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shall_v be_v press_v upon_o they_o at_z vers_n 15._o moreover_o i_o will_v endeavour_v that_o you_o may_v be_v able_a after_o my_o decease_n to_o have_v these_o thing_n always_o in_o remembrance_n oh_o therefore_o what_o a_o necessity_n be_v there_o that_o we_o shall_v grow_v in_o grace_n wherefore_o brethren_n and_o belove_a in_o the_o lord_n as_o you_o have_v be_v exhort_v not_o only_o by_o i_o at_o this_o time_n but_o by_o other_o of_o god_n servant_n so_o now_o labour_v to_o abound_v in_o all_o well_o please_a to_o abound_v yet_o more_o and_o more_o and_o for_o i_o i_o shall_v say_v to_o you_o and_o concern_v you_o as_o the_o apostle_n in_o philip._n 1._o this_o i_o pray_v that_o your_o love_n may_v abound_v yet_o more_o and_o more_o in_o knowledge_n and_o in_o all_o judgement_n that_o you_o may_v approve_v thing_n that_o be_v excellent_a that_o you_o may_v be_v sincere_a and_o without_o offence_n till_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v by_o jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o glory_n and_o praise_n of_o god_n the_o first_o and_o last_o in_o suffering-work_n serm._n ii_o matth._n 29._o ult_n but_o many_o that_o be_v first_o shall_v be_v last_o and_o the_o last_o shall_v be_v first_o at_o vers_fw-la 27._o peter_n do_v propound_v a_o question_n unto_o christ_n say_v behold_v we_o have_v forsake_v all_o and_o follow_v thou_o what_o shall_v we_o have_v therefore_o jesus_n answer_v he_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n and_o his_o answer_n be_v partly_o comfortable_a and_o partly_o cautional_a in_o the_o comfortable_a part_n he_o do_v declare_v what_o great_a reward_n his_o disciple_n or_o any_o other_o shall_v have_v that_o do_v suffer_v or_o leave_v any_o worldly_a interest_n for_o his_o namesake_n the_o first_o part_n concern_v the_o disciple_n only_o in_o vers_fw-la 28._o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o which_o have_v follow_v i_o in_o the_o regeneration_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v sit_v 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