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this_o we_o need_v go_v no_o further_o then_o to_o the_o man_n in_o the_o text_n who_o while_o he_o be_v tender_a tremble_v at_o little_a thing_n but_o when_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v he_o can_v take_v bethsheba_n to_o satisfy_v his_o lust_n and_o kill_v her_o husband_n to_o cover_v his_o wickedness_n seven_o a_o tender_a heart_n i_o mean_v the_o heart_n keep_v tender_a preserve_v from_o many_o a_o blow_n lash_n and_o fatherly_a chastisement_n because_o it_o shun_v the_o cause_n which_o be_v sin_n of_o the_o scourge_v hand_n of_o god._n with_o the_o upright_o thou_o will_v show_v thyself_o upright_o but_o with_o the_o froward_a thou_o will_v show_v thyself_o unsavoury_a 2_o sam._n 22._o 27._o psal._n 18._o 25_o 26_o 27._o many_o a_o needless_a rebuke_n and_o wound_n do_v happen_v to_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n through_o their_o unwise_a behaviour_n when_o i_o say_v needless_a i_o mean_v they_o be_v not_o necessary_a but_o to_o reclaim_v we_o from_o our_o vanity_n for_o we_o shall_v 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