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word_n then_o come_v to_o he_o his_o disciple_n &_o beseech_v he_o say_v send_v she_o away_o for_o she_o cry_v after_o us._n 24._o but_o he_o answer_v and_o say_v i_o be_o not_o send_v but_o unot_v the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n 25._o yet_o she_o come_v &_o worship_v he_o say_v lord_n help_v i_o 26._o and_o he_o answer_v &_o say_v it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o take_v the_o child_n bread_n and_o to_o cast_v it_o to_o whelp_n 27._o but_o she_o say_v truth_n lord_n yet_o in_o deed_n the_o welp_n eat_v of_o the_o crumb_n which_o fall_v from_o their_o master_n table_n 28._o then_o jesus_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o she_o o_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n be_v it_o to_o thou_o as_o thou_o desire_v and_o her_o daughter_n be_v make_v whole_a at_o that_o hour_n in_o this_o text_n be_v set_v forth_o unto_o we_o a_o example_n of_o a_o constant_a and_o steadfast_a faith_n for_o this_o woman_n do_v so_o persevere_v that_o she_o overcome_v three_o most_o sharp_a conflict_n 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mighty_o conclude_v and_o say_v not_o one_o of_o these_o man_n shall_v taste_v of_o my_o supper_n wherefore_o most_o gentle_a lord_n they_o have_v commit_v no_o wicked_a thing_n neither_o have_v be_v occupy_v about_o unjust_a matter_n behold_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n for_o that_o they_o have_v forsake_v faith_n and_o have_v not_o confess_v it_o free_o before_o every_o one_o neither_o have_v prefer_v that_o rich_a and_o sumptuous_a supper_n before_o all_o creature_n for_o see_v it_o be_v sumptuous_a it_o require_v those_o man_n that_o do_v judge_v it_o to_o be_v so_o and_o do_v put_v any_o thing_n in_o danger_n what_o soever_o it_o be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o it_o thus_o you_o have_v the_o compendious_a meaning_n of_o this_o text_n which_o i_o have_v only_o brief_o run_v over_o if_o any_o will_v expound_v it_o more_o at_o large_a i_o be_o well_o content_a he_o so_o do_v a_o sermon_n of_o d._n martin_n luther_n of_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n luke_n 6._o verse_n 36._o iesus_n say_v unto_o his_o disciple_n be_v you_o merciful_a as_o your_o father_n also_o be_v merciful_a 37._o judge_v not_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v condemn_v not_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v forgive_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v forgive_v 38._o give_v &_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v unto_o you_o a_o good_a measure_n press_v down_o shake_v together_o and_o run_v over_o shall_v man_n give_v into_o your_o bosom_n for_o with_o what_o measure_v you_o meat_n with_o the_o same_o shall_v man_n meat_n to_o you_o again_o 39_o and_o he_o speak_v a_o parable_n unto_o they_o can_v the_o blind_a lead_n the_o blind_a shall_v they_o not_o both_o fall_n into_o the_o ditch_n 40._o the_o disciple_n be_v not_o above_o his_o master_n but_o whosoever_o will_v be_v a_o perfect_a disciple_n shall_v be_v as_o his_o master_n 41._o and_o why_o see_v thou_o a_o mote_n in_o thy_o brother_n eye_n and_o consider_v not_o the_o beam_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o own_o eye_n 42._o either_o how_o 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