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that_o can_v give_v a_o reason_n the_o sluggish_a discreet_a christian_a i_o warrant_v you_o he_o have_v reason_n for_o what_o he_o do_v it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o be_v too_o earnest_a it_o will_v incur_v the_o disfavour_n of_o such_o a_o man_n or_o such_o a_o man_n i_o shall_v be_v account_v so_o and_o so_o for_o my_o pain_n but_o a_o wise_a man_n he_o see_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o he_o know_v that_o his_o course_n and_o his_o conscience_n will_v justify_v he_o at_o the_o last_o and_o therefore_o he_o go_v on_o what_o ever_o come_v of_o it_o god_n be_v not_o so_o weary_a of_o these_o precious_a thing_n violence_n these_o precious_a jewel_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n as_o to_o force_v they_o upon_o we_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n such_o a_o sleight_n thing_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v obtrude_v to_o we_o whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o shall_v we_o think_v to_o have_v it_o when_o our_o heart_n tell_v we_o we_o esteem_v other_o thing_n betâ—er_o no_o there_o 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