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and_o condition_n as_o country_n sex_n wealth_n etc._n etc._n outward_a thing_n neither_o please_v nor_o displease_v god_n â—ut_v as_o for_o inward_a qualification_n the_o impression_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n and_o work_n of_o righteousness_n flow_v from_o the_o same_o those_o he_o do_v respect_n add_v gracious_o accept_v ver_fw-la 35._o he_o accept_v not_o one_o man_n before_o another_o but_o he_o accept_v a_o saint_n before_o a_o sinner_n use_v 2._o though_o we_o say_v the_o gentile_n have_v now_o leave_v to_o believe_v yet_o we_o must_v know_v it_o be_v always_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o embrace_v the_o true_a religion_n those_o of_o they_o that_o will_v may_v turn_v proselyte_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o some_o do_v so_o in_o several_a nation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o several_a age_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gentile_n general_a vocation_n come_v as_o jethro_n of_o the_o midianite_n job_n of_o the_o vzzites_n naaman_n of_o the_o syrian_n araunah_n 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plotinus_n the_o chief_a platonist_n libâ—nâ—us_n 〈◊〉_d cian_n the_o chief_a orator_n in_o that_o age_n wherein_o they_o live_v be_v all_o profess_a enemy_n to_o christ_n use_v 3_o let_v we_o gentile_n consider_v of_o that_o provision_n which_o god_n have_v make_v in_o the_o gospel_n for_o gentile_n 1._o the_o salvation_n of_o god_n be_v send_v to_o the_o gentile_n act._n 28.28_o 2._o god_n have_v open_v the_o door_n of_o faith_n to_o the_o gentile_n act._n 14.27_o have_v acquaint_v â—he_n gentile_n with_o the_o way_n of_o apply_v the_o gospel_n 3._o st._n paul_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n be_v call_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n rom._n 11.13_o design_v of_o god_n purposely_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o gentile_n to_o bear_v god_n name_n before_o the_o gentile_n act._n 9.15_o to_o write_v god_n mind_n unto_o the_o gentile_n now_o let_v we_o gentile_n bless_v god_n for_o this_o good_a news_n of_o the_o gospel_n rom._n 15.9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o let_v the_o 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be_v comfortable_a to_o the_o convert_a gentile_n for_o they_o be_v now_o fellow-citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n upon_o earth_n eph._n 2.17_o they_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n which_o have_v twelve_o gate_n that_o show_v that_o there_o be_v every_o way_n access_n unto_o christ_n they_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v fellow-inhabitant_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n with_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o shall_v sit_v down_o with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n matth._n 8.12_o sit_v down_o with_o they_o fellowlike_o equal_a with_o they_o abraham_n be_v a_o great_a man_n upon_o earth_n but_o he_o be_v great_a in_o heaven_n and_o the_o poor_a saint_n shall_v be_v where_o he_o be_v poor_a lazarus_n sweet_o rest_v in_o his_o bosom_n chap._n v._o into_o