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servant_n 4_o part_n of_o this_o use_n of_o redargution_n many_o that_o live_v among_o christian_n be_v the_o devil_n servant_n phil._n 3.17_o the_o jew_n jer._n 18.12_o â—i_fw-la tu_fw-la nolis_fw-la iste_fw-la rogitat_fw-la use_v of_o exhortation_n rom._n 12.1_o sin_n of_o the_o eye_n how_o all_o the_o member_n that_o have_v serve_v sin_n must_v and_o may_v serve_v god_n twelve_o sin_n of_o the_o tongue_n sin_n of_o the_o ear_n sin_n of_o the_o hand_n sin_n of_o the_o foot_n motive_n persuade_v to_o god_n service_n 1._o from_o the_o end_n of_o our_o creation_n 2_o cor._n 3.16_o ch._n 6._o v._n 19_o 2_o cor._n 6.16_o or_o homini_fw-la sublime_a dedit_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la refert_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la herba_fw-la deum_fw-la 2._o motive_n from_o out_o preservation_n 3._o motive_n from_o our_o vocation_n 4._o from_o our_o redemption_n 5._o from_o our_o profession_n 6._o from_o the_o reward_n of_o god_n service_n first_o reward_n wealth_n and_o riches_n second_o honour·_n 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7.24_o 7.24_o jon_n 1.15_o 1.15_o zeph._n 2_o 1._o 1._o mat._n 26._o 26._o isaiah_n 38.3_o 38.3_o john_n 14.2.3_o 14.2.3_o mum._n 21._o john_n 3.14.15_o 3.14.15_o esa_n 38.21_o 22._o luk._n 8.43.44_o luke_n 13.11.12.13_o john_n 5.5.6.7.8_o act_n 3.2_o v_o 6._o act_n 14._o v_o 8._o john_n 9_o v_o 6.7_o mat._n 9_o â—_o 29._o psal_n 22._o isaiah_n 53._o non_fw-la debent_fw-la sub_fw-la spinoso_fw-la capite_fw-la membrae_fw-la esse_fw-la mollia_fw-la mollia_fw-la gen_n 3.18.19_o quod_fw-la medicina_fw-la corpori_fw-la hoc_fw-la morbus_fw-la animae_fw-la animae_fw-la heb._n 12._o 12._o luke_n 15._o 15._o jer._n 5.8_o 5.8_o prou._n 7.7_o 7.7_o verse_n 22._o 22._o verse_n 27._o 27._o ezek._n 16._o 16._o pro._n 23.29_o 23.29_o isaiah_n 5.11_o 5.11_o mat._n 26.15_o 26.15_o pro._n 21.17_o john_n 9.3_o 9.3_o isaiah_n 38.9.10_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 5.15_o john_n 9.17_o mat._n 8._o luk._n 17.16_o mat._n 22._o 22._o job_n 5.13.14.15.16.17.26.27_o see_v psal_n 22.6.7.8.12.13.14_o psal_n 69.21.22_o apply_v to_o christ_n christ_n luke_n 22.57.58_o 22.57.58_o gen._n 9.22_o 2_o sam._n 6.20_o 6.20_o psal_n 9.10_o psal_n 51.17_o 51.17_o iâ—sh_n 1.5_o heb._n 13.6_o 13.6_o luke_n 22.43.46_o 22.43.46_o mat._n 4.11_o 4.11_o john_n 18.5_o 18.5_o act._n 1.16_o &_o v_o 25._o 25._o psal_n 41.9_o joh._n 13.18_o 13.18_o gen._n 40.23_o 40.23_o gen._n 47.27_o 47.27_o mat._n 25.33.34_o psal_n 37.3_o v_o 18.19_o ponder_v well_o psal_n 49.6.7.8.9.11.12.13.14_o &_o 19.20_o