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it_o render_v his_o humiliation_n the_o great_a and_o more_o meritorious_a p._n 361_o christ_n humiliation_n the_o extent_n degree_n and_o particular_n of_o it_o p._n 363_o 371_o 372._o part_v of_o his_o humiliation_n to_o be_v god_n servant_n p._n 365._o he_o be_v a_o serant_fw-la on_o earth_n in_o respect_n of_o man_n p._n 367._o use_v and_o value_v at_o the_o rate_n of_o a_o bondman_n p_o 368_o christ_n suffering_n the_o more_o meritorious_a because_o voluntary_a p._n 374._o christ_n active_a obedience_n in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n p._n 375._o his_o humiliation_n and_o suffering_n from_o his_o conception_n to_o his_o death_n describe_v p._n 379._o etc._n etc._n christ_n death_n describe_v
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he_o must_v deny_v the_o world_n and_o all_o look_v before_o hand_n what_o it_o will_v cost_v he_o now_o for_o a_o man_n to_o take_v christ_n as_o his_o lord_n deny_v himself_o the_o world_n and_o all_o to_o resolve_v to_o pluck_v out_o his_o right_a eye_n cut_v off_o his_o right_a hand_n rather_o than_o to_o part_v with_o he_o and_o account_v nothing_o so_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o christ_n be_v no_o small_a matter_n thou_o can_v not_o be_v christ_n spouse_n unless_o thou_o forsake_v all_o for_o he_o thou_o must_v account_v all_o thing_n as_o dung_n and_o dross_n in_o comparison_n of_o he_o and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o difficult_a thing_n be_v this_o a_o easy_a task_n easy_o speak_v indeed_o not_o as_o easy_o do_v it_o must_v be_v here_o as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o marriage_n a_o man_n must_v forsake_v all_o other_o yea_o the_o whole_a world_n else_o christ_n will_v not_o own_v he_o observe_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o apostle_n eph._n 1.19_o what_o be_v the_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d a_o heathen_a himself_o can_v say_v to_o know_v a_o man_n self_n be_v a_o heavenly_a say_n and_o it_o be_v a_o heavenly_a thing_n indeed_o if_o we_o have_v a_o heavenly_a master_n to_o teach_v we_o the_o devil_n teach_v socrates_n a_o lesson_n that_o bring_v he_o from_o the_o study_n of_o natural_a to_o moral_a philosophy_n whereby_o he_o know_v himself_o yet_o the_o devil_n know_v morality_n can_v never_o teach_v he_o the_o lesson_n indeed_o all_o the_o morality_n in_o the_o world_n can_v teach_v a_o man_n to_o escape_v hell_n we_o must_v have_v a_o better_a instructor_n herein_o then_o the_o devil_n or_o ourselves_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n must_v do_v it_o if_o ever_o we_o will_v be_v bring_v to_o know_v ourselves_o aright_o st._n paul_n be_v bring_v up_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o gamaliel_n one_o of_o the_o learn_a doctor_n of_o the_o pharisee_n and_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o teach_v he_o this_o when_o he_o study_v the_o law_n he_o think_v himself_o unblameable_a but_o come_v 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in_o hope_n and_o my_o heart_n rejoice_v psal._n 16._o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o resurrection_n make_v david_n heart_n rejoice_v the_o consideration_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v shall_v bring_v abundance_n of_o joy_n unto_o a_o christian_a these_o be_v strange_a thing_n not_o like_o the_o joy_n of_o a_o natural_a man_n for_o his_o heart_n be_v sad_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o laughter_n but_o these_o rejoice_v with_o a_o joy_n unspeakable_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n here_o be_v some_o spark_n some_o beginning_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o that_o great_a joy_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v hereafter_o but_o i_o can_v speak_v of_o these_o thing_n in_o a_o hour_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o devil_n transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n there_o be_v no_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o child_n but_o satan_n like_o a_o ape_n labour_v to_o imitate_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o wicked_a man_n to_o make_v they_o secure_a we_o 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