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little_a before_o his_o burial_n let_v the_o saint_n walk_v never_o wise_o wary_o circumspect_o let_v they_o keeâ—_n their_o foot_n as_o clean_o as_o sweet_a as_o they_o can_v they_o hâ—â—_n need_v have_v their_o wind_a sheet_n and_o coffin_n perfume_v i_o say_v not_o with_o the_o parasitical_a smoâ—_n of_o a_o perfume_a oration_n but_o with_o a_o just_a viâ—â—cation_n of_o their_o innocency_n as_o occasion_n shall_v â—â—quire_v but_o i_o hope_v there_o will_v be_v need_n of_o no_o â—â—gagement_n from_o i_o this_o way_n in_o the_o author_n 〈◊〉_d halâ—â—_n for_o his_o two_o last_o sermon_n in_o this_o volue_v be_v a_o clear_a vindication_n of_o he_o from_o those_o common_a aspersion_n lay_v upon_o
renounce_v as_o false_a and_o slanderous_a ibid._n 2_o he_o return_v to_o the_o text_n wherein_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o church_n be_v the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n and_o this_o great_a grace_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o 2._o thing_n 1_o in_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o great_a inequality_n of_o the_o person_n match_v p._n 328_o 2_o the_o manifold_a privilege_n that_o come_v by_o this_o match_n or_o relation_n as_o 1_o we_o thereby_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n p._n 335_o 2_o we_o be_v thereby_o make_v joint_a heir_n with_o christ_n ibid._n 3_o we_o hereby_o partake_v with_o christ_n in_o all_o his_o honour_n ibid._n 4_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n be_v hereby_o free_v from_o arrest_n ibid._n sermon_n xi_o upon_o colos_n 1.18_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o body_n the_o beginning_n page_n 337._o wherein_o be_v consider_v 1_o who_o this_o be_v that_o be_v the_o head_n p._n 343_o who_o be_v describe_v 1_o by_o his_o divine_a nature_n and_o godhead_n 344_o 2_o by_o his_o 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