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of_o not_o chew_v the_o cud_n the_o general_a coldness_n of_o love_n to_o god_n by_o reason_n as_o have_v be_v say_v of_o other_o lover_n interpose_v haâ—ing_v be_v such_o as_o they_o have_v so_o little_a and_o do_v so_o little_a â—egard_n his_o word_n as_o that_o some_o person_n do_v not_o afford_v any_o pain_n or_o time_n to_o recollect_v what_o they_o hear_v sometime_o not_o once_o in_o a_o month_n nor_o sometime_o once_o in_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n but_o they_o go_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n for_o custom_n sake_n and_o to_o pacify_v conscience_n aâ—d_v content_v themselves_o with_o â—aâ—e_n so_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o the_o apostle_n â—aies_v that_o he_o that_o be_v not_o a_o forgetful_a hearer_n but_o a_o 25._o james_z 1_o
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disposition_n of_o he_o that_o shall_v dwell_v in_o goâ—s_n hoâ—y_a hill_n mention_v psal_n 15._o 3._o that_o he_o backbiteth_a not_o with_o his_o tongne_n nor_o do_v evil_a to_o his_o neighbour_n nor_o take_v up_o a_o reproach_n against_o his_o neighbour_n though_o a_o backbiter_n shall_v utter_v a_o reproach_n to_o he_o against_o his_o neighbour_n yet_o he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n take_v it_o up_o oâ—_n receive_v iâ—_n and_o this_o be_v a_o bless_a disposition_n indeed_o which_o the_o lord_n grant_v that_o all_o his_o people_n may_v preâ—s_v after_o x._o another_o great_a evil_a to_o be_v show_v to_o the_o lord_n people_n which_o be_v the_o last_o discourse_n x._o mispence_n of_o time_n in_o vain_a discourse_n that_o be_v to_o be_v mention_v in_o this_o catalogue_n be_v the_o spend_v too_o much_o of_o their_o precious_a time_n when_o they_o come_v into_o company_n one_o with_o another_o in_o discourse_n of_o worldly_a thing_n and_o sometime_o unnecessary_a thing_n i_o do_v not_o 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spiritual_a savour_n when_o they_o come_v together_o or_o where_o ever_o they_o come_v which_o do_v manifest_a great_a carnality_n and_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o plain_a rule_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o ephes_n 4._o 19_o let_v your_o communication_n be_v such_o as_o may_v minister_v grace_n to_o the_o hearer_n &_o ephes_n 5._o 19_o 20._o col._n 3._o 16_o 17._o 1_o thes_n 5._o 11._o but_o the_o more_o spiritual_o mind_v we_o be_v the_o more_o will_v we_o be_v covet_v to_o spend_v our_o time_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o a_o spiritual_a advantage_n to_o ourselves_o to_o one_o another_o â—o_z acquaintance_n to_o near_a relation_n to_o child_n to_o servant_n and_o all_o company_n so_o far_o as_o we_o may_v but_o o_o house_n of_o jacob_n you_o have_v be_v great_o deficient_a herein_o and_o for_o this_o together_o with_o all_o the_o other_o evil_n that_o be_v herein_o show_v to_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n it_o concern_v you_o to_o *_o be_v on_o the_o mountain_n like_o 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