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must_v not_o speak_v a_o evil_a word_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n will_v thou_o not_o that_o a_o evil_a thought_n shall_v arise_v in_o he_o concern_v thou_o then_o thou_o and_o i_o ought_v to_o do_v the_o same_o to_o he_o if_o thou_o have_v do_v a_o thing_n that_o prove_v a_o injury_n or_o a_o wrong_n to_o any_o man_n unaware_o will_v thou_o in_o thy_o heart_n he_o shall_v say_v nay_o have_v such_o a_o thought_n in_o he_o that_o thou_o do_v it_o on_o purpose_n out_o of_o envy_n or_o malice_n or_o some_o spite_n towards_o thou_o to_o do_v thou_o a_o mischief_n see_v that_o thou_o do_v the_o same_o to_o he_o or_o this_o will_v follow_v curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o again_o it_o be_v say_v love_v your_o enemy_n do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v you_o etc._n etc._n which_o must_v be_v out_o of_o a_o pure_a heart_n for_o the_o lord_n look_v thereupon_o now_o ask_v thyself_o o_o man_n be_v thou_o of_o the_o same_o frame_n of_o spirit_n to_o he_o that_o be_v thy_o enemy_n as_o thou_o be_v to_o he_o that_o be_v thy_o bosom_n friend_n be_v thou_o of_o the_o same_o temper_n affection_n coldness_n in_o thy_o spirit_n at_o all_o time_n to_o he_o as_o thou_o be_v to_o thy_o friend_n if_o he_o wrong_v thou_o be_v there_o not_o something_o in_o thou_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o will_v avenge_v thyself_o of_o this_o man_n do_v it_o not_o say_v in_o this_o language_n he_o have_v as_o good_a have_v hold_v his_o tongue_n or_o he_o have_v as_o good_a not_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n or_o that_o other_o thing_n for_o i_o will_v do_v he_o as_o good_a a_o kindness_n another_o time_n if_o he_o have_v do_v wrong_a to_o thou_o or_o some_o evil_a thing_n do_v not_o thou_o declare_v it_o abroad_o to_o make_v he_o odious_a or_o hateful_a and_o to_o be_v a_o wicked_a person_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o or_o be_v it_o not_o in_o thy_o heart_n at_o sometime_o thus_o to_o do_v by_o he_o tit._n 3.1_o 2_o 3._o if_o he_o be_v one_o that_o have_v stand_v as_o a_o open_a enemy_n against_o thou_o or_o one_o that_o thou_o have_v receive_v some_o damage_n or_o wrong_v by_o though_o thou_o dare_v not_o avenge_v thyself_o of_o he_o yet_o have_v not_o thou_o rejoice_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o do_v it_o not_o make_v thy_o heart_n glad_a and_o do_v not_o thou_o clap_v thy_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v when_o some_o evil_n have_v befall_v he_o or_o some_o other_o have_v take_v vengeance_n if_o thou_o have_v be_v not_o this_o to_o take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o that_o commit_v wickedness_n rom._n 1.32_o and_o be_v this_o to_o do_v unto_o man_n as_o thou_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o and_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o let_v such_o sin_n go_v unpunished_a ezek._n 25.6_o then_o this_o will_v follow_v curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o it_o be_v further_a write_v matth._n 5._o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n but_o he_o that_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o in_o his_o heart_n and_o so_o of_o all_o other_o evil_n and_o do_v thou_o never_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n have_v this_o arise_v in_o thou_o say_v will_v i_o may_v have_v my_o pleasure_n my_o heart_n delight_n with_o this_o comely_a person_n also_o it_o be_v far_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v thy_o neighbour_n now_o do_v thou_o at_o no_o time_n