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among_o man_n that_o a_o enemy_n if_o he_o be_v of_o any_o generous_a and_o heroical_a nature_n succour_v a_o enemy_n that_o in_o extremity_n fly_v unto_o he_o for_o succour_n repute_v it_o a_o honour_n unto_o he_o how_o much_o more_o will_v god_n protect_v &_o defend_v they_o which_o humble_o fly_v unto_o he_o in_o their_o extremity_n and_o misery_n let_v we_o therefore_o hold_v fast_o in_o all_o our_o misery_n our_o confidence_n in_o god_n as_o a_o answer_n of_o the_o soul_n both_o sure_a and_o steadfast_a heb_fw-mi 6._o 6._o heb._n 6._o and_o again_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o which_o suffer_v for_o christ_n sake_n the_o spoil_n of_o their_o good_n cast_v not_o away_o your_o confidence_n which_o have_v great_a recompense_n of_o reward_n heb_fw-mi 10._o 10._o heb._n 10._o sure_o all_o godly_a man_n in_o their_o great_a
luke_n add_v a_o three_o namely_o their_o exceed_a fear_n marc._n 4.41_o luc_n 8.25_o observation_n and_o doctrine_n 7._o out_o of_o vers_n 27._o by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o people_n which_o marvel_v and_o admire_v at_o christ_n ut_fw-la hominem_fw-la dormiâ—ntem_fw-la 23._o chryso_v in_fw-la opere_fw-la impâ—rs_n hom_n 23._o deum_fw-la imperantem_fw-la &_o creaturam_fw-la obedientem_fw-la say_v chrysostome_n sleep_v as_o a_o man_n command_v as_o a_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n obey_v and_o extol_v the_o majesty_n and_o power_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v teach_v not_o curious_o to_o search_v the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n or_o careless_o to_o consider_v of_o they_o but_o in_o true_a simplicity_n of_o heart_n to_o admire_v and_o reverence_v they_o and_o learn_v thereby_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n who_o be_v so_o wonderful_a in_o all_o his_o work_n for_o scrutator_fw-la maiestatis_fw-la opprimitur_fw-la a_o gloria_fw-la say_v prosper_n the_o vocation_n gen._n prosper_n 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