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than_o you_o 4._o do_v not_o think_v however_o that_o a_o little_a of_o this_o grace_n be_v enough_o or_o any_o measure_n short_a of_o perfection_n be_v still_o cry_v give_v give_v continue_v still_o suck_v at_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d till_o you_o be_v fill_v with_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v no_o evil_a covetousness_n but_o that_o which_o be_v requisite_a and_o laudable_a we_o be_v not_o only_o oblige_v to_o endeavour_v the_o preserve_n and_o cherish_v of_o the_o grace_n we_o have_v but_o to_o look_v after_o increase_n and_o the_o get_n of_o more_o and_o we_o be_v encourage_v to_o this_o because_o the_o first_o grace_n be_v a_o gift_n which_o make_v way_n for_o more_o mat._n 25.29_o to_o every_o one_o that_o have_v shall_v be_v give_v etc._n etc._n 5._o exercise_v faith_n upon_o jesus_n christ_n for_o constant_a succour_n and_o assistance_n in_o all_o your_o time_n of_o need._n whatsoever_o service_n or_o suffer_v you_o be_v call_v to_o you_o can_v have_v occasion_n for_o more_o grace_n than_o he_o have_v to_o impart_v he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v all-grace_n abound_v towards_o you_o 2_o cor._n 9.8_o and_o let_v the_o difficulty_n be_v what_o it_o will_v his_o grace_n be_v as_o sufficient_a for_o you_o as_o it_o be_v for_o paul_n under_o his_o sore_n and_o grievous_a busseting_n chap._n 12.9_o how_o low_o soever_o your_o stock_n be_v his_o be_v not_o to_o be_v exhaust_v and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o impossible_a to_o your_o weakness_n be_v most_o easy_a in_o his_o strength_n 6._o lay_v out_o faithful_o all_o that_o you_o receive_v for_o the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o other_o as_o well_o as_o your_o own_o it_o will_v be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v entrust_v with_o any_o talon_n than_o not_o to_o employ_v it_o to_o the_o utmost_a advantage_n god_n give_v we_o nothing_o but_o what_o we_o be_v to_o profit_v withal_o and_o it_o will_v be_v sad_a if_o we_o shall_v give_v the_o worst_a account_n of_o the_o best_a gift_n whatsoever_o be_v bestow_v upon_o any_o member_n in_o particular_a shall_v be_v so_o manage_v as_o that_o it_o may_v be_v some_o way_n useful_a to_o the_o body_n in_o general_n 1_o pet._n 4.10_o as_o every_o man_n have_v receive_v the_o gift_n even_o so_o minister_v the_o same_o one_o to_o another_o as_o good_a stewarâ—_n 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v manifold_a and_o 〈…〉_o be_v differ_v but_o all_o be_v to_o be_v minister_v by_o we_o to_o other_o and_o by_o other_o to_o we_o we_o be_v steward_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o if_o we_o be_v not_o good_a steward_n we_o shall_v never_o be_v heir_n of_o his_o glory_n sermon_n xxi_o