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the_o earth_n itself_o that_o yield_v we_o our_o grain_n again_o with_o interest_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o be_v too_o quick_a neither_o in_o our_o return_v some_o there_o be_v that_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o they_o receive_v one_o present_a will_v be_v sure_a to_o send_v back_o another_o as_o who_o shall_v say_v now_o i_o be_o out_o of_o your_o dirty_a debt_n but_o this_o be_v rather_o a_o affront_n than_o a_o requital_n chap._n xxv_o of_o truth_n and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o commendation_n of_o singleness_n of_o heart_n the_o act_n of_o fidelity_n i._o whatsoever_o we_o speak_v write_v or_o by_o any_o action_n hint_n or_o gesture_n give_v to_o understand_v let_v it_o be_v truth_n or_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o scandalous_a than_o a_o false_a tongue_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o christian._n it_o be_v a_o vulgar_a and_o a_o unmanly_a sin_n to_o speak_v one_o thing_n and_o think_v another_o he_o that_o be_v generous_a will_v deliver_v thing_n simple_o as_o they_o be_v 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my_o eye_n when_o ever_o i_o look_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v my_o confessor_n in_o all_o my_o scruple_n and_o i_o never_o meet_v with_o he_o so_o much_o as_o by_o chance_n but_o i_o be_o the_o better_a for_o he_o there_o be_v some_o little_a creature_n that_o a_o man_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o at_o the_o present_a till_o he_o find_v afterward_o by_o a_o tumour_n or_o inflammation_n that_o they_o have_v sting_v he_o and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o conversation_n of_o a_o true_a friend_n we_o find_v the_o blessing_n of_o it_o in_o the_o effect_n but_o when_o or_o how_o we_o receive_v the_o impression_n we_o know_v not_o friendship_n to_o be_v perfect_a must_v be_v reciprocal_a but_o it_o be_v noble_a to_o love_v than_o to_o be_v belove_v and_o therefore_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v benevolence_n as_o the_o foundation_n of_o it_o the_o secondary_a part_n of_o love_v again_o may_v have_v as_o much_o of_o justice_n and_o gratitude_n in_o it_o as_o of_o kindness_n the_o most_o illustrious_a 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place_n the_o intention_n must_v be_v pure_a for_o otherwise_o under_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o celestial_a friendship_n there_o may_v be_v advance_v some_o common_a and_o beastly_a design_n there_o must_v be_v great_a prudence_n too_o for_o there_o occur_v many_o nicety_n in_o the_o interchange_n of_o amicable_a office_n and_o duty_n the_o four_o requisite_a be_v patience_n or_o constancy_n of_o mind_n which_o will_v enable_v a_o man_n to_o endure_v any_o thing_n rather_o than_o forsake_v a_o friend_n in_o his_o distress_n if_o it_o shall_v be_v our_o good_a hap_n to_o meet_v with_o a_o person_n who_o we_o judge_v to_o be_v thus_o qualify_v we_o be_v not_o to_o rest_v upon_o that_o opinion_n without_o a_o further_a search_n but_o to_o inquire_v what_o friend_n he_o have_v have_v before_o and_o how_o he_o have_v use_v they_o and_o expect_v that_o he_o will_v hereafter_o be_v the_o same_o to_o we_o which_o he_o have_v be_v former_o to_o other_o a_o faithful_a friend_n be_v a_o live_a 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