read_v it_o all_o and_o apply_v it_o so_o job_n chap._n 5._o isaiah_n 1.4_o vide_fw-la chrisost_n hom_n de_fw-fr divite_fw-la &_o lazaro_n 4_o &_o hom_n 13._o in_o 2_o cor._n cor._n psal_n 37.17_o 37.17_o rom._n 8.28_o mat._n 25._o 25._o isaiah_n 1.13_o 14_o jer_n 7.10.11_o prou._n 28.9_o psal_n 51.16_o warrant_v 7._o 7._o gen._n 4.5_o 4.5_o eâ—od_n 17.3.4.5.6_o 17.3.4.5.6_o judg._n 15.18.19_o 15.18.19_o psal_n 8.6.7.8_o 8.6.7.8_o revel_v 3.17.18_o 3.17.18_o john_n 6.48_o 58_o 58_o john_n 4.14_o 4.14_o luke_n 12.32_o 12.32_o rom._n 8.17_o 8.17_o jam._n 2.6_o animus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la bene_fw-la imperat_fw-la matrimonio_fw-la &_o virginitate_fw-la chrys_n chrys_n osea_n 13.6_o prou._n 30.8_o 30.8_o 1_o kin._n 2_o 1._o 1._o eph._n 5.5_o col._n 3.5_o 1_o tim._n 6.17_o 6.17_o lu._n 7_o 8.14_o 8.14_o 1_o tim._n 6.9_o 6.9_o mat._n 19.23.24_o 19.23.24_o joh._n 12.8_o 12.8_o eccl._n 11.1_o luke_n 14.12_o 14.12_o mat._n 19.21.22_o 19.21.22_o mat._n 4.20_o 21.22.23.24_o 21.22.23.24_o mat._n 25.14_o etc._n etc._n 29.30_o luk._n 19.12_o 13._o etc._n etc._n prou._n 10.3_o 10.3_o ps_n 113.7_o 113.7_o gen._n 41.14_o 41.14_o gen._n 43.1_o chap._n 47.11_o 47.11_o psal_n 105_o 16_o 17.18_o 17.18_o ver._n 39.40_o 39.40_o mark_v 6.35.42_o 6.35.42_o john_n 21.9_o 21.9_o joh._n 13.26_o 13.26_o exod._n 16_o 15_o 15_o exod._n 17_o 6._o 6._o judg._n 15.19_o 15.19_o 1_o king_n 17_o 6._o ch._n 19.5.6_o deut._n 8.3_o 8.3_o mark_v 6._o luke_n 9.13_o 9.13_o 1_o king_n 17_o 14._o dan._n 1.12.13_o 1.12.13_o judg._n 7.5.6_o 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plenty_n ebb_a to_o poverty_n job_n 1_o &_o 2._o and_o do_v flow_v again_o to_o plenty_n job_n 42._o so_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n be_v indifferent_a prosperous_a till_o christ_n death_n after_o which_o they_o be_v in_o storm_n luke_n 22.35.36_o so_o jeremy_n for_o eighteen_o year_n have_v comfort_n in_o his_o ministry_n but_o after_z whips_z imprisonment_n and_o poverty_n thou_o be_v not_o exempt_v from_o drink_v of_o these_o cup_n neither_o need_v thou_o fear_v to_o pledge_v the_o saint_n finis_fw-la to_o the_o reader_n friendly_a reader_n these_o error_n with_o other_o whether_o in_o word_n or_o syllable_n in_o misse-quoting_a or_o wrong_n point_v of_o some_o place_n which_o have_v past_o the_o press_n in_o my_o absence_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o close_a writing_n of_o my_o copy_n i_o pray_v you_o censure_v favourable_o and_o correct_v friendly_a also_o i_o desire_v you_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o as_o i_o have_v add_v more_o than_o i_o do_v preach_v