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wrong_v a_o right_a heart_n alone_o will_v not_o do_v it_o or_o rather_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a when_o the_o hand_n be_v wrong_a for_o once_o for_o all_o let_v we_o remember_v this_o that_o christianity_n be_v the_o most_o profitable_a the_o most_o useful_a and_o the_o most_o bountiful_a institution_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o best_a definition_n 25._o page_n 25._o i_o can_v give_v of_o it_o be_v this_o it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n bring_v down_o among_o we_o to_o do_v good_a to_o man_n christian_n religion_n be_v something_o that_o be_v not_o see_v it_o be_v the_o hidden_a 29._o page_n 29._o man_n of_o the_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v god_n that_o dwell_v within_o true_a christian_n be_v man_n who_o as_o the_o chaldee_n oracle_n say_v 14._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hos_fw-la 2._o 14._o be_v clothe_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o mind_n i_o will_v speak_v unto_o their_o heart_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 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and_o exercise_v in_o remit_v then_o exact_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n there_o be_v nothing_o worse_o than_o legal_a tyranny_n beware_v of_o exasperate_a any_o faction_n by_o the_o crossness_n and_o asperity_n of_o some_o man_n passion_n humour_n and_o private_a opinion_n employ_v by_o you_o ground_v only_o upon_o the_o difference_n in_o lesser_a matter_n which_o be_v but_o the_o skirt_n and_o suburb_n of_o religion_n wherein_o a_o charitable_a connivance_n and_o christian_a toleration_n often_o dissipate_v their_o strength_n who_o rough_a opposition_n fortify_v and_o put_v the_o despise_a and_o oppress_a party_n into_o such_o combination_n as_o may_v most_o enable_v they_o to_o get_v a_o full_a revenge_n on_o those_o they_o count_v their_o persecutor_n who_o be_v common_o assist_v by_o that_o vulgar_a commiseration_n which_o attend_v all_o that_o be_v say_v to_o suffer_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o religion_n the_o more_o conscious_a you_o shall_v be_v to_o your_o own_o merit_n 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