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lord_n that_o neighbour_n will_v admonish_v exhort_v and_o as_o just_a occasion_n by_o sin_n be_v offer_v reprove_v and_o every_o way_n edify_v one_o another_o have_v man_n faith_n god_n word_n will_v be_v in_o their_o heart_n 9_o 11._o as_o a_o burn_a fire_n shut_v up_o in_o their_o bone_n they_o will_v be_v weary_a wâ—â—h_n forbear_v their_o mouth_n will_v be_v open_v their_o heart_n enlarge_v much_o will_v god_n glory_n be_v advance_v much_o good_a will_v be_v do_v to_o man_n if_o every_o one_o of_o we_o in_o our_o place_n fid._n can_v in_o truth_n say_v i_o believe_v therefore_o have_v i_o speak_v yea_o doubt_n arise_v against_o that_o which_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v utter_v will_v be_v suppress_v i'faith_o will_v soon_o quell_v they_o all_o he_o therefore_o give_v a_o good_a advice_n that_o say_v when_o inextricable_a doubt_n do_v trouble_v thou_o let_v faith_n be_v ready_a to_o make_v resolution_n and_o to_o give_v satisfaction_n §._o 68_o of_o faith_n stability_n in_o trial_n i._o 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not_o the_o person_n of_o prince_n nor_o regard_v the_o rich_a more_o than_o the_o poor_a job_n 34._o 17_o etc._n etc._n to_o admire_v and_o adore_v the_o unsearchable_a way_n of_o the_o almighty_a may_v well_o beseem_v son_n of_o man_n but_o to_o think_v a_o thought_n or_o to_o utter_v a_o word_n that_o may_v lay_v any_o blame_n upon_o they_o be_v sensual_a and_o diabolical_a aright_o to_o have_v thy_o heart_n well_o season_v with_o a_o due_a respect_n of_o god_n be_v well_o inform_v in_o his_o excellency_n and_o oft_o meditate_v thereon_o ignorance_n of_o god_n be_v it_o that_o cause_v many_o base_a and_o unmeet_a thought_n of_o he_o to_o enter_v into_o our_o heart_n want_v of_o meditation_n make_v what_o we_o know_v not_o to_o be_v remember_v or_o not_o to_o be_v regard_v add_v therefore_o to_o the_o mean_n of_o information_n which_o god_n afford_v serious_a and_o settle_a meditation_n thus_o thy_o mind_n be_v fill_v with_o divine_a thought_n will_v not_o suffer_v impious_a and_o 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