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i_o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o he_o that_o hate_v not_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n too_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n v_o 26._o 26._o but_o oh_o this_o scripture_n come_v so_o tart_a and_o so_o thwart_v to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n they_o can_v endure_v it_o they_o cry_v out_o durus_fw-la sermo_fw-la as_o the_o papist_n say_v concern_v the_o second_o commandment_n it_o come_v so_o direct_o contrary_a to_o make_v of_o image_n that_o there_o be_v no_o way_n but_o it_o must_v be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o decalogue_n so_o be_v it_o with_o this_o scripture_n flesh_n and_o blood_n cry_v out_o down_o with_o this_o scripture_n away_o with_o it_o out_o upon_o it_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o perform_v it_o or_o else_o they_o cry_v out_o oh_o give_v it_o some_o allay_n some_o moderation_n some_o interpretation_n some_o mitigation_n else_o we_o can_v bear_v it_o i_o if_o it_o come_v in_o competition_n with_o that_o 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15._o 15._o but_o if_o thou_o will_v have_v thy_o love_n to_o be_v pure_a then_o learn_v to_o separate_v separate_v the_o precious_a from_o the_o vile_a jer._n 15._o 19_o 19_o if_o thou_o separate_v then_o shall_v thou_o be_v as_o my_o mouth_n etc._n etc._n thou_o must_v love_v that_o which_o be_v divine_a in_o they_o thou_o must_v love_v their_o internal_a part_n their_o soul_n thou_o must_v love_v the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o they_o and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o separate_v herein_o the_o precious_a from_o the_o vile_a christ_n when_o he_o come_v he_o will_v do_v it_o then_o and_o if_o thy_o love_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o vile_a thou_o and_o it_o go_v together_o for_o as_o it_o begin_v have_v its_o original_n continuance_n and_o end_n in_o flesh_n and_o blood_n so_o in_o flesh_n and_o blood_n it_o shall_v have_v its_o reward_n thou_o love_v it_o and_o it_o love_v thou_o and_o i_o may_v say_v as_o christ_n say_v in_o another_o case_n 16._o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o you_o 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in_o the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o make_v himself_o of_o no_o reputation_n and_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o hole_n to_o hide_v his_o head_n in_o 58._o and_o also_o he_o become_v obedient_a unto_o death_n now_o if_o these_o suffering_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o we_o if_o we_o empty_v ourselves_o viz._n of_o all_o that_o gall_n of_o sin_n and_o bitterness_n that_o be_v in_o we_o and_o also_o of_o all_o our_o excellency_n and_o endowment_n both_o of_o nature_n and_o grace_n and_o lay_v it_o all_o down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o christ_n give_v he_o all_o the_o power_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o then_o be_v assure_v whatever_o we_o do_v on_o this_o foundation_n god_n accept_v it_o be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a and_o though_o we_o do_v never_o so_o much_o without_o this_o it_o be_v to_o god_n no_o more_o than_o the_o cut_n off_o a_o dog_n neck_n and_o as_o odious_a as_o the_o offer_v up_o of_o swine_n 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christ_n answer_v under_o the_o two_o head_n explain_v p._n 18_o etc._n etc._n the_o exhortation_n by_o way_n of_o use_n p._n 29_o three_o head_n be_v to_o see_v we_o have_v salt_n in_o ourselves_o and_o to_o leave_v censure_v and_o condemn_v other_o p._n 30_o etc._n etc._n that_o soul_n be_v a_o glorious_a temple_n where_o god_n reveal_v himself_o in_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n p._n 35_o etc._n etc._n two_o sermon_n upon_o that_o text_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 2._o but_o i_o determine_v to_o know_v nothing_o among_o you_o save_v jesus_n christ_n and_o he_o crucify_v he_o show_v paul_n undervalue_v all_o thing_n but_o this_o knowledge_n p._n 41_o etc._n etc._n then_o what_o it_o be_v to_o know_v jesus_n christ_n true_o which_o must_v not_o be_v external_o only_a but_o internal_o also_o p._n 43_o etc._n etc._n man_n may_v know_v the_o letter_n and_o never_o know_v jesus_n christ_n for_o he_o be_v hide_v therein_o p._n 45._o yet_o we_o may_v not_o slight_v the_o letter_n p._n 46._o 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