i_o have_v fight_v with_o beast_n at_o ephesus_n what_o advantage_v it_o i_o if_o the_o dead_a rise_v not_o let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o die_v since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n man_n of_o worldly_a mind_n and_o carnal_a appetite_n who_o aim_v only_o at_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n have_v always_o argue_v thus_o and_o indeed_o they_o will_v have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n in_o argue_v thus_o and_o pursue_v their_o reason_n be_v there_o no_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a chap._n xvi_o 21._o the_o salutation_n of_o i_o paul_n with_o my_o own_o hand_n if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n maranatha_n he_o begin_v still_o and_o end_v with_o christ_n which_o evident_o show_v the_o strong_a persuasion_n of_o his_o mind_n second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n i._n 8_o 9_o for_o we_o will_v not_o brethren_n have_v you_o ignorant_a of_o our_o trouble_n etc._n etc._n that_o we_o shall_v not_o trust_v in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o god_n which_o raise_v the_o dead_a by_o these_o word_n we_o perceive_v what_o trouble_v they_o undergo_v and_o what_o hope_n they_o have_v to_o sustain_v they_o in_o their_o suffering_n chap._n ii_o 14_o 15_o 16._o now_o thanks_o be_v unto_o god_n which_o always_o cause_v we_o to_o triumph_v in_o christ_n and_o make_v manifest_v the_o savour_n of_o his_o knowledge_n by_o we_o in_o every_o place_n for_o we_o be_v unto_o god_n a_o sweet_a savour_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o one_o we_o be_v the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n and_o to_o the_o other_o the_o savour_n of_o life_n unto_o life_n and_o who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o these_o thing_n and_o who_o be_v sufficient_a to_o express_v all_o the_o force_n and_o energy_n of_o these_o word_n unlike_o the_o false_a charm_n of_o humane_a eloquence_n yet_o such_o as_o be_v easy_o discern_v by_o a_o heart_n right_o dispose_v chap._n iu._n 6._o for_o god_n who_o command_v the_o light_n to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n have_v shine_v in_o our_o heart_n to_o give_v the_o light_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ._n the_o eloquence_n of_o man_n which_o be_v general_o above_o the_o thing_n it_o represent_v have_v usual_o but_o one_o idea_n to_o represent_v one_o single_a object_n but_o if_o that_o idea_n be_v a_o complex_fw-la one_o than_o it_o be_v compose_v of_o several_a other_o proportionable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o it_o there_o cant_v well_o be_v in_o this_o sort_n of_o eloquence_n a_o mixture_n of_o various_a idea_n and_o different_a metaphor_n together_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o period_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o eloquence_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v always_o inferior_a to_o those_o object_n it_o lay_v before_o we_o make_v use_n of_o several_a different_a image_n and_o idea_n at_o once_o because_o a_o single_a one_o can_v not_o express_v what_o it_o endeavour_v to_o represent_v as_o for_o instance_n in_o these_o expression_n 78._o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n with_o the_o heal_n of_o his_o wing_n have_v visit_v we_o through_o his_o tender_a mercy_n as_o also_o in_o this_o place_n where_o the_o apostle_n think_v he_o can_v never_o say_v enough_o this_o be_v a_o light_n which_o shine_v which_o shine_v into_o the_o heart_n which_o give_v the_o light_n the_o light_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ._n for_o a_o man_n to_o express_v himself_o thus_o he_o must_v real_o be_v very_o strong_o persuade_v of_o what_o he_o can_v say_v the_o orator_n of_o this_o world_n be_v usual_o master_n of_o their_o own_o thought_n but_o this_o writer_n here_o be_v as_o it_o be_v fill_v and_o whole_o take_v up_o with_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o object_n he_o be_v about_o to_o represent_v verse_n 15._o for_o all_o thing_n be_v for_o your_o sake_n that_o the_o abundant_a grace_n may_v through_o the_o thanksgiving_n of_o many_o redound_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n thanksgiving_n gratefulness_n acknowledgement_n glory_n of_o god_n charity_n confession_n of_o their_o frailty_n prayer_n exhortation_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o only_a subject_n that_o all_o the_o write_n of_o those_o pretend_a impostor_n be_v full_a of_o verse_n 17._o for_o our_o light_a affliction_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n work_v for_o we_o a_o far_o more_o exceed_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n no_o writer_n ever_o speak_v with_o so_o much_o energy_n because_o no_o writer_n be_v so_o strong_o persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o deliver_v chap._n v._o 17._o therefore_o if_o any_o man_n be_v in_o christ_n he_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n what_o teacher_n ever_o require_v such_o thing_n of_o their_o disciple_n what_o mean_v these_o word_n and_o this_o strange_a exhortation_n chap._n vi_o 1_o 4_o 5_o 6._o we_o then_o as_o worker_n together_o with_o he_o beseech_v you_o also_o that_o you_o receive_v not_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a etc._n etc._n but_o in_o all_o thing_n approve_v ourselves_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n in_o much_o patience_n in_o affliction_n in_o necessity_n in_o distress_n in_o stripe_n in_o imprisonment_n in_o tumult_n in_o labour_n in_o watch_n in_o fasting_n by_o pureness_n by_o knowledge_n by_o long-suffering_a by_o kindness_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o love_n unfeigned_a do_v such_o exhortation_n usual_o come_v from_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n or_o rather_o do_v they_o not_o proceed_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o