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sermon_n i._n job_n xxii_o 2_o former_a part_n can_v a_o man_n be_v profitable_a to_o god_n p._n 3_o sermon_n two_o luk._n xi_o 35_o take_v heed_n therefore_o that_o the_o light_n which_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v not_o darkness_n p._n 35_o sermon_n iii_o matth._n v._o 44_o former_a part_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o love_v your_o enemy_n p._n iii_o sermon_n iu._n matth._n vii_o 26_o 27._o and_o every_o one_o that_o hear_v these_o say_n of_o i_o and_o do_v they_o not_o shall_v be_v liken_v unto_o a_o foolish_a man_n who_o build_v his_o house_n upon_o the_o sand._n and_o the_o rain_v descend_v and_o the_o flood_n come_v and_o the_o wind_n blow_v and_o beat_v upon_o that_o house_n and_o it_o fall_v and_o great_a be_v the_o fall_n of_o it_o p._n 165_o sermon_n v._o 1_o cor._n viii_o 12_o but_o when_o you_o sin_n so_o against_o the_o brethren_n and_o wound_v their_o weak_a conscience_n you_o sin_n against_o christ._n p._n 211_o sermon_n vi_o 1_o cor._n ii_o 7_o former_a part_n but_o we_o speak_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o a_o mystery_n p._n 259_o sermon_n vii_o revel_v xxii_o 16_o latter_a part_n i_o be_o the_o root_n and_o the_o offspring_n of_o david_n and_o the_o bright_a and_o morningstar_n p._n 315_o sermon_n viii_o john_n i._n 11_o he_o come_v to_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o p._n 361_o sermon_n ix_o isaiah_n liii_o 8_o latter_a part_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o my_o people_n be_v he_o strike_v p._n 415_o sermon_n x._o act_n ii_o 24_o who_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o have_v loose_v the_o pain_n of_o death_n because_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v of_o it_o p._n 463_o sermon_n xi_o 1_o cor._n xii_o 4_o now_o there_o be_v diversity_n of_o gift_n but_o the_o same_o spirit_n p._n 503_o sermon_n xii_o psalm_n cxliv_o 10_o former_a part_n it_o be_v he_o that_o give_v salvation_n unto_o king_n p._n 553_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a error_n of_o the_o press_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v correct_v page_n 27._o l._n 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