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to_o be_v ready_a to_o afford_v it_o be_v by_o our_o saviour_n they_o saviour_n mat._n 7.12_o therefore_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v unto_o you_o do_v you_o even_o so_o to_o they_o suppose_v to_o be_v man_n or_o rather_o in_o express_a term_n declare_v so_o to_o be_v not_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o arrogancy_n to_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o god_n or_o attempt_v to_o judge_v of_o that_o duty_n by_o it_o because_o so_o we_o can_v not_o do_v without_o seat_v ourselves_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n which_o be_v too_o great_a a_o presumption_n to_o do_v even_o by_o a_o supposition_n if_o the_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o may_v with_o any_o propriety_n be_v refer_v to_o god_n it_o be_v only_o as_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o deal_n favourable_o with_o we_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o argument_n to_o prompt_v we_o to_o the_o like_a deportment_n towards_o our_o brethren_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n 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