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second_o you_o shall_v not_o yield_v to_o other_o then_o three_o advance_v yourselves_o and_o contemn_v other_o god_n say_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n 39_o mat._n 22._o 39_o as_o thyself_o the_o devil_n say_v first_o love_n little_a and_o ourward_o then_o love_v none_o but_o thyself_o then_o three_o hate_v thy_o enemy_n envy_v thy_o better_n disdain_v thy_o equal_n despise_v thy_o inferior_n god_n say_v labour_n for_o that_o food_n that_o perish_v not_o the_o devil_n say_v first_o care_v not_o much_o 27._o joh._n 6._o 27._o for_o it_o then_o second_o contemn_v it_o then_o three_o stir_v not_o a_o inch_n for_o it_o god_n say_v forsake_v the_o world_n the_o devil_n say_v first_o neglect_v not_o the_o world_n then_o love_v 18._o rom._n 12._o 2._o 1._o john_n 3._o 18._o the_o world_n than_o three_o give_v over_o yourselves_o unto_o the_o world_n above_o all_o follow_v the_o world_n with_o all_o the_o lust_n thereof_o now_o the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o devil_n tempt_v be_v argument_n fetch_v 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therefore_o say_v jonah_n why_o shall_v i_o venture_v myself_o among_o they_o for_o see_v my_o own_o countryman_n kick_v against_o my_o word_n and_o can_v abide_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n which_o come_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o reproove_v sin_n then_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v i_o be_v despise_v these_o and_o persecute_v to_o death_n thus_o flesh_n and_o blood_n stand_v stagger_v when_o it_o shall_v do_v any_o good_a misdoubt_v trouble_n jealous_a of_o his_o own_o ease_n but_o when_o it_o go_v about_o to_o do_v any_o mischief_n it_o never_o consider_v the_o danger_n it_o weight_v not_o the_o follow_a woe_n yet_o do_v good_a it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o all_o will_v not_o according_a or_o even_o above_o our_o hope_n succeed_v it_o be_v more_o likely_a we_o shall_v be_v keep_v safe_a but_o do_v evil_a mischief_n most_o certain_o be_v procure_v not_o danger_n only_o but_o loss_n of_o the_o best_a thing_n common_o peace_n of_o conscience_n or_o spiritual_a grace_n of_o some_o 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