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three_o sermon_n here_o put_v together_o in_o one_o continue_a tract_n upon_o mat._n 13.47_o 48._o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o net_n that_o that_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o gather_v of_o every_o kind_n which_o when_o it_o be_v full_a they_o draw_v to_o shore_n and_o sit_v down_o and_o gather_v the_o good_a into_o vessel_n but_o cast_v the_o bad_a away_o it_o be_v say_v of_o our_o saviour_n rev._n 3.7_o that_o he_o have_v the_o key_n of_o david_n and_o open_v and_o no_o man_n shut_v and_o shut_v and_o no_o man_n open_v and_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v this_o much_o in_o his_o time_n by_o parable_n for_o in_o they_o he_o be_v most_o frequent_a and_o familiar_a as_o appear_v here_o ver_fw-la 34._o all_o these_o thing_n speak_v jesus_n unto_o the_o multitude_n in_o parable_n and_o without_o a_o parable_n speak_v he_o not_o unto_o they_o and_o the_o end_n and_o reason_n he_o show_v ver_fw-la 11._o namely_o for_o open_v to_o his_o disciple_n but_o for_o shut_v 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