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shall_v be_v of_o thou_o all_o the_o day_n verse_n 97._o second_o with_o particular_a application_n of_o into_o ourselves_o like_o the_o good_a housewife_n proverb_n 31._o &_o 16._o she_o consider_v a_o field_n and_o buy_v it_o so_o gracious_a soul_n consider_v of_o this_o and_o that_o spiritual_a subject_n and_o appropriate_v it_o that_o be_v lay_v it_o to_o their_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v express_v isaiah_n 57.1_o the_o righteous_a be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v and_o no_o man_n lay_v it_o to_o heart_n and_o malachy_n 2.2_o if_o you_o will_v not_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n etc._n etc._n three_o so_o as_o to_o be_v affect_v with_o it_o psal_n 39.3_o whilst_o i_o be_v muse_v the_o fire_n burn_v psal_n 119_o 50._o this_o be_v
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above_o all_o take_v heed_n of_o slander_v public_a person_n god_n magistrate_n and_o minister_n for_o they_o be_v in_o god_n place_n he_o will_v more_o severe_o punish_v the_o wrong_n do_v to_o they_o as_o you_o may_v see_v deut._n 33.11_o judas_n 9.10_o 5._o take_v heed_n of_o dissemble_v false_a lie_a speech_n as_o be_v that_o which_o be_v plain_o forbid_v col._n 3.9_o that_o which_o evidence_v such_o to_o be_v of_o their_o father_n the_o devil_n john_n 8.44_o god_n child_n be_v child_n that_o will_v not_o lie_v isa_n 63.8_o zeph._n 3.13_o a_o deceitful_a tongue_n shall_v not_o be_v find_v in_o their_o mouth_n that_o which_o shut_v man_n out_o of_o heaven_n rev._n 21._o last_o and_o give_v they_o a_o hot_a and_o a_o low_a place_n in_o hell_n matth._n 24._o last_o 6._o take_v heed_n of_o all_o soothe_a flatter_a speech_n for_o the_o gain_n and_o retain_v the_o favour_n of_o other_o there_o be_v a_o woe_n pronounce_v against_o such_o isa_n 5.20_o and_o god_n threaten_v to_o cut_v 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10._o be_v wise_a as_o serpent_n 4._o to_o walk_v inoffensive_o give_v no_o just_a offence_n to_o any_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n in_o apparel_n or_o recreation_n as_o zachary_n and_o elisabeth_n luk._n 1.6_o and_o the_o apostle_n act_v 24.16_o and_o we_o be_v all_o command_v mat._n 10.16_o 1_o cor._n 10.32_o for_o god_n choose_v we_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o unblameable_a before_o he_o in_o love_n ephes_n 1.4_o &_o rom._n 12.18_o as_o much_o as_o in_o you_o lie_v live_v peaceable_o with_o all_o man_n rom._n 14.19_o follow_v after_o those_o thing_n which_o make_v for_o peace_n heb._n 12.14_o and_o that_o you_o may_v walk_v and_o live_v thus_o peaceable_o 1._o to_o take_v heed_n of_o all_o unpeaceable_a lust_n such_o as_o these_o pride_n passion_n envy_n jealousy_n censoriousness_n selfishness_n affectation_n of_o popularity_n glory_v in_o man_n have_v the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n in_o respect_n of_o person_n for_o 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