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A54848 Philallelpa, or, The grand characteristick whereby a man may be known to be Christ's disciple delivered in a sermon at St. Paul's, before the gentlemen of VVilts, Nov. 10, 1658, it being the day of their yearly feast, by Thomas Pierce ... Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691. 1658 (1658) Wing P2190; ESTC R33406 27,750 46

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2_o thes._n 1._o 7_o 8._o †_o wisd._n 5._o 1._o *_o heb._n 9_o 16._o *_o joh._n 13._o 33._o †_o chap._n 14._o v._n 27._o *_o jam._n 2._o 8._o †_o joh._n 13._o 15._o *_o mat._n 7._o 22_o 23._o †_o chrysostom_n hom._n 71._o in_o joh._n aristot._n *_o prov._n 15._o 15._o *_o joh._n 15._o 13._o †_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o arist._n eth._n l._n 9_o c._n 8._o p._n 887._o a_o xenoph._n in_o exp._n cyri._n l._n 7._o p._n 319._o b_o idem_fw-la ib._n l._n 1._o p._n 209._o c_o val._n max._n l._n 4._o c._n 7._o p._n 128._o d_o id._n ib._n p._n 127._o e_o id._n b._n f_o ib._n p._n 129._o g_o lib._n 7._o c._n 8._o h_o q_o curt._n l._n 7._o p._n 211._o i_o xenoph._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o l._n 5._o p._n 446._o k_o in_o exp._n cyri._n l._n 5._o p._n 304._o 305._o l_o diod._n sicul_n l._n 16._o p._n 448._o m_o val._n max._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o p._n 34._o n_o tacit._n annal._n l._n 16._o p._n 331._o o_o ex_fw-la polyb._n l._n 10._o p._n 582._o tacit._n hist._n l._n 4._o p._n 491._o diodor._n sic._n l._n 17._o p._n 518._o q_n curt._n l._n 10._o 316._o val._n max._n l._n 9_o c._n 9_o p._n 283._o aristot._n eth._n l._n 9_o c._n 11._o p._n 912._o homer_n il._n l._n 13._o p._n 250._o and_o l._n 6._o p._n 109._o odyss._n δ._n p._n 44._o p_o val._n max._n 1._o 2._o c._n 6._o p._n 50._o q_o xen._n exp._n cy._n l._n 1._o p._n 212._o r_o thucyd._n l._n 2._o p._n 124._o 125._o s_o polyb._n l._n 2._o p._n 147._o t_o val._n max._n l._n 6._o c._n 6._o liv._n l_o 21_o c._n 14._o l._n 23._o c._n 20._o u_o solduni_fw-la apud_fw-la aquitano_n societas_fw-la hunnorum_fw-la sodales_fw-la antonini_n tauri_fw-la apud_fw-la scythas_n fratres_fw-la arwale_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o apud_fw-la aegyptios_fw-la alex._n ab_fw-la alex_n dier_n genial_a l._n 1._o c._n 26._o p._n 74._o 75._o *_o diodor._n sic._n l._n 4._o p._n 266._o
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even_o as_o i_o have_v love_v you_o v._n 12._o now_o we_o know_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n be_v both_o extrensive_o and_o intensive_o great_a and_o propose_v in_o both_o respect_n not_o more_o to_o our_o wonder_n than_o imitation_n first_o it_o be_v so_o extensive_o great_a as_o that_o it_o reach_v to_o all_o in_o general_a 1_o tim._n 4._o 10._o to_o every_o man_n in_o particular_a heb._n 2._o 9_o not_o to_o a_o world_n of_o man_n only_o as_o that_o may_v signify_v a_o part_n but_o to_o all_o the_o whole_a world_n without_o exception_n 1_o ioh._n 2._o 2._o without_o exception_n of_o the_o ungodly_a rom._n 5._o 6._o without_o exception_n of_o enemy_n rom._n 5._o 10._o without_o exception_n of_o they_o that_o perish_v 2_o pet._n 2._o 1._o and_o so_o intensive_o great_a be_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o make_v he_o empty_v himself_o of_o glory_n and_o become_v of_o *_o 7._o no_o reputation_n †_o 3._o it_o make_v he_o a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n and_o acquaint_v with_o grief_n 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