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stranger_n for_o howsoever_o the_o surety_n be_v so_o to_o make_v his_o account_n that_o be_v the_o creditor_n what_o he_o will_v be_v good_a or_o bad_a that_o he_o be_v to_o see_v the_o debt_n pay_v yet_o it_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n better_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o philemon_z then_o of_o nabal_n of_o a_o religious_a than_o a_o rigorous_a person_n it_o be_v always_o to_o be_v presume_v that_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o same_o commandment_n which_o make_v the_o one_o upon_o good_a ground_n to_o become_v surety_n will_v also_o move_v the_o other_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n to_o show_v pity_n either_o in_o remit_v part_n of_o the_o debt_n or_o at_o least_o in_o forbear_v the_o rigorous_a exaction_n of_o the_o whole_a at_o once_o and_o in_o give_v the_o long_a day_n of_o payment_n for_o sure_o so_o much_o do_v that_o speech_n seem_v to_o import_v prou._n 20._o 16._o take_v his_o garment_n that_o be_v surety_n for_o a_o stranger_n that_o be_v if_o a_o man_n be_v so_o silly_a and_o so_o rash_a to_o be_v a_o surety_n for_o one_o he_o know_v not_o or_o know_v to_o be_v a_o vile_a person_n and_o that_o by_o vile_a course_n have_v bring_v himself_o into_o necessity_n never_o spare_v such_o a_o one_o let_v he_o abide_v the_o smart_n of_o it_o and_o learn_v to_o pledge_v honest_a man_n therefore_o it_o follow_v on_o the_o contrary_a take_v not_o his_o garment_n that_o be_v surety_n for_o one_o that_o be_v no_o stranger_n but_o upon_o just_a and_o lawful_a ground_n in_o pity_n and_o commiseration_n of_o a_o poor_a saint_n become_v his_o surety_n take_v not_o his_o garment_n do_v not_o exact_v the_o full_a but_o bear_v thou_o part_v of_o the_o burden_n and_o help_v thou_o also_o to_o relieve_v that_o poor_a man_n for_o who_o the_o other_o be_v become_v surety_n 3._o for_o a_o man_n self_n that_o be_v to_o become_v surety_n first_o be_v not_o over_o hasty_a to_o thrust_v thyself_o in_o be_v not_o to_o forward_o to_o offer_v thyself_o prou._n 17._o 18._o a_o 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i_o bear_v the_o blame_n unto_o my_o father_n for_o ever_o now_o therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o let_v thy_o servant_n bide_v for_o the_o child_n as_o a_o servant_n to_o my_o lord_n and_o let_v the_o child_n go_v up_o with_o his_o brethren_n this_o will_v be_v well_o think_v upon_o by_o such_o as_o be_v surety_n before_o they_o become_v bind_v now_o then_o consider_v what_o be_v the_o sum_n tell_v it_o out_o in_o ready_a money_n and_o look_v well_o on_o it_o and_o bethink_v thyself_o whether_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o part_v with_o it_o whether_o will_v it_o not_o break_v thy_o back_n crack_v thy_o estate_n undo_v thy_o child_n and_o make_v thy_o life_n
7._o 9_o it_o be_v great_a joy_n to_o good_a heart_n to_o see_v other_o orderly_a and_o constant_a in_o holy_a service_n coloss_n 2._o 5._o rejoice_a and_o behold_v your_o order_n and_o the_o steadfastness_n of_o your_o faith_n in_o christ_n to_o all_o these_o particular_n be_v we_o bind_v therefore_o because_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o rejoice_v not_o only_o our_o own_o but_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o god_n people_n here_o particular_o it_o bind_v people_n to_o obey_v those_o that_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o they_o that_o they_o may_v do_v it_o with_o joy_n and_o not_o with_o grief_n heb._n 13._o 17._o it_o bind_v child_n to_o be_v wise_a and_o gracious_a for_o the_o father_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v great_o rejoice_v and_o he_o that_o beget_v a_o wise_a child_n shall_v have_v joy_n of_o he_o prou._n 23._o 24._o and_o my_o son_n if_o thy_o heart_n be_v wise_a my_o heart_n shall_v rejoice_v even_o i_o prou._n 23._o 15._o thus_o shall_v child_n do_v that_o which_o may_v rejoice_v 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one_o that_o greeve_v the_o hart_n of_o david_n psa_n 119._o 158._o i_o behold_v the_o transgression_n and_o be_v greeve_v because_o they_o keep_v not_o thy_o word_n it_o best_o become_v such_o person_n to_o grieve_v god_n saint_n no_o less_o culpable_a in_o this_o kind_n be_v many_o people_n in_o the_o sad_n of_o the_o pastor_n heart_n not_o only_o by_o their_o nonproficiency_n and_o unfruitfulnesse_n but_o by_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o cross_a carriage_n when_o on_o set_v purpose_n they_o will_v do_v such_o thing_n as_o they_o know_v will_v grieve_v their_o minister_n paul_n glory_v of_o his_o thessalonian_o that_o they_o be_v the_o crown_n of_o his_o rejoice_v 1_o thess_n 3._o 19_o these_o be_v also_o crown_n not_o of_o rejoice_v but_o crown_n of_o thorn_n which_o pierce_v the_o head_n yea_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o faithful_a minister_n paul_n here_o urge_v philemon_z to_o do_v the_o thing_n he_o request_v because_o it_o will_v rejoice_v he_o these_o will_v do_v the_o clean_a 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