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and_o to_o mourn_v for_o he_o what_o solomon_n say_v be_v much_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n prov._n 24._o 17._o rejoice_v not_o when_o thy_o enemy_n fall_v neither_o let_v thy_o heart_n be_v glad_a when_o he_o stumble_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o how_o hellish_a be_v it_o this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o edify_v that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n exact_o to_o resemble_v the_o evil_a one_o who_o be_v the_o church_n great_a destroyer_n this_o very_a bad_a temper_n how_o do_v it_o prevail_v at_o this_o day_n among_o many_o person_n of_o different_a persuasion_n when_o they_o hear_v of_o the_o scandalous_a fall_n of_o other_o who_o be_v not_o of_o their_o way_n they_o be_v puff_v up_o as_o the_o corinthian_n be_v and_o but_o too_o much_o please_v 1_o cor._n 5._o 2._o they_o hope_v that_o the_o repute_n of_o their_o party_n will_v be_v advance_v by_o the_o exclamation_n that_o be_v make_v against_o those_o of_o another_o party_n and_o hereby_o 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