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his_o brethren_n gen._n 50._o 20._o but_o as_o for_o you_o you_o think_v evil_a against_o i_o but_o god_n mean_v it_o unto_o good_a and_o chap._n 45._o 5._o now_o therefore_o be_v not_o grieve_v nor_o angry_a with_o yourselves_o that_o you_o sell_v i_o hither_o quaker_n detect_v p._n 8._o how_o come_v f._n b._n to_o apply_v these_o word_n to_o his_o state_n when_o turn_v from_o we_o to_o the_o public_a if_o he_o do_v not_o think_v himself_o then_o in_o egypt_n or_o turn_v from_o the_o true_a light_n into_o darkness_n but_o we_o sell_v he_o not_o thither_o he_o flee_v in_o winter_n when_o he_o have_v let_v in_o unbelief_n and_o fearfulness_n because_o of_o suffer_v and_o persecution_n which_o he_o have_v feel_v something_o of_o but_o fall_v into_o impatiency_n and_o quarrel_v under_o it_o and_o have_v lose_v sincerity_n and_o truth_n turn_v envious_a temporizer_n and_o because_o he_o have_v so_o frequent_o and_o false_o charge_v the_o say_a people_n with_o deny_v jesus_n of_o nazareth_n 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