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word_n 〈◊〉_d word_n act_n 26.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o express_v his_o â—age_n in_o persecute_v the_o saint_n be_v exceed_o mad_a â—gainst_a they_o i_o persecute_v they_o to_o strange_a city_n the_o â—ame_n violence_n he_o show_v before_o in_o persecute_v the_o church_n he_o use_v now_o in_o work_v out_o his_o salvation_n such_o earnestness_n and_o violence_n must_v we_o use_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o â—â—ings_n eternal_a if_o ever_o we_o will_v obtain_v they_o but_o â—his_v i_o shall_v speak_v more_o to_o in_o the_o next_o use_v and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o now_o anticipate_v chap._n xii_o â—f_o look_v to_o eternal_a thing_n as_o our_o end_n enforce_v by_o eight_o several_a argument_n â—_o we_o shall_v look_v to_o they_o as_o our_o aim_n and_o end_n this_o i_o conceive_v be_v chief_o mean_v in_o the_o â—ext_n the_o word_n signify_v 〈◊〉_d signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o look_v as_o the_o archer_n do_v at_o â—e_n mark_v he_o aim_v at_o though_o there_o may_v be_v many_o â—hings_n before_o he_o worth_a his_o look_v on_o and_o which_o â—e_n will_v look_v to_o at_o another_o time_n yet_o now_o his_o eye_n â—s_v upon_o the_o mark_n he_o shoot_v at_o so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v not_o temporal_a but_o eternal_a thing_n they_o â—oked_v to_o they_o be_v the_o mark_n they_o aim_v at_o the_o â—reat_a end_n they_o propound_v to_o themselves_o so_o i_o press_v â—ward_o the_o mark_n 〈◊〉_d mark_n phil._n 1.11_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o he_o make_v his_o great_a work_n and_o â—usiness_n whatsoever_o he_o do_v he_o do_v in_o tendency_n to_o he_o he_o think_v all_o he_o can_v do_v little_a enough_o if_o by_o â—ny_n mean_v he_o may_v attain_v unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o thus_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o we_o we_o shall_v looâ—_n upon_o all_o other_o thing_n as_o thing_n accessary_a 〈◊〉_d accessary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o shoulâ—_n do_v they_o as_o if_o we_o do_v they_o not_o 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