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the_o church_n answ_n a_o man_n may_v upon_o these_o caution_n 1._o first_o to_o deal_v with_o he_o in_o a_o private_a way_n and_o so_o to_o labour_v to_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o fault_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o god_n now_o if_o a_o man_n can_v prevail_v in_o a_o private_a way_n than_o he_o may_v proceed_v further_o he_o may_v take_v two_o or_o three_o witness_n and_o seek_v unto_o the_o church_n but_o 2._o second_o take_v this_o caution_n that_o before_o a_o man_n do_v this_o he_o must_v be_v sure_a to_o forgive_v it_o in_o his_o own_o heart_n as_o to_o himself_o to_o pass_v by_o the_o wrong_n and_o injury_n as_o to_o he_o and_o to_o retain_v no_o grudge_n in_o his_o heart_n as_o to_o himself_o and_o then_o further_o 3._o three_o take_v this_o caution_n in_o such_o a_o case_n a_o man_n may_v not_o make_v himself_o the_o last_o end_n and_o the_o great_a end_n for_o which_o he_o do_v these_o thing_n for_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o seek_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o 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so_o far_o from_o desire_v revenge_n that_o he_o will_v have_v they_o to_o pray_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v forgive_v other_o the_o wrong_n which_o they_o have_v do_v unto_o they_o mark_v those_o example_n of_o christ_n and_o stephen_n father_n forgive_v they_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v and_o say_v stephen_n in_o the_o like_a case_n lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n unto_o their_o charge_n so_o that_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o people_n so_o far_o from_o spread_v the_o wrong_n and_o injury_n that_o other_o have_v do_v unto_o they_o that_o he_o will_v rather_o have_v they_o with_o christ_n to_o pray_v father_n forgive_v they_o and_o with_o stephen_n lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n and_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o persecute_v you_o and_o that_o speak_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n of_o you_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o people_n so_o far_o from_o spread_v their_o wrong_n before_o he_o upon_o this_o account_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v avenge_v they_o the_o deceit_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v such_o that_o man_n will_v forgive_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v reward_v it_o and_o revenge_v it_o no_o this_o be_v not_o the_o forgiveness_n but_o that_o forgiveness_n which_o christ_n here_o call_v for_o aught_o to_o be_v a_o thorough_a forgiveness_n to_o forgive_v so_o far_o as_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v forgive_v their_o sin_n unto_o they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o lay_v their_o sin_n unto_o their_o charge_n sermon_n iu._n matt._n 18._o 21_o 22._o then_o peter_n come_v to_o he_o and_o say_v
yet_o christ_n disciple_n must_v submit_v unto_o it_o if_o thou_o be_v one_o that_o do_v profess_v nothing_o but_o flesh_n and_o blood_n i_o shall_v need_v to_o press_v this_o no_o further_o to_o you_o for_o you_o will_v never_o come_v up_o unto_o it_o but_o if_o thou_o be_v one_o that_o do_v profess_v submission_n to_o christ_n then_o be_v you_o my_o friend_n say_v christ_n and_o my_o disciple_n if_o you_o do_v whatever_o i_o command_v you_o then_o when_o you_o yield_v obedience_n unto_o the_o command_n of_o my_o gospel_n answ_n 2._o and_o let_v i_o say_v further_o if_o he_o have_v do_v thou_o wrong_n and_o thou_o seek_v he_o first_o thy_o act_n it_o shall_v be_v most_o like_a unto_o god_n for_o so_o god_n act_v towards_o the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v wrong_v god_n god_n stoop_v first_o he_o seek_v reconciliation_n first_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o as_o though_o god_n do_v beseech_v you_o by_o we_o we_o pray_v you_o in_o christ_n stead_n to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o 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