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people_n and_o their_o father_n house_n and_o labour_n to_o be_v clothe_v with_o clothing_n of_o wrought_v gold_n psal_n 45._o ver_fw-la 10.13_o labour_v to_o get_v oil_n in_o your_o vessel_n as_o well_o as_o in_o your_o lamp_n mat._n 25.4_o that_o you_o may_v enter_v in_o with_o he_o to_o the_o marriage_n when_o the_o door_n shall_v be_v shut_v against_o such_o as_o have_v neglect_v these_o opportunity_n ver_fw-la 10._o you_o must_v labour_v to_o make_v yourselves_o ready_a for_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o lamb_n to_o put_v on_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o clean_a and_o white_a and_o fine_a linen_n of_o the_o saint_n rev._n 19.7.8_o o_o that_o you_o will_v know_v now_o even_o now_o in_o this_o your_o day_n the_o thing_n that_o do_v belong_v to_o your_o
especial_o if_o we_o find_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o they_o that_o be_v a_o expression_n act_v 11.21_o question_n but_o how_o be_v that_o to_o be_v know_v i_o answer_v it_o be_v to_o be_v know_v by_o the_o effect_n there_o mention_v and_o a_o great_a number_n believe_v and_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n o_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n to_o live_v under_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n immediate_a voice_n no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o hear_v exod._n 20.19_o and_o they_o say_v unto_o moses_n speak_v thou_o with_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v but_o let_v not_o god_n speak_v with_o we_o lest_o we_o die_v so_o deut._n 5.25_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v terrible_a who_o may_v abide_v it_o therefore_o god_n have_v appoint_v our_o brethren_n to_o teach_v we_o familiar_o and_o to_o be_v in_o his_o stead_n among_o we_o and_o it_o be_v our_o happiness_n to_o enjoy_v they_o if_o we_o can_v see_v it_o use_v 3_o and_o last_o to_o end_v this_o point_n it_o serve_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o these_o man_n who_o the_o lord_n employ_v as_o his_o special_a servant_n aught_o to_o be_v esteem_v although_o it_o be_v their_o portion_n to_o be_v as_o david_n be_v the_o song_n of_o the_o drunkard_n psal_n 69.12_o and_o to_o be_v despise_v by_o young_a child_n as_o job_n be_v cap._n 19.18_o yea_o by_o young_a man_n who_o father_n he_o will_v have_v disdain_v to_o have_v set_v with_o the_o dog_n of_o his_o flock_n cap._n 30.1_o all_o the_o silly_a yet_o proud_a fool_n and_o all_o the_o knave_n in_o the_o country_n think_v that_o gospel-preacher_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v make_v a_o parable_n of_o reproach_n and_o object_n of_o despite_n o_o how_o do_v some_o among_o we_o ruffle_v it_o in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o generation_n who_o ancestor_n infamous_o scrap_v a_o little_a dung_n together_o and_o end_v their_o day_n remarkable_o i_o but_o this_o ought_v not_o so_o to_o be_v neither_o will_v it_o be_v so_o among_o they_o that_o fear_v 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