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the_o hope_v set_v before_o we_o to_o be_v possess_v and_o enjoy_v when_o he_o shall_v appear_v in_o glory_n and_o wait_v through_o the_o spirit_n who_o glorify_v christ_n for_o the_o hope_n of_o god_n righteousness_n through_o faith_n so_o shall_v we_o meet_v with_o his_o divine_a power_n for_o deliver_v we_o from_o every_o path_n of_o the_o destroyer_n col._n 3._o 3-5_a gal._n 5._o 5._o and_o to_o engage_v we_o to_o take_v heed_n and_o beware_v of_o covetousness_n let_v we_o brief_o consider_v the_o motive_n here_o lay_v down_o by_o our_o saviour_n to_o seal_v home_o this_o caution_n for_o a_o man_n life_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o possess_v from_o whence_o we_o note_v 3._o that_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o that_o a_o man_n life_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o possess_v be_v also_o proper_a as_o view_v in_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n to_o move_v we_o to_o receive_v this_o admonition_n viz._n to_o take_v heed_n and_o beware_v of_o covetousness_n by_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o possess_v be_v here_o mean_v the_o thing_n of_o this_o present_a world_n as_o appear_v in_o that_o it_o be_v say_v a_o man_n as_o a_o man_n possess_v they_o and_o by_o the_o parable_n which_o our_o saviour_n present_o join_v unto_o this_o caveat_n luk._n 12._o 16-18_a the_o thing_n of_o the_o earth_n &_o which_o he_o possess_v here_o on_o earth_n as_o distinguish_v from_o what_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o heaven_n in_o the_o motion_n and_o teach_v of_o his_o grace_n and_o by_o he_o man_n life_n be_v