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his_o holy_a obedience_n of_o which_o apollinarius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viros_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la diriget_fw-la mansuetos_fw-la 56._o humility_n the_o first_o second_o and_o last_o gift_n of_o a_o christian_n august_n epist_n 56._o he_o will_v direct_v righteous_a man_n that_o be_v meek_a wherefore_o you_o may_v clear_o see_v that_o the_o gift_n of_o modesty_n and_o humility_n be_v so_o necessary_a as_o without_o which_o we_o can_v never_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n kingdom_n which_o make_v augustine_n to_o say_v borrow_v the_o allusion_n from_o demosthenes_n the_o grecian_a episcopum_fw-la august_n epist_n 75_o ad_fw-la auxilium_fw-la episcopum_fw-la who_o be_v demand_v what_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n require_v in_o a_o orator_n answer_v thrice_o pronunciation_n thrice_o that_o the_o chief_a virtue_n require_v in_o a_o christian_a be_v humility_n and_o in_o another_o epistle_n en_fw-fr adsum_fw-la senex_fw-la à _fw-la iwene_n coepiscopo_fw-la 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the_o world_n and_o conjoin_v to_o christ_n so_o that_o god_n be_v ever_o accumulate_a mercy_n and_o heap_v they_o on_o our_o head_n 3.22_o lam._n 3.22_o that_o whatever_o befall_v we_o certain_o come_v from_o his_o mercy_n and_o it_o be_v of_o his_o mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v and_o daily_o bring_v to_o confusion_n he_o comprehend_v the_o path_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o two_o word_n doct._n 20.28_o all_o god_n way_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n pro._n 20.28_o mercy_n and_o truth_n or_o as_o other_o expound_v justice_n these_o be_v the_o two_o pillar_n which_o uphold_v a_o king_n and_o his_o kingdom_n mercy_n and_o truth_n preserve_v the_o king_n for_o his_o throne_n shall_v be_v establish_v with_o mercy_n whatever_o we_o hear_v or_o read_v of_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v either_o mercy_n or_o truth_n mercy_n in_o pardon_v sin_n truth_n in_o perform_v his_o promise_n doct._n wicked_a mercy_n and_o truth_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o wicked_a other_o qualiâ—ies_n that_o be_v 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praise_v god_n and_o our_o necessity_n but_o when_o we_o praise_v we_o have_v our_o chief_a respect_n to_o god_n and_o his_o honour_n and_o the_o lord_n he_o do_v both_o for_o he_o work_v delivery_n of_o we_o and_o thankfulness_n in_o we_o ab_fw-la eo_fw-la incipient_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la desinent_z operatur_fw-la velle_fw-la et_fw-la perficere_fw-la they_o begin_v of_o he_o they_o shall_v end_v of_o he_o he_o work_v to_o will_n and_o to_o perfect_a jacob_n be_v deliver_v by_o god_n 35._o gen._n 35._o and_o he_o say_v to_o he_o go_v up_o to_o the_o god_n of_o bethel_n often_o christian_n be_v grieve_v at_o themselves_o that_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o perform_v a_o duty_n to_o god_n for_o his_o blessing_n for_o which_o cause_n david_n say_v what_o shall_v i_o render_v to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 116.12_o psal_n 116.12_o i_o will_v take_v the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n etc._n etc._n compasse_v i_o about_o this_o word_n import_v doctr._n delivery_n as_o we_o be_v besiege_v 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