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it_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o christian_a lovo_n to_o suffer_v sin_n to_o lie_v upon_o he_o for_o it_o be_v câ—…lled_v hate_v of_o he_o oh_o brethren_n show_v your_o love_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o you_o be_v among_o by_o this_o by_o the_o faithful_a rebuke_v of_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o fall_v into_o manifest_a it_o not_o as_o a_o token_n of_o your_o displeasure_n but_o as_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n deal_v with_o he_o in_o all_o gentleness_n and_o meekness_n not_o gentle_a with_o their_o sin_n you_o must_v be_v plain_a and_o saithful_a with_o their_o soul_n you_o must_v show_v they_o the_o danger_n of_o such_o a_o way_n but_o you_o must_v do_v
be_v very_o wicked_a and_o yet_o very_o prosperous_a full_o of_o sin_n and_o yet_o full_a of_o pleasure_n and_o riches_n and_o all_o outward_a accommodation_n whereas_o on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o observe_v that_o he_o be_v â—…fflicted_v and_o other_o of_o the_o godly_a with_o he_o and_o be_v tempt_v from_o this_o that_o god_n do_v regard_v the_o wicked_a so_o much_o or_o more_o than_o he_o do_v the_o godly_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o very_a dangerous_a mistake_n among_o the_o multitude_n many_o think_v on_o the_o one_o side_n that_o because_o god_n do_v prosper_v they_o and_o bless_v they_o as_o he_o do_v that_o therefore_o they_o be_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n for_o if_o they_o be_v not_o he_o will_v never_o deliver_v they_o and_o carry_v they_o through_o so_o many_o trouble_n as_o he_o do_v if_o he_o do_v not_o love_v they_o this_o be_v a_o dangerous_a mistake_n and_o so_o some_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n because_o god_n do_v afflict_v they_o here_o that_o therefore_o 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