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A96034 A glasse and salve for professors held to them. By William Voile minister of the Gospel. Voile, William. 1668 (1668) Wing V749A; ESTC R186085 101,652 114

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to_o keep_v we_o from_o do_v it_o thou_o have_v authority_n to_o do_v it_o have_v not_o god_n command_v thou_o it_o be_v a_o debt_n which_o thou_o owe_v to_o such_o as_o need_v it_o pay_v that_o thou_o owe_v withhold_v not_o good_a from_o they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v due_a rom._n 13._o 8._o prov._n 3._o 27._o it_o tend_v to_o god_n honour_n and_o glory_n do_v it_o for_o his_o sake_n and_o to_o the_o heal_n and_o good_a of_o the_o blind_a lame_a sleepy_a etc._n etc._n do_v it_o also_o for_o their_o sake_n do_v it_o also_o for_o thy_o own_o sake_n that_o thou_o bear_v not_o sin_n for_o thy_o neighbour_n so_o some_o render_v the_o last_o clause_n leu._n 19_o 17._o that_o be_v that_o thou_o be_v not_o punish_v for_o not_o rebuke_v he_o keep_v thyself_o pure_a be_v not_o partaker_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 22._o and_o partaker_n for_o certain_a thou_o be_v with_o he_o or_o she_o who_o thou_o ought_v to_o reprove_v either_o of_o those_o trespass_n for_o which_o thou_o ought_v 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