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feed_v upon_o he_o as_o in_o a_o feast_n upon_o a_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v not_o do_v without_o divine_a adoration_n do_v to_o the_o host_n according_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o their_o church_n this_o do_v huge_o confirm_v our_o sense_n of_o the_o eat_n of_o thing_n offer_v unto_o idol_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n in_o pergamus_n and_o in_o thyatira_n this_o worship_v of_o the_o host_n be_v so_o express_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n and_o in_o that_o high_a sense_n of_o cultus_fw-la latriae_fw-la which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n alone_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o choice_o and_o judicious_o perstringe_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n above_o any_o other_o modes_n of_o their_o idolatry_n it_o be_v such_o a_o gross_a and_o confess_v specimen_fw-la thereof_o and_o such_o as_o there_o be_v no_o evasion_n for_o or_o excuse_v hoc_fw-la teneas_fw-la vultus_fw-la mutantem_fw-la proteaâ—odo_fw-la â—odo_z chap._n iu._n the_o gross_a idolatry_n 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atque_fw-la utile_fw-la esse_fw-la suppliciter_fw-la eos_fw-la invocare_fw-la &_o ob_fw-la beneficia_fw-la impetranda_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la per_fw-la filium_fw-la ejus_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la orationes_fw-la operam_fw-la auxiliúmque_fw-la confugere_fw-la where_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v plain_o allow_v and_o recommend_v and_o beside_o their_o pray_v for_o we_o or_o offer_v up_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n it_o be_v plain_o imply_v that_o there_o be_v other_o aid_n and_o succour_n they_o can_v afford_v if_o they_o be_v supplicate_v that_o be_v invoke_v with_o most_o humble_a and_o prostrate_a devotion_n and_o the_o pretend_v that_o this_o be_v all_o but_o the_o way_n of_o procure_v those_o good_a thing_n we_o want_v from_o god_n the_o first_o fountain_n and_o that_o through_o his_o son_n christ_n that_o make_v the_o saint_n the_o more_o exact_o like_o the_o pagan_n dii_n medioxumi_fw-la and_o the_o daemon_n that_o negotiate_v the_o affair_n of_o man_n with_o the_o high_a deity_n 2._o i_o say_v then_o that_o though_o they_o go_v no_o far_a than_o thus_o even_o this_o be_v downright_a idolatry_n which_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n thus_o open_o own_v and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o rome_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o three_o four_o five_o six_o and_o eight_o conclusion_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n as_o also_o by_o the_o five_o seven_o eight_o ten_o eleven_o twelve_o thirteen_o fourteen_o fifteen_o and_o twenty-fourth_a of_o the_o second_o but_o if_o we_o examine_v those_o prayer_n that_o be_v put_v up_o to_o the_o saint_n their_o invocation_n be_v still_o the_o more_o unexcusable_a 3._o wherefore_o look_v to_o the_o public_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n authorize_v by_o the_o pope_n themselves_o the_o invocation_n of_o a_o saint_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o a_o mere_a ora_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la as_o people_n be_v too_o forward_o to_o fancy_n that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n though_o the_o mere_a invoke_v of_o they_o to_o pray_v for_o we_o will_v be_v idolatry_n as_o be_v already_o prove_v but_o which_o be_v insinuate_v in_o the_o council_n itself_o there_o be_v other_o more_o particular_a aid_n and_o succour_n that_o they_o implore_v of_o they_o and_o some_o such_o as_o it_o be_v proper_a for_o none_o but_o god_n or_o christ_n to_o give_v such_o as_o protection_n from_o the_o devil_n divine_a grace_n and_o the_o joy_n of_o paradise_n but_o as_o the_o thing_n they_o ask_v of_o the_o saint_n be_v too_o big_a for_o they_o to_o be_v the_o disposer_n of_o so_o the_o compellation_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n especial_o be_v above_o the_o nature_n of_o any_o creature_n whence_o this_o invocation_n of_o saint_n will_v appear_v a_o most_o gross_a and_o palpable_a mode_n of_o idolatry_n in_o that_o church_n as_o i_o shall_v make_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o follow_a example_n take_v out_o of_o such_o piece_n of_o devotion_n as_o be_v not_o mutter_v in_o the_o corner_n of_o 