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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v above_o that_o city_n whereof_o he_o phil._n be_v burges_n and_o freeman_n that_o country_n from_o which_o he_o come_v that_o fellowship_n wherein_o he_o rejoice_v be_v above_o &_o therefore_o belong_v he_o to_o be_v where_o they_o be_v but_o as_o to_o the_o wicked_a they_o be_v call_v by_o god_n spirit_n inhabitant_n or_o indweller_n of_o the_o earth_n 8._o man_n of_o this_o world_n who_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o 17._o life_n they_o have_v receive_v their_o consolation_n here_o their_o generation_n be_v of_o the_o earth_n they_o speak_v of_o the_o earth_n their_o whole_a disposition_n be_v earthly_a high_a than_o it_o the_o earth_n in_o thought_n and_o desire_n they_o can_v go_v praesentibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la quasi_fw-la diuturnis_fw-la inflati_fw-la insolescunt_fw-la the_o godly_a
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a_o judge_n and_o of_o such_o sinful_a man_n as_o we_o see_v spare_v let_v we_o also_o learn_v that_o there_o be_v a_o judgement_n to_o come_v ver_fw-la 63._o i_o be_o companion_n of_o all_o they_o that_o fear_v thou_o and_o keep_v thy_o precept_n he_o say_v in_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o this_o section_n saint_n that_o god_n be_v his_o portion_n now_o he_o say_v all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v his_o companion_n these_o two_o go_v together_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o love_n of_o his_o saint_n he_o that_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n make_v to_o god_n image_n who_o he_o see_v how_o shall_v he_o say_v he_o love_v god_n who_o he_o have_v not_o see_v see_v our_o goodness_n extend_v not_o to_o the_o lord_n if_o it_o be_v show_v to_o his_o saint_n and_o excellenâ—…_n one_o upon_o earth_n for_o his_o sake_n it_o shall_v be_v no_o small_a argument_n of_o our_o love_a affection_n towards_o himself_o godly_a david_n when_o jonathan_n be_v dead_a make_v diligent_a inquisition_n 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to_o be_v judge_n of_o his_o love_n to_o the_o word_n nec_fw-la speciem_fw-la sed_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la charitatis_fw-la tali_fw-la conventione_n testatur_fw-la witness_v thereby_o that_o it_o be_v no_o counterfeit_a love_n but_o complete_a and_o sincere_a love_n which_o he_o bear_v unto_o it_o the_o like_a protestation_n be_v use_v by_o s._n peter_n thou_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o love_v thou_o it_o be_v good_a that_o in_o thing_n pertain_v to_o godliness_n we_o do_v declare_v our_o upright_a hart_n by_o speak_v as_o they_o speak_v sith_o at_o the_o length_n we_o must_v be_v present_v before_o he_o hart_n and_o make_v manifest_v such_o as_o we_o be_v let_v we_o in_o time_n present_v ourselves_o unto_o he_o for_o many_o by_o custom_n speak_v that_o of_o themselves_o which_o in_o conscience_n ☞_o they_o dare_v not_o speak_v be_v present_v unto_o god_n all_o that_o god_n crave_v of_o we_o be_v love_n therefore_o 119._o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o the_o end_n or_o perfection_n 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