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who_o even_o then_o when_o a_o rebuke_n be_v needful_a yet_o dare_v not_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o rail_a accusation_n dare_v not_o give_v any_o revile_v language_n no_o not_o to_o the_o devil_n himself_o but_o refer_v the_o matter_n to_o god_n the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o as_o that_o passage_n jude_n ver_fw-la 9_o be_v common_o understand_v nay_o we_o have_v the_o pattern_n of_o a_o good_a god_n who_o though_o he_o can_v plead_v against_o we_o with_o his_o great_a power_n yet_o give_v soft_a answer_n witness_v his_o deal_n with_o cain_n when_o he_o be_v wroth_a and_o his_o countenance_n fall_v reason_v the_o case_n with_o he_o gen._n 4._o 6_o 7._o why_o be_v thou_o wroth_a if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v not_o thou_o be_v accept_v with_o jonah_n likewise_o when_o he_o be_v so_o discontent_v jon._n 4._o 4_o 9_o do_v thou_o well_o to_o be_v angry_a this_o be_v represent_v in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n by_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o father_n towards_o the_o elder_a 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