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youth_n you_o see_v what_o be_v his_o university_n moses_n be_v his_o aristotle_n he_o have_v study_v divinity_n from_o his_o youth_n and_o hitherto_o have_v i_o declare_v thy_o wondrous_a work_n say_v he_o there_o hitherto_o how_o long_o be_v that_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n now_o be_o i_o old_a and_o gray_a head_a and_o yet_o he_o give_v not_o over_o then_o god_n work_n go_v well_o forward_o when_o they_o who_o god_n have_v teach_v teach_v other_o he_o that_o can_v say_v with_o david_n docnistime_n o_o god_n thou_o have_v teach_v i_o may_v say_v with_o he_o too_o docebo_fw-la vos_fw-la i_o will_v teach_v you_o but_o what_o that_o remain_v only_o i_o will_v teach_v you_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o fear_n which_o need_v no_o teach_n a_o
25._o every_o man_n may_v see_v it_o man_n may_v behold_v it_o afar_o off_o p._n 271._o serm._n xxxii_o apoc._n 7_o 9_o after_o this_o i_o behold_v and_o lo_o a_o great_a multitude_n which_o no_o man_n can_v number_v of_o all_o nation_n and_o kindred_n and_o people_n and_o tongue_n stand_v before_o the_o throne_n and_o before_o the_o lamb_n clothe_v with_o white_a robe_n and_o palm_n in_o their_o hand_n p._n 279._o serm._n xxxiii_o cant_n 3._o 11._o go_v forth_o you_o daughter_n of_o zion_n and_o behold_v king_n solomon_n with_o the_o crown_n wherewith_o his_o mother_n crown_v he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o espousal_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gladness_n of_o his_o heart_n p._n 288._o serm._n xxxiiii_o luke_n 23._o 34._o father_n forgive_v they_o for_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v p._n 304._o serm._n xxxv_o mat._n 21._o 44._o whosoever_o shall_v fall_v on_o this_o stone_n shall_v be_v break_v but_o on_o whosoever_o it_o shall_v fall_v it_o will_v grind_v he_o to_o powder_n p._n 311._o sermon_n preach_v at_o s._n paul_n sermon_n xxxvi_o joh_n 1._o 8._o he_o be_v not_o that_o light_n but_o be_v send_v to_o bear_v witness_n of_o that_o light_n p._n 320._o serm._n xxxvii_o a_o second_o serm._n on_o the_o same_o text._n p._n 334._o serm._n xxxviii_o a_o three_o ser._n on_o the_o the_o same_o text._n p._n 343._o serm._n thirty-nine_o phil._n 3._o 2._o beware_v of_o the_o concision_n p._n 356._o serm._n xl._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o we_o pray_v you_o in_o christ_n stead_n be_v you_o reconcile_v to_o god_n p._n 364._o xli_o hosea_n 3._o 4._o for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v abide_v many_o day_n without_o a_o king_n and_o without_o a_o prince_n and_o without_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o without_o a_o image_n and_o without_o a_o ephod_n and_o without_o teraphim_n p._n 375._o serm._n xlii_o prov_n 14._o 31._o he_o that_o oppress_v the_o poor_a reproach_v his_o maker_n but_o he_o that_o honour_v he_o have_v mercy_n on_o the_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 385._o serm._n xliii_o lament_n 4._o 20._o the_o breath_n of_o our_o nostril_n the_o anoint_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v take_v in_o their_o pit_n p._n 396._o serm._n xliv_o mat._n 11._o 6._o and_o bless_v be_v he_o whosoever_o shall_v not_o be_v offend_v in_o i_o p._n 411._o sermon_n preach_v at_o s._n dunstan_n serm._n xlv_o deut._n 25._o 5._o if_o brethren_n dwell_v together_o and_o one_o of_o they_o die_v and_o have_v no_o child_n the_o wife_n of_o the_o dead_a shall_v not_o marry_v without_o unto_o a_o stranger_n her_o husband_n brother_n shall_v go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o take_v she_o to_o he_o to_o wife_n and_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o husband_n brother_n unto_o she_o p._n 422._o serm._n xlvi_o psal._n 34._o 11._o come_v you_o child_n harken_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v teach_v you_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n p._n 430._o ser._n xlvii_o gen._n 3._o 24._o and_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n p._n 439._o ser._n xlviii_o lament_n 3._o 1._o i_o be_o the_o man_n that_o have_v see_v affliction_n by_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o wrath_n p._n 445._o serm._n xlix_o gen._n 7._o 24._o abraham_n himself_o be_v ninety_o nine_o year_n old_a when_o the_o foreskin_n of_o his_o flesh_n be_v circumcise_a p._n 456._o serm._n l._n 1_o thes_n 5._o 16._o rejoice_v evermore_o p._n 466._o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewaters_n house_n in_o london_n at_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o daughter_n the_o lady_n mary_n to_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o l._n herbert_n of_o castle-iland_a novemb_n 19_o 1627._o the_o prayer_n before_o the_o sermon_n o_o eternal_a and_o most_o gracious_a god_n who_o have_v promise_v to_o hearken_v to_o the_o prayer_n of_o thy_o people_n when_o they_o pray_v towards_o thy_o house_n though_o they_o be_v absent_a from_o it_o work_v more_o effectual_o upon_o we_o who_o be_v personal_o meet_v in_o this_o thy_o house_n in_o this_o place_n consecrate_v to_o thy_o worship_n enable_n we_o o_o lord_n so_o to_o see_v thou_o in_o 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