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prayer_n praise_n duty_n endeavour_n be_v encourage_v joseph_n will_v accept_v small_a and_o mean_a gift_n from_o brethren_n although_o he_o need_v they_o not_o gen._n 43._o 15._o our_o joseph_n despise_v not_o a_o grain_n of_o grace_n not_o smoke_v flax_n chap._n vii_o 6._o moses_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n 4._o way_n moses_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ._n pares_fw-la deut._n 18._o 18._o a_o prophet_n will_v i_o raise_v up_o like_a unto_o thou_o here_o be_v a_o similitude_n a_o likeness_n no_o parity_n no_o equality_n this_o be_v the_o difference_n christ_n be_v worthy_a of_o more_o glory_n than_o moses_n heb._n 3._o 3._o for_o moses_n be_v mere_a man_n christ_n god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n christ_n the_o builder_n of_o god_n house_n moses_n but_o a_o stone_n in_o it_o christ_n a_o son_n in_o the_o house_n moses_n but_o a_o servant_n christ_n the_o lord_n of_o his_o own_o house_n be_v the_o church_n moses_n a_o servant_n in_o his_o lord_n house_n now_o let_v we_o see_v wherein_o the_o 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in_o the_o build_n 1._o solomon_n according_a to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o large_a heart_n which_o god_n give_v he_o build_v god_n a_o house_n wherein_o he_o dwell_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o god_n keep_v house_n and_o fire_n in_o zion_n isa._n 31._o 9_o and_o solomon_n set_v he_o up_o a_o stand_a house_n structure_n our_o true_a solomon_n build_v a_o house_n for_o god_n even_o for_o the_o bless_a trinity_n to_o dwell_v in_o 23._o not_o a_o material_a house_n of_o stone_n or_o of_o gold_n silver_z wood_n marble_n but_o a_o spiritual_a house_n of_o live_a stone_n and_o as_o the_o house_n be_v spiritual_a 5._o so_o be_v the_o mean_n and_o instrument_n he_o use_v his_o rule_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n psa._n 19_o 4._o their_o line_n be_v go_v forth_o through_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o word_n into_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n the_o hammer_n by_o which_o he_o hew_v and_o polish_v these_o rugged_a stone_n be_v the_o same_o word_n or_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n 29._o the_o 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