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in_o you_o go_v to_o it_o a_o god_n name_n spare_v not_o i_o will_v not_o let_v you_o only_o this_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o you_o shall_v have_v no_o part_n of_o my_o supper_n these_o thing_n shall_v be_v dreadful_a in_o that_o day_n when_o god_n shall_v with_o plain_a word_n call_v his_o supper_n life_n everlasting_a and_o their_o farm_n and_o ox_n eternal_a fire_n and_o shall_v not_o change_v his_o sentence_n any_o thing_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o taste_v of_o this_o supper_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v void_a of_o all_o hope_n of_o salvation_n wherefore_o these_o word_n be_v not_o light_o to_o be_v esteem_v which_o declare_v the_o everlasting_a
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falsehood_n it_o be_v the_o true_a touchstone_n whereby_o we_o easy_o discern_v the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o fall_v &_o corrupt_a teaching_n of_o antichrist_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v of_o the_o psalmograph_n the_o faithful_a testimony_n or_o wytnes_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o doubt_n the_o prophet_n exhort_v we_o to_o flee_v unto_o this_o word_n 19_o &_o of_o that_o to_o learn_v the_o certainty_n of_o all_o matter_n concern_v faith_n and_o doctrine_n if_o any_o man_n say_v he_o want_v light_n â—_o let_v he_o look_v upon_o the_o law_n &_o the_o testimony_n whether_o they_o speak_v not_o after_o this_o meaning_n if_o he_o do_v not_o this_o he_o stumble_v and_o suffer_v hunger_n and_o if_o he_o suffer_v hunger_n he_o be_v out_o of_o patience_n and_o blaspheme_v his_o king_n &_o his_o god_n so_o read_v we_o of_o the_o noble_a man_n of_o thessalonica_n 17._o which_o when_o they_o herd_n paul_n and_o sylas_n preach_v that_o christ_n 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wil._n this_o wisdom_n can_v we_o not_o have_v but_o by_o the_o word_n as_o god_n himself_o say_v by_o the_o prophet_n 66._o unto_o who_o shall_v i_o have_v respect_n but_o unto_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a &_o of_o a_o lowly_a trouble_a spirit_n and_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o my_o word_n the_o fine_a pharisee_n the_o saucy_a saduceis_n the_o subtle_a scribe_n the_o lusty_a lawyer_n the_o biteâ—hepe_n byshoppe_n the_o patter_a priest_n as_o i_o may_v speak_v nothing_o of_o the_o eloquent_a orator_n noble_a historiographer_n learned_a poete_n quickewitted_a logician_n far_o syght_v astronomer_n etc._n etc._n be_v before_o the_o world_n great_a wise_n learned_a man_n and_o yet_o understode_v they_o nothing_o of_o god_n aright_o the_o simple_a idiot_n and_o unlearned_a man_n have_v more_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n than_o all_o they_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v unto_o his_o heavenly_a father_n i_o thank_v thou_o 11._o o_o father_n lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n because_o thou_o have_v hide_v these_o thing_n from_o the_o wise_n and_o prudent_a &_o have_v show_v they_o unto_o babe_n uery_o father_n even_o so_o be_v it_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n likewise_o say_v s._n paul_n not_o many_o wise_a man_n after_o the_o flesh_n â—â—_o not_o many_o mighty_a not_o many_o of_o high_a degree_n be_v call_v but_o god_n have_v choose_v the_o foolish_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n to_o confound_v the_o wise_a and_o god_n have_v choose_v the_o weak_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n to_o confound_v thing_n which_o be_v mighty_a and_o vile_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thing_n which_o be_v despise_v have_v god_n choose_v yea_o and_o thing_n of_o no_o reputation_n for_o to_o bring_v to_o naught_o thing_n of_o reputation_n that_o no_o flesh_n shall_v rejoice_v in_o his_o presence_n s._n james_n also_o say_v have_v not_o god_n choose_v the_o poor_a of_o this_o world_n such_o as_o be_v scotfree_a in_o faith_n 2._o and_o heir_n of_o the_o kyngdom_n which_o he_o promise_v to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o it_o rejoice_v and_o make_v the_o heart_n merry_a as_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n say_v 15._o when_o i_o have_v find_v thy_o word_n i_o do_v eat_v they_o up_o gredy_o they_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n joyful_a &_o glad_a for_o thy_o name_n be_v call_v upon_o i_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o hostes._n the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n say_v also_o 3_o i_o do_v eat_v the_o book_n and_o it_o be_v in_o my_o mouth_n sweet_a than_o honey_n be_v not_o these_o the_o word_n of_o the_o two_o disciple_n that_o go_v unto_o emaus_n after_o that_o christ_n have_v interpret_v unto_o they_o the_o scripture_n 24._o which_o be_v write_v of_o he_o do_v not_o our_o heart_n say_v they_o burn_v within_o we_o while_o he_o talk_v with_o we_o by_o the_o way_n and_o open_v to_o we_o the_o scripture_n who_o be_v able_a to_o express_v what_o joy_n what_o mirth_n what_o solace_n what_o comfort_n adam_n and_o heva_n receive_v after_o their_o transgression_n when_o they_o hear_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n 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