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never_o do_v any_o carry_v it_o more_o peaceable_o and_o forgiving_o 53._o 7._o he_o be_v oppress_v and_o he_o be_v afflict_v yet_o he_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n he_o be_v bring_v as_o a_o lamb_n to_o the_o slaughter_n etc._n etc._n this_o pattern_n the_o apostle_n set_v before_o you_o for_o your_o imitation_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 21_o 22_o 23._o for_o â—ven_o hereâ—nto_o be_v you_o call_v because_o christ_n also_o suffer_v for_o we_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n that_o we_o shall_v follow_v his_o step_n who_o when_o be_v be_v revile_v revile_v not_o again_o when_o he_o suffer_v he_o threaten_v not_o but_o commit_v himself_o to_o he_o that_o judge_v righteou_fw-mi sly_a to_o be_v of_o a_o meek_a forgive_a spâ—rit_n be_v christ_n like_a god_n like_v then_o shall_v you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o he_o make_v his_o 〈◊〉_d to_o rise_v upon_o the_o evil_a and_o upon_o the_o good_a and_o send_v rain_n on_o the_o just_a and_o on_o the_o unjust_a 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