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18._o 10._o the_o same_o bless_a spirit_n that_o attend_v the_o lord_n and_o see_v his_o face_n in_o blissful_a glory_n do_v attend_v and_o guard_v the_o mean_a of_o the_o godly_a here_o on_o earth_n as_o the_o same_o servant_n use_v to_o wait_v upon_o the_o father_n and_o the_o child_n in_o the_o same_o family_n or_o the_o big_a child_n to_o help_v the_o less_o 9_o and_o it_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o godly_a that_o they_o that_o be_v themselves_o most_o honourable_a do_v honour_n they_o to_o be_v magnify_v by_o a_o fool_n or_o wicked_a flatterer_n be_v small_a honour_n but_o to_o be_v magnify_v by_o the_o best_a and_o wise_a man_n this_o be_v true_a honour_n we_o say_v that_o honour_n be_v in_o he_o that_o give_v it_o and_o not_o in_o he_o that_o receive_v but_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o that_o honour_v his_o saint_n it_o be_v he_o that_o speak_v all_o these_o great_a and_o wondrous_a thing_n of_o they_o which_o i_o have_v hitherto_o recite_v search_v the_o text_n which_o i_o 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the_o common_a case_n of_o other_o in_o any_o proportion_n with_o other_o kind_n of_o pride_n riches_n and_o honour_n and_o beauty_n and_o dignity_n i_o see_v people_n ordinary_o proud_a of_o and_o i_o see_v many_o proud_a of_o counterfeit_n grace_n that_o have_v none_o that_o be_v sincere_a as_o far_o as_o may_v be_v perceive_v by_o other_o to_o be_v proud_a of_o and_o i_o see_v many_o proud_a of_o their_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n and_o nimble_a tongue_n a_o hundred_o fold_n more_o than_o ever_o i_o find_v true_a christian_n proud_a of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o a_o heavenly_a mind_n alas_o we_o have_v much_o a_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o discern_v that_o we_o have_v any_o of_o this_o at_o all_o and_o to_o find_v so_o much_o of_o it_o in_o ourselves_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o support_n and_o thankfulness_n 10._o last_o consider_v what_o abundance_n of_o mean_n the_o lord_n have_v adjoin_v as_o antidote_n with_o his_o servant_n honour_n to_o keep_v they_o 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