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ch._n v_o ver._n 16._o let_v your_o light_n so_o shine_v before_o man_n that_o other_o may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n and_o glorify_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n what_o be_v sweet_a than_o light_n and_o what_o be_v more_o amiable_a than_o goodness_n goodness_n the_o image_n of_o the_o almighty_a the_o similitude_n of_o the_o live_a god_n the_o transcript_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n favour_n be_v deceitful_a and_o beauty_n be_v vain_a in_o comparison_n of_o it_o and_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o present_a world_n fall_v short_a of_o it_o god_n love_v it_o and_o angel_n love_v it_o and_o man_n that_o imitate_v they_o or_o desire_v to_o be_v like_o they_o can_v but_o love_v it_o god_n be_v goodness_n itself_o and_o therefore_o must_v necessary_o love_v it_o angel_n of_o all_o creature_n be_v the_o most_o perfect_a and_o as_o perfection_n be_v the_o object_n of_o their_o love_n so_o must_v goodness_n for_o goodness_n be_v perfection_n man_n that_o long_o after_o 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discourse_n here_o very_o rational_a and_o equitable_a if_o thy_o right_a eye_n offend_v thou_o pluck_v it_o out_o etc._n etc._n sermon_n xxvii_o st._n matt._n ch._n v_o ver._n 31_o 32._o it_o have_v be_v say_v whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n let_v he_o give_v she_o a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n save_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n and_o whosoever_o marry_v she_o that_o be_v divorce_v commit_v adultery_n when_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n appear_v in_o this_o vale_n of_o misery_n the_o world_n be_v so_o corrupt_a that_o the_o attempt_n to_o reform_v etc._n etc._n will_v have_v fright_v the_o wise_a the_o most_o valiant_a any_o society_n of_o man_n any_o man_n but_o he_o who_o have_v omnipotence_n to_o back_v he_o to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o heathen_a nation_n who_o have_v be_v suffer_v to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n 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