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and_o opportunity_n we_o must_v serve_v he_o with_o cheerfulness_n and_o good_a heart_n deut._n 28.47_o 4._o in_o private_a injury_n we_o must_v be_v ready_a to_o receive_v yea_o to_o offer_v reconciliation_n and_o to_o forgive_v which_o be_v another_o good_a work_n and_o so_o in_o the_o rest_n reason_n 1._o we_o herein_o become_v like_a unto_o god_n reason_n who_o nature_n be_v to_o accommodate_v himself_o to_o our_o good_a who_o readiness_n to_o give_v bountiful_o and_o forgive_v free_o be_v hereby_o shadow_v 2._o hereby_o we_o also_o beautify_v and_o as_o it_o be_v guild_v our_o duty_n when_o they_o come_v off_o without_o delay_n without_o grudge_v murmur_a or_o heaviness_n but_o as_o from_o man_n enure_v to_o welldoing_a 3._o hereby_o we_o may_v lay_v hold_n of_o christian_a consolation_n in_o that_o this_o ready_a and_o willing_a mind_n be_v accept_v where_o often_o power_n of_o do_v good_a be_v want_v and_o indeed_o the_o regenerate_a often_o want_n power_n and_o ability_n unto_o 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and_o widow_n return_v upon_o thou_o show_v i_o the_o â—oats_n and_o garment_n thou_o have_v make_v show_v i_o the_o knowledge_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o thy_o family_n express_v the_o faith_n thou_o profess_v by_o such_o fruit_n of_o faith_n as_o these_o be_v and_o then_o have_v thou_o profit_v in_o this_o precept_n else_o thou_o as_o yet_o come_v short_a of_o it_o 3._o in_o such_o a_o party_n will_v be_v a_o forego_v and_o departure_n with_o thing_n of_o price_n yea_o the_o best_a thing_n he_o have_v will_v not_o be_v too_o dear_a to_o purchase_v that_o duty_n which_o he_o see_v god_n require_v at_o his_o hand_n which_o if_o it_o be_v want_v because_o many_o good_a work_n be_v costly_a a_o man_n can_v be_v ready_a to_o every_o good_a work_n now_o to_o apply_v the_o
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