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valiant_a that_o it_o be_v say_v his_o name_n spread_v far_o abroad_o but_o that_o one_o act_n of_o he_o in_o usurp_a the_o priest_n office_n 〈◊〉_d defame_n all_o his_o former_a and_o so_o much_o diminish_v his_o name_n that_o he_o which_o before_o live_v as_o a_o king_n in_o his_o palace_n at_o jerusalem_n do_v dwell_v as_o a_o leper_n in_o a_o house_n apart_o 2_o chro._n 26._o although_o a_o good_a name_n may_v be_v recover_v again_o in_o time_n for_o tempus_fw-la edax_fw-la rerum_fw-la yet_o it_o will_v be_v long_a ere_o it_o be_v wear_v out_o of_o man_n mouth_n and_o memory_n yea_o and_o when_o the_o best_a be_v do_v as_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o cure_v a_o wound_n so_o well_o but_o that_o a_o scar_n will_v appear_v in_o the_o skin_n so_o you_o shall_v as_o hardly_o recover_v the_o other_o but_o it_o will_v be_v a_o blot_n to_o the_o name_n a_o general_a application_n consider_v the_o excellency_n of_o a_o good_a name_n surpass_v all_o other_o terrestrial_a blessing_n there_o be_v 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say_v solomon_n the_o word_n of_o a_o talebearer_n be_v as_o flattering_n and_o they_o go_v down_o into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o belly_n prou._n 18.8_o do_v we_o not_o see_v many_o time_n amongst_o we_o that_o if_o a_o ill_a speech_n or_o tale_n be_v utter_v and_o bruit_v though_o but_o by_o one_o base_a person_n of_o no_o reputation_n how_o ready_a a_o multitude_n will_v believe_v it_o these_o be_v they_o that_o cause_n such_o idle_a expense_n of_o money_n and_o debate_n amongst_o friend_n for_o who_o can_v abide_v to_o be_v evil_o speak_v of_o therefore_o say_v the_o wiseman_n without_o a_o tale_n bearer_n strife_n cease_v prou._n 26.20_o qualis_fw-la vir_fw-la talis_fw-la oratio_fw-la a_o good_a man_n be_v discern_v from_o a_o wicked_a by_o his_o talk_n for_o the_o godly_a man_n of_o love_n will_v cover_v some_o offence_n but_o the_o wicked_a of_o malice_n will_v exclaim_v without_o cause_n hereof_o say_v the_o scripture_n a_o righteous_a man_n hate_v lie_v word_n but_o the_o 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