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tenderness_n in_o our_o carriage_n and_o application_n to_o they_o which_o also_o agree_v excellent_o well_o with_o st._n paul_n metaphorical_a discourse_n in_o 1_o cor._n 12.23_o 24_o 25._o those_o member_n of_o the_o body_n which_o we_o think_v to_o be_v less_o honourable_a upon_o these_o we_o bestow_v more_o abundant_a honour_n and_o our_o uncomely_a part_n have_v more_o abundant_a comeliness_n for_o our_o comely_a part_n have_v no_o need_n but_o god_n have_v temper_v the_o body_n together_o have_v give_v more_o abundant_a honour_n to_o that_o part_n which_o lack_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o schism_n in_o the_o body_n imply_v that_o certain_o there_o will_v be_v where_o such_o care_n &_o tenderness_n of_o proceed_v be_v not_o use_v towards_o such_o as_o be_v least_o account_v of_o in_o the_o church_n wherefore_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n which_o hang_v down_o and_o the_o feeble_a knee_n and_o make_v straight_a path_n for_o your_o foot_n by_o remove_v all_o discourage_a 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worse_o for_o a_o good_a cause_n may_v be_v spoil_v in_o the_o handle_n all_o such_o unchristian_a carriage_n tend_v to_o exasperate_v embitter_v and_o provoke_v the_o spirit_n of_o their_o opponent_n both_o against_o they_o and_o their_o cause_n and_o to_o widen_v the_o breach_n more_o and_o more_o and_o to_o set_v they_o at_o the_o great_a distance_n and_o to_o make_v they_o the_o more_o irreconcilable_a a_o froward_a man_n sow_v strife_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 26.28_o grievous_a word_n stir_v up_o anger_n and_o the_o force_n of_o wrath_n bring_v forth_o strife_n and_o the_o word_n of_o a_o tale-bearer_n be_v as_o wound_n prov._n 15.1_o and_o 26.22_o and_o 30.33_o so_o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n do_v not_o work_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n jam._n 1.20_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o truth_n nor_o do_v it_o any_o way_n advantage_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n no_o if_o any_o man_n will_v see_v any_o good_a effect_n of_o his_o 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