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our_o love_n more_o plentiful_a fast_o and_o sure_a unto_o he_o see_v luk._n 7._o 47._o verse_n 11._o teach_v we_o to_o esteem_v above_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n that_o treasure_n of_o the_o word_n that_o god_n have_v commit_v to_o it_o and_o that_o not_o only_o because_o the_o word_n itself_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o life_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o church_n from_o which_o if_o the_o word_n be_v sunder_v it_o can_v be_v no_o more_o a_o church_n than_o a_o corpse_n without_o a_o soul_n can_v be_v a_o man_n but_o also_o because_o in_o it_o be_v contain_v food_n for_o all_o the_o period_n &_o point_n of_o our_o life_n for_o if_o we_o be_v infant_n in_o christ_n school_n it_o be_v milk_n unto_o we_o and_o if_o we_o be_v grow_v to_o the_o year_n of_o discretion_n it_o be_v strong_a meat_n to_o bring_v we_o unto_o a_o perfect_a man_n and_o unto_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o age_n of_o the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n ephes_n 4._o 13._o verse_n 12._o teach_v the_o church_n that_o 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for_o our_o brethren_n who_o know_v our_o misery_n can_v not_o but_o extend_v y_z e_o bowel_n of_o pity_n &_o compassion_n towards_o we_o because_o they_o have_v learn_v to_o weep_v with_o they_o y_fw-mi it_o weep_v etc._n etc._n rom._n 12._o 15._o so_o on_o y_z e_z other_o side_n notwithstanding_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o we_o &_o upon_o we_o as_o the_o church_n do_v here_o sa_v that_o her_o hart_n be_v awake_a for_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v rod_n god_n of_o his_o glory_n who_o have_v give_v we_o his_o good_a thing_n &_o deprive_v y_z e_z brethren_z of_o y_z t_z comfort_n they_o may_v have_v by_o us._n satan_n subtlety_n will_v be_v weigh_v in_o this_o assault_n who_o if_o he_o can_v not_o puff_n we_o up_o in_o pride_n of_o the_o thing_n we_o have_v not_o will_v cast_v we_o down_o in_o suppose_v a_o want_n of_o the_o thing_n we_o have_v so_o hard_a a_o matter_n be_v it_o to_o be_v wise_a according_a to_o sobriety_n as_o the_o apostle_n will_v us._n roman_n 12._o 3._o three_o we_o may_v learn_v for_o the_o better_a feeling_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o work_n of_o a_o more_o sound_a detestation_n of_o it_o in_o we_o to_o aggravate_v the_o same_o unto_o ourselves_o in_o all_o the_o circumstance_n and_o occasion_n thereof_o howbeit_o in_o a_o just_a measure_n and_o proportion_n lest_o otherwise_o we_o be_v find_v false_a witness_n bearer_n against_o our_o own_o soul_n this_o do_v the_o prophet_n david_n in_o many_o psalm_n &_o namely_o psalm_n 51._o and_o daniel_n also_o chap._n 9_o 5._o 6._o &c_n &c_n yea_o &_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o sundry_a psalm_n and_o particular_o psal_n 106._o 6._o but_o this_o will_v not_o our_o curse_a generation_n yield_v unto_o and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o we_o be_v so_o besot_v and_o senseless_a in_o our_o sin_n yea_o freeze_a as_n the_o prophet_n say_v in_o the_o dregs_n of_o our_o own_o iniquity_n zephan_n 1._o 12._o verse_n 2._o doc._n teach_v we_o what_o shift_n and_o excuse_n flesh_n and_o 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