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by_o he_o have_v you_o suffer_v so_o many_o thing_n in_o vain_a say_v the_o apostle_n to_o the_o galathian_o chap._n 3._o 4._o where_o he_o make_v a_o motive_n and_o a_o incitement_n of_o it_o that_o see_v they_o have_v endure_v so_o much_o for_o christ_n and_o the_o profession_n of_o he_o they_o will_v not_o now_o lose_v all_o for_o want_n of_o do_v a_o little_a more_o and_o do_v not_o the_o same_o disposition_n remain_v in_o christ_n especial_o see_v the_o hard_a work_n be_v over_o and_o dispatch_v which_o he_o be_v to_o do_v on_o earth_n and_o that_o which_o now_o remain_v for_o he_o to_o do_v in_o heaven_n be_v far_o more_o sweet_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n and_o as_o the_o reap_v in_o joy_n of_o what_o he_o have_v here_o sow_v in_o tear_n if_o his_o love_n be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o hold_v out_o the_o endure_v so_o much_o then_o now_o when_o that_o brunt_n be_v over_o and_o his_o love_n be_v become_v a_o try_a love_n will_v it_o not_o continue_v if_o when_o try_v in_o adversity_n 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their_o good_a have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o man_n god_n have_v never_o make_v christ_n a_o priest_n so_o that_o he_o be_v whole_o to_o employ_v all_o his_o interest_n and_o power_n for_o they_o for_o who_o cause_n he_o be_v ordain_v a_o priest_n and_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v between_o god_n and_o they_o he_o be_v to_o transact_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o we_o towards_o god_n or_o for_o we_o with_o god_n he_o be_v to_o take_v up_o all_o our_o quarrel_n with_o god_n and_o to_o mediate_v a_o reconciliation_n between_o we_o and_o he_o he_o be_v to_o procure_v we_o all_o favour_n from_o god_n and_o to_o do_v all_o that_o which_o god_n will_v have_v do_v for_o our_o salvation_n and_o that_o he_o may_v do_v this_o willing_o kind_o and_o natural_o for_o we_o as_o every_o highpriest_n be_v take_v from_o among_o man_n so_o be_v christ_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o priest_n of_o our_o own_o kind_n and_o so_o 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