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neither_o thing_n visible_a nor_o invisible_a so_o that_o i_o may_v but_o obtain_v jesus_n christ_n let_v fire_n cross_z concourse_n of_o wild_a beast_n the_o cut_n separate_a and_o break_v of_o my_o bone_n the_o dissipation_n of_o my_o member_n the_o destruction_n of_o my_o whole_a body_n and_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o devil_n let_v all_o come_v upon_o i_o only_o that_o i_o may_v obtain_v jesus_n christ_n 8._o christ_n clark_n live_v 4._o vol._n 1._o p._n 7._o 8._o polycarpus_n be_v urge_v by_o the_o proconsul_n to_o blaspheme_v christ_n with_o promise_n of_o his_o liberty_n return_v this_o excellent_a answer_n four_o score_n and_o six_o year_n have_v i_o serve_v christ_n neither_o have_v he_o ever_o offend_v i_o in_o any_o thing_n and_o how_o can_v i_o then_o revile_v my_o king_n that_o have_v thus_o keep_v i_o be_v threaten_v with_o wild_a beast_n unless_o he_o will_v repent_v he_o answer_v bring_v they_o forth_o for_o i_o have_v determine_v with_o myself_o not_o to_o repent_v 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must_v we_o be_v to_o he_o it_o must_v transcend_v our_o love_n to_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n we_o be_v to_o love_v he_o say_v a_o 82._o a_o reyn._n of_o the_o pass_n pag._n 82._o learned_a man_n above_o all_o thing_n 1._o appretiatiuè_fw-fr set_v a_o high_a price_n upon_o his_o glory_n and_o command_n than_o upon_o any_o other_o thing_n beside_o 2._o intensiuè_fw-fr with_o the_o great_a force_n and_o intention_n of_o our_o spirit_n set_v no_o bound_n or_o measure_n to_o our_o love_n of_o he_o 3._o adaequatè_fw-fr as_o the_o complete_a perfect_a and_o adequate_a object_n of_o all_o our_o love_n in_o who_o it_o must_v begin_v and_o in_o who_o it_o must_v end_v christ_n must_v be_v love_v say_v the_o 74._o the_o reyn._n on_o psal_n 110._o pag._n 74._o same_o author_n in_o another_o place_n with_o a_o principal_a and_o superlative_a love_n ground_v on_o the_o experience_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o itself_o that_o there_o be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o beauty_n and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o high_a word_n and_o the_o same_o which_o he_o use_v in_o reference_n to_o hope_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n a_o christian_a have_v ground_n of_o glory_v in_o his_o present_a cross_n as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o future_a crown_n loc_n crown_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 12.10_o non_fw-la modo_fw-la aequo_fw-la &_o moderato_fw-la animo_fw-la sumus_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la magna_fw-la laetitiâ_fw-la perfusi_fw-la bez._n in_o loc_n gloriari_fw-la est_fw-la gestu_fw-la &_o verbis_fw-la exultare_fw-la par._n in_o loc_n the_o word_n signify_v contentment_n with_o take_v pleasure_n in_o and_o exultation_n under_o suffering_n we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o sink_v under_o tribulation_n by_o