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way_n as_o i_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v command_v so_o frequent_o in_o scripture_n by_o negative_a precept_n as_o love_v not_o the_o world_n nor_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n jo._n 2.15_o take_v no_o thought_n for_o your_o life_n for_o the_o morrow_n matth._n 6.24_o 31_o 34_o verse_n fear_v not_o they_o which_o kill_v the_o body_n matth._n 10.12_o 31._o luke_n 12_o 4.7_o let_v not_o your_o heart_n be_v trouble_v joh._n 14.1_o and_o many_o the_o like_a which_o i_o can_v stand_v to_o mention_v and_o some_o time_n by_o the_o action_n contrary_a to_o its_o opposite_a vice_n as_o matth._n 5.39_o 40_o 41._o turn_v the_o other_o check_n let_v he_o have_v thy_o claoke_n also_o go_v with_o he_o twain_o i_o e._n rather_o than_o violent_o resist_v and_o revenge_v thyself_o moderation_n then_o be_v no_o particular_a grace_n or_o virtue_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v can_v have_v any_o peculiar_a object_n but_o only_o in_o common_a with_o the_o principle_n and_o action_n wherein_o it_o be_v employ_v whereby_o it_o become_v uncapable_a of_o any_o future_a accurate_a division_n inâ—o_o several_a kind_n for_o although_o it_o be_v of_o a_o general_a consideration_n yet_o not_o as_o a_o principle_n which_o act_v upon_o its_o object_n but_o that_o which_o peculiar_o respect_v the_o action_n themselves_o when_o the_o object_n be_v pitch_v upon_o it_o be_v moderation_n office_n to_o regulate_v and_o govern_v principle_n in_o their_o act_n upon_o their_o due_a object_n choose_v that_o they_o exceed_v not_o therein_o so_o that_o as_o all_o those_o grace_n and_o virtue_n which_o respect_v the_o manner_n of_o action_n as_o zeal_n sincerity_n etc._n etc._n that_o respect_n the_o moral_a quality_n as_o this_o do_v the_o moral_a quantity_n degree_n or_o measure_n of_o they_o be_v of_o so_o many_o several_a kind_n as_o the_o action_n be_v wherein_o they_o be_v conversant_a so_o also_o be_v moderation_n and_o in_o regard_n our_o particular_a action_n be_v so_o very_a many_o so_o diverse_a 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