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15._o though_o it_o be_v in_o your_o power_n to_o do_v harm_n to_o your_o persecutor_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o do_v not_o revenge_v yourselves_o simplicity_n without_o wisdom_n may_v easy_o be_v deceive_v and_o wisdom_n be_v dangerous_a if_o it_o be_v not_o temper_v with_o simplicity_n therefore_o they_o be_v to_o be_v conjoin_v according_a to_o that_o distich_n if_o they_o be_v serpent_n for_o to_o circumvent_v we_o we_o must_v be_v serpent_n too_o or_o else_o repent_v we_o but_o with_o our_o wisdom_n join_v we_o innocence_n like_o harmless_a dove_n not_o trust_v each_o pretence_n the_o word_n simple_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o horn_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d privative_a that_o be_v without_o horn_n or_o revenge_n other_o derive_v it_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o mingle_v and_o foe_n privative_a and_o so_o it_o signify_v to_o be_v without_o mixture_n of_o deceit_n this_o be_v see_v 1_o in_o sincere_a and_o 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and_o let_v we_o set_v he_o there_o a_o bed_n a_o table_n a_o stool_n and_o a_o candlestick_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o he_o come_v to_o we_o he_o shall_v turn_v in_o thither_o so_o cornelius_n receive_v peter_n act_n 10.33_o so_o obadiah_n hide_v a_o hundred_o prophet_n shall_v receive_v a_o prophet_n reward_n there_o be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o resurrection_n a_o peculiar_a reward_n give_v to_o the_o prophet_n distinct_a from_o the_o reward_n give_v to_o all_o that_o fear_v the_o name_n of_o god_n revel_v 11.18_o the_o time_n be_v come_v that_o thou_o shall_v give_v a_o reward_n to_o thy_o servant_n the_o prophet_n and_o to_o thy_o saint_n and_o to_o all_o that_o fear_v thy_o name_n both_o small_a and_o great_a some_o think_v this_o reward_n of_o a_o prophet_n to_o be_v the_o crown_n of_o glory_n but_o this_o can_v be_v because_o all_o righteous_a man_n receive_v this_o other_o carry_z it_o to_o be_v the_o revelation_n of_o the_o hide_a will_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o the_o company_n of_o such_o prophet_n they_o often_o hear_v this_o be_v true_a they_o that_o receive_v such_o guest_n do_v also_o receive_v this_o reward_n but_o the_o reward_n of_o a_o prophet_n be_v not_o only_o the_o prayer_n and_o instruction_n of_o such_o a_o guest_n but_o shall_v also_o receive_v a_o equality_n of_o glory_n in_o heaven_n with_o that_o prophet_n so_o receive_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o assistance_n and_o help_n he_o have_v afford_v that_o prophet_n for_o the_o divulge_v of_o the_o truth_n by_o which_o assistance_n he_o be_v make_v able_a to_o convert_v soul_n and_o without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o have_v do_v it_o this_o receive_v the_o prophet_n be_v with_o a_o proportionable_a love_n which_o the_o prophet_n have_v