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god_n do_v beseech_v 20._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o you_o by_o we_o we_o pray_v you_o in_o christ_n stead_n be_v you_o reconcile_v to_o god_n oâ—r_a commission_n may_v be_v out_o of_o date_n to_o morrow_n christ_n now_o wait_v till_o his_o lock_n be_v wet_a with_o dew_n now_o he_o call_v sinner_n to_o repentance_n he_o have_v send_v i_o on_o a_o errand_n this_o day_n to_o invite_v thirsty_a soul_n to_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o drink_v to_o invite_v those_o that_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o rest_n it_o be_v my_o business_n this_o day_n to_o tender_a jesus_n christ_n the_o fountain_n open_v to_o press_v home_o the_o exhortation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o 7._o isa_n 55._o 7._o the_o unrighteous_a man_n his_o thought_n and_o let_v he_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v now_o what_o answer_n 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13._o 18._o let_v there_o be_v no_o strife_n between_o my_o herdsman_n and_o thy_o herdsman_n for_o we_o be_v brethren_n so_o say_v i_o we_o that_o be_v son_n of_o the_o same_o mother_n the_o church_n servant_n of_o the_o same_o god_n heir_n of_o the_o same_o hope_n how_o shall_v we_o consult_v the_o good_a one_o of_o another_o labour_v to_o build_v up_o one_o another_o in_o the_o holy_a faith_n consider_v to_o provoke_v one_o another_o to_o love_n and_o to_o good_a work_n we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d member_n one_o of_o another_o be_v there_o a_o controversy_n between_o thou_o and_o thy_o brother_n be_v not_o want_v in_o thy_o duty_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o this_o if_o any_o thing_n will_v be_v the_o reconciler_n imitate_v thy_o saviour_n on_o the_o cross_n who_o pray_v for_o his_o enemy_n none_o be_v so_o bad_a but_o they_o deserve_v thy_o prayer_n and_o commiseration_n be_v thy_o brother_n ignorant_a do_v not_o despise_v he_o consider_v who_o make_v thou_o to_o differ_v 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