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in_o all_o which_o he_o shall_v humble_o acknowledge_v both_o god_n free_a mercy_n and_o his_o own_o shameful_a unworthiness_n set_v off_o the_o favour_n of_o his_o good_a god_n the_o more_o with_o the_o soil_n of_o his_o own_o confess_a wretchedness_n and_o unanswerableness_n to_o the_o least_o of_o his_o mercy_n now_o as_o there_o be_v infinite_a variety_n of_o blessing_n from_o the_o liberal_a hand_n of_o the_o almighty_a so_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n in_o their_o degree_n for_o whereas_o there_o be_v three_o subject_n of_o all_o the_o good_a we_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o estate_n body_n soul_n and_o each_o of_o these_o do_v far_o surpass_v other_o in_o value_n the_o soul_n be_v infinite_o more_o worth_a than_o the_o body_n and_o the_o body_n far_o more_o precious_a than_o the_o outward_a estate_n so_o the_o blessing_n that_o appertain_v to_o they_o in_o several_a differ_v in_o their_o true_a estimation_n according_o if_o either_o we_o do_v not_o high_o magnify_v god_n 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