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lip_n which_o be_v to_o her_o like_a lily_n drop_v sweet_a smell_a myrrh_n cant._n 5.13_o how_o sweet_a be_v his_o word_n unto_o her_o taste_n yea_o sweet_a than_o honey_n to_o her_o mouth_n psal_n 119.103_o she_o sit_v down_o under_o his_o shadow_n with_o great_a delight_n and_o his_o fruit_n be_v sweet_a to_o her_o taste_n cant._n 2.3_o it_o be_v true_a hearing_n be_v but_o the_o mean_n to_o attain_v some_o degree_n of_o this_o good_a part_n but_o it_o be_v so_o considerable_a a_o part_n of_o mary_n choice_n and_o her_o present_a employment_n and_o a_o evidence_n of_o her_o choice_n of_o the_o rest_n we_o shall_v consider_v how_o good_a it_o be_v one_o observe_v out_o of_o seneca_n assumpt_n to._n de_fw-fr trugill_n in_o fest_n assumpt_n as_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o external_a thing_n be_v propter_fw-la corpus_fw-la for_o the_o body_n as_o meat_n clothes_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o the_o body_n be_v propter_fw-la sensus_fw-la for_o the_o sense_n that_o by_o corporal_a organ_n 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etc._n etc._n and_o a_o little_a child_n shall_v lead_v they_o etc._n isa_n 11.6_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o fire_n and_o hammer_n wherewith_o god_n break_v the_o rock_n the_o stony_a heart_n in_o piece_n it_o make_v the_o flinty_a heart_n contrite_a and_o humble_a and_o to_o tremble_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o it_o whereby_o it_o become_v tractable_a and_o ductile_a 〈◊〉_d â—om_n 6.37_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apt_a to_o receive_v divine_a impression_n hence_o the_o apostle_n praise_v god_n who_o have_v so_o mould_v the_o roman_n that_o they_o be_v deliver_v into_o that_o form_n or_o type_n of_o doctrine_n for_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o greek_a they_o be_v cast_v into_o that_o mould_n or_o receive_v that_o stamp_n sure_o that_o which_o have_v such_o a_o happy_a operation_n upon_o the_o heart_n must_v needs_o be_v good_a 2._o it_o lead_v the_o way_n to_o every_o other_o duty_n we_o hear_v that_o we_o may_v learn_v and_o learn_v that_o we_o may_v practice_v and_o do_v that_o 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be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o hearken_v than_o the_o fat_a of_o ram_n 1.17_o 1_o sam._n 15.22_o prov._n 15.8_o jer._n 6.19_o 20._o isa_n 1.11.66.3.4_o psalm_n 51.17_o isa_n 66_o 2._o eccles_n 5.1_o prov._n 28.9_o act_n 6_o 2._o 1_o cor._n 1.17_o praedicandi_fw-la munus_fw-la est_fw-la prius_fw-la potius_fw-la difficilius_fw-la &_o magis_fw-la necessarium_fw-la par._n in_o 1_o cor._n 1.17_o but_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n when_o man_n do_v not_o hearken_v to_o his_o word_n but_o reject_v it_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v their_o bring_v incense_n from_o sheba_n etc._n etc._n their_o burnt-offering_n be_v not_o acceptable_a nor_o their_o sacrifice_n sweet_a the_o most_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n be_v a_o break_a spirit_n and_o a_o heart_n that_o tremble_v at_o god_n word_n what_o ever_o man_n pretend_v in_o religious_a service_n if_o they_o be_v not_o ready_a to_o hear_v all_o they_o do_v be_v in_o god_n account_v no_o better_a than_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o fool_n and_o he_o that_o turn_v away_o his_o ear_n from_o hear_v the_o law_n even_o his_o prayer_n shall_v he_o abomination_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n prefer_v the_o preach_v of_o the_o word_n before_o alm_n and_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n which_o yet_o be_v necessery_n duty_n but_o this_o be_v more_o excellent_a difficult_a and_o necessary_a as_o be_v ordain_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o those_o that_o by_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n receive_v it_o sam._n 1.21_o 1_o tim._n 4.16_o and_o without_o which_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o perform_v the_o other_o now_o hear_v be_v the_o near_a end_n of_o preach_v therefore_o the_o excellency_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o preach_v be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o hear_v 4._o it_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a antitode_v against_o the_o poison_n and_o the_o malignity_n of_o sin_n now_o be_v you_o clean_o say_v our_o saviour_n through_o the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v to_o you_o 119.9_o 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that_o we_o cast_v ourselves_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o christ_n 27._o quanto_fw-la humiliti_fw-la sedebat_fw-la tanto_fw-la amplius_fw-la capiebat_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n serm._n 27._o i._n e._n that_o we_o humble_v ourselves_o before_o he_o with_o a_o contrite_a heart_n and_o tremble_v at_o his_o word_n isa_n 66.2_o 2._o that_o we_o receive_v his_o word_n by_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n which_o beget_v in_o we_o true_a love_n to_o god_n and_o exhilarate_v the_o soul_n by_o the_o sweet_a contemplation_n of_o the_o promise_v contain_v in_o the_o word_n whence_o proceed_v a_o earnest_n and_o ardent_a study_n and_o desire_v to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o word_n so_o hear_v diffuse_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a life_n thus_o we_o see_v what_o this_o one_o thing_n be_v ii_o now_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v how_o it_o be_v faid_fw-we to_o be_v one_o it_o be_v one_o not_o exclusive_o as_o though_o 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discernondae_fw-la sunt_fw-la virtutes_fw-la non_fw-la actibus_fw-la sed_fw-la fin_fw-fr bus_fw-la pensantur_fw-la officia_fw-la aug._n contr_n julian_n lib._n 4_o cap._n 3._o quid_fw-la vobis_fw-la cum_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la qui_fw-la dei_fw-la virtutem_fw-la chistum_fw-la ignoratis_fw-la bern._n serm._n 23._o sup_n cantica_fw-la so_o much_o by_o their_o act_n as_o by_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v do_v likewise_o st._n bernard_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n tell_v the_o most_o accurate_a moralist_n and_o exact_a philosopher_n that_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o virtue_n be_v ignorant_a of_o christ_n who_o be_v virtus_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o power_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 1.24_o for_o without_o he_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o joh._n 15.5_o we_o see_v then_o that_o this_o thing_n be_v so_o one_o that_o it_o be_v all_o and_o that_o all_o thing_n without_o this_o one_o thing_n be_v nothing_o
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