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the_o heart_n of_o christian_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o provocation_n and_o let_v it_o be_v for_o a_o lamentation_n chap._n xii_o their_o unthankfulness_n 5_o unthankfulness_n professor_n unthankfulness_n unthank_n fullness_n be_v another_o piece_n of_o ungodliness_n that_o professor_n be_v very_o guilty_a of_o praise_v or_o thankfulness_n be_v as_o the_o penny_n or_o pepper-corn_n which_o god_n expect_v as_o acknowledgement_n as_o high_a rent_n to_o be_v pay_v he_o for_o all_o we_o hold_v of_o he_o but_o how_o have_v this_o be_v deny_v and_o thereby_o how_o just_o have_v we_o forfeit_v all_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n ult_n psa_fw-la 65._o ult_n isa_n 46._o ult_n though_o the_o pay_n of_o this_o rend_a penny_n be_v the_o only_a heavenly_a work_n that_o can_v be_v do_v on_o earth_n the_o only_a joyful_a employment_n that_o shall_v last_v to_o all_o eternity_n in_o another_o life_n a_o work_n that_o shall_v ever_o wait_v for_o god_n in_o zion_n and_o therefore_o zion_n be_v call_v 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bodily_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o you_o and_o thus_o bespeak_v you_o what_o do_v you_o o_o my_o dear_a child_n who_o i_o have_v redeem_a by_o my_o blood_n that_o you_o may_v mutual_o love_v one_o another_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o your_o difference_n but_o there_o be_v much_o in_o your_o dissension_n do_v not_o thus_o sadden_fw-mi my_o spirit_n do_v not_o thus_o spoil_v the_o holy_a angel_n of_o their_o joy_n in_o heaven_n be_o not_o i_o more_o to_o you_o than_o all_o your_o matter_n of_o difference_n how_o can_v we_o expect_v the_o company_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o peace_n whilst_o such_o fiery_a contention_n be_v among_o we_o be_v the_o disciple_n quarrel_v and_o contend_v when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n fall_v on_o they_o no_o they_o be_v all_o with_o one_o accord_n in_o one_o place_n 133.10_o act_n 2.1_o psal_n 133.10_o where_o man_n dwell_v together_o in_o unity_n there_o the_o lord_n command_v the_o blessing_n for_o ever_o god_n will_v not_o say_v a_o learned_a 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21._o for_o salocy_n read_v saucy_a p._n 124._o l._n 25._o after_o want_n add_v be_v such_o p._n 134._o l._n 32._o for_o meeting_n read_v melt_n p._n 158._o l._n 1._o deal_n a_o p._n 161._o l._n 28._o for_o of_o read_z as_o be_v p._n 168._o marg._n for_o illi_fw-la read_v illis_fw-la p._n 182._o l._n 26._o for_o to_o read_v too_o p._n 194._o l._n 13._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 16._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 202._o l._n 5._o for_o sanesti_fw-la read_v sanasti_fw-la p._n 225._o marg._n for_o affectionibus_fw-la read_v afflictionibus_fw-la p._n 250._o l._n 11._o for_o for_o read_z or_o p._n 269._o l._n 23._o after_o to_o add_v do_v p._n 299._o l._n 20_o 21._o deal_n rather_o