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world_n and_o the_o world_n scorn_v despise_a and_o reject_v he_o paul_n cast_v off_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n cast_v off_o he_o he_o disregard_v the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n disregard_v he_o he_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n be_v dead_a to_o he_o the_o world_n and_o paul_n be_v well_o agree_v the_o world_n care_v not_o a_o pin_n for_o paul_n and_o paul_n care_v not_o a_o straw_n for_o the_o world_n 27._o heb._n 11.24_o to_o 27._o and_o so_o when_o moses_n have_v see_v he_o that_o be_v invisible_a when_o he_o have_v take_v a_o full_a prospect_n of_o that_o other_o world_n and_o when_o he_o have_v behold_v god_n as_o his_o portion_n oh_o how_o do_v he_o slight_a scorn_n and_o trample_v upon_o all_o the_o honour_n preferment_n profit_n pleasure_n delight_n and_o contentment_n of_o egypt_n as_o thing_n below_o he_o and_z as_o thing_n that_o in_o no_o respect_n be_v worthy_a of_o he_o it_o be_v a_o rabbinical_a conceit_n rabbinâ—cum_fw-la joh_n 〈◊〉_d tavit_fw-la â—lorileg_n rabbinâ—cum_fw-la that_o moses_n be_v a_o child_n have_v pharaoh_n crown_v give_v he_o to_o play_v withal_o and_o he_o make_v no_o better_a than_o a_o football_n of_o it_o and_o cast_v it_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o kick_v it_o about_o as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o his_o future_a vilify_n and_o contemn_v of_o temporal_a thing_n i_o shall_v not_o much_o trouble_v my_o head_n about_o what_o moses_n do_v when_o he_o be_v a_o child_n but_o of_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a have_v the_o word_n of_o a_o god_n for_o it_o 11.24_o heb._n 11.24_o that_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o year_n or_o as_o the_o greek_a have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v grow_v big_a 7.23_o some_o conclude_v