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13.35_o he_o say_v also_o in_o another_o place_n thou_o will_v not_o suffer_v thy_o holy_a one_o to_o see_v corruption_n howbeit_o david_n after_o he_o have_v serve_v his_o time_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n he_o sleep_v and_o be_v lay_v with_o his_o father_n and_o see_v corruption_n but_o he_o who_o god_n raise_v up_o see_v no_o corruption_n the_o sign_n or_o type_n of_o this_o burial_n and_o resurrection_n be_v jonas_n the_o thing_n signify_v and_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o prophecy_n be_v express_o record_v mat._n 12.39.40_o second_o the_o testimony_n of_o man_n accept_v and_o approve_v of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n first_o the_o holy_a woman_n which_o converse_v with_o he_o in_o his_o life_n see_v the_o sepulchre_n and_o testify_v his_o resurrection_n mat._n 28.1_o and_o their_o testimony_n be_v allow_v of_o god_n second_o peter_n see_v he_o and_o testify_v it_o act._n 2._o and_o his_o testimony_n be_v accept_v for_o a_o good_a evidence_n 1._o cor._n 15.5_o three_o 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concern_v it_o in_o the_o old_a and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n mat._n 18.16_o if_o thy_o brother_n thou_o brother_n sin_n against_o thou_o offend_v thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o sin_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o alone_o if_o he_o hear_v thou_o thou_o have_v win_v thy_o brother_n here_o we_o be_v to_o note_v two_o thing_n first_o a_o rule_n that_o a_o brother_n must_v reprove_v a_o brother_n for_o private_a sin_n private_o and_o our_o brother_n offence_n must_v be_v know_v and_o manifest_a unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v give_v he_o no_o causeless_a or_o unjust_a reproof_n for_o that_o be_v dangerous_a next_o a_o reason_n be_v add_v to_o perform_v this_o dutte_n if_o he_o hear_v thou_o thou_o have_v win_v thy_o brother_n that_o be_v if_o he_o reform_v what_o be_v amiss_o by_o private_a admonition_n than_o be_v thou_o the_o lord_n instrument_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o perdition_n and_o thou_o do_v save_v his_o soul_n from_o death_n james._n 5.20_o second_o of_o this_o duty_n 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