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Unwatchfulness over them, unprofitableness in their discourse amongst them, unsuitableness of Conversation unto their Doctrine and Profession, unteaching that by their Lives which they Teach in their Pulpits. 4. Corrupting the Word they preach, and infecting the minds of their people with Erronious Opinions, We are not as many which corrupt the Word of God.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 2:17"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"77","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/77","segments":[{"text":"5. By grieving at their faults which expose them unto disgrace, with desires and endeavours to promote their amendment and the recovery of their reputation. 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It is sufficient vnto the same man, that he was rebuked of many. So that nowe contrarywise yee ought rather to forgiue, and comfort (him) least the same should be swallowed yp with ouermuch heauinesse.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 2:5–7"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"17","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/17","segments":[{"text":"Wee are vnto God the sweete sauour of Christ, in them that are saued, and in them which perish: to the one wee are the fauour of death vnto death; and to the other the sauour of life vnto life.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 2:15–16"]}]},{"document":"ursinus1587","id":"97","url":"/api/v1/documents/ursinus1587/entries/97","segments":[{"text":"receiued as members of Christ and his Church.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 2:6–7, 10–11"]}]}]}