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twenty_o sermon_n part_n iii_o micah_n 6.8_o he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a what_o it_o be_v thou_o be_v make_v for_o even_o that_o which_o be_v fit_v and_o proportion_v to_o thy_o soul_n that_o which_o be_v lovely_a and_o amiable_a and_o so_o a_o fit_a object_n to_o look_v on_o that_o which_o will_v fill_v and_o satisfy_v the_o soul_n and_o turn_v the_o great_a evil_n the_o world_n can_v lay_v as_o a_o stone_n of_o offence_n in_o our_o way_n into_o good_a and_o raise_v itself_o upon_o it_o to_o its_o high_a pitch_n of_o glory_n and_o this_o he_o have_v make_v plain_a and_o manifest_a draw_v out_o in_o so_o visible_a a_o character_n that_o thou_o may_v run_v and_o read_v it_o and_o thus_o far_o we_o have_v already_o bring_v you_o we_o must_v yet_o lead_v you_o further_o even_o to_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n sinai_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appellant_n arrian_n epict._n be_v soon_o write_v in_o any_o man_n heart_n and_o it_o be_v the_o office_n and_o work_n of_o humility_n to_o wipe_v it_o out_o to_o wipe_v out_o all_o imagination_n which_o rise_v and_o swell_v against_o the_o law_n our_o neighbour_n and_o so_o against_o god_n himself_o for_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v very_o subject_a to_o these_o fit_n of_o swell_a humility_n our_o very_a nature_n rise_v at_o the_o mention_n of_o it_o habet_fw-la mens_fw-la nostra_fw-la sublime_a quiddam_fw-la &_o impatiens_fw-la superioris_fw-la say_v the_o orator_n man_n mind_n natural_o be_v lift_v up_o and_o can_v endure_v to_o be_v overlookt_v humility_n it_o be_v well_o we_o can_v hear_v she_o name_v with_o patience_n it_o be_v something_o more_o that_o we_o can_v commend_v she_o but_o quale_fw-la monstrum_fw-la quale_fw-la sacrilegium_fw-la say_v the_o father_n o_o monstrous_a sacrilege_n we_o commend_v humility_n and_o that_o we_o do_v so_o swell_v we_o we_o shut_v 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