fire_n shall_v devour_v you_o if_o the_o breath_n of_o any_o man_n devour_v he_o the_o breath_n of_o reviler_n and_o reproacher_n and_o slanderer_n do_v the_o heathen_n call_v a_o reproacher_n a_o 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because_o of_o the_o spalat_n scorn_n and_o contempt_n he_o suffer_v yet_o comfort_v himself_o in_o this_o that_o christ_n live_v and_o reign_v luther_n be_v account_v even_o a_o devil_n but_o christ_n live_v and_o reign_v he_o add_v his_o amen_o to_o it_o three_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o bear_v reproach_n patient_o but_o we_o must_v bear_v they_o fruitful_o a_o christian_n shall_v think_v he_o have_v not_o do_v that_o which_o belong_v to_o 3._o a_o christian_n unless_o he_o have_v get_v some_o good_a by_o they_o fruitful_o a_o christian_n shall_v not_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o free_v himself_o from_o the_o scorn_n of_o the_o tongue_n but_o he_o must_v improve_v it_o for_o good_a by_o it_o first_o consider_v what_o end_v god_n aim_v at_o by_o it_o and_o labour_n to_o work_v they_o upon_o yourselves_o that_o you_o may_v 1._o attain_v to_o those_o end_n second_o labour_v to_o draw_v what_o good_a instruction_n you_o can_v from_o the_o reproach_n of_o other_o as_o namely_o 2._o thus_o when_o i_o hear_v man_n reproach_n and_o revile_v o_o what_o a_o deal_n of_o evil_n be_v there_o secret_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o be_v not_o discover_v till_o it_o have_v occasion_n i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o such_o and_o such_o can_v ever_o have_v be_v reproacher_n if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v provoke_v again_o do_v i_o see_v another_o so_o vigilant_a over_o i_o to_o find_v i_o out_o to_o reproach_v i_o how_o vigilant_a shall_v i_o be_v over_o myself_o to_o find_v out_o what_o be_v in_o i_o to_o humble_v i_o again_o be_v there_o so_o much_o evil_a to_o be_v under_o the_o stroke_n of_o man_n tongue_n what_o a_o great_a evil_n be_v it_o to_o be_v under_o the_o stroke_n of_o god_n justice_n last_o to_o be_v fruitful_a that_o be_v set_v upon_o what_o duty_n god_n call_v for_o at_o the_o present_a sure_o this_o be_v one_o great_a general_a 3._o duty_n that_o the_o less_o credit_n i_o see_v i_o have_v in_o the_o world_n let_v i_o labour_n to_o have_v the_o more_o credit_n in_o heaven_n i_o see_v there_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o my_o name_n here_o let_v i_o seek_v to_o make_v up_o my_o name_n in_o heaven_n 4._o and_o then_o they_o must_v be_v bear_v joyful_o but_o we_o shall_v speak_v of_o that_o afterward_o in_o the_o three_o point_n that_o a_o gracious_a heart_n be_v not_o only_o willing_a to_o bear_v reproach_n when_o god_n call_v unto_o it_o but_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n to_o triumph_v and_o rejoice_v in_o his_o reproach_n 5._o last_o we_o shall_v return_v good_a for_o evil_n than_o you_o come_v to_o the_o top_n of_o christianity_n this_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o 48._o great_a progress_n in_o religion_n if_o i_o be_v weak_a say_v ambrose_n perhaps_o i_o may_v pardon_v one_o charge_v i_o false_o but_o if_o i_o have_v profit_v although_o not_o altogether_o perfect_a though_o he_o flow_v in_o upon_o i_o with_o reproach_n i_o hold_v my_o peace_n and_o answer_v nothing_o but_o if_o i_o be_v perfect_a i_o then_o bless_v he_o that_o revile_v i_o according_a to_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n be_v revile_v we_o bless_v if_o you_o can_v do_v thus_o if_o you_o can_v hearty_o pray_v for_o your_o reproacher_n and_o desire_v good_a to_o they_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o any_o good_a in_o they_o to_o clear_v up_o their_o innocency_n where_o there_o be_v just_a cause_n if_o you_o can_v be_v ready_a to_o offer_v any_o office_n of_o love_n and_o respect_n and_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o so_o heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n upon_o they_o this_o be_v a_o great_a sign_n of_o grace_n you_o have_v make_v a_o good_a progress_n indeed_o in_o god_n way_n mat._n 5._o 44_o