chap._n viii_o 18._o and_o we_o have_v send_v with_o he_o the_o brother_n who_o praise_n be_v in_o the_o gospel_n throughout_o all_o the_o church_n he_o speak_v of_o st._n luke_n in_o this_o place_n and_o what_o he_o say_v of_o he_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v we_o understand_v that_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o st._n luke_n be_v read_v even_o in_o those_o day_n in_o all_o the_o christian_n churchès_fw-fr which_o overthrow_v all_o suspicion_n that_o that_o gospel_n have_v be_v fill_v with_o shame_n story_n of_o certain_a matter_n of_o fact_n in_o a_o time_n when_o every_o body_n have_v yet_o fresh_a in_o their_o remembrance_n all_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o those_o day_n chap._n xii_o 12._o true_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o apostle_n be_v wrought_v among_o you_o in_o all_o patience_n in_o sign_n and_o wonder_n and_o mighty_a deed_n st._n paul_n write_v these_o thing_n to_o several_a numerous_a church_n and_o to_o whole_a society_n and_o can_v we_o suppose_v he_o can_v persuade_v they_o that_o he_o wrought_v so_o many_o wonder_n and_o sign_n among_o they_o when_o he_o wrought_v none_o chap._n xiii_o 5._o examine_v yourselves_o etc._n etc._n prove_v your_o own_o self_n etc._n etc._n how_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v in_o you_o what_o mean_v these_o expession_n we_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n jesus_n christ_n be_v in_o we_o and_o whence_o come_v they_o who_o first_o establish_v such_o a_o strange_a language_n and_o who_o do_v the_o apostle_n learn_v this_o style_n from_o a_o style_n till_o then_o unknown_a to_o the_o world_n have_v man_n ever_o say_v before_o that_o time_n cesar_n be_v in_o we_o no_o sure_o because_o they_o have_v never_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o cesar_n but_o the_o disciple_n have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n chap._n iii_o 4_o 5._o o_o foolish_a galatian_n etc._n etc._n have_v you_o suffer_v so_o many_o thing_n in_o vain_a if_o it_o be_v yet_o in_o vain_a he_o therefore_o that_o minister_v to_o you_o the_o spirit_n and_o work_v miracle_n among_o you_o do_v he_o it_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n or_o by_o the_o hear_n of_o faith_n what_o mean_v this_o interrogation_n if_o the_o miracle_n and_o the_o miraculous_a and_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v be_v only_o mere_a fiction_n be_v it_o possible_a we_o shall_v not_o perceive_v the_o truth_n 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be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o his_o religion_n god_n say_v he_o resist_v the_o proud_a but_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o humble_a and_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v we_o imagine_v we_o can_v be_v happy_a without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o god_n that_o he_o show_v we_o the_o wretched_a weakness_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n when_o separate_v from_o his_o maker_n this_o the_o continual_a use_n of_o that_o prayer_n he_o teach_v we_o will_v full_o instruct_v we_o in_o though_o his_o moral_n and_o most_o holy_a life_n shall_v â—ot_n the_o ancient_a sage_n of_o antiquity_n either_o be_v â—r_o seem_v true_a pattern_n of_o justice_n but_o jesus_n christâ—s_n â—s_z the_o teacher_n and_o the_o true_a pattern_n of_o charity_n and_o it_o be_v by_o charity_n rather_o than_o justice_n that_o we_o resemble_v â—he_v deity_n which_o confer_v good_a upon_o man_n without_o â—eing_v any_o way_n oblige_v thereto_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o practise_v virtue_n when_o attend_v with_o reputation_n and_o prosperity_n as_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n do_v but_o difficult_a to_o continue_v virtuous_a as_o our_o â—aviour_n do_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o poverty_n and_o ignominy_n â—nd_v in_o spite_n of_o disgrace_n and_o persecution_n so_o necessary_a be_v esteem_n and_o reputation_n in_o this_o life_n that_o â—_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o very_a nutriment_n of_o man_n â—eart_n and_o shall_v man_n but_o consult_v themselves_o â—hey_n will_v find_v they_o can_v live_v without_o it_o how_o â—ft_o do_v those_o who_o think_v themselves_o uncapable_a of_o â—er_n obtain_v it_o abandon_v themselves_o to_o such_o a_o despair_n as_o put_v they_o upon_o the_o black_a villainy_n â—hich_v have_v occasion_v some_o prince_n already_o odious_a or_o cruelty_n to_o defile_v themselves_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o oluptuousness_n as_o despair_v of_o ever_o recover_v â—at_a good_a opinion_n they_o have_v already_o lose_v in_o the_o â—inds_n of_o man_n to_o see_v christ_n hate_v despise_a and_o â—posed_v by_o the_o most_o considerable_a and_o lead_a man_n longe_v the_o jew_n and_o not_o able_a to_o gain_v the_o least_o credit_n or_o esteem_v unless_o with_o some_o poor_a fisherman_n so_o gross_a and_o ignorant_a that_o they_o can_v hardly_o understand_v what_o he_o teach_v they_o will_v not_o it_o make_v one_o think_v that_o he_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o fall_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o despair_n and_o that_o since_o he_o can_v never_o hope_v for_o reputation_n to_o give_v himself_o over_o to_o all_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n and_o make_v his_o condition_n the_o best_a he_o can_v yet_o we_o see_v that_o be_v continual_o in_o disgrace_n and_o poverty_n he_o omit_v nothing_o of_o the_o severe_a practice_n of_o virtue_n when_o he_o be_v affront_v he_o endure_v it_o with_o a_o sweet_a and_o gentle_a patience_n when_o he_o be_v despise_v he_o go_v on_o bold_o in_o his_o innocence_n though_o his_o follower_n be_v simple_a and_o ignorant_a people_n he_o 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