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they_o join_v with_o abraham_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o so_o be_v he_o convert_v whereupon_o abraham_n as_o he_o may_v lawful_o converse_v with_o they_o as_o his_o familiar_a friend_n and_o hereof_o there_o be_v two_o inducement_n first_o it_o be_v say_v gen._n 14.13_o that_o they_o be_v confederate_n with_o abraham_n and_o it_o appear_v so_o by_o their_o deed_n for_o they_o join_v their_o power_n and_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o the_o king_n gen._n 14.24_o second_o it_o be_v say_v gen._n 14.13_o that_o abraham_n dwell_v on_o the_o land_n of_o mamre_n he_o be_v his_o tenant_n or_o farmour_n now_o it_o be_v more_o than_o likely_a abraham_n will_v not_o have_v so_o far_o be_v beholden_a to_o they_o but_o that_o they_o be_v true_a christian_n and_o of_o his_o own_o religion_n therefore_o this_o hinder_v not_o but_o he_o may_v be_v a_o stranger_n notwithstanding_o unto_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o it_o be_v true_a that_o 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care_n and_o endeavour_n to_o please_v god_n for_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v he_o and_o we_o be_v but_o sojourner_n in_o his_o sight_n therefore_o as_o the_o pilgrim_n be_v careful_a to_o please_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o country_n by_o who_o leave_n he_o travel_v through_o it_o so_o must_v we_o be_v to_o please_v the_o lord_n see_v as_o god_n say_v levit_n 25.23_o the_o land_n be_v he_o and_o we_o be_v but_o stranger_n and_o sojourner_n with_o he_o and_o hereunto_o add_v a_o four_o which_o be_v near_o akin_a unto_o it_o we_o must_v cast_v all_o our_o care_n on_o god_n see_v that_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o earth_n &_o we_o be_v but_o pilgrim_n and_o sojourner_n david_n say_v psal._n 24.1_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v
obey_v and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o three_o fruit_n of_o the_o patriarch_n faith_n the_o four_o fruit_n of_o their_o faith_n follow_v and_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n on_o the_o earth_n herein_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v diverse_a point_n 1._o the_o text_n say_v they_o confess_v that_o be_v they_o profess_v open_o what_o they_o be_v and_o what_o their_o religion_n be_v and_o that_o not_o only_o among_o themselves_o but_o before_o the_o face_n of_o god_n enemy_n and_o heathen_a man_n gen._n 23.4_o abraham_n tell_v the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n that_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o a_o foreigner_n among_o they_o and_o when_o jacob_n come_v before_o pharaoh_n he_o confess_v that_o both_o his_o day_n &_o the_o day_n of_o his_o father_n be_v day_n of_o pilgrimage_n gen._n 47.9_o now_o affirm_v so_o open_o that_o they_o be_v stranger_n in_o those_o country_n they_o intimate_v a_o plain_a denial_n and_o dislike_n of_o the_o religion_n and_o 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