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universal_o prevail_v and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n shall_v be_v write_v upon_o the_o church_n as_o be_v express_o promise_a chap._n 3._o 12._o interim_n too_o august_a for_o such_o a_o poor_a church_n as_o that_o be_v literal_o take_v and_o this_o may_v be_v a_o key_n for_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o last_o laodicea_n when_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n satan_n shall_v be_v again_o let_v loose_v a_o little_a space_n and_o gog_n and_o magog_n shall_v trouble_v the_o church_n then_o lukewarm_a as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n this_o be_v the_o whole_a verbatim_o of_o what_o that_o gentleman_n write_v touch_v this_o matter_n and_o this_o reader_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o my_o undertake_n and_o the_o advantage_n i_o have_v for_o the_o more_o easy_o perform_v this_o task_n of_o expound_v these_o seven_o epistle_n to_o the_o seven_o church_n for_o the_o intervall_n here_o suggest_v though_o they_o be_v mostwhat_a different_a from_o what_o upon_o due_a deliberation_n with_o myself_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o pitch_v upon_o yet_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o give_v aim_n towards_o a_o more_o speedy_a hit_v the_o intend_a mark_n and_o a_o more_o quick_a dispatch_n of_o this_o exposition_n which_o i_o present_v thou_o with_o indeed_o upon_o my_o endeavour_v to_o frame_v out_o the_o same_o and_o my_o search_n into_o commentatour_n i_o find_v that_o p._n galatinus_n interpret_v these_o seven_o church_n of_o seven_o intervall_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n thereof_o this_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la note_n but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o the_o limit_n of_o these_o intervall_n and_o since_o my_o complete_n this_o exposition_n a_o learned_a friend_n of_o i_o show_v i_o a_o passage_n in_o mr._n mede_n lib._n 5._o c._n 10._o where_o he_o argue_v for_o a_o mystical_a sense_n of_o these_o seven_o church_n and_o seem_v to_o insinuate_v that_o they_o shall_v prophetical_o sample_n unto_o we_o a_o sevenfold_a successive_a temper_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o whole_a visible_a church_n according_a to_o the_o several_a age_n thereof_o answer_v to_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n here_o and_o that_o à _fw-la principio_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la and_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o fit_o place_v of_o philadelphia_n partly_o about_o the_o time_n the_o beast_n be_v fall_v and_o partly_o after_o his_o destruction_n according_o as_o we_o have_v already_o set_v down_o in_o our_o exposition_n but_o the_o bound_n of_o these_o successive_a intervall_n he_o have_v not_o attempt_v to_o define_v that_o advantage_n therefore_o i_o have_v only_o from_o the_o party_n i_o above_o mention_v as_o well_o as_o the_o first_o invitation_n to_o undertake_v this_o present_a design_n 3._o but_o now_o as_o to_o the_o solidity_n of_o the_o performance_n although_o i_o must_v confess_v the_o clearness_n of_o the_o matter_n appear_v so_o great_a to_o i_o at_o last_o as_o that_o it_o 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golden_a candlestick_n they_o be_v not_o apply_v nominatim_fw-la to_o the_o seven_o particular_a church_n in_o asia_n that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v to_o it_o be_v a_o invitation_n to_o the_o think_n of_o a_o more_o release_v sense_n and_o that_o some_o other_o seven_o church_n in_o another_o kind_n of_o meaning_n as_o well_o as_o they_o if_o not_o rather_o then_o they_o may_v be_v aim_v at_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o other_o argument_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n that_o be_v so_o cogent_a but_o rather_o those_o other_o to_o afford_v strength_n to_o this_o which_o be_v add_v as_o a_o easy_a probability_n not_o a_o convictive_a demonstration_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o considerable_a but_o in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o rest_n as_o be_v intimate_v in_o the_o very_a place_n and_o i_o will_v only_o add_v here_o that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o sense_n then_o the_o literal_a to_o be_v look_v after_o that_o in_o all_o likelihood_n for_o sureness_n 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humour_n 5._o i_o know_v not_o whether_o thou_o may_v mistake_v