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direct_v 6._o be_v do_v but_o they_o stir_v not_o up_o themselves_o 3._o themselves_o orans_fw-la &_o non_fw-la operans_fw-la iramprovocat_n greg._n mor._n l._n 18._o c._n 3._o but_o think_v to_o live_v all_o upon_o supply_n from_o heaven_n but_o if_o you_o keep_v the_o seed_n in_o the_o garden_n god_n will_v not_o increase_v your_o store_n you_o must_v plough_v and_o sow_v and_o in_o your_o endeavour_n look_v for_o the_o blessing_n from_o above_o you_o have_v a_o life_n in_o you_o and_o you_o must_v put_v it_o forth_o god_n have_v say_v he_o will_v help_v you_o that_o be_v you_o must_v do_v what_o you_o can_v and_o he_o then_o will_v join_v with_o you_o 1._o you_o dii_fw-la facientes_fw-la adjuvant_fw-la certate_fw-la adjuvabo_fw-la vincite_fw-la coronabo_fw-la aug._n apud_fw-la parisiens_fw-la de_fw-fr ten_o &_o resist_v c._n 1._o he_o have_v say_v he_o will_v meet_v you_o esay_n 64.5_o that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o expect_v that_o you_o shall_v be_v come_v and_o then_o he_o will_v 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forsake_v his_o sanctuary_n and_o to_o leave_v his_o ordinance_n unclothe_v of_o their_o wont_a work_v power_n and_o quicken_a virtue_n for_o this_o be_v not_o service_n that_o he_o can_v bear_v it_o overthrow_v his_o majesty_n and_o lay_v his_o honour_n low_a when_o man_n come_v so_o before_o he_o if_o i_o be_v a_o father_n where_o be_v my_o honour_n mal._n 1.6_o as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v your_o unholy_a and_o contemptible_a carriage_n in_o my_o worship_n declare_v that_o you_o set_v light_a by_o i_o and_o make_v nothing_o of_o i_o if_o you_o have_v i_o in_o esteem_n as_o your_o god_n you_o will_v worship_v i_o as_o god_n let_v we_o have_v grace_n whereby_o we_o may_v serve_v god_n acceptable_o with_o reverence_n and_o godly_a fear_n heb._n 12.28_o 2._o confidence_n misplace_v when_o you_o make_v the_o minister_n his_o gift_n grace_n prayer_n or_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o administer_v your_o trust_n god_n will_v not_o bear_v it_o remember_v that_o gift_n and_o ordinance_n though_o 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fit_a thing_n to_o deâ—lâ—_n with_o intelligent_a and_o rational_a creature_n and_o partly_o that_o his_o name_n may_v be_v more_o honour_v in_o the_o fellowship_n â—f_o many_o in_o the_o ordinance_n therefore_o oâ—_n trust_n must_v not_o be_v in_o they_o but_o in_o god_n 1_o cor._n 2.5_o 3._o man_n come_v not_o to_o they_o for_o this_o end_n but_o as_o the_o empty_a spirit_n of_o man_n unchanged_a gather_v the_o chaff_n and_o cockle_n but_o let_v we_o go_v the_o wheat_n and_o prefer_v a_o fine_a weed_n before_o the_o ear_n of_o corn_n so_o many_o that_o be_v good_a do_v catch_v at_o thing_n less_o useful_a ibid._n useful_a in_o picturis_fw-la colores_fw-la plus_fw-la afficiunt_fw-la quam_fw-la lineae_fw-la plut._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d picturam_fw-la amamùs_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o orationem_fw-la non_fw-la quae_fw-la convenit_fw-la sed_fw-la quae_fw-la placet_fw-la ibid._n for_o the_o most_o part_n man_n haâ—â—_n what_o they_o seek_v and_o no_o more_o in_o a_o fieâ—â—_n one_o come_v to_o get_v wood_n another_z to_z piâ—â—_n flower_n another_o to_o take_v air_n and_o the_o sheep_n come_v to_o get_v food_n ibid._n food_n sicut_fw-la in_o agris_fw-la apis_fw-la captat_fw-la florem_fw-la capra_fw-la germane_a sus_fw-la radicem_fw-la etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la in_o legendis_fw-la poematis_fw-la alius_fw-la hister_fw-mi be_fw-mi captat_fw-la alius_fw-la elegantiam_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n there_o be_v a_o spirit_n among_o man_n too_o much_o carry_v after_o difficulty_n novelty_n depth_n dispute_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o become_v to_o be_v like_o some_o child_n of_o swell_a head_n but_o weak_a limb_n and_o little_a strength_n this_o shall_v be_v your_o end_n to_o get_v life_n to_o meet_v god_n to_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n you_o may_v be_v fat_v in_o gift_n and_o lean_a in_o grace_n like_o a_o tree_n full_a of_o leaf_n and_o branch_n but_o empty_a of_o fruit_n knowledge_n be_v good_a when_o it_o be_v seek_v to_o a_o due_a end_n not_o 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remember_v god_n be_v able_a to_o deliver_v apophth_n deliver_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dixit_fw-la antigonus_n navarchae_n ob_fw-la hostium_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la metuenti_fw-la plut._n apophth_n 5._o not_o draw_v out_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o mean_n by_o prayer_n application_n neditation_n you_o shall_v hear_v for_o hereafter_o the_o word_n shall_v remain_v upon_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v mould_n 〈◊〉_d mould_n ro._n 6.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o form_v you_o heart_n to_o it_o and_o by_o it_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o ordinance_n come_v not_o always_o at_o present_a they_o be_v like_o grape_n that_o must_v bâ—_n press_v what_o encouragement_n do_v god_n give_v oftentimes_o if_o you_o be_v wise_a you_o may_v get_v much_o do_v not_o god_n preseâ—â—_n they_o sometime_o like_o the_o flow_a breast_n now_o if_o you_o will_v lie_v suck_v how_o may_v you_o be_v fill_v you_o pâ—â—_n from_o you_o the_o word_n when_o it_o
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