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thus_o to_o every_o faithful_a soul_n i_o be_o thy_o god_n by_o this_o appropriation_n god_n give_v we_o a_o right_a in_o he_o yea_o a_o possession_n of_o he_o 1._o a_o right_a in_o he_o as_o the_o woman_n may_v say_v of_o he_o to_o who_o she_o be_v marry_v this_o man_n be_v my_o husband_n so_o may_v every_o faithful_a soul_n say_v of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v my_o god_n 2._o a_o possession_n of_o he_o god_n do_v not_o only_o show_v himself_o unto_o we_o but_o he_o do_v communicate_v himself_o unto_o we_o in_o his_o holiness_n mercy_n truth_n grace_n and_o goodness_n hence_o it_o be_v say_v we_o have_v fellowship_n with_o the_o father_n and_o with_o the_o
his_o descent_n from_o heaven_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o ascension_n and_o of_o the_o mercy_n of_o redemption_n which_o he_o come_v to_o work_v and_o effect_n for_o all_o that_o believe_v of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n the_o mission_n of_o the_o son_n the_o reward_n of_o faith_n and_o glory_n of_o eternity_n and_o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o his_o sermon_n to_o nichodemus_n which_o be_v the_o full_a of_o mystery_n and_o speculation_n that_o ever_o he_o make_v except_o that_o which_o he_o make_v immediate_o before_o his_o death_n 3._o now_o be_v it_o that_o the_o throng_n of_o auditor_n force_v christ_n to_o leave_v the_o shore_n he_o make_v peter_n ship_n his_o pulpit_n 4_o luke_n 5.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o never_o be_v there_o such_o net_n cast_v out_o of_o that_o fisherboat_n before_o while_o he_o be_v upon_o land_n he_o heal_v the_o sick_a body_n by_o his_o touch_n and_o now_o he_o be_v upon_o sea_n he_o cure_v the_o sick_a soul_n by_o his_o doctrine_n he_o that_o make_v both_o sea_n and_o land_n cause_v both_o to_o conspire_v to_o the_o opportunity_n of_o do_v good_a to_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o man_n 4.18_o luke_n 4.18_o 4._o now_o it_o be_v that_o he_o preach_v that_o bless_a sermon_n on_o that_o text_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o i_o because_o he_o have_v anoint_v i_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o poor_a no_o question_n but_o he_o preach_v both_o to_o poor_a and_o rich_a christ_n preach_v to_o all_o but_o for_o the_o power_n and_o fruit_n of_o his_o preach_v it_o be_v only_o receive_v and_o entertain_v by_o the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n in_o the_o follow_a particular_n his_o office_n be_v set_v out_o still_o in_o a_o high_a tenor_n to_o heal_v the_o break_a heart_a to_o preach_v deliverance_n to_o the_o captive_n and_o recover_v of_o sight_n to_o the_o blind_a or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o isa_n 61.1_o the_o open_n of_o the_o prison_n to_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v a_o sad_a thing_n to_o be_v in_o captivity_n but_o sad_a to_o 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all_o those_o precept_n which_o be_v true_o call_v christian_n it_o contain_v in_o it_o all_o the_o moral_a precept_n give_v by_o moses_n and_o open_v a_o strict_a sense_n and_o more_o severe_a exposition_n than_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n have_v give_v it_o hold_v forth_o the_o doctrine_n of_o meekness_n poverty_n of_o spirit_n christian_a mourning_n desire_v of_o holy_a thing_n mercy_n and_o purity_n peace_n and_o patience_n and_o suffer_v of_o injury_n he_o teach_v we_o how_o to_o pray_v how_o to_o fast_v how_o to_o give_v alm_n how_o to_o contemn_v the_o world_n and_o how_o to_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o its_o appendent_a righteousness_n and_o thus_o christ_n be_v enter_v upon_o his_o prophetical_a office_n in_o these_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o sermon_n he_o give_v a_o clear_a testimony_n that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n but_o a_o lawgiver_n and_o that_o this_o law_n of_o christ_n may_v retain_v some_o proportion_n at_o 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