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43._o the_o sign_n of_o god_n wrath_n the_o mean_n to_o pacify_v god_n anger_n and_o how_o we_o may_v know_v that_o god_n be_v pacify_v 44.45.46_o the_o mark_n of_o a_o child_n of_o disobedience_n 47._o difference_n between_o god_n anger_n towards_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a 48._o the_o profit_n of_o remember_v our_o natural_a misery_n 49._o a_o fourfold_a life_n folio_n 51._o how_o we_o may_v know_v when_o sin_n be_v alive_a and_o when_o it_o be_v dead_a 51._o a_o man_n never_o true_o repent_v till_o be_v endeavour_n to_o be_v rid_v of_o all_o sin_n and_o motive_n 53._o anger_n indifferent_a laudable_a vicious_a 54._o degree_n of_o vicious_a anger_n reason_n and_o remedy_n against_o it_o 55.56_o malice_n and_o the_o degree_n and_o kind_n of_o it_o 57_o reason_n and_o remedy_n against_o it_o 57.58_o of_o blasphemy_n the_o kind_n of_o it_o and_o reason_n against_o it_o 59.60_o against_o filthy_a speak_n 61._o of_o lie_v reason_n against_o it_o and_o question_n answer_v 61.62_o 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12.6.7_o 12.6.7_o eph._n 4.12_o etc_n etc_n etc_n eph._n 4_o 16._o 16._o col._n 2.6.5_o 2.6.5_o 1_o pet._n 3.7_o it_o be_v the_o increase_n of_o god_n in_o four_o respect_n three_o thing_n that_o make_v man_n grow_v grow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isaiah_n 40._o 40._o math._n 6._o 6._o 1._o cor._n 4.24_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v for_o many_o reason_n verse_n 1._o verse_n 2._o verse_n 3._o verse_n 4._o verse_n 5.6.7_o verse_n 8.9_o verse_n 6._o verse_n 7._o verse_n 9_o verse_n 10._o verse_n 11._o verse_n 12.13_o verse_n 14._o verse_n 15._o verse_n 16._o verse_n 17._o verse_n 18._o verse_n 19_o verse_n 20._o verse_n 21._o verse_n 22.23.24_o 25._o verse_n i._o if_o you_o then_o be_v rise_v with_o christ_n seek_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v above_o where_o christ_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god._n verse_n 2_o set_v your_o affection_n on_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o and_o not_o on_o 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