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the_o temanite_n my_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v against_o thou_o and_o against_o thy_o two_o friend_n for_o you_o have_v not_o speak_v of_o i_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_o like_o my_o servant_n job._n therefore_o take_v unto_o you_o seven_o bullock_n and_o seven_o ram_n and_o go_v to_o my_o servant_n job_n and_o offer_v for_o yourselves_o a_o burn_v offer_v and_o my_o servant_n job_n shall_v pray_v for_o you_o for_o i_o will_v accept_v he_o lest_o i_o shall_v put_v you_o to_o shame_n because_o you_o have_v not_o speak_v of_o i_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v right_o like_o my_o servant_n job_n the_o head_n of_o the_o particular_a sermon_n analyse_v and_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o table_n part_v 1_o upon_o this_o text_n mark_v 9_o 50._o have_v salt_n in_o yourselves_o he_o first_o stir_v up_o to_o attention_n and_o then_o he_o show_v 1._o what_o salt_n be_v 2._o what_o it_o be_v to_o have_v salt_n 3._o what_o to_o have_v it_o in_o ourselves_o pag._n 3._o several_a judgement_n what_o be_v 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christ_n answer_v under_o the_o two_o head_n explain_v p._n 18_o etc._n etc._n the_o exhortation_n by_o way_n of_o use_n p._n 29_o three_o head_n be_v to_o see_v we_o have_v salt_n in_o ourselves_o and_o to_o leave_v censure_v and_o condemn_v other_o p._n 30_o etc._n etc._n that_o soul_n be_v a_o glorious_a temple_n where_o god_n reveal_v himself_o in_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n p._n 35_o etc._n etc._n two_o sermon_n upon_o that_o text_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 2._o but_o i_o determine_v to_o know_v nothing_o among_o you_o save_v jesus_n christ_n and_o he_o crucify_v he_o show_v paul_n undervalue_v all_o thing_n but_o this_o knowledge_n p._n 41_o etc._n etc._n then_o what_o it_o be_v to_o know_v jesus_n christ_n true_o which_o must_v not_o be_v external_o only_a but_o internal_o also_o p._n 43_o etc._n etc._n man_n may_v know_v the_o letter_n and_o never_o know_v jesus_n christ_n for_o he_o be_v hide_v therein_o p._n 45._o yet_o we_o may_v not_o slight_v the_o letter_n p._n 46._o 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in_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v do_v also_o in_o the_o soul_n before_o he_o can_v be_v entertain_v p._n 65_o &c_n &c_n 1._o pleasure_n 2._o profit_n 3._o honour_n all_o dispute_n against_o christ_n p._n 67_o etc._n etc._n a_o digression_n occasion_v by_o a_o terrible_a from_o of_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n encourage_v against_o fear_n p._n 69._o 4._o arrogance_n a_o dangerous_a and_o common_a disputant_n p._n 70_o etc._n etc._n 5._o reason_n another_o great_a disputer_n against_o christ_n in_o we_o p._n 72_o etc._n etc._n a_o exhortation_n to_o look_v within_o ourselves_o while_o these_o thing_n be_v unfolding_a p._n 73._o 6._o after_o christ_n come_v to_o preach_v be_v thirty_o three_o year_n of_o age_n his_o first_o miracle_n turn_v water_n into_o wine_n how_o do_v in_o we_o p._n 74._o while_o man_n be_v in_o unregeneration_n they_o whole_o seek_v themselves_o neither_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n nor_o good_a of_o other_o p._n 76._o christ_n his_o come_n to_o we_o and_o depart_v from_o we_o further_o explain_v p._n 77._o three_o head_n what_o it_o be_v to_o know_v christ_n crucify_v p._n 79._o 1._o so_o long_o as_o the_o strong_a man_n keep_v the_o house_n christ_n be_v crucify_v p._n 81._o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n not_o to_o be_v have_v without_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n brief_o explain_v p._n 82_o etc._n etc._n 2._o while_o we_o harken_v to_o and_o obey_v the_o flesh_n jesus_n christ_n be_v crucify_v p._n 88_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n own_v justify_v but_o rest_v bare_o therein_o condemn_v p._n 89._o a_o question_n answer_v how_o christ_n shall_v suffer_v and_o not_o god_n in_o regard_n they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o p._n 92._o a_o example_n to_o clear_v these_o truth_n to_o we_o p._n 98._o a_o conclusion_n and_o application_n of_o all_o p._n 99_o he_o that_o true_o see_v he_o have_v crucify_v christ_n can_v do_v it_o again_o for_o a_o thousand_o world_n p._n 100_o eight_o sermon_n upon_o rom._n 8._o 17._o if_o 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