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do_v not_o slight_o neglect_v it_o lazarus_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o angel_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n as_o christ_n testify_v luk._n 16.22_o and_o moses_n his_o dead_a body_n be_v protect_v and_o defend_v against_o the_o devil_n by_o a_o angel_n yea_o by_o michael_n the_o archangel_n as_o st._n judas_n testify_v jude_n 9_o behold_v then_o your_o happiness_n all_o you_o that_o serve_v god_n for_o when_o or_o where_o or_o howsoever_o death_n shall_v find_v you_o god_n do_v not_o then_o lose_v you_o your_o soul_n and_o body_n shall_v be_v part_v but_o neither_o of_o they_o part_v from_o god_n the_o one_o go_v to_o joy_n the_o soul_n flee_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o eccl._n 12.7_o the_o other_o to_o rest_v bless_a be_v they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n rev._n 14.13_o by_o whatsoever_o casualty_n or_o cruelty_n therefore_o thy_o own_o or_o thy_o friend_n death_n come_v grieve_v not_o lament_v not_o despair_v not_o fear_v not_o for_o not_o only_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n wisd_v 3.1_o but_o their_o whole_a person_n all_o saint_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n deut._n 33.3_o tyrant_n can_v kill_v the_o soul_n at_o all_o nor_o yet_o the_o body_n without_o god_n observance_n nor_o yet_o destroy_v it_o past_o his_o preservance_n but_o every_o faithful_a one_o in_o every_o kind_n of_o death_n may_v comfortable_o yield_v himself_o unto_o god_n as_o unto_o a_o faithful_a creator_n 1_o pet._n 4.19_o with_o david_n assurance_n of_o safety_n psal_n 4.8_o i_o will_v lay_v i_o down_o in_o peace_n and_o take_v my_o rest_n for_o thou_o lord_n only_o make_v i_o dwell_v in_o safety_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o my_o text_n god_n approbation_n of_o moses_n now_o for_o the_o latter_a part_n his_o ordination_n of_o joshua_n now_o therefore_o arise_v you_o may_v understand_v joshua_n name_n for_o it_o be_v to_o he_o speak_v note_v that_o god_n call_v joshua_n and_o whereto_o he_o 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hither_o mat._n 22.12_o do_v they_o rise_v without_o bid_v no_o but_o it_o be_v in_o a_o contrary_a kind_n to_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v for_o instead_o of_o god_n bid_v they_o by_o the_o motion_n and_o bid_v for_o they_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o spirit_n they_o bid_v for_o themselves_o by_o gift_n and_o sum_n as_o the_o place_n be_v worth_a in_o a_o worldly_a eye_n but_o woe_n be_v both_o to_o the_o receiver_n and_o giver_n of_o such_o bid_n to_o the_o receiver_n for_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o balaam_n go_v and_o their_o set_v other_o to_o go_v for_o reward_n or_o what_o difference_n between_o judas_n his_o betray_v christ_n and_o their_o betray_v the_o church_n the_o body_n of_o christ_n for_o money_n may_v not_o all_o such_o take_a be_v just_o call_v the_o wage_n of_o iniquity_n to_o the_o giver_n for_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o spiritual_a thing_n shall_v buy_v temporal_a if_o we_o have_v sow_v unto_o you_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v it_o a_o great_a thing_n if_o we_o reap_v your_o carnal_a thing_n 1_o cor._n 9.11_o not_o that_o temporal_a shall_v buy_v spiritual_a they_o that_o offer_v that_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n act._n 8.23_o they_o may_v bold_o say_v to_o their_o people_n dear_o belove_a brethren_n for_o their_o charge_n cost_v they_o dear_a it_o be_v a_o dear_a bargain_n dear_a to_o their_o purse_n dear_a to_o their_o conscience_n but_o dear_a of_o all_o without_o repentance_n to_o their_o soul_n that_o be_v the_o right_n golden_a hook_n they_o fish_v withal_o and_o yet_o indeed_o they_o speak_v false_o in_o call_v the_o people_n dear_o belove_v for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o people_n but_o the_o profit_n that_o they_o love_v they_o can_v say_v with_o saint_n paul_n i_o seek_v not_o you_o but_o you_o 2_o cor._n 12.14_o but_o contrariwise_o