of_o christ_n shed_v abroad_o and_o root_v and_o ground_v in_o our_o heart_n this_o one_o article_n of_o christ_n crucify_v thus_o digest_v in_o succum_fw-la &_o sanguinem_fw-la into_o the_o temper_n and_o nourishment_n of_o our_o soul_n produce_v the_o most_o please_a act_n as_o all_o the_o act_n of_o love_n be_v upon_o the_o most_o perfect_a and_o satisfactory_a object_n god_n thus_o manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n must_v needs_o give_v power_n to_o the_o faint_a and_o to_o they_o that_o have_v no_o may_v increase_v strength_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v mount_v up_o with_o wing_n like_o eagle_n and_o run_v the_o way_n of_o our_o saviour_n commandment_n and_o not_o be_v weary_a and_o walk_v continual_o in_o they_o and_o not_o faint_a as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v in_o another_o case_n this_o be_v a_o great_a demonstration_n that_o our_o saviour_n yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o burden_n light_n because_o when_o we_o see_v our_o saviour_n love_n to_o we_o strong_a than_o the_o bitter_a 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〈◊〉_d that_o belong_v to_o we_o the_o philosopher_n will_v tell_v we_o lie_v and_o dissimulation_n plain_o be_v a_o force_n upon_o we_o and_o we_o feel_v it_o so_o when_o ever_o we_o be_v guilty_a hypocrisy_n be_v stoutness_n against_o god_n and_o cowardice_n to_o man_n as_o my_o lord_n bacon_n tell_v we_o and_o be_v not_o this_o the_o most_o unnatural_a and_o uneasy_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n our_o own_o experience_n will_v assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v much_o easy_a to_o act_v ourselves_o than_o the_o person_n of_o another_o we_o act_v ourselves_o often_o to_o our_o disadvantage_n because_o we_o do_v it_o extempore_o before_o we_o be_v aware_a but_o to_o act_v another_o man_n learn_v and_o try_v practice_n beforehand_o some_o time_n before_o they_o will_v venture_v to_o do_v it_o in_o public_a this_o also_o demonstrate_v be_v so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n that_o our_o saviour_n yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n thus_o i_o have_v finish_v what_o i_o propose_v in_o 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