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his_o lord_n will_v and_o prepare_v not_o himself_o neither_o do_v according_a to_o his_o will_n shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n luk._n 12.47_o 1_o thes._n 1.8_o he_o will_v come_v in_o flame_a fire_n to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o his_o adversary_n and_o they_o shall_v call_v to_o the_o rock_n to_o fall_v on_o they_o and_o to_o hide_v they_o from_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 6.16_o 20._o he_o be_v a_o most_o desirable_a and_o incomparable_a lord_n and_o such_o a_o master_n as_o the_o world_n never_o know_v for_o he_o make_v all_o his_o faithful_a servant_n sharer_n with_o he_o in_o his_o wealth_n and_o honour_n they_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o their_o lord_n mat._n 25.21_o sit_v in_o throne_n with_o he_o wear_v never-fading_a crown_n and_o inherit_v his_o everlasting_a kingdom_n they_o that_o now_o follow_v he_o shall_v be_v where_o he_o be_v and_o the_o same_o glory_n he_o have_v they_o shall_v have_v for_o ever_o cadit_fw-la mundus_fw-la non_fw-la cadit_fw-la christianus_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la cadit_fw-la christus_fw-la aust._n let_v the_o world_n fall_v yet_o a_o christian_a fall_v not_o as_o long_o as_o christ_n stand_v whereas_o satan_n choose_v the_o subtle_a he_o can_v find_v and_o leaven_v through_o to_o do_v his_o work_n and_o send_v on_o his_o errand_n for_o he_o can_v make_v a_o mercury_n out_o of_o every_o block_n he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v a_o man_n understanding_n wisdom_n and_o ability_n for_o his_o work_n neither_o can_v he_o increase_v or_o improve_v any_o man_n part_n and_o gift_n he_o must_v have_v instrument_n ready_a to_o his_o hand_n he_o can_v but_o put_v they_o forward_o and_o tempt_v they_o he_o will_v give_v
every_o command_n and_o do_v it_o because_o command_v eye_v the_o precept_n in_o every_o performance_n pray_v hear_v give_v because_o christ_n bid_v i_o and_o with_o great_a reverence_n serve_v with_o reverence_n and_o godly_a fear_n heb._n 12.18_o remember_v our_o distance_n augustus_n say_v to_o one_o that_o give_v he_o homely_a entertainment_n who_o make_v you_o and_o i_o so_o familiar_a 3._o solely_n no_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n luk_n 16.13_o not_o serve_v they_o so_o as_o to_o please_v both_o scarce_o so_o as_o to_o please_v either_o not_o serve_v sin_n or_o satan_n at_o all_o nor_o man_n in_o opposition_n to_o or_o competition_n with_o christ_n who_o keep_v servant_n to_o serve_v other_o we_o must_v be_v undivided_a serve_v he_o and_o none_o but_o he_o forsake_v all_o and_o follow_v he_o 4._o faithful_o sincere_o as_o moses_n who_o be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o house_n as_o a_o servant_n heb._n 7.5_o now_o therefore_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v he_o in_o 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