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justify_v we_o and_o make_v we_o happy_a and_o therefore_o what_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o present_o check_v and_o tâ—â—ns_n into_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o other_o thing_n he_o prove_v a_o great_a gainer_n by_o win_v of_o christ_n oh_o have_v we_o but_o paul_n eye_n we_o shall_v discern_v this_o incomparable_a beauty_n and_o excellency_n in_o christ_n have_v we_o but_o his_o sense_n of_o christ_n fullness_n and_o alsufficiency_n we_o shall_v see_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o transcendent_a excellency_n in_o the_o save_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n above_o all_o other_o knowledge_n and_o with_o a_o free_a and_o joyful_a heart_n shall_v ready_o and_o round_o come_v off_o with_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o who_o est_fw-la tu_fw-la satis_fw-la es_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la to_o nihil_fw-la est_fw-la i_o have_v suffer_v the_o 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into_o my_o side_n or_o as_o to_o his_o spouse_n cant._n 2._o 13._o arise_v 27._o john_n 20._o 27._o my_o love_n my_o fair_a one_o and_o come_v away_o when_o thus_o christ_n by_o his_o spirit_n come_v a_o woo_v to_o the_o spouse_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n whisper_v in_o thy_o heart_n he_o be_v come_v very_o near_o thou_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v even_o at_o the_o door_n and_o now_o that_o this_o door_n stand_v 29._o mark_v 13._o 29._o open_a and_o christ_n be_v come_v out_o to_o meet_v thou_o now_o come_v forth_o you_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o behold_v king_n solomon_n cant._n 3
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isa_n 26._o 8._o wait_v on_o the_o lord_n psal_n 27._o 14._o and_o jacob_n here_o by_o a_o spirit_n of_o pererius_n luther_n pererius_n faith_n and_o prophecy_n as_o he_o forsee_v the_o misery_n of_o his_o posterity_n that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o salvation_n so_o he_o forsee_v also_o how_o god_n from_o time_n to_o time_n will_v raise_v up_o judge_n and_o king_n and_o other_o to_o deliver_v they_o and_o so_o he_o comfortable_o and_o confident_o wait_v for_o it_o nay_o prevent_v the_o danger_n with_o expectation_n of_o deliverance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o preter_fw-la tense_n even_o long_o before_o i_o have_v wait_v for_o thy_o salvation_n o_o lord_n so_o old_a jacob_n here_o which_o old_a simeon_n luke_n 2._o 30._o otherwise_o express_v lord_n my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n which_o two_o speech_n of_o these_o two_o old_a die_a man_n set_v out_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o two_o testament_n the_o one_o say_v lord_n i_o wait_v the_o other_o i_o have_v 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