that_o which_o thou_o say_v be_v hypocrisy_n be_v but_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o wild_a beast_n thy_o own_o unshape_a conceit_n to_o make_v thyself_o and_o their_o adversary_n run_v upon_o they_o that_o you_o may_v the_o more_o free_o venture_v because_o the_o wild_a beast_n will_v not_o venture_v upon_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n so_o free_o but_o when_o they_o see_v the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o such_o a_o beast_n as_o they_o hate_v they_o run_v upon_o it_o free_o and_o so_o thou_o deal_v with_o god_n saint_n in_o put_v a_o unshape_a form_n upon_o they_o to_o let_v out_o thy_o heart_n more_o free_o upon_o they_o but_o what_o if_o that_o which_o thou_o call_v hypocrisy_n god_n account_v godliness_n yea_o know_v that_o this_o thy_o aspersion_n upon_o godliness_n to_o say_v it_o be_v hypocrisy_n and_o upon_o the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o say_v they_o be_v hypocrite_n be_v the_o reproach_n of_o god_n people_n and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o evil_n in_o it_o more_o than_o thou_o be_v aware_a of_o in_o mark_v 3._o from_o verse_n 22._o and_o so_o on_o when_o christ_n cast_v out_o devil_n they_o say_v he_o cast_v they_o out_o by_o beelzebub_n the_o prince_n of_o devil_n well_o say_v christ_n all_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o blasphemy_n wherewith_o soever_o they_o shall_v blaspheme_v but_o he_o that_o shall_v blaspheme_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v never_o forgiveness_n but_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v these_o pharisee_n have_v sin_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o that_o they_o say_v he_o have_v a_o unclean_a spirit_n because_o they_o attribute_v that_o to_o a_o unclean_a spirit_n which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n only_o they_o do_v this_o against_o knowledge_n and_o in_o malice_n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o all_o reproacher_n do_v sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o if_o it_o be_v against_o knowledge_n and_o in_o malice_n consider_v how_o near_o it_o come_v as_o their_o attribute_v that_o to_o a_o unclean_a spirit_n which_o come_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v it_o so_o do_v not_o thy_o attribute_v that_o to_o hypocrisy_n which_o come_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o sincerity_n come_v near_o it_o but_o last_o if_o it_o be_v for_o hypocrisy_n that_o thou_o reproach_n and_o not_o for_o godliness_n than_o it_o be_v for_o a_o evil_a if_o it_o be_v for_o a_o evil_n that_o thou_o do_v reproach_v they_o than_o the_o better_a thou_o be_v and_o the_o better_a mood_n thou_o be_v in_o the_o more_o thou_o will_v reproach_v they_o but_o we_o see_v the_o contrary_a evident_a wicked_a man_n they_o reproach_v the_o godly_a for_o hypocrisy_n as_o they_o say_v but_o they_o do_v it_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o lust_n but_o if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o good_a mood_n when_o they_o be_v on_o their_o sick_a bed_n or_o death_n bed_n and_o in_o their_o best_a condition_n they_o reproach_n they_o least_o therefore_o sure_o it_o be_v the_o good_a they_o reproach_v and_o not_o the_o evil_a but_o thus_o much_o concern_v the_o first_o branch_n the_o second_o be_v this_o it_o call_v for_o a_o tremble_a heart_n from_o those_o that_o shall_v rejoice_v at_o the_o reproach_n of_o 2._o god_n people_n perhaps_o thou_o be_v one_o that_o will_v not_o reproach_v thyself_o yet_o thou_o may_v rejoice_v at_o the_o reproach_n of_o god_n people_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o evil_n in_o this_o sure_o thou_o have_v no_o love_n to_o they_o for_o love_n do_v not_o rejoice_v in_o iniquity_n 1_o corinth_n 13._o 6._o when_o the_o devil_n do_v sow_v the_o seed_n thou_o do_v come_v with_o the_o harrow_n to_o cover_v the_o seed_n when_o thou_o do_v rejoice_v in_o their_o reproach_n proverb_n 18._o 8._o the_o word_n of_o a_o tale-bearer_n be_v as_o wound_n and_o they_o go_v down_o into_o the_o innermost_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n it_o may_v be_v translate_v the_o word_n of_o a_o tale-bearer_n be_v as_o the_o word_n of_o they_o tbat_n be_v wound_v that_o be_v the_o tale-bearer_n that_o come_v and_o tell_v you_o thing_n they_o come_v with_o expression_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o brokenness_n of_o heart_n as_o if_o their_o spirit_n be_v grieve_v at_o that_o they_o hear_v and_o they_o speak_v as_o if_o they_o speak_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o they_o and_o then_o they_o be_v as_o wound_n not_o the_o wound_n of_o they_o they_o speak_v of_o but_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o wound_a and_o if_o any_o come_v in_o this_o way_n to_o cast_v reproach_n upon_o god_n people_n they_o be_v take_v down_o into_o the_o belly_n and_o they_o go_v glib_a down_o this_o be_v a_o slight_a of_o the_o devil_n to_o make_v they_o pass_v without_o the_o least_o question_v for_o those_o that_o reproach_n seem_v to_o speak_v out_o of_o wound_a trouble_a heart_n but_o we_o do_v not_o rejoice_v in_o this_o that_o we_o hear_v any_o evil_n object_n of_o god_n people_n but_o we_o rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v discover_v and_o this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n 1._o if_o so_o be_v thy_o conscience_n be_v convince_v that_o through_o 1._o the_o conceal_n of_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o