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prâ—â—râ—pâ—_n pag._n 30._o to_o the_o lord_n that_o buy_v we_o 1._o there_o we_o profess_v ourselves_o make_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n how_o can_v the_o thought_n thereof_o but_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o give_v our_o member_n weapon_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o holiness_n shall_v we_o take_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o give_v it_o to_o our_o lust_n there_o be_v great_a weight_n in_o those_o word_n and_o if_o member_n of_o christ_n than_o member_n one_o of_o another_o 25._o another_o eph._n 4._o 25._o and_o then_o we_o suffer_v as_o member_n when_o we_o suffer_v not_o in_o our_o own_o body_n we_o suffer_v in_o compassion_n as_o other_o in_o their_o passion_n such_o a_o sympathy_n and_o fellow-feeling_n there_o be_v in_o saint_n paul_n 10._o paul_n heb._n 10._o 13._o heb._n 13_o 3._o lege_fw-la chrysost_n in_o 1_o cor._n c_o 8._o ω._n in_o ep_n ad_fw-la colos_n cap._n 4._o hom._n 12._o remember_v my_o bond_n verse_n 18._o perniciocissime_fw-it la_fw-it buntur_fw-la quòd_fw-la fratrum_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la nullius_fw-la pensi_fw-la habent_fw-la cal._n inst_z lib._n 3._o c._n 19_o sect_n 10._o construction_n it_o be_v ever_o thus_o if_o â—his_v brother_n back_o be_v pinch_v it_o be_v my_o back_n i_o be_o piâ—châ—d_v too_o if_o his_o eye_n be_v offend_v it_o be_v as_o the_o apple_n in_o i_o i_o be_o offend_v too_o if_o his_o heart_n be_v sad_a it_o be_v my_o heart_n i_o be_o sad_a too_o you_o be_v member_n one_o of_o another_o and_o then_o you_o be_v pitiful_a and_o merciful_a as_o we_o have_v receive_v so_o we_o must_v return_v according_a to_o our_o measure_n mercy_n for_o mercy_n bleâ—â—â—ng_v for_o blessing_n nay_o blessing_n for_o curse_v know_v that_o we_o be_v thereunto_o call_v that_o we_o shall_v inherit_v a_o blessing_n 9_o blessing_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 9_o i_o know_v say_v luther_n ω._n luther_n ignorantiam_fw-la meam_fw-la facilè_fw-la feret_fw-la &_o ignoscet_fw-la mihi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la regina_fw-la illa_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la &_o cujus_fw-la viscera_fw-la sunt_fw-la merae_fw-la remissiones_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la luth._o prae_fw-la fatio_fw-la in_o postillaâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysâ—n_a act_n apost_n ca._n 21._o hom._n 44._o ω._n my_o ignorance_n the_o church_n will_v bear_v with_o and_o my_o fault_n she_o will_v pardon_v be_v the_o queen_n of_o mercy_n and_o nothing_o else_o but_o bowel_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n so_o like_o the_o body_n be_v unto_o her_o head_n for_o she_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o we_o know_v the_o true_a distinguish_a property_n of_o the_o true_a church_n in_o this_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n know_v they_o love_v the_o brotherhood_n they_o show_v bowel_n of_o mercy_n towards_o all_o 2._o in_o baptism_n we_o be_v make_v the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o god_n and_o inheritor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n behold_v say_v the_o apostle_n what_o manner_n of_o love_n 1._o love_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 1._o here_o be_v our_o thought_n be_v too_o short_a 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