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love_n as_o dan._n 12._o they_o that_o turn_v many_o to_o righteousness_n shall_v shine_v as_o the_o star_n for_o ever_o and_o if_o ever_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o open_v their_o eye_n to_o see_v their_o own_o misery_n 25.328.33_o 1_o sam._n 25.328.33_o it_o will_v be_v with_o they_o as_o it_o be_v with_o david_n towards_o abigail_n who_o have_v advise_v he_o well_o and_o keep_v he_o from_o do_v evil_a who_o say_v to_o she_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n which_o send_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o meet_v i_o and_o bless_v be_v thy_o advice_n &_o bless_a be_v thou_o etc._n etc._n neither_o can_v there_o be_v a_o better_a property_n of_o a_o good_a neighbour_n than_o to_o wish_v well_o and_o to_o do_v good_a to_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o any_o desire_n to_o be_v account_v a_o good_a neighbour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o man_n let_v he_o show_v it_o this_o way_n second_o reproof_n the_o second_o reproof_n it_o reprove_v all_o such_o as_o be_v come_v to_o this_o pass_n that_o they_o can_v abide_v to_o be_v admonish_v much_o less_o reprove_v but_o be_v like_a to_o the_o israelite_n exod._n 2._o when_o moses_n reprove_v he_o for_o smite_v his_o fellow_n and_o put_v they_o both_o in_o mind_n that_o they_o be_v brethren_n he_o that_o thus_o do_v the_o wrong_n thrust_v he_o away_o 19.9_o exod._n 2.13_o act_n 7.27_o gen._n 19.9_o say_v who_o make_v thou_o a_o ruler_n and_o a_o judge_n over_o we_o or_o like_o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n gen._n 19_o this_o fellow_n come_v in_o to_o sojourn_v with_o we_o and_o he_o will_v needs_o be_v a_o judge_n but_o let_v such_o remember_v the_o say_n of_o solomon_n rebuke_v a_o wise_a man_n 9.8_o pro_fw-la 9.8_o and_o he_o will_v love_v thou_o if_o god_n require_v it_o as_o a_o duty_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o every_o one_o to_o exhort_v to_o admonish_v and_o to_o rebuke_v he_o require_v it_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o relation_n that_o other_o suffer_v the_o word_n of_o exhortation_n and_o admonition_n 141.5_o psal_n 141.5_o and_o psal_n 141._o the_o prophet_n say_v let_v the_o righteous_a smite_v i_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o kindness_n and_o let_v he_o reprove_v i_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o excellent_a oil_n which_o shall_v not_o break_v my_o head_n therefore_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n of_o unkindness_n three_o reproof_n the_o three_o reproof_n it_o reprove_v such_o as_o be_v press_v to_o this_o duty_n do_v it_o indeed_o sometime_o but_o it_o be_v never_o in_o love_n or_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n but_o in_o rage_n and_o choler_n or_o else_o it_o be_v in_o a_o taunt_a disgrace_v and_o deride_v manner_n and_o