mischief_n do_v before_o and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o good_a like_a to_o come_v to_o the_o public_a cause_n and_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o the_o discovery_n than_o you_o may_v rejoice_v second_o i_o appeal_v to_o conscience_n suppose_v the_o discovery_n do_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o hurt_n god_n name_n do_v 2._o suffer_v by_o it_o be_v there_o a_o proportionable_a measure_n of_o grief_n in_o thy_o heart_n for_o the_o suffering_n of_o god_n name_n unto_o the_o joy_n that_o be_v in_o you_o for_o the_o discovery_n but_o three_o suppose_v it_o be_v one_o that_o be_v near_o to_o you_o suppose_v it_o be_v your_o father_n or_o brother_n the_o 3._o wife_n of_o your_o bosom_n the_o dear_a friend_n you_o have_v that_o be_v discover_v will_v your_o heart_n rejoice_v then_o if_o you_o rejoice_v because_o god_n have_v glory_n by_o the_o discovery_n then_o will_v you_o rejoice_v if_o the_o dear_a friend_n you_o have_v be_v discover_v four_o yea_o suppose_v you_o do_v suffer_v much_o by_o this_o 4._o discovery_n that_o it_o be_v much_o to_o your_o prejudice_n you_o shall_v lose_v something_o that_o your_o heart_n be_v much_o set_v upon_o will_v you_o rejoice_v then_o five_o if_o so_o be_v that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o discovery_n that_o 5._o you_o rejoice_v than_o you_o will_v not_o rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v discover_v to_o such_o as_o will_v not_o honour_v god_n name_n you_o be_v glad_a that_o any_o know_v of_o it_o that_o god_n enemy_n know_v of_o it_o that_o will_v not_o make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o it_o but_o will_v be_v harden_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o dishonour_n god_n name_n take_v heed_n you_o do_v not_o deceive_v yourselves_o to_o rejoice_v so_o in_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o evil_n in_o it_o more_o than_o you_o think_v of_o joseph_n he_o fear_v mary_n but_o he_o fear_v the_o name_n of_o god_n may_v suffer_v and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o make_v she_o a_o public_a example_n the_o three_o branch_n be_v to_o those_o that_o be_v divulger_n of_o the_o reproach_n of_o god_n people_n consider_v what_o 3._o you_o do_v they_o be_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n take_v heed_n you_o do_v not_o divulge_v the_o reproach_n of_o god_n people_n suppose_v they_o prove_v false_a do_v you_o think_v that_o after_o god_n people_n have_v suffer_v so_o much_o this_o will_v be_v enough_o to_o answer_v god_n and_o christ_n for_o all_o the_o dirt_n that_o have_v be_v cast_v upon_o his_o face_n i_o hear_v so_o that_o the_o name_n of_o god_n people_n may_v suffer_v much_o when_o they_o be_v under_o false_a reproach_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o stick_n a_o stick_n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o water_n it_o look_v as_o if_o it_o be_v break_v pull_v it_o out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o it_o be_v straight_o so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o name_n of_o god_n people_n when_o their_o name_n be_v under_o report_n that_o go_v abroad_o in_o the_o world_n they_o look_v as_o break_v but_o when_o their_o name_n be_v pull_v out_o from_o the_o report_n of_o the_o world_n they_o appear_v whole_a and_o therefore_o take_v heed_n of_o divulge_v the_o reproach_n of_o those_o that_o be_v godly_a you_o may_v in_o this_o do_v the_o devil_n work_v and_o carry_v the_o devil_n pack_n the_o apostle_n in_o 1_o timothy_n 3._o 11._o speak_v of_o woman_n say_v that_o they_o must_v be_v grave_a not_o slanderer_n the_o word_n in_o
reproach_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n that_o a_o gracious_a heart_n have_v a_o high_a esteem_n of_o 3._o the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n he_o high_o esteem_v of_o every_o disesteem_v he_o suffer_v for_o christ_n and_o not_o only_o bear_v reproach_n and_o suffering_n patient_o but_o triumph_o he_o be_v not_o only_o content_v with_o they_o but_o count_v himself_o enrich_v by_o they_o this_o be_v a_o great_a riddle_n and_o mystery_n to_o the_o world_n that_o suffering_n trouble_n misery_n and_o reproach_n shall_v be_v rejoice_v in_o and_o esteem_v high_o of_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o reproach_n be_v this_o point_n likewise_o not_o only_o slander_n and_o mock_n and_o scorn_n the_o suffering_n of_o god_n people_n in_o their_o name_n formal_o but_o material_o their_o suffering_n they_o suffer_v for_o christ_n upon_o which_o they_o come_v to_o be_v contemn_v so_o that_o whatsoever_o god_n people_n do_v suffer_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n and_o for_o christ_n they_o have_v 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