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the_o almighty_a and_o hereof_o we_o shall_v make_v this_o application_n to_o ourselves_o that_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v of_o himself_o and_o his_o fellow-workman_n in_o the_o gospel_n we_o preach_v not_o ourselves_o but_o christ_n jesus_n the_o lord_n and_o ourselves_o your_o servant_n for_o jesus_n sake_n 2_o cor._n 4.5_o so_o we_o shall_v show_v the_o like_a faithfulness_n in_o all_o our_o good_a work_n that_o we_o seek_v not_o our_o own_o end_n but_o god_n glory_n in_o they_o and_o if_o thus_o we_o perform_v our_o holy_a service_n it_o will_v be_v say_v of_o we_o and_o of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v of_o abel_n and_o his_o sacrifice_n the_o lord_n have_v respect_n to_o abel_n and_o his_o offering_n gen._n 4.4_o the_o lord_z will_v accept_v both_o of_o our_o person_n and_o our_o performance_n so_o that_o nothing_o which_o we_o do_v for_o god_n glory_n but_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v also_o for_o our_o own_o profit_n god_n give_v we_o the_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v be_v fruitful_a in_o 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vim_o atque_fw-la virtutem_fw-la quà m_fw-la dictatoris_fw-la cogitent_fw-la dignâ—_n tatem_fw-la saluâ—an_n contra_fw-la avarit_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la salonium_n pag._n 9_o so_o weak_a say_v he_o be_v man_n judgement_n now_o a_o day_n that_o they_o which_o read_v the_o work_n of_o other_o man_n do_v not_o so_o much_o consider_v what_o it_o be_v which_o they_o read_v as_o who_o it_o be_v nor_o do_v they_o weigh_v so_o much_o the_o force_n of_o the_o speech_n as_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o speaker_n but_o ludovicus_n vives_z a_o late_a learned_a man_n lay_v the_o fault_n of_o this_o error_n upon_o the_o factious_a mind_n of_o man_n who_o partial_o addict_v themselves_o to_o one_o side_n 357._o side_n videmus_fw-la hodie_fw-la rem_fw-la potiùs_fw-la affectibus_fw-la geri_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o partibus_fw-la &_o factionibus_fw-la civitatum_fw-la quà m_fw-la ratione_fw-la &_o judicio_fw-la sic_fw-la judaeus_n adhaeret_fw-la mordicus_fw-la suae_fw-la secta_fw-la sic_fw-la 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