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life_n now_o if_o we_o draw_v back_o from_o christ_n in_o a_o suffer_a day_n because_o we_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o he_o we_o shall_v lose_v the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n rebeccah_n be_v so_o concern_v for_o jacob_n that_o if_o he_o miscarry_v in_o his_o match_n she_o think_v she_o shall_v be_v weary_a of_o her_o life_n and_o her_o life_n will_v do_v she_o no_o good_a gen._n 27.46_o i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n because_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o heth._n if_o jacob_n take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o heth_n such_o as_o these_o which_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o land_n what_o good_a shall_v my_o life_n do_v i_o if_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o a_o child_n in_o a_o match_n will_v make_v we_o weary_a of_o our_o life_n what_o will_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o mercy_n may_v not_o such_o say_v i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n what_o good_a will_v my_o life_n do_v i_o see_v god_n have_v take_v away_o his_o love_a kindness_n from_o i_o 5._o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n forus_fw-la 1_o john_n 3.16_o hereby_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o his_o enemy_n can_v not_o have_v take_v his_o life_n from_o he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v willing_a of_o himself_o to_o lay_v it_o down_o and_o his_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n be_v upon_o our_o account_n and_o for_o our_o sake_n joh._n 10.15_o 18._o i_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n for_o the_o sheep_n no_o man_n take_v it_o from_o i_o but_o i_o lay_v it_o down_o of_o myself_o and_o what_o the_o israelite_n say_v of_o david_n 2_o sam._n 18.3_o thou_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o christ_n he_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o yea_o more_o worth_a than_o all_o the_o man_n that_o ever_o live_v more_o worth_a than_o all_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n yet_o he_o lay_v down_o 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