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society_n the_o pleasure_n of_o eternity_n be_v mental_a intelectual_a and_o satisfactory_a without_o molestation_n or_o contest_v a_o uncharitable_a christianity_n unmerciful_a void_a of_o good-nature_n be_v no_o more_o religion_n than_o a_o dark_a sun_n be_v a_o sun_n or_o a_o cold_a fire_n be_v fire_n 16._o he_o only_o can_v dwell_v in_o god_n who_o dwell_v in_o love_n if_o *_o we_o at_o all_o resemble_v god_n partake_v of_o his_o nature_n or_o be_v in_o any_o degree_n such_o as_o he_o be_v we_o must_v root_v out_o of_o our_o nature_n all_o malignity_n envy_n malice_n rancour_n spite_n displeasure_n to_o be_v out_o of_o love_n and_o goodwill_n be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o devil_n form_n and_o spirit_n a_o christian_a must_v not_o be_v a_o enemy_n it_o be_v not_o compatible_a with_o christianity_n to_o bear_v ill-will_a *_o or_o as_o we_o say_v to_o carry_v coal_n frowardness_n peevishness_n malecontentedness_n be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a evil_n because_o man_n warrant_v themselves_o in_o they_o suppose_v that_o they_o be_v justifiable_a in_o it_o *_o thus_o jonah_n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 9_o i_o do_v well_o to_o be_v angry_a but_o oft_o we_o find_v upon_o after-consideration_n not_o so_o much_o cause_n as_o upon_o the_o sudden_a we_o suppose_v so_o have_v reason_n to_o unsay_v and_o to_o undo_v this_o be_v frequent_o the_o case_n of_o ungoverned_a mind_n and_o of_o choleric_a constitution_n in_o this_o case_n i_o ask_v these_o hasty_a furious_a person_n do_v they_o consider_v the_o hurt_a they_o do_v to_o themselves_o when_o they_o *_o thus_o dispossess_v themselves_o of_o themselves_o so_o as_o neither_o to_o enjoy_v god_n nor_o themselves_o if_o we_o will_v be_v secure_a we_o must_v resist_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o evil._n scripture_n give_v we_o many_o caution_n sundry_a reason_n several_a precedent_n and_o example_n prov._n 15._o 1._o and_o 17._o 14._o 32._o *_o thus_o jacob_n prevent_v esau_n revenge_n 25._o abigail_n pacify_v david_n rage_n so_o as_o that_o he_o bless_v god_n for_o she_o 10._o what_o mischief_n follow_v upon_o hanun_n misrepresent_v david_n intend_a respect_n 12._o what_o upon_o rehoboam_n churlish_a answer_n nothing_o more_o discompose_v the_o mind_n than_o its_o own_o take_a offence_n which_o if_o it_o do_v it_o be_v its_o own_o fault_n he_o that_o conceive_v displeasure_n in_o his_o breast_n carry_v that_o within_o he_o which_o do_v corrode_v *_o and_o torment_v he_o it_o be_v the_o unhappiness_n of_o some_o that_o they_o be_v not_o bear_v to_o the_o *_o same_o good_a nature_n *_o other_o be_v it_o be_v more_o their_o burden_n than_o it_o be_v to_o other_o to_o be_v of_o *_o such_o bad_a nature_n i_o will_v rather_o converse_v with_o such_o as_o be_v so_o though_o that_o be_v troublesome_a enough_o than_o have_v it_o myself_o for_o than_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a without_o i_o if_o i_o have_v it_o myself_o it_o be_v a_o internal_a malady_n if_o it_o be_v my_o disposition_n from_o my_o infancy_n i_o will_v study_v 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