i_o also_o in_o the_o allusion_n i_o memtion_n of_o ephesus_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o it_o sound_v like_o aphesus_fw-la which_o i_o will_v warrant_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o the_o matres_fw-la lectionis_fw-la before_o the_o use_n of_o point_n stand_v for_o both_o a_o and_o e_o whence_o i_o will_v argue_v the_o affinity_n of_o those_o two_o sound_n when_o as_o thou_o may_v object_v that_o martinius_n express_o speak_v of_o these_o three_o matres_fw-la lectionis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o the_o first_o stand_v for_o a_o the_o second_o for_o e_o and_o i_o and_o the_o three_o for_o o_o and_o u._n but_o in_o hebrew_a write_n without_o point_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o familiar_a than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stand_v for_o e_o as_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o like_a and_o in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v frequent_o change_v into_o one_o another_o according_a to_o diversity_n of_o dialect_n so_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o difficulty_n touch_v this_o thing_n 6._o three_o it_o may_v haply_o be_v object_v against_o our_o interpret_n the_o ten_o day_n of_o affliction_n predict_v to_o the_o church_n in_o smyrna_n of_o the_o ten_o famous_a persecution_n that_o some_o reckon_v more_o than_o ten_o add_v a_o eleven_o under_o constantius_n the_o arian_n a_o twelve_o under_o julian_n the_o apostate_n and_o a_o thirteen_o under_o the_o arian_n emperor_n valens_n but_o prophecy_n be_v a_o anticipatorie_a history_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o it_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o usual_a language_n of_o historian_n who_o report_n run_v up_o on_o these_o ten_o so_o famous_o and_o distinct_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o ten_o in_o the_o interval_n we_o set_v for_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n after_o which_o conspicuous_o come_v in_o the_o scene_n of_o pergamus_n christianity_n have_v get_v the_o conquest_n over_o the_o old_a persecute_v paganism_n and_o julian_n reign_v not_o two_o year_n and_o his_o attempt_n be_v mostwhat_a of_o another_o kind_n and_o none_o considerable_a so_o as_o to_o break_v this_o number_n beside_o that_o it_o happen_v in_o a_o interval_n notorious_o of_o another_o nature_n and_o denomination_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o bear_v no_o proportion_n at_o all_o to_o the_o contrary_a affair_n of_o that_o period_n indeed_o the_o arrian_n persecution_n be_v very_o considerable_a but_o they_o be_v of_o another_o nature_n from_o these_o ten._n the_o church_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d become_v proud_a as_o well_o as_o exalt_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o contentious_a as_o well_o as_o proud_a according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 13._o 10._o only_o by_o pride_n come_v contention_n but_o with_o the_o well-advised_a be_v wisdom_n christ_n be_v therefore_o faithful_a in_o his_o promise_n to_o the_o church_n in_o smyrna_n and_o procure_v they_o the_o crown_n of_o life_n and_o safety_n from_o the_o pagan_a cruelty_n and_o persecution_n but_o that_o the_o church_n afterward_o in_o pergamus_n fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o be_v their_o own_o fault_n none_o of_o he_o that_o teach_v they_o express_o that_o by_o this_o shall_v all_o man_n know_v you_o be_v my_o disciple_n if_o you_o love_v 35._o one_o another_o 7._o four_o it_o may_v perhaps_o seem_v hard_a to_o thou_o that_o i_o interpret_v the_o eat_n of_o thing_n offer_v to_o idol_n of_o communicate_v with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o 20._o their_o idolatrous_a mass_n for_o how_o can_v that_o consecrate_a bread_n be_v say_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o a_o idol_n it_o be_v true_a he_o that_o they_o pretend_v to_o offer_v it_o to_o be_v no_o idol_n but_o the_o true_a god_n but_o by_o their_o idolatrous_a practice_n communicate_v divine_a worship_n to_o what_o be_v not_o god_n they_o debase_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o true_a god_n so_o far_o as_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o lose_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o he_o and_o in_o stead_n of_o he_o to_o worship_v a_o idol_n of_o their_o own_o brain_n for_o the_o true_a god_n be_v not_o so_o mean_v a_o be_v that_o any_o other_o can_v partake_v