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as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o to_o be_v fear_v then_o their_o contempt_n and_o dishonour_n luther_n write_v to_o a_o friend_n of_o he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o glory_n and_o fame_n of_o erasmus_n my_o great_a fear_n be_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n but_o my_o joy_n be_v in_o their_o reproach_n and_o evil_a speech_n chap._n xxxiii_o what_o we_o shall_v do_v that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v reproach_n but_o you_o will_v say_v these_o argument_n may_v move_v we_o to_o do_v it_o and_o convince_v we_o we_o shall_v do_v it_o but_o how_o shall_v we_o do_v it_o 1._o first_o be_v sure_a to_o keep_v conscience_n clear_a that_o that_o 14._o do_v not_o upbraid_v thou_o be_v careful_a of_o what_o you_o do_v and_o then_o you_o need_v not_o be_v much_o careful_a of_o what_o man_n say_v if_o conscience_n do_v not_o reproach_v you_o reproach_n without_o will_v not_o much_o move_v you_o conscience_n testimony_n for_o thou_o be_v more_o than_o ten_o thousand_o slander_n against_o thou_o as_o the_o storm_n and_o wind_n without_o do_v not_o move_v the_o earth_n but_o vapour_n within_o that_o cause_n earthquake_n as_o ambrose_n say_v of_o david_n he_o be_v not_o much_o trouble_v with_o shimei_n rail_n because_o his_o ridet_fw-la conscience_n do_v abound_v with_o good_a work_n if_o thou_o can_v say_v with_o job_n chap._n 27._o 6._o my_o heart_n shall_v not_o reproach_v i_o as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v thou_o be_v safe_a enough_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o reproach_n second_o if_o you_o be_v fail_v in_o any_o thing_n begin_v with_o yourselves_o before_o any_o begin_v with_o you_o accuse_v yourselves_o before_o god_n first_o so_o some_o interpret_v that_o place_n in_o psal_n 119._o i_o be_o wise_a than_o my_o enemy_n though_o my_o enemy_n be_v witty_a and_o do_v plot_n and_o their_o malice_n 2._o do_v help_v they_o with_o invention_n yet_o i_o be_o wise_a i_o can_v find_v out_o the_o way_n of_o my_o own_o heart_n and_o my_o own_o evil_n better_o than_o all_o my_o 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