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wicked_a do_v psal._n 73.4_o dives_n but_o let_v we_o be_v content_a rather_o to_o lie_v with_o lazarus_n then_o to_o fry_v with_o dives_n to_o be_v plain_a and_o simple_a man_n as_o jacob_n be_v then_o to_o have_v their_o felicity_n here_o and_o misery_n hereafter_o 2_o sam._n 19.30_o faith_n see_v thing_n to_o come_v isaac_n now_o be_v blind_a yet_o he_o see_v thing_n to_o come_v the_o eye_n of_o faith_n be_v the_o best_a eye_n let_v we_o entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o make_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o faith_n bright_a and_o bright_a to_o our_o die_a day_n verse_n 21._o touch_v jacob_n there_o be_v two_o fact_n to_o be_v consider_v which_o be_v illustrate_v by_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n and_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n when_o they_o be_v perform_v the_o fact_n be_v the_o blessing_n of_o josephs_n two_o son_n and_o his_o worship_v of_o god_n describe_v by_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n faith_n the_o time_n when_o when_o he_o be_v a_o die_a by_o faith_n for_o 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in_o the_o plural_a number_n but_o it_o come_v all_o to_o a_o reckon_n exod._n 25.31_o this_o do_v signify_v that_o the_o minister_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o light_n matth._n 5._o you_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n the_o shaft_n that_o sustain_v the_o branch_n whereon_o stand_v the_o lamp_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o christ_n which_o sustain_v those_o light_n that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n without_o he_o the_o light_n of_o the_o ministry_n will_v be_v extinguish_v and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n 2._o the_o table_n on_o the_o which_o stand_v the_o show_n bread_n here_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o hypallage_n they_o be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v oppose_v or_o set_v upon_o the_o table_n by_o the_o priest_n matth._n 12.4_o exod._n 25.30_o lechem_n panim_fw-la hebr._fw-la panis_fw-la facierum_fw-la because_o they_o be_v set_v face_n to_o face_v one_o over_o against_o another_o and_o because_o they_o be_v set_v on_o the_o 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confess_v that_o a_o sacrifice_n belong_v only_o to_o god_n infinite_a be_v the_o occasion_n that_o may_v induce_v we_o to_o the_o offering_n of_o this_o sacrifice_n let_v we_o praise_n god_n for_o our_o creation_n after_o his_o own_o image_n in_o make_v we_o lord_n over_o all_o his_o creature_n for_o the_o goodly_a house_n and_o furniture_n of_o the_o world_n which_o in_o mercy_n he_o have_v provide_v for_o we_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n bird_n of_o the_o air_n fish_n of_o the_o sea_n beast_n of_o the_o field_n all_o be_v for_o we_o let_v we_o praise_v he_o for_o our_o food_n and_o sustenance_n how_o many_o creature_n die_v for_o we_o and_o yet_o we_o be_v more_o worthy_a to_o die_v than_o they_o let_v we_o praise_v he_o especial_o for_o his_o holy_a word_n the_o silver_n trumpet_n to_o call_v we_o to_o heaven_n for_o our_o sanctification_n by_o his_o spirit_n chief_o for_o our_o redemption_n by_o jesus_n christ._n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v bear_v and_o die_v for_o we_o it_o 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