in_o his_o worship_n and_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o cut_n and_o search_v strain_n of_o the_o prophetic_a style_n those_o that_o mingle_v idolatry_n with_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n be_v represent_v as_o have_v no_o true_a knowledge_n of_o he_o and_o therefore_o whatever_o religious_a worship_n they_o do_v they_o be_v devoid_a of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n they_o must_v necessary_o be_v conceive_v to_o do_v it_o to_o some_o idol_n according_a to_o which_o sense_n be_v that_o of_o amos_n o_o you_o house_n of_o israel_n have_v you_o offer_v 25._o to_o i_o victimes_o and_o sacrifice_n by_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n yea_o you_o take_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o moloch_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o true_a god_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o idolatry_n in_o worship_v other_o object_n deny_v they_o at_o any_o time_n worship_v he_o though_o questionless_a they_o think_v they_o do_v offer_v victimes_o and_o sacrifice_n unto_o he_o this_o be_v express_v and_o direct_v to_o the_o scruple_n propound_v but_o in_o our_o exposition_n it_o be_v only_o insinuate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o prophetical_a diorism_n or_o a_o synecdoche_n whereby_o idolatry_n in_o the_o general_n be_v signify_v by_o that_o particular_a species_n thereof_o the_o eat_a thing_n offer_v unto_o idol_n which_o be_v use_v here_o with_o the_o great_a fitness_n and_o elegancy_n because_o that_o the_o idolatry_n be_v commit_v in_o that_o part_n of_o their_o religion_n that_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o eat_n of_o what_o be_v consecrate_v and_o if_o we_o do_v but_o consider_v that_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v a_o feast_n upon_o a_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n christ_n our_o passeover_n be_v sacrifice_v for_o 7._o we_o therefore_o let_v we_o keep_v the_o feast_n which_o notion_n be_v make_v out_o with_o abundant_a evidence_n by_o a_o late_a learned_a and_o judicious_a supper_n writer_n on_o that_o subject_a we_o once_o suppose_v the_o eat_n of_o this_o sacrifice_n contaminate_v with_o idolatry_n what_o can_v be_v a_o more_o natural_a and_o apposite_a reproach_n to_o it_o then_o to_o parallel_v it_o to_o the_o feast_n upon_o the_o pagan_a idolothyta_n the_o eat_n of_o thing_n offer_v unto_o idol_n wherefore_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o harshness_n imaginable_a in_o this_o interpretation_n 8._o five_o that_o it_o may_v be_v no_o
be_v as_o the_o dung_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o name_n denote_v with_o what_o foul_a reproach_n the_o papal_a power_n and_o superstition_n will_v be_v put_v down_o in_o those_o place_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v exterminate_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v tread_v down_o into_o the_o very_a dirt._n so_o that_o upon_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o pergamenian_a interval_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n of_o the_o people_n the_o papal_a hierarchy_n domineer_a over_o all_o at_o the_o close_a of_o this_o thyatirian_a interval_n this_o insult_a lamentation_n may_v be_v take_v up_o with_o a_o paronomasticall_a allusion_n not_o much_o unlike_o the_o forego_n etymology_n in_o the_o sense_n thereof_o and_o near_o enough_o to_o the_o sound_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d namely_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alas_o the_o dung_n or_o dirt_n of_o the_o papal_a lordlinesse_n how_o be_v it_o tread_v down_o as_o the_o mire_n in_o the_o street_n which_o be_v notorious_o perform_v in_o the_o act_n of_o martin_n luther_n against_o the_o pope_n and_o roman_a clergy_n but_o whether_o this_o or_o what_o else_o may_v be_v allude_v to_o by_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o name_n i_o be_o not_o very_o solicitous_a the_o story_n of_o the_o person_n be_v sufficient_a to_o warrant_v the_o meaning_n i_o have_v give_v of_o the_o text_n as_o any_o one_o may_v see_v by_o peruse_v the_o expolition_n and_o our_o performance_n i_o hope_v will_v appear_v solid_a enough_o without_o descend_v to_o such_o curious_a nicety_n we_o will_v therefore_o now_o only_o add_v something_o brief_o touch_v the_o usesulnesse_n thereof_o and_o so_o conclude_v 13._o and_o certain_o our_o exposition_n of_o these_o seven_o epistle_n to_o the_o seven_o church_n