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to_o say_v to_o they_o that_o be_v bid_v come_v for_o all_o thing_n be_v now_o ready_a and_o they_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n begin_v to_o make_v excuse_n the_o first_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o have_v buy_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n i_o must_v needs_o go_v and_o see_v it_o i_o pray_v thou_o have_v i_o excuse_v and_o another_o say_v i_o have_v buy_v five_o yoke_n of_o ox_n i_o go_v to_o prove_v they_o i_o pray_v thou_o have_v i_o excuse_v and_o another_o say_v i_o have_v marry_v a_o wife_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v come_v etc._n etc._n and_o he_o say_v that_o none_o of_o those_o which_o be_v bid_v shall_v taste_v of_o my_o supper_n see_v luke_n 14._o 16._o to_o the_o 24._o verse_n and_o jesus_n say_v whosoever_o do_v not_o bear_v his_o cross_n and_o come_v after_o i_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n again_o whosoever_o he_o be_v of_o you_o that_o forsake_v not_o all_o that_o he_o have_v he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n verse_n 27._o 33._o note_v reader_n the_o seed_n that_o be_v sow_v in_o all_o these_o several_a sort_n of_o ground_n be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nature_n to_o wit_n good_a as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o faith_n speak_v on_o this_o wise_a say_v not_o in_o thy_o heart_n who_o shall_v ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n that_o be_v to_o fetch_v christ_n from_o above_o or_o who_o shall_v descend_v into_o the_o deep_a to_o bring_v christ_n up_o again_o from_o the_o dead_a or_o who_o shall_v go_v beyond_o the_o sea_n to_o fetch_v the_o word_n unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o but_o what_o say_v it_o the_o word_n be_v nigh_o thou_o even_o in_o thy_o heart_n and_o in_o thy_o mouth_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o see_v deut._n 30._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o rom._n 10._o 6_o 7_o 8._o this_o good_a seed_n be_v sow_v on_o all_o these_o several_a sort_n of_o ground_n for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o cause_n or_o end_n even_o that_o it_o may_v take_v deep_a root_n in_o all_o and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o all_o and_o the_o lord_n god_n in_o mercy_n to_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n do_v put_v they_o in_o a_o condition_n &_o give_v they_o a_o time_n in_o which_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o this_o word_n the_o good_a seed_n to_o take_v deep_a root_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n inall_z some_o thirty_o some_o sixty_o some_o a_o hundred_o fold_v he_o can_v as_o he_o have_v promise_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n and_o mind_n god_n make_v none_o of_o these_o ground_n evil_a or_o bad_a but_o the_o devil_n do_v it_o but_o god_n can_v change_v they_o from_o evil_a or_o bad_a into_o the_o good_a he_o can_v cut_v they_o out_o of_o the_o wild_a olive_n and_o plant_v they_o in_o christ_n the_o true_a vine_n but_o it_o be_v not_o whole_o impossible_a that_o man_n and_o woman_n through_o their_o self-willfulness_n sloathfulness_n negligence_n presumption_n and_o carelessness_n may_v turn_v away_o their_o heart_n and_o mind_n from_o the_o 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repent_v and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n from_o these_o abominable_a thing_n that_o so_o they_o may_v not_o be_v forever_o shut_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n o_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o england_n and_o all_o nation_n will_v believe_v in_o god_n that_o make_v they_o who_o be_v spiritual_a light_n who_o be_v a_o holy_a pure_a spirit_n who_o be_v omnipresent_v or_o present_v every_o where_o who_o say_v heaven_n be_v my_o throne_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v my_o footstool_n etc._n etc._n see_v isa_n 66._o 1._o read_v the_o chapter_n through_o 1_o king_n 8._o 27._o his_o pure_a spirit_n light_v every_o one_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n o_o that_o the_o great_a multitude_n in_o england_n and_o all_o nation_n who_o be_v in_o strife_n and_o contention_n hatred_n and_o envy_v murder_v and_o kill_v one_o another_o about_o religion_n and_o about_o earthly_a thing_n will_v believe_v in_o this_o heavenly_a spirit_n that_o enlighten_v they_o which_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v in_o some_o measure_n or_o degree_n what_o be_v good_a and_o also_o what_o be_v evil_a o_o that_o they_o will_v bow_v down_o unto_o it_o and_o become_v subject_a unto_o the_o leading_n and_o teach_n of_o it_o than_o will_v it_o teach_v they_o to_o love_v one_o another_o not_o to_o be_v like_o cain_n who_o slay_v his_o brother_n because_o his_o own_o work_n be_v evil_a and_o his_o brother_n righteous_a but_o it_o will_v teach_v they_o to_o do_v to_o all_o man_n as_o they_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o as_o god_n have_v command_v yea_o it_o will_v teach_v they_o as_o it_o do_v good_a joseph_n who_o be_v kind_a unto_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v cruel_a to_o he_o who_o sell_v he_o to_o the_o ishmalite_n yea_o it_o will_v teach_v they_o to_o overcome_v the_o evil_a with_o the_o good_a as_o joseph_n do_v and_o as_o god_n command_v but_o because_o multitude_n and_o nation_n believe_v not_o in_o this_o holy_a pure_a peaceable_a love_a and_o long-suffering_a spirit_n therefore_o it_o 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