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nothing_o else_o but_o obstinacy_n and_o to_o retract_v a_o error_n be_v praiseworthy_a philip._n 3._o 7._o thus_o paul_n that_o he_o may_v further_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o adversary_n show_v the_o doctrine_n which_o he_o do_v preach_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o whereof_o he_o do_v give_v a_o account_n to_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o same_o which_o he_o do_v present_o preach_v while_o he_o say_v i_o communicate_v unto_o they_o the_o gospel_n which_o i_o preach_v it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o the_o present_a time_n 9_o as_o there_o be_v always_o some_o in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n who_o for_o their_o place_n grace_n or_o part_n have_v deserve_o more_a of_o reputation_n than_o other_o so_o christian_n prudence_n will_v teach_v a_o man_n to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o strive_v against_o the_o stream_n and_o current_n of_o common_a fame_n and_o universal_a applause_n by_o labour_v to_o discountenance_v or_o oppose_v without_o necessity_n those_o who_o be_v so_o 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with_o respect_n to_o person_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 6._o and_o atheism_n give_v way_n to_o by_o many_o as_o resolve_v to_o believe_v nothing_o till_o preacher_n agree_v among_o themselves_o act._n 18._o 17._o and_o many_o stumbling-block_n casten_z before_o people_n of_o all_o sort_n by_o the_o vent_n of_o passion_n jealousy_n animosity_n and_o sometime_o a_o spirit_n of_o revenge_n which_o do_v usual_o accompany_v such_o division_n 2_o cor._n 12._o 20._o for_o paul_n show_v he_o endeavour_v so_o much_o to_o get_v the_o joint_a consent_n of_o the_o other_o apostle_n to_o the_o doctrine_n preach_v by_o he_o lest_o by_o the_o calumny_n of_o his_o adversary_n who_o affirm_v that_o paul_n do_v differ_v from_o the_o rest_n his_o preach_n and_o other_o pain_n shall_v have_v be_v useless_a lest_o by_o any_o mean_n i_o shall_v run_v or_o have_v run_v in_o vain_a vers._n 3._o but_o neither_o titus_n who_o be_v with_o i_o be_v a_o greek_a be_v compel_v to_o be_v circumcise_v here_o be_v a_o six_o 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believer_n do_v thereby_o lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n philip._n 3._o 12._o give_v he_o daily_a employment_n joh._n 15._o 5._o and_o christ_n be_v so_o lay_v hold_v upon_o and_o employ_v remain_v and_o reside_v in_o the_o believer_n for_o therefore_o be_v it_o that_o he_o ascribe_v this_o indwel_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o heart_n unto_o faith_n that_o christ_n may_v dwell_v in_o your_o heart_n by_o faith_n 7._o such_o be_v the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o faith_n that_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v at_o further_a distance_n whether_o in_o respect_n of_o time_n joh._n 8._o 56._o or_o of_o place_n be_v present_a to_o it_o and_o to_o the_o heart_n by_o it_o even_o as_o those_o thing_n be_v present_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o ear_n which_o be_v clear_o see_v and_o distinct_o hear_v though_o in_o respect_n of_o place_n they_o may_v be_v many_o mile_n distant_a so_o whole_a christ_n both_o as_o god_n and_o man_n be_v present_a to_o the_o heart_n in_o his_o merit_n virtue_n and_o efficacy_n lay_v 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blood_n against_o his_o wile_n for_o he_o bid_v put_v on_o the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n that_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v against_o the_o wile_n of_o the_o devil_n vers._n 12._o for_o we_o wrestle_v not_o against_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o against_o principality_n against_o power_n against_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n against_o spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n the_o apostle_n have_v thus_o propound_v the_o duty_n do_v next_o enforce_v it_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o warfare_n as_o be_v a_o wrestle_n which_o be_v a_o close_a combat_n betwixt_o two_o hand_n to_o hand_n each_o exert_v their_o whole_a force_n &_o strength_n against_o one_o another_o and_o from_o the_o terror_n and_o greatness_n of_o those_o adversary_n who_o we_o be_v to_o fight_v against_o describe_v 1._o negative_o or_o comparative_o that_o they_o be_v not_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o be_v any_o bodily_a or_o humane_a power_n to_o wit_n only_o or_o 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