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consummate_o wise_a for_o the_o eye_n of_o they_o that_o see_v shall_v not_o be_v dim_a as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n have_v express_v the_o doctrine_n of_o this_o point_n and_o now_o o_o timothy_n see_v here_o be_v the_o art_n of_o thy_o government_n continue_v in_o these_o and_o thou_o need_v no_o other_o policy_n god_n will_v take_v all_o the_o other_o care_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o establishment_n of_o his_o own_o church_n do_v thou_o stir_v up_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o 6._o do_v thou_o quicken_v and_o divine_a coal_n that_o touch_v thou_o and_o thy_o coal_n shall_v blaze_v into_o a_o flame_n and_o thy_o flame_n shall_v be_v ennoble_v into_o a_o star_n 3._o a_o vast_a orb_n of_o glory_n such_o as_o shall_v crown_v the_o head_n of_o all_o those_o happy_a man_n who_o by_o their_o conduct_n and_o example_n turn_v many_o unto_o righteousness_n finis_fw-la de_fw-fr cur._n graec._n affeâ—t_fw-la serm._n 9_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 9_o eph._n 4._o 16._o col._n 2._o 19_o st._n joh._n 15_o 5._o st._n joh._n 6._o 44._o 2_o cor._n 9.15_o wisd._n 1._o 2._o 3_o tim._n 3._o 1._o st._n august_n ep._n 148._o ad_fw-la valer._n 2_o cor._n 2.16_o 1_o tim._n 4.14_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 1._o josh._n 1._o 7._o and_o 2_o chron._n 18._o 10._o rev._n 21._o 8._o psal._n 27.14_o arist._n ad_fw-la nicom_fw-la l._n 3._o cap._n 8._o wisd._n 11._o 26._o 1_o joh._n 4.12_o psal._n 51.12_o apud_fw-la septueg_n &_o vulga_fw-la matt._n 5._o 13_o 14._o and_o col_n 4._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 22._o isa._n 6._o 6._o dan._n 12._o 3._o