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unto_o many_o it_o be_v very_o good_a and_o requisite_a therefore_o for_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o form_n of_o sound_a word_n to_o have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n but_o rather_o reprove_v they_o eph._n 5._o 11_o 12-14_a to_o come_v out_o from_o among_o evil_a worker_n and_o be_v separate_v and_o touch_v no_o unclean_a thing_n for_o what_o fellowship_n have_v righteousness_n with_o unrighteousness_n and_o what_o communion_n have_v light_a with_o darkness_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 14-17_a how_o unsuitablâ—_n to_o their_o principle_n do_v they_o act_v and_o how_o unlike_a to_o god_n be_v they_o who_o while_o they_o profess_v to_o believe_v god_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v yet_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o evil_a doer_n that_o none_o do_v return_v unto_o god_n hereby_o they_o even_o destroy_v damn_v and_o cause_n to_o perish_v such_o who_o they_o profess_v to_o believe_v god_n will_v not_o have_v to_o perish_v and_o their_o iniquity_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o great_a than_o they_o who_o therein_o oppose_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n inasmuch_o as_o they_o by_o their_o evil_a walking_n strengthen_v they_o in_o their_o opposition_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o give_v they_o occasion_n to_o call_v it_o a_o doctrine_n of_o looseness_n and_o licentiousness_n and_o in_o that_o they_o sin_v more_o against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o master_n will_v which_o they_o know_v to_o be_v a_o good_a one_o towards_o all_o man_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o whereby_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o he_o that_o know_v his_o master_n will_n and_o do_v it_o not_o shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v luke_n 12._o 47_o 48._o to_o be_v sure_a neither_o vain_a talker_n nor_o vain_a walker_n be_v of_o god_n but_o of_o the_o evil_a one_o yea_o and_o the_o vain_a walker_n speak_v with_o their_o foot_n what_o the_o vain_a talker_n do_v with_o their_o tongue_n namely_o that_o god_n have_v pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o thâ—_n wicked_a but_o they_o be_v of_o god_n who_o have_v receive_v and_o do_v retain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n jesus_n therein_o 2_o john_n 9_o and_o walk_v in_o he_o as_o they_o have_v receive_v he_o and_o so_o endeavour_v the_o good_a and_o salvation_n of_o all_o both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v who_o give_v none_o offence_n to_o jew_n or_o gentile_n or_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o please_v all_o man_n in_o all_o thing_n for_o their_o good_a rom._n 15._o 1_o 2_o 3._o not_o seek_v their_o own_o profit_n but_o the_o profit_n of_o many_o that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v they_o be_v herein_o follower_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o holy_a apostle_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 31_o 32_o 33_o and_o chap._n 11._o 1._o who_o let_v their_o light_n so_o shine_v before_o man_n that_o they_o may_v see_v their_o good_a work_n and_o glorify_v their_o father_n 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