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heed_n of_o 1._o lie_v in_o speech_n another_o 1._o in_o speech_n deceive_v one_o another_o that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o law_n which_o god_n give_v to_o his_o people_n levit._n 19.11_o you_o shall_v not_o steal_v neither_o deal_n false_o nor_o lie_v one_o to_o another_o this_o god_n require_v from_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o same_o our_o apostle_n require_v from_o christian_n col._n 3.9_o lie_v not_o one_o to_o another_o this_o christian_n may_v not_o do_v to_o any_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o character_n of_o those_o that_o be_v without_o without_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n here_o and_o glory_n hereafter_o and_o such_o as_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o church_n when_o discipline_n come_v to_o be_v due_o execute_v as_o in_o the_o last_o and_o pure_a church_n it_o shall_v be_v whosoever_o love_v and_o make_v a_o lie_n rev._n 22.15_o &_o 21.27_o least_o of_o all_o to_o their_o brethren_n be_v all_o child_n of_o that_o god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o 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their_o brethren_n such_o as_o be_v knit_v unto_o they_o in_o spiritual_a relation_n such_o be_v peter_n denial_n of_o his_o master_n who_o at_o his_o arraignment_n first_o he_o will_v not_o own_v and_o afterward_o forswear_a matth._n 26.70_o 72_o 74._o and_o such_o be_v the_o deal_n of_o paul_n friend_n and_o companion_n with_o he_o of_o who_o he_o complain_v that_o at_o his_o appear_v before_o nero_n none_o stand_v by_o he_o all_o forsake_v he_o 2_o tim._n 4.16_o even_o as_o david_n friend_n deal_v by_o he_o of_o who_o he_o complain_v psalm_n 38.11_o my_o lover_n and_o my_o friend_n stand_v aloof_o from_o my_o sore_n and_o my_o kinsman_n stand_v afar_o off_o this_o be_v a_o deceive_a a_o kind_n of_o lie_v one_o to_o another_o withhold_v church-benevolence_n not_o to_o be_v withhold_v and_o so_o be_v it_o when_o christian_n shall_v defraud_v one_o another_o by_o withhold_a one_o from_o another_o that_o which_o be_v their_o due_n thus_o paul_n will_v not_o have_v husband_n and_o wife_n 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deal_v one_o by_o another_o shall_v a_o portion_n of_o bread_n or_o meat_n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n it_o will_v not_o withhold_v it_o from_o the_o crave_v mouth_n and_o hungry_a belly_n and_o why_o because_o they_o be_v member_n one_o of_o another_o and_o so_o be_v christian_n be_v church-member_n they_o be_v member_n one_o of_o another_o and_o therefore_o let_v they_o not_o defraud_v one_o another_o of_o what_o in_o this_o way_n be_v their_o due_n a_o due_a church-benevolence_n nor_o yet_o deceive_v the_o trust_n repose_v each_o in_o other_o like_o false_a friend_n deceive_v trust_v not_o to_o be_v deceive_v which_o prove_v like_o staff_n of_o reed_n to_o those_o that_o trust_v in_o they_o as_o the_o prophet_n compare_v egypt_n isai_n 36.6_o or_o as_o brook_n in_o the_o summer_n it_o be_v job_n comparison_n job_n 6.15_o my_o brethren_n have_v deal_v deceitful_o as_o a_o brook_n and_o as_o the_o stream_n of_o brook_n they_o pass_v away_o job_n hope_v to_o have_v have_v some_o 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