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yea_o terence_n a_o mere_a heathen_a can_v say_v tâ—at_a to_o be_v evil_o speak_v of_o by_o wicked_a man_n be_v a_o glorious_a and_o laudable_a thing_n and_o another_o that_o it_o be_v no_o small_a credit_n with_o the_o vile_a to_o have_v a_o vile_a estimation_n which_o be_v so_o let_v we_o with_o job_n take_v their_o reproach_n upon_o our_o shoulder_n and_o bind_v it_o as_o a_o crown_n unto_o we_o job_n 31.35_o 36._o at_o least_o let_v we_o imitate_v st_n austin_n who_o fear_v the_o praise_n of_o good_a man_n and_o detest_a that_o of_o the_o evil_n chap._n xxvii_o ninthly_o for_o a_o word_n of_o advice_n to_o the_o godly_a if_o all_o natural_a man_n be_v so_o apt_a to_o censure_v the_o religious_a cause_n or_o no_o cause_n and_o that_o they_o have_v so_o many_o reason_n to_o induce_v they_o to_o it_o let_v we_o for_o our_o maker_n and_o for_o our_o bless_a redeemer_n sake_n take_v heed_n what_o we_o do_v lest_o we_o shame_v our_o profession_n and_o make_v the_o way_n of_o truth_n 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