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shall_v ask_v of_o i_o i_o will_v give_v it_o thou_o unto_o the_o half_a of_o my_o kingdom_n bountiful_o promise_v and_o as_o well_o deserve_v a_o reward_n but_o beseem_v the_o labour_n and_o but_o a_o equal_a recompense_n for_o so_o high_a demerit_n he_o be_v a_o whole_a king_n indeed_o that_o value_v half_o a_o kingdom_n but_o at_o a_o skip_v such_o another_o leap_n may_v have_v turn_v he_o out_o of_o all_o so_o little_o he_o count_v of_o sovereignty_n to_o pleasure_n be_v not_o he_o as_o unworthy_a to_o possess_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n as_o she_o to_o deserve_v the_o half_a man_n in_o their_o humour_n be_v prodigal_a of_o their_o promise_n nothing_o be_v too_o dear_a to_o recompense_v the_o pander_n of_o their_o
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and_o true_o thou_o be_v the_o christ_n 16.16_o mat._n 16.16_o the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n man_n go_v not_o so_o far_o as_o to_o guess_v at_o it_o be_v for_o disciple_n only_o to_o confess_v the_o truth_n a_o many_o speak_v large_o of_o christ_n they_o be_v but_o few_o that_o tell_v true_o of_o he_o the_o vulgar_a sentence_n be_v as_o false_a as_o frequent_v and_o not_o more_o various_a then_o untrue_a what_o be_v it_o that_o man_n say_v of_o christ_n why_o so_o many_o man_n so_o many_o mind_n so_o many_o mouth_n some_o say_v john_n baptist_n some_o elias_n etc._n etc._n some_o say_v this_o some_o say_v that_o none_o say_v truth_n truth_n stand_v not_o upon_o opinion_n certainty_n be_v not_o ground_v upon_o waver_v verity_n admit_v not_o of_o variety_n grace_n derive_v not_o her_o efficacy_n from_o a_o quantity_n faith_n consult_v not_o at_o the_o most_o mouth_n for_o her_o profession_n the_o truth_n be_v one_o sole_a and_o simple_a in_o itself_o wherefore_o they_o can_v not_o 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question_v only_o but_o reward_n their_o 〈◊〉_d care_v he_o when_o then_o report_n hiâ—â—_n he_o 〈…〉_o so_o to_o make_v his_o disciple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o what_o they_o say_v 〈…〉_o say_v â—â—â—hat_v i_o be_o 〈◊〉_d last_o question_n be_v enough_o to_o consute_n the_o former_a answer_n 〈◊〉_d prove_v he_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d the_o other_o 〈…〉_o that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whether_o they_o 〈…〉_o can_v yet_o say_v other_o of_o he_o yea_o further_o seek_v he_o to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n opinion_n by_o a_o disciple_n resolution_n 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v find_v 〈…〉_o of_o the_o earth_n but_o 〈…〉_o â—â—some_a of_o the_o church_n though_o perhaps_o man_n may_v say_v no_o 〈◊〉_d of_o christ_n you_o disciple_n indeed_o must_v speak_v the_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v no_o rest_v upon_o the_o 〈…〉_o this_o be_v christ_n say_v they_o and_o that_o be_v christ_n here_o be_v christ_n and_o there_o be_v christ_n the_o aposties_n only_a they_o have_v see_v moâ—â—_n a_o dean_n say_v 〈…〉_o with_o one_o hear_v and_o voice_n of_o 〈…〉_o be_v conceive_v and_o confess_v at_o once_o both_o the_o nature_n person_n and_o office_n of_o their_o saviour_n thou_o be_v the_o christ_n 16.16_o mat._n 16.16_o the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n these_o be_v record_v to_o be_v peterâ—_n word_n only_o but_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v all_o the_o disciple_n say_v peter_n be_v here_o the_o apostle_n mouth_n or_o his_o fellow_n spokesman_n he_o preve_v to_o their_o tongue_n yet_o be_v all_o their_o heart_n at_o once_o in_o his_o mouth_n so_o as_o you_o can_v say_v which_o be_v first_o his_o utterance_n or_o their_o assent_n all_o be_v ask_v as_o well_o as_o he_o he_o only_o answer_v for_o they_o all_o it_o
vengeance_n or_o else_o have_v compassion_n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v when_o he_o reward_v his_o own_o above_o their_o worth_n and_o repay_v the_o other_o according_a to_o their_o desert_n when_o sin_n have_v do_v her_o worst_a with_o god_n elect_v once_o then_o grace_n can_v turn_v they_o to_o the_o best_a it_o be_v in_o i_o to_o do_v all_o evil_a to_o do_v any_o good_a be_v in_o thou_o lord_n alone_o thou_o can_v alter_v i_o from_o my_o own_o corruption_n thou_o can_v work_v i_o to_o thy_o will._n turn_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v turn_v to_o thou_o convert_v thou_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v convert_v who_o but_o the_o shepherd_n can_v find_v out_o can_v fetch_v home_o the_o lose_a and_o straggle_a sheep_n come_v shepherd_n of_o my_o soul_n come_v quick_o suffer_v i_o not_o to_o stray_v and_o wander_v too_o long_o too_o sarre_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o a_o wretched_a and_o 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