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who_o it_o be_v receive_v &_o entertain_v with_o due_a reverence_n which_o christ_n confirm_v when_o he_o say_v 44_o mat._n 13._o 44_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_o a_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o field_n which_o when_o a_o man_n find_v he_o hide_v it_o and_o for_o joy_n he_o have_v of_o it_o he_o go_v aside_o and_o sell_v all_o he_o have_v and_o bui_v that_o field_n theo._n but_o in_o those_o parable_n christ_n intreat_v not_o of_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n but_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o indeed_o he_o say_v be_v like_a unto_o sundry_a thing_n matth._n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n he_o do_v understand_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n and_o this_o be_v easy_o gather_v even_o out_o of_o the_o former_a parable_n wherein_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o seed_n for_o in_o they_o by_o the_o interpretation_n of_o christ_n himself_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n be_v mean_v theoph._n why_o be_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n call_v of_o christ_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n matth._n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v show_v that_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o key_n by_o the_o which_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v unto_o us._n which_o thing_n in_o another_o place_n he_o confirm_v when_o he_o call_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 19_o mat._n 16._o 19_o theop._n now_o do_v i_o desire_v to_o hear_v of_o thou_o what_o christ_n mean_v by_o those_o parable_n of_o the_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o field_n and_o of_o that_o precious_a pearl_n to_o the_o purchase_n whereof_o he_o counsel_v we_o to_o sell_v all_o we_o have_v matth._n this_o be_v his_o mind_n that_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n far_o excel_v all_o earthly_a riches_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o our_o good_n yea_o rather_o that_o they_o ought_v all_o to_o be_v 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their_o office_n appli_v unto_o they_o this_o say_n of_o esay_n 10._o isa_n 52._o 7._o rom._n 10._o how_o beautiful_a be_v the_o foot_n of_o they_o that_o preach_v peace_n and_o bring_v tiding_n of_o good_a thing_n theoph._n what_o discommodity_n arise_v of_o the_o other_o extremity_n mat._n when_o too_o much_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o person_n of_o he_o which_o preach_v the_o word_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o force_n of_o preach_v be_v attribute_v unto_o his_o person_n and_o therefore_o when_o that_o be_v yield_v to_o man_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o god_n man_n spoil_v themselves_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ministry_n now_o that_o be_v that_o wherein_o in_o former_a time_n the_o corinthian_n offend_v when_o one_o say_v 12._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 12._o i_o be_o paul_n i_o be_o apollo_n i_o be_o cephas_n his_o and_o i_o be_o christ_n which_o mischief_n that_o the_o apostle_n may_v remedy_v he_o beat_v down_o the_o person_n of_o the_o minister_n in_o these_o word_n 5._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 5._o who_o then_o be_v paul_n &_o who_o be_v apollo_n but_o the_o minister_n by_o who_o you_o have_v believe_v i_o have_v plant_v apollo_n have_v water_v but_o god_n have_v give_v the_o increase_n therefore_o say_v he_o neither_o be_v he_o that_o plant_v any_o thing_n neither_o he_o that_o water_v but_o god_n which_o give_v increase_v for_o this_o cause_n the_o same_o apostle_n say_v 7._o 2._o cor._n 4._o 7._o god_n have_v put_v the_o treasure_n of_o preach_v in_o earthen_a vessel_n that_o the_o excellency_n of_o that_o power_n may_v be_v of_o god_n &_o not_o of_o us._n that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n for_o the_o most_o partsend_v minister_n of_o abject_a and_o base_a condition_n that_o their_o excellency_n shall_v not_o darken_v the_o power_n which_o he_o declare_v by_o their_o ministry_n theoph._n now_o do_v i_o see_v the_o inconvenience_n whereun-those_a two_o extremity_n do_v carry_v we_o which_o that_o we_o may_v avoid_v the_o mean_a must_v be_v hold_v and_o keep_v namely_o that_o 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