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〈◊〉_d great_a duty_n of_o christian_n to_o go_v forth_o without_o the_o camp_n to_o jesus_n set_v forth_o in_o several_a sermon_n on_o hebr._n xiii_o 13._o by_o s._n t._n m._n of_o a._n of_o trinity_n college_n in_o cambridge_n london_n print_v for_o tho._n parkhurst_n at_o the_o three_o bibles_n and_o crown_n in_o cheapside_n mdclxxxii_o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a william_n lord_n russel_n grace_n mercy_n and_o peace_n be_v multiply_v from_o god_n our_o father_n and_o from_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n my_o lord_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o wonderful_a riddle_n and_o deep_a mystery_n of_o providence_n that_o the_o church_n that_o have_v the_o least_o of_o sin_n shall_v yet_o endure_v the_o most_o of_o suffering_n that_o the_o metal_n that_o be_v best_a refine_v shall_v be_v most_o often_o cast_v into_o the_o furnace_n and_o that_o they_o that_o be_v most_o white_a in_o their_o soul_n with_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n shall_v be_v so_o black_v in_o their_o outward_a man_n 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speak_v of_o the_o city_n of_o caunus_n lib._n 13._o that_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v so_o pale_a that_o stratonicus_n say_v of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o dead_a man_n walk_v about_o and_o be_v it_o not_o so_o here_o man_n that_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n walk_v about_o and_o perform_v only_o the_o act_n of_o the_o natural_a life_n the_o world_n be_v say_v to_o lie_v in_o wickedness_n 1_o john_n 5.19_o as_o dead_a lazarus_n be_v say_v to_o lie_v in_o the_o grave_a john_n 11.41_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o verb_n be_v use_v in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o the_o participle_n of_o the_o same_o verb_n in_o the_o other_o this_o corrupt_a world_n be_v set_v out_o by_o the_o dead_a sea_n ezek._n 47.10_o in_o which_o no_o fish_n do_v live_v engedi_n and_o eneglaim_n there_o mention_v be_v place_n that_o do_v lie_v one_o at_o the_o beginning_n the_o other_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n where_o sodom_n and_o gomorra_n stand_v of_o old_a and_o on_o the_o bank_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o be_v bind_v in_o christ_n i_o learn_v to_o desire_v no_o worldly_a or_o vain_a thing_n he_o intimate_v he_o be_v wean_v from_o and_o dead_a to_o all_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n and_o do_v not_o the_o same_o spirit_n dwell_v and_o act_n in_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n how_o then_o shall_v we_o trust_v upon_o the_o same_o spirit_n for_o the_o same_o quicken_a courage_n and_o strength_n direction_n 7._o we_o must_v look_v beyond_o this_o world_n and_o above_o our_o ill_a treatment_n and_o usage_n here_o faith_n see_v he_o that_o be_v invisible_a heb._n 11.27_o and_o cause_v the_o soul_n to_o look_v at_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o see_v 2_o cor._n 4._o last_o though_o christ_n be_v withdraw_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n and_o heaven_n be_v behind_o the_o veil_n far_o remove_v from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n yet_o faith_n can_v pierce_v the_o heaven_n behold_v the_o church_n king_n there_o in_o his_o glory_n and_o see_v that_o goodly_a 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