have_v a_o equal_a usefulnesse_n with_o any_o other_o exposition_n of_o the_o apocalyptick_a vision_n and_o the_o more_o considerable_a in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o more_o compendious_a comprehension_n of_o the_o main_a drift_n of_o they_o all_o first_o then_o it_o serve_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o our_o faith_n in_o the_o particular_a providence_n and_o watchfulness_n of_o christ_n over_o his_o church_n it_o be_v so_o manifest_a from_o this_o exposition_n with_o what_o care_n and_o steddiness_n he_o have_v carry_v on_o thing_n hitherto_o in_o the_o first_o five_o intervall_n and_o that_o they_o have_v be_v no_o otherwise_o then_o he_o himself_o have_v predict_v in_o these_o prophetical_a epistle_n but_o then_o again_o in_o the_o second_o place_n here_o be_v a_o ample_a and_o timely_a testimony_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o protestant_n i_o mean_v such_o as_o have_v declare_v against_o and_o forsake_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o waldenses_n to_o the_o first_o reformer_n usual_o so_o call_v the_o waldenses_n be_v acknowledge_v the_o faithful_a martyr_n of_o christ_n and_o those_o other_o that_o live_v within_o the_o interval_n of_o the_o church_n in_o thyatira_n carry_v away_o no_o less_o encomium_n as_o be_v thus_o describe_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o that_o church_n i_o know_v thy_o work_n and_o charity_n and_o service_n and_o faith_n and_o thy_o patience_n 19_o and_o thy_o work_n and_o the_o last_o to_o be_v more_o than_o the_o first_o so_o that_o they_o approve_v themselves_o more_o and_o more_o even_o till_o they_o break_v out_o at_o last_o into_o a_o national_a reformation_n and_o shall_v not_o our_o first_o reformer_n than_o be_v think_v worthy_a of_o have_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o witness_n apply_v to_o they_o who_o have_v so_o 12._o ample_a a_o testimony_n from_o christ_n himself_o who_o the_o father_n have_v constitute_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o shall_v not_o they_o right_o be_v say_v to_o have_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n in_o a_o political_a sense_n to_o who_o be_v make_v good_a that_o promise_n to_o the_o church_n in_o thyatira_n to_o he_o 26._o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o give_v power_n over_o the_o nation_n &_o c_o this_o therefore_o of_o the_o church_n in_o thyatira_n do_v far_o ratify_v what_o we_o have_v 12._o elsewhere_o deliver_v touch_v the_o rise_n of_o the_o witness_n that_o the_o completion_n of_o that_o prophecy_n be_v in_o that_o wonderful_a reformation_n god_n unexpected_o bring_v about_o by_o luther_n and_o other_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n be_v over_o and_o that_o the_o forty_o two_o month_n the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n or_o the_o time_n and_o time_n and_o half_a a_o time_n be_v expire_v as_o to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o prophecy_n and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o any_o to_o compute_v any_o futurity_n upon_o the_o supposal_n of_o their_o expiration_n to_o come_v and_o that_o those_o that_o do_v so_o will_v find_v themselves_o confute_v by_o the_o unsutablenesse_n of_o event_n and_o thereby_o 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not_o repeat_v in_o vain_a for_o these_o word_n i_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o special_a correspondence_n to_o the_o reward_n promise_v in_o the_o 7._o verse_n he_o that_o will_v not_o labour_n shall_v not_o eat_v but_o he_o that_o labour_v very_o much_o and_o break_v not_o off_o by_o reason_n of_o any_o lazy_a faint_a or_o culpable_a lassitude_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v feed_v with_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n but_o beside_o this_o labour_n and_o patience_n in_o the_o high_a circumstance_n be_v here_o repeat_v the_o better_a to_o set_v off_o the_o present_a remissness_n of_o some_o in_o this_o ephesine_fw-la church_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n 8._o nevertheless_o i_o have_v something_o 4._o against_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v leave_v thy_o first_o love_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grotius_n and_o dr._n hammond_n expound_v it_o because_o thou_o have_v remit_v of_o thy_o first_o love_n and_o so_o allow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 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