some_o historical_a 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tukes_n book_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n print_a anno_fw-la 1506_o textâ—r_o in_o epistola_fw-la ante_fw-la svam_fw-la officinam_fw-la gen._n 47.9_o eph._n 5.16_o de_fw-fr aquavitae_fw-la brevitate_fw-la sic_fw-la epistola_fw-la 1._o ad_fw-la lucil._n sermone_fw-la ad_fw-la schol._n luke_n 21.18_o nihil_fw-la agendo_fw-la aliter_fw-la agendo_fw-la male_a agendo_fw-la seneca_n rom._n 12.13_o prou._n 21.17_o mat._n 12.36_o job_n 6.12_o mat._n 26.41_o quod_fw-la caret_fw-la alterna_fw-la requies_fw-la durabile_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la arist_n in_o eth._n john_n 11.35_o luk._n 19.41_o see_v mr._n perkins_n in_o case_n of_o conscience_n dearing_n in_o hebraeos_fw-la in_fw-la initio_fw-la aquinas_n 22â—_n q_o 168._o psal_n 9.17_o luke_n 16.24_o gal._n 6.10_o mat._n 20.1.2_o plutarch_n lu._n 19.13_o 2_o cor._n 6.2_o joh._n 9.4_o pro._n 6.6_o dion_n carthus_n in_o opusculo_fw-la 1_o sam._n 13._o dion_n carthus_n susturâ—a_fw-fr de_fw-fr barl_n c._n 18._o hier._n in_o aggeum_n cap._n 1._o luke_n 12.38_o john_n 3.8_o luke_n 3_o 9.10_o 1_o kin_n 21_o v_o 19_o v._n 27.28_o act_n 24.26_o 2_o kin._n 1.13_o psal_n 90.12_o eccl._n 1.40_o john_n 19.41_o in_o apocryph_n dan._n c._n 14._o lam._n 1.9_o see_v the_o last_o sermon_n in_o simeon_n his_o desire_a pacification_n cramba_n bis_fw-la cocta_fw-la b._n b._n expostulat_fw-la rom._n 6.21_o psal_n 2.10_o james_n 1.5_o 1_o king_n 3.6.7_o verse_n 7._o ver._n 8._o etc._n etc._n ezech._n 18.23.32_o esa_n 55.6.7_o 1_o tit._n 2.1.1_o act._n 10.34.35_o psal_n 90.12_o mat._n 26.41_o 1_o pet._n 4.7_o john_n 3.15.1_o 18.36_o john_n 10.29_o rom._n 8.1_o ver._n 35._o ver._n 38._o esa_n 57.1.2_o 2_o chron._n 34.28_o 34.28_o why_o we_o be_v to_o pray_v against_o sudden_a death_n rom._n 14.4_o 14.4_o the_o fearful_a estate_n of_o the_o wicked_a by_o sudden_a death_n death_n gen_n 7.21_o 7.21_o gen._n 19.24_o 19.24_o dan_n 4.30_o 4.30_o 2_o mach._n 9_o 5.6.7_o 5.6.7_o act._n 12.23_o 12.23_o luke_n 12._o rom._n 5.12_o obser_n mat._n 17.14_o numb_a 20.12_o gal._n 3.10_o james_n 2.10_o mat._n 5.19_o ver._n 13._o gen._n 15.15_o phil._n 1.21_o john_n 11_o 1â—_n job_n 1.21_o ester_n 6.1_o 1_o king_n 19.4_o 1_o cor._n 15.55.56.57_o osee_n 13.14_o ezech._n 37.