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think_v nothing_o too_o good_a or_o great_a for_o they_o that_o he_o have_v in_o his_o power_n or_o may_v by_o his_o power_n and_o prevalency_n obtain_v of_o god_n for_o they_o thence_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o appoint_v to_o they_o a_o kingdom_n as_o his_o father_n appoint_v he_o that_o they_o may_v sit_v and_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o he_o at_o his_o table_n in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o sit_v on_o throne_n etc._n etc._n luc._n 22.28_o 29._o rev._n 2.26_o 27._o and_o 3.21_o and_o to_o give_v to_o they_o to_o sit_v with_o he_o on_o his_o throne_n and_o he_o give_v himself_o for_o his_o church_n that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v it_o with_o the_o wash_n of_o water_n in_o the_o word_n to_o present_v it_o to_o himself_o a_o glorious_a church_n etc._n etc._n ephes_n 5.26_o 27._o improve_n all_o the_o infinite_a virtue_n of_o his_o cross_n and_o suffering_n and_o all_o the_o authority_n and_o power_n he_o have_v with_o his_o father_n and_o over_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o advance_v they_o 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allurement_n upon_o we_o such_o the_o force_n also_o of_o its_o threat_n frown_n and_o hardship_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o such_o the_o force_n and_o violence_n of_o satan_n in_o thrust_v against_o we_o in_o and_o with_o all_o aforementioned_a and_o endeavour_v to_o ruin_v we_o that_o do_v not_o god_n bid_v so_o high_a for_o we_o and_o our_o service_n he_o will_v have_v few_o that_o will_v deny_v themselves_o of_o the_o bait_n and_o encounter_v with_o and_o stand_v against_o the_o difficulty_n and_o discouragement_n they_o meet_v with_o but_o the_o view_n of_o such_o a_o price_n or_o prize_v keep_v in_o the_o eye_n may_v and_o do_v and_o will_v allure_v and_o draw_v and_o keep_v up_o the_o heart_n in_o and_o through_o christ_n jesus_n to_o all_o
bond_n of_o peace_n build_v up_o ourselves_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a faith_n pray_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n keep_v ourselves_o in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o wait_v for_o the_o mercy_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n unto_o eternal_a life_n avoid_v and_o keep_v far_o from_o the_o contrary_a thereunto_o prov._n 6.7_o and_o 13.18_o 20._o and_o 15.31_o 32._o and_o 29.15_o eph._n 4.3_o 4._o judas_n 20.21_o rom_n 12.2_o 2_o cor._n 6.14_o 15._o and_o 7.1_o consider_v 1._o that_o these_o be_v the_o great_a concernment_n of_o our_o soul_n motive_n motive_n the_o matter_n of_o eternity_n in_o which_o if_o we_o obtain_v we_o be_v happy_a for_o ever_o and_o miserable_a for_o ever_o if_o we_o miss_v as_o all_o abovesaid_a in_o open_v and_o explicate_v the_o end_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o of_o the_o wicked_a evince_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v deut._n 32.46_o 47._o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n for_o thou_o for_o it_o be_v thy_o life_n etc._n etc._n now_o the_o great_a thing_n 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