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for_o who_o shall_v hurt_v he_o unto_o who_o god_n be_v merciful_a sure_o sin_n shall_v not_o hurt_v he_o neither_o death_n nor_o hell_n wherefore_o the_o prophet_n say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n yea_o though_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v no_o evil_n psal_n 23._o and_o paul_n say_v rom._n 8_z who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o anguish_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n again_o i_o say_v rejoice_v this_o repetition_n of_o the_o apostle_n confirm_v his_o exhortation_n and_o true_o not_o without_o a_o 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they_o make_v we_o wax_v proud_a or_o insolent_o puff_n we_o up_o a_o christian_a man_n therefore_o be_v marvellous_o free_a and_o addict_v to_o nothing_o but_o to_o god_n alone_o he_o set_v god_n only_o before_o his_o eye_n he_o endevour_v to_o come_v straight_o unto_o he_o by_o the_o middle_n and_o high_a way_n between_o those_o thing_n which_o assail_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a so_o that_o he_o be_v neither_o throw_v down_o by_o adversity_n nor_o puff_v up_o by_o prosperity_n but_o use_v both_o most_o right_o both_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o profit_n of_o his_o neighbour_n we_o must_v say_v the_o apostle_n live_v such_o a_o life_n while_o it_o be_v the_o time_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o the_o lively_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n lest_o that_o while_o this_o day_n shine_v we_o work_v not_o and_o that_o shall_v have_v shine_v unto_o we_o in_o vain_a this_o be_v the_o true_a ministry_n of_o god_n which_o only_o he_o allow_v wherein_o he_o grant_v that_o we_o may_v serve_v he_o and_o that_o most_o dutiful_o amen_n a_o sermon_n of_o d._n martin_n luther_n concern_v tentation_n matth._n 4._o verse_n 1._o then_o be_v jesus_n lead_v aside_o of_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o be_v tempt_v of_o the_o devil_n 2._o and_o when_o he_o have_v fast_v forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n he_o be_v afterward_o hungry_a 3._o then_o come_v to_o he_o the_o tempter_n &_o say_v if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n command_n that_o these_o stone_n be_v make_v bread_n 4._o but_o he_o answer_v say_v it_o be_v write_v man_n shall_v not_o live_v by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n 5._o then_o the_o devil_n take_v he_o up_o into_o the_o holy_a city_n and_o set_v he_o on_o a_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n 6._o and_o say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n cast_v thyself_o down_o for_o it_o be_v write_v that_o he_o will_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o &_o with_o their_o hand_n they_o shall_v lift_v thou_o up_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n thou_o shall_v dash_v thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n 7._o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v write_v again_o thou_o shall_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n 8._o again_o the_o devil_n take_v he_o up_o into_o a_o exceed_a high_a mountain_n &_o show_v he_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o they_o 9_o and_o say_v to_o he_o all_o these_o will_v i_o give_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v i_o 10._o then_o say_v jesus_n unto_o he_o avoid_v satan_n for_o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v 11._o then_o the_o devel_n leave_v he_o and_o behold_v the_o angel_n come_v and_o minister_v unto_o he_o this_o text_n have_v therefore_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o solemn_a fast_o which_o have_v hitherto_o be_v command_v for_o forty_o day_n 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liken_v unto_o a_o certain_a king_n which_o will_v take_v a_o account_n of_o his_o servant_n 24._o and_o when_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o reckon_v one_o be_v bring_v unto_o he_o which_o owe_v he_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n 25._o and_o because_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o pay_v his_o lord_n command_v he_o to_o be_v sell_v and_o his_o wife_n &_o his_o child_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o the_o debt_n to_o be_v pay_v 26._o the_o servant_n therefore_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o say_v lord_n refrain_v thy_o anger_n towards_o i_o and_o i_o will_v pay_v thou_o all_o 27._o then_o that_o servant_n lord_n have_v compassion_n &_o loose_v he_o and_o forgive_v he_o the_o debt_n 28._o but_o the_o same_o servant_n go_v out_o &_o find_v one_o of_o his_o fellow_n servant_n which_o owe_v he_o a_o hundred_o penny_n and_o he_o lay_v hand_n on_o he_o and_o throttle_v he_o say_v pay_v i_o that_o thou_o owe_v 29._o then_o his_o fellow_n servant_n fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o beseech_v he_o say_v refrain_v thy_o anger_n towards_o i_o and_o i_o will_v pay_v thou_o all_o 30._o yet_o he_o will_v not_o but_o go_v and_o cast_v he_o into_o prison_n till_o he_o shall_v pay_v the_o debt_n 31._o and_o when_o his_o other_o fellow_n servant_n see_v what_o be_v do_v they_o be_v very_o sorry_a and_o come_v and_o declare_v unto_o their_o lord_n all_o that_o be_v do_v 32._o then_o his_o lord_n call_v he_o unto_o he_o and_o say_v to_o he_o o_o evil_a servant_n i_o forgive_v thou_o all_o that_o debt_n because_o thou_o pray_v i_o 33._o ought_v not_o thou_o also_o to_o have_v have_v pity_n on_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n even_o as_o i_o have_v pity_n on_o thou_o 34._o so_o his_o lord_n be_v wrath_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o tormentor_n till_o he_o shall_v pay_v all_o that_o be_v due_a to_o he_o 35._o so_o likewise_o shall_v my_o heavenly_a father_n do_v unto_o you_o except_o you_o forgive_v from_o your_o heart_n each_o one_o to_o his_o brother_n their_o trespass_n christ_n bring_v 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