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thou_o any_o good_a but_o rather_o harm_n and_o injury_n remember_v how_o thou_o be_v 14._o psa_fw-la 49._o 15._o mat._n 14._o a_o great_a stranger_n and_o far_o more_o unwoorrhie_a christ_n have_v bestow_v so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a benefit_n upone_o thou_o whereof_o he_o will_v have_v thou_o to_o make_v a_o recompense_n with_o other_o benefit_n not_o do_v to_o himself_o since_o he_o stand_v in_o no_o need_n of_o thy_o good_a 9_o mat._n 10._o 15_o mark_n 9_o turn_n but_o bestow_v upon_o thy_o neighbour_n seem_v he_o never_o so_o unknown_a and_o unworthy_a to_o thou_o for_o look_v what_o good_a thou_o do_v to_o such_o a_o one_o and_o this_o lord_n will_v accept_v it_o as_o do_v unto_o himself_o six_o consider_v how_o to_o vanquish_v this_o vice_n of_o envy_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n envy_n the_o fix_a remedy_n against_o envy_n common_a to_o all_o ought_v at_o least_o to_o move_v thou_o which_o teach_v we_o to_o do_v to_o other_o as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v to_o ourselves_o as_o therefore_o thou_o will_v not_o that_o other_o shall_v be_v greeve_v at_o thy_o 6._o tob._n 4._o mat._n 7._o luk._n 6._o good_a so_o ought_v not_o thou_o to_o be_v offend_v at_o other_o welfare_n for_o otherwise_o shall_v thou_o show_v thyself_o a_o senseless_a creature_n and_o without_o all_o reason_n yea_o well_o may_v we_o say_v by_o the_o malicious_a man_n that_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o reason_n and_o natural_a judgement_n since_o he_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o his_o own_o loss_n if_o by_o that_o mean_v he_o may_v procure_v harm_n to_o those_o he_o hate_v like_a as_o mind_n a_o pretty_a example_n declare_v the_o cancar_n of_o a_o malicious_a mind_n we_o read_v of_o a_o certain_a king_n who_o meaning_n to_o make_v a_o proof_n of_o the_o cankered_a nature_n of_o a_o envious_a person_n &_o a_o covetous_a wretch_n cause_v two_o such_o to_o be_v call_v unto_o he_o to_o who_o he_o make_v this_o proffer_n to_o crave_v of_o he_o whatsoever_o they_o will_v for_o 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