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he_o become_v poor_a that_o we_o through_o his_o poverty_n may_v be_v rich_a 2_o cor._n 8._o 9_o he_o put_v off_o the_o crown_n of_o glory_n to_o put_v on_o the_o crown_n of_o thorn_n quanto_fw-la pro_fw-la i_o vilior_fw-la tanto_fw-la mihi_fw-la charior_fw-la say_v bernard_n the_o low_a he_o humble_v himself_o for_o i_o the_o dear_a he_o shall_v be_v to_o i_o inference_n 2._o how_o transcendent_o glorious_a be_v the_o advancement_n of_o believer_n by_o their_o union_n with_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n this_o also_o be_v a_o admirable_a 2._o inference_n 2._o and_o astonish_a mystery_n it_o be_v the_o high_a dignity_n of_o which_o our_o nature_n be_v capable_a to_o be_v hypostatical_o unite_v and_o the_o great_a glory_n of_o which_o our_o person_n be_v capable_a to_o be_v mystical_o unite_v to_o this_o lord_n of_o glory_n to_o be_v bone_n of_o his_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n o_o what_o be_v this_o christian_n do_v thou_o know_v and_o believe_v all_o this_o and_o thy_o heart_n not_o burn_v within_o thou_o in_o love_n to_o christ_n o_o then_o what_o a_o heart_n have_v thou_o what_o be_v thou_o by_o nature_n but_o sinful_a dust_n a_o loathsome_a sinner_n vile_a than_o the_o vile_a toad_n cast_v out_o to_o the_o loathe_n of_o thy_o person_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o nativity_n o_o that_o ever_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n shall_v unite_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o lump_n of_o vileness_n take_v such_o a_o wretch_n into_o his_o very_a bosom_n be_v astonish_v o_o heaven_n and_o earth_n at_o this_o this_o be_v the_o great_a mystery_n which_o the_o angel_n stoop_v down_o to_o look_v into_o such_o a_o honour_n as_o this_o can_v never_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n it_o will_v have_v seem_v a_o rude_a blasphemy_n in_o we_o once_o to_o have_v think_v or_o speak_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n have_v not_o christ_n make_v the_o first_o motion_n thereof_o yet_o how_o long_o do_v thou_o make_v this_o lord_n of_o glory_n wait_v upon_o thy_o 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26._o he_o cast_v a_o kingdom_n at_o his_o heel_n to_o be_v crown_v with_o reproach_n for_o the_o name_n of_o christ._n the_o diadem_n of_o egypt_n be_v not_o half_a so_o glorious_a as_o self-denial_n for_o christ._n this_o lord_n of_o glory_n free_o degrade_v himself_o for_o thou_o will_v thou_o stand_v huckling_n with_o he_o upon_o term_n it_o be_v certain_o your_o honour_n to_o be_v dishonour_v for_o christ_n act._n 5._o 41._o to_o you_o it_o be_v give_v in_o behalf_n of_o christ_n not_o only_o to_o believe_v but_o also_o to_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n phil._n 1._o 29._o the_o gift_n of_o suffer_v be_v there_o match_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v give_v as_o a_o honorarium_fw-la a_o badge_n of_o honour_n to_o suffer_v for_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n as_o all_o have_v not_o the_o honour_n to_o wear_v the_o crown_n of_o glory_n in_o heaven_n so_o few_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o wear_v the_o chain_n of_o christ_n upon_o earth_n thuanus_n thuanus_n cur_n i_o non_fw-la 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lord_n and_o partake_v of_o his_o glory_n in_o heaven_n john_n 17._o 22._o the_o glory_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o i_o have_v give_v they_o yea_o the_o vile_a body_n of_o believer_n shall_v be_v make_v like_o to_o the_o glorious_a body_n of_o christ_n phil._n 3._o 21._o what_o glory_n then_o will_v be_v communicate_v to_o their_o soul_n true_o his_o essential_a glory_n be_v incommunicable_a but_o there_o be_v a_o glory_n which_o christ_n will_v communicate_v to_o his_o people_n when_o he_o come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n he_o will_v come_v to_o be_v glorify_v in_o his_o saint_n and_o to_o be_v admire_v in_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v 2_o thes._n 1._o 10._o where_o he_o seem_v to_o account_v his_o social_a glory_n which_o shall_v