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thou_o sit_v and_o speak_v against_o thy_o brother_n 2._o sit_v imply_v familiarity_n with_o sinner_n psal_n 26.4_o i_o have_v not_o sit_v with_o vain_a person_n that_o be_v i_o do_v not_o haunt_v their_o company_n the_o godly_a man_n shake_v off_o all_o intimacy_n with_o the_o wicked_a menander_n wicked_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d menander_n he_o may_v traffic_v with_o they_o not_o associate_v he_o may_v be_v civil_a to_o they_o as_o neighbour_n but_o not_o twist_v into_o a_o cord_n of_o friendship_n diamond_n and_o stone_n may_v lie_v together_o but_o they_o will_v not_o sodor_n and_o ceament_n ii_o the_o godly_a man_n be_v describe_v by_o way_n of_o position_n or_o rather_o opposition_n but_o his_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o this_o word_n but_o observe_v doct._n that_o negative_a goodness_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o entitle_v we_o to_o heaven_n to_o be_v no_o scorner_n be_v good_a but_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o there_o be_v some_o in_o the_o 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to_o no_o vice_n none_o can_v charge_v they_o with_o any_o foul_a miscarriage_n and_o these_o be_v their_o letter_n of_o credence_n to_o show_v to_o such_o person_n i_o say_v three_o thing_n 1._o you_o may_v not_o be_v outward_o bad_a and_o yet_o not_o inward_o good_a you_o may_v be_v as_o far_o from_o grace_n as_o from_o vice_n though_o none_o can_v say_v black_a be_v your_o eye_n yet_o our_o soul_n may_v be_v dye_v black_a though_o your_o hand_n be_v not_o work_v iniquity_n your_o head_n may_v be_v plot_v it_o though_o you_o do_v not_o hang_v out_o your_o bush_n yet_o you_o may_v secret_o vent_v your_o commodity_n a_o tree_n may_v be_v full_a of_o vermin_n yet_o the_o fair_a leaf_n may_v cover_v they_o that_o they_o be_v not_o see_v so_o the_o fair_a leaf_n of_o civility_n may_v hide_v you_o from_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n but_o god_n see_v the_o vermin_n of_o pride_n unbelief_n covetousness_n in_o your_o heart_n you_o be_v they_o say_v christ_n that_o justify_v yourselves_o before_o 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