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o reve._n 20.11_o 12_o 13_o luk._n 34.32_o 1_o god_n call_v for_o thy_o soul_n 2_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v take_v away_o 3_o jonas_n 4.2_o exod._n 34._o god_n be_v present_a at_o thy_o death_n pro._n 14.32_o james_n 2.23_o 4_o death_n be_v no_o death_n to_o the_o godly_a vita_fw-la vix_fw-la vitalis_fw-la somnus_fw-la imago_fw-la mortis_fw-la frater_fw-la mortis_fw-la homer_n 5_o we_o shall_v know_v and_o enjoy_v our_o friend_n in_o glory_n glory_n gen._n 1.15_o numb_a 27._o deut._n 32._o gen._n 2.23_o mat._n 17.4_o 6_o death_n free_v from_o sin_n and_o from_o thy_o soul_n enemy_n theophrastus_n 7_o it_o deliver_v from_o the_o evil_n present_a and_o to_o come_v 8_o it_o secure_v thou_o from_o the_o fight_n with_o sin_n to_o triumph_v with_o god_n god_n deu._n 44.45_o 44.45_o judg._n 10.10_o judg._n 3.8_o 3.8_o exod._n 14._o 9_o it_o free_v thou_o from_o converse_v with_o the_o wicked_a psal_n 31.15_o gen._n 19.16_o 22.23_o 10_o it_o free_v thou_o from_o corrupt_v by_o the_o wicked_a gen._n 42.15_o gen._n 12._o gen._n 20._o 11_o it_o secure_v thou_o from_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o mighty_a 13_o it_o clear_v thy_o good_a name_n james_n 3.6_o psal_n 31.20_o isaiah_n 58.8_o josh_n 1.2_o heb._n 3.2_o deut._n 34.10_o 11_o num._n 11.1_o psal_n 78._o num._n 16.3_o and_o 41.42_o act_n 26.28_o jer._n 18.18_o jer._n 20.7.8.10_o act_n 12.23_o prou._n 10._o psal_n 112.9_o 112.9_o mat._n 27.24_o 27.24_o ver_fw-la 19_o 19_o luke_n 23.48_o 23.48_o mat._n 27.54_o 27.54_o mat._n 25_o 4_o 4_o ver_fw-la 51.53_o 51.53_o job._n 15._o ch_n 22.33.34_o 14_o it_o try_v and_o declare_v thy_o grace_n 15_o it_o be_v the_o good_a inheritance_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o horror_n of_o the_o wicked_a act_n 7.60_o 1_o king_n 2._o 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2.10_o 2_o chro._n 31.1.2_o 31.1.2_o chro._n 34.3.4_o 34.3.4_o chr._n 15.8_o 15.8_o 1_o king_n 22.41_o 22.41_o gen._n 25.8_o 25.8_o gen._n 9.28.29_o 9.28.29_o gen._n 5.27_o 5.27_o job_n 42.17_o 42.17_o psal_n 22.4_o cantiâ—_n cygnea_n redargution_n psal_n 45.1.2_o james_n 5.13_o 5.13_o acts._n 16.21_o 16.21_o luke_n 2.69_o 2.69_o mat._n â—_o 21_o 21_o gen_n 3_o 15_o 15_o gen._n 15.5.17.6_o gen._n 12.3_o gal._n 3.8_o 3.8_o act._n 3.24_o 3.24_o deut._n 1.15_o and_o 7.37_o use_v use_v john_n 6.56_o heb_n 11.13_o 11.13_o isaiah_n 53._o ch_n 5â—_n ch_z 55._o 55._o jerâ—4_n â—4_z 5_o 5_o isaiah_n 9.6_o 9.6_o 1_o cor._n 15._o ch._n 5.41_o 5.41_o dan._n 3.23_o 3.23_o luke_n 2.14_o 2.14_o reu._n 5.11.12_o 5.11.12_o luke_n 2.10_o 2.10_o isaiah_n 9.6_o redargution_n redargution_n 1_o sam._n 15_o 15_o daniel_n 5._o sibilaâ—_n mâ—_n ropulus_fw-la &c_n &c_n horace_n horace_n gen._n 38._o 38._o pro._n 7.7_o 7.7_o jer_z 5_o 8._o 8._o pro._n 6.32_o 6.32_o pro_fw-la 7.22_o 7.22_o pro._n 6.32_o 6.32_o 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