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people_n throng_v to_o hear_v christ_n and_o he_o will_v not_o dismiss_v the_o congregation_n without_o a_o sermon_n but_o see_v the_o multitude_n he_o go_v up_o jesus_n christ_n come_v from_o heaven_n as_o a_o factor_n for_o soul_n he_o lay_v legend_n here_o a_o while_n preach_v be_v his_o business_n the_o people_n can_v not_o be_v so_o desirous_a to_o hear_v as_o he_o be_v to_o preach_v he_o who_o do_v compassionate_a faint_a body_n matth._n 15.32_o do_v much_o more_o pity_n dead_a soul_n it_o be_v his_o meat_n and_o drink_n to_o do_v his_o father_n will_n john_n 4.34_o and_o see_v the_o multitude_n he_o go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n and_o preach_v this_o he_o do_v not_o only_o for_o the_o consolation_n of_o his_o hearer_n but_o the_o imitation_n of_o his_o minister_n doctr._n from_o whence_o observe_v doctr._n that_o christ_n minister_n according_a to_o christ_n pattern_n must_v embrace_v every_o opportunity_n of_o do_v good_a to_o soul_n pray_v and_o preach_v and_o study_v must_v 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that_o can_v find_v out_o a_o new_a pleasure_n but_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v satisfactory_a they_o recruit_v the_o heart_n psal_n 94.19_o thy_o comfort_n delight_v my_o soul_n there_o be_v as_o much_o difference_n between_o heavenly_a comfort_n and_o earthly_a as_o between_o a_o banquet_n that_o be_v eat_v and_o one_o that_o be_v paint_v on_o the_o wall_n 6._o the_o comfort_n god_n give_v his_o mourner_n in_o this_o life_n be_v glorious_a comfort_n 1_o pet._n 1.8_o joy_n full_a of_o glory_n 1._o they_o be_v glorious_a because_o they_o be_v a_o prelibation_n and_o fore-taste_a of_o that_o joy_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v in_o a_o glorify_a estate_n chrys_n estate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n these_o comfort_n be_v a_o handsel_n and_o earnest_n of_o glory_n they_o put_v we_o in_o heaven_n before_o our_o time_n ephes_n 1.13_o 14._o you_o be_v seal_v with_o that_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v a_o earnest_n of_o the_o inheritance_n the_o earnest_n be_v part_n 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