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weakness_n or_o ignorance_n and_o without_o any_o design_n to_o wrong_v thou_o or_o whether_o he_o do_v it_o witting_o and_o know_o and_o until_o thou_o be_v sure_o that_o he_o do_v it_o know_o and_o witting_o or_o wilful_o thou_o must_v forbear_v censure_v he_o as_o have_v so_o do_v it_o for_o else_o thou_o will_v prove_v a_o usurper_n and_o a_o false_a judge_n which_o christ_n forbid_v math._n 7.1_o 2._o rom._n 14._o but_o if_o upon_o a_o impartial_a search_n thou_o find_v he_o to_o have_v wrong_v thou_o through_o ignorance_n or_o weakness_n thou_o must_v judge_v charitable_o of_o he_o and_o carry_v thyself_o towards_o he_o as_o god_n do_v towards_o thou_o under_o thy_o weakness_n and_o ignorances_n thou_o must_v not_o be_v rash_a and_o severe_a towards_o he_o either_o in_o thy_o carriage_n or_o censure_n but_o if_o it_o clear_o appear_v upon_o impartial_a enquiry_n that_o he_o do_v know_o and_o wilful_o do_v thou_o wrong_n then_o thou_o must_v carry_v thyself_o towards_o and_o 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to_o make_v thou_o amends_o and_o give_v thou_o all_o possible_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v thou_o and_o this_o he_o will_v do_v not_o by_o constraint_n but_o free_o willing_o and_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n without_o thy_o seek_n to_o he_o for_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a sign_n that_o a_o person_n be_v not_o powerful_o and_o save_o convince_v of_o and_o humble_v for_o his_o sin_n while_o he_o hang_v off_o and_o must_v be_v seek_v after_o to_o make_v satisfafaction_n to_o such_o as_o he_o have_v wrong_v for_o be_v his_o heart_n real_o melt_v into_o the_o will_n of_o god_n he_o dare_v not_o yea_o can_v not_o be_v quiet_a until_o he_o have_v give_v all_o possible_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o wrong_a luk._n 19.8_o but_o now_o in_o case_n he_o remain_v obstinate_a and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o reproof_n what_o be_v you_o to_o do_v then_o why_o then_o he_o shall_v take_v one_o or_o two_o more_o and_o deal_v with_o he_o and_o if_o that_o will_v not_o do_v to_o 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