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pracipitur_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la contentus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la praecipi_fw-la tur_fw-la aug._n ibid._n he_o that_o be_v true_o obedient_a do_v not_o consider_v what_o sort_n of_o thing_n be_v command_v but_o with_o this_o he_o be_v only_o content_a that_o it_o be_v command_v second_o that_o a_o christian_a may_v set_v god_n before_o he_o it_o be_v not_o only_o require_v that_o he_o look_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o the_o rule_n but_o likewise_o that_o he_o look_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o the_o end_n of_o his_o action_n for_o in_o this_o be_v the_o fidelity_n and_o sincerity_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n manifest_v who_o shall_v obtain_v their_o master_n approbation_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o reckon_n for_o then_o a_o christian_a may_v be_v say_v to_o look_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o the_o end_n of_o his_o action_n when_o he_o so_o zealous_o tender_v the_o bonour_n of_o god_n that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o dishonour_v he_o though_o thereby_o he_o shall_v make_v never_o so_o much_o profit_n and_o commodity_n neither_o will_v he_o omit_v any_o thing_n whereby_o god_n shall_v be_v honour_v though_o by_o do_v of_o it_o he_o shall_v incur_v both_o skaith_n and_o ignominy_n we_o read_v of_o the_o servant_n in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o talent_n that_o they_o so_o respect_v their_o master_n honour_n that_o they_o render_v into_o his_o hand_n both_o the_o talent_n they_o have_v receive_v and_o those_o they_o have_v gain_v commit_v the_o distribution_n of_o their_o reward_n to_o their_o master_n discretion_n happy_a be_v that_o christian_a that_o can_v say_v with_o christ_n 17.4_o christ_n john_n 17.4_o that_o in_o finish_v the_o work_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o to_o do_v he_o have_v glorify_v god_n upon_o earth_n for_o he_o may_v be_v well_o assure_v 2.30_o assure_v 2_o sam._n 2.30_o that_o as_o they_o that_o dishonour_n god_n shall_v come_v to_o shame_n so_o they_o that_o honour_v he_o shall_v be_v honour_v of_o he_o 12.26_o he_o john_n 12.26_o if_o any_o man_n serve_v i_o he_o shall_v my_o father_n honour_n say_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o gospel_n upon_o which_o word_n augustine_n say_v joan._n say_v sic_fw-la ministrantem_fw-la christo_fw-la honorificabit_fw-la pater_fw-la cius_fw-la honore_fw-la illo_fw-la magno_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la cum_fw-la filio_fw-la cius_fw-la nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la deficiet_fw-la faelicitas_fw-la eius_fw-la aug._n tract_n 51._o in_o joan._n so_o shall_v the_o father_n of_o christ_n honour_n the_o servant_n of_o christ_n with_o that_o great_a honour_n that_o he_o may_v be_v with_o his_o son_n neither_o shall_v his_o happiness_n at_o any_o tie_v i_o fail_v or_o fall_v away_o 3._o he_o that_o set_v god_n before_o he_o must_v be_v lead_v by_o the_o light_n of_o his_o word_n &_o spirit_n for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 119._o god_n psal_n 119._o be_v a_o light_n to_o our_o foot_n &_o a_o lantern_n to_o our_o path_n 1.79_o path_n luke_n 1.79_o it_o give_v 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