i_o seek_v not_o you_o but_o you_o so_o much_o of_o joshua_n be_v call_v now_o whereto_o he_o be_v call_v arise_v this_o impli_v honour_n and_o labour_n 1._o honour_n for_o great_a place_n yield_v honour_n to_o the_o possessor_n joshua_n be_v at_o first_o moses_n minister_n or_o servant_n now_o he_o be_v the_o people_n head_n or_o governor_n therefore_o he_o must_v arise_v that_o be_v take_v great_a degree_n of_o honour_n hereto_o agree_v that_o speech_n of_o lift_v up_o he_o lift_v up_o the_o beggar_n from_o the_o dunghill_n to_o set_v he_o among_o prince_n 1_o sam._n 2.8_o thou_o be_v the_o lifter_n up_o of_o my_o head_n psal_n 3.3_o and_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o that_o 1_o pet._n 2.17_o honour_n the_o king_n and_o by_o the_o commandment_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n let_v superior_n honour_v then_o be_v maintain_v by_o themselves_o and_o by_o other_o by_o themselves_o the_o high_a they_o be_v raise_v the_o more_o they_o be_v in_o the_o people_n sight_n the_o more_o care_n they_o need_v to_o take_v of_o themselves_o they_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n and_o as_o a_o city_n set_v upon_o a_o hill_n that_o can_v be_v hide_v mat._n 5.14_o by_o other_o for_o we_o must_v give_v every_o man_n his_o due_a custom_n to_o who_o custom_n fear_v to_o who_o fear_n honour_n to_o who_o you_o owe_v honour_n rom._n 13.7_o for_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o confusion_n 1_o cor._n 14.33_o but_o he_o will_v have_v every_o man_n know_v and_o acknowledge_v in_o his_o degree_n to_o the_o fulfil_n whereof_o he_o require_v a_o kind_n of_o strife_n and_o contention_n who_o shall_v do_v most_o in_o give_v honour_n prevent_v or_o go_v before_o one_o another_o rom._n 12.10_o 2._o labour_n for_o great_a place_n require_v great_a labour_n to_o arise_v argue_v no_o sleepy_a idleness_n but_o painful_a practice_n honos_fw-la &_o onus_fw-la can_v be_v divide_v every_o honour_n have_v its_o burden_n the_o word_n sound_v alike_o and_o there_o be_v not_o much_o odds_n in_o the_o letter_n nor_o in_o the_o number_n of_o they_o but_o one_o which_o be_v a_o aspiration_n the_o people_n breath_n his_o 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answer_v for_o as_o well_o as_o for_o himself_o duxit_fw-la vxorem_fw-la altera_fw-la cura_fw-la nati_fw-la liberi_fw-la altera_fw-la cura_fw-la if_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o wife_n he_o have_v another_o charge_n if_o he_o have_v child_n he_o have_v another_o charge_n the_o great_a his_o charge_n the_o great_a his_o place_n be_v the_o great_a be_v his_o labour_n and_o therefore_o the_o great_a shall_v be_v his_o care_n for_o he_o may_v be_v sure_a his_o account_n will_v be_v great_a and_o his_o reward_n will_v be_v great_a if_o he_o account_v well_o and_o his_o punishment_n great_a if_o ill_a for_o to_o whosoever_o much_o be_v give_v of_o he_o much_o shall_v be_v require_v luk._n 12.48_o and_o now_o
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from_o hell_n he_o be_v assault_v and_o encounter_v with_o the_o devil_n himself_o he_o begin_v his_o life_n mean_o and_o base_o and_o be_v sharp_o persecute_v he_o continue_v his_o life_n poor_o and_o distress_o and_o be_v cruel_o hate_v he_o end_v his_o life_n woeful_o and_o miserable_o and_o be_v most_o grievous_o torment_v with_o whip_n thorn_n nail_n and_o above_o all_o with_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o father_n wrath_n and_o horror_n of_o hellish_a agony_n ego_fw-la sum_fw-la qui_fw-la peccavi_fw-la i_o be_o the_o man_n that_o have_v sin_v but_o these_o sheep_n what_o have_v they_o do_v so_o speak_v david_n when_o he_o see_v the_o angel_n destroy_v his_o people_n 2_o sam._n 24.17_o and_o even_o the_o same_o speech_n may_v every_o one_o of_o we_o take_v up_o for_o ourselves_o and_o apply_v to_o christ_n and_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v i_o have_v do_v wicked_o but_o this_o sheep_n what_o have_v he_o do_v yea_o much_o more_o cause_n have_v we_o then_o david_n have_v to_o take_v up_o 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