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another_o comfort_n and_o happiness_n there_o can_v remain_v no_o strife_n about_o any_o thing_n but_o who_o shall_v be_v most_o humble_a and_o most_o forward_o to_o serve_v his_o brethren_n in_o love_n i_o shall_v now_o close_v this_o discourse_n with_o a_o short_a exhortation_n only_o willing_a to_o leave_v a_o more_o particular_a application_n of_o the_o truth_n deliver_v to_o every_o man_n be_v own_o conscience_n man_n may_v possible_o be_v content_a or_o else_o compel_v to_o hear_v those_o thing_n from_o the_o monitor_n in_o their_o own_o breast_n which_o they_o be_v too_o proud_a to_o hear_v with_o patience_n from_o another_o if_o there_o be_v any_o consolation_n in_o christ_n if_o any_o comfort_n of_o love_n if_o any_o fellowship_n of_o the_o spirit_n if_o any_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n if_o we_o be_v but_o so_o far_a christian_n indeed_o as_o to_o think_v any_o of_o these_o thing_n worthy_a to_o be_v take_v into_o serious_a consideration_n let_v we_o fulfil_v the_o joy_n of_o all_o 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with_o the_o proud_a prov._n 16._o 19_o it_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o that_o which_o the_o proud_a man_n most_o aim_v at_o but_o in_o his_o too_o much_o haste_n to_o it_o over-runneth_a before_o honour_n be_v humility_n prov._n 15._o 33._o thorn_n and_o snare_n be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o froward_a prov._n 22._o 5._o but_o god_n shall_v save_v the_o humble_a person_n job_n 22._o 9_o he_o hear_v his_o desire_n prov._n 10._o 17._o a_o man_n pride_n shall_v bring_v he_o low_o but_o honour_n shall_v uphold_v the_o humble_a in_o spirit_n prov._n 29._o 23._o he_o that_o shall_v humble_v himself_o shall_v be_v exalt_v matt._n 23._o 12._o for_o though_o the_o lord_n be_v high_a yet_o have_v he_o respect_n to_o the_o lowly_a but_o the_o proud_a he_o know_v a_o far_o off_o psal._n 138_o 6._o what_o will_v we_o now_o have_v more_o to_o encourage_v we_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o virtue_n we_o have_v here_o the_o promise_n of_o safety_n and_o exaltation_n of_o riches_n and_o honour_n and_o life_n prov._n 22._o 4._o of_o respect_n from_o god_n his_o presence_n with_o we_o and_o his_o grace_n to_o uphold_v we_o and_o after_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n assure_v to_o the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n how_o be_v it_o possible_a after_o all_o this_o that_o a_o graâ—e_n so_o lovely_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o man_n shall_v yet_o find_v such_o cold_a entertainment_n among_o we_o o_o let_v we_o entertain_v it_o now_o at_o least_o now_o i_o say_v when_o it_o come_v as_o it_o be_v a_o beg_n to_o our_o door_n and_o beseech_v we_o for_o christ_n sake_n to_o lodge_v it_o in_o our_o heart_n let_v we_o entertain_v it_o if_o it_o be_v but_o on_o this_o account_n that_o