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must_v be_v most_o careful_a to_o follow_v and_o that_o be_v faith_n in_o god_n and_o good_a work_n among_o man_n his_o reason_n be_v because_o these_o thing_n be_v profitable_a but_o foolish_a question_n want_v her_o meat_n and_o food_n there_o be_v many_o that_o be_v master_n in_o israel_n and_o will_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o know_v much_o as_o the_o laodician_n take_v themselves_o to_o be_v rich_a and_o to_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o when_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v poor_a and_o blind_a and_o naked_a &_o in_o many_o ground_n of_o christian_a religion_n be_v as_o gross_a as_o nicodemus_n 4._o who_o think_v that_o a_o man_n can_v not_o be_v bear_v again_o except_o he_o go_v into_o his_o mother_n womb_n again_o and_o deal_v with_o they_o in_o any_o of_o the_o principle_n as_o of_o regeneration_n or_o mortification_n or_o sanctification_n or_o justification_n or_o faith_n and_o repentance_n or_o about_o the_o use_n of_o the_o law_n or_o the_o meaning_n of_o any_o commandment_n or_o 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that_o thou_o shall_v provide_v no_o more_o for_o they_o then_o thou_o do_v for_o thy_o beast_n when_o the_o disciple_n wish_v without_o all_o mercy_n to_o have_v fire_n come_v from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o samaritan_n 54._o the_o lord_n jesus_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o know_v not_o of_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v so_o when_o man_n without_o all_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n suffer_v their_o family_n to_o run_v into_o thâ—_n fire_n of_o hell_n say_v if_o they_o perish_v they_o perish_v what_o be_v that_o to_o i_o so_o i_o have_v my_o work_n donâ—_n we_o may_v say_v they_o know_v not_o of_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v if_o the_o disciple_n be_v 〈◊〉_d reprove_v theâ—_n these_o be_v most_o just_o
condemn_v for_o they_o have_v yet_o some_o cloak_n for_o their_o desire_n of_o so_o severe_a a_o revenge_n because_o the_o samaritan_n refuse_v â—ost_o unkind_o and_o contemptuous_o to_o let_v their_o lord_n and_o master_n the_o lord_n jesus_n our_o saviour_n into_o their_o city_n but_o for_o the_o careless_a cruelty_n &_o cruel_a carelessness_n of_o these_o man_n there_o be_v no_o pretence_n for_o their_o servant_n do_v not_o shut_v they_o out_o of_o their_o door_n as_o the_o samaritan_n shut_v christ_n out_o of_o the_o city_n but_o they_o receive_v they_o and_o labour_n for_o they_o and_o if_o they_o do_v offer_v thou_o such_o unkindness_n which_o god_n forbid_v yet_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o thou_o so_o to_o be_v revenge_v by_o suffer_v they_o to_o perish_v in_o their_o sin_n but_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o rather_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v not_o use_v to_o speak_v on_o that_o manner_n for_o that_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o love_n 5_o and_o lâ—ue_v say_v the_o apostle_n seek_v not_o her_o own_o thing_n that_o be_v it_o be_v not_o all_o for_o itself_o but_o as_o it_o be_v careful_a to_o edify_v itself_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a faith_n by_o use_v such_o mean_n as_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n to_o that_o purpose_n so_o have_v it_o also_o compassion_n of_o other_o 23_o as_o s._n jude_n say_v labour_v in_o all_o holy_a wisdom_n to_o pull_v other_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n but_o these_o be_v all_o for_o themselves_o therefore_o they_o have_v not_o true_a love_n they_o have_v not_o true_a love_n therefore_o not_o true_a faith_n for_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n as_o saint_n paul_n teach_v the_o galathian_o if_o they_o have_v neither_o faith_n not_o love_n they_o have_v they_o not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o they_o if_o they_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o 〈◊〉_d they_o thâ—â—_n be_v they_o 〈…〉_o child_n of_o god_n but_o hypocrite_n 〈◊〉_d themselves_o and_o so_o consequent_o they_o neither_o provide_v for_o their_o own_o soul_n 〈…〉_o of_o other_o but_o 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