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himself_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o luk._n 14.33_o so_o likewise_o whosoever_o he_o be_v of_o you_o that_o forsake_v not_o all_o that_o he_o have_v can_v be_v my_o disciple_n and_o ver_fw-la 26._o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n hate_v be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v absolute_o but_o comparative_o for_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o hate_v father_n or_o mother_n or_o brother_n he_o that_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o murderer_n but_o hate_v be_v less_o
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3.17_o they_o shall_v be_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n in_o that_o day_n when_o i_o make_v up_o my_o jewel_n and_o i_o will_v spare_v they_o as_o a_o man_n spare_v his_o own_o son_n that_o serve_v he_o they_o be_v his_o peculiar_a treasure_n exod._n 19.5_o you_o shall_v be_v unto_o i_o a_o peculiar_a treasure_n above_o all_o people_n for_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v i_o they_o be_v his_o portion_n deut._n 32.9_o the_o lord_n portion_n be_v his_o people_n how_o careful_a be_v man_n of_o their_o portion_n their_o peculiar_a treasure_n their_o jewel_n the_o apple_n of_o their_o eye_n so_o and_o much_o more_o careful_a be_v the_o lord_n of_o his_o people_n they_o be_v his_o child_n gal._n 3.26_o and_o in_o time_n of_o danger_n man_n be_v very_o solicitous_a for_o their_o child_n the_o first_o question_n that_o david_n put_v to_o both_o those_o messenger_n that_o come_v with_o tiding_n from_o the_o battle_n be_v concern_v the_o safety_n of_o his_o child_n be_v the_o young_a man_n 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many_o that_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o take_v away_o our_o life_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o death_n be_v prepare_v for_o we_o yet_o not_o one_o man_n woman_n or_o child_n shall_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n without_o our_o heavenly_a father_n appointment_n and_o as_o the_o lord_n take_v a_o particular_a care_n of_o every_o member_n of_o christ_n so_o also_o of_o all_o the_o affair_n and_o concernment_n of_o all_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n he_o set_v the_o hedge_n of_o his_o providence_n not_o only_o about_o their_o person_n but_o about_o all_o that_o
of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n of_o who_o i_o be_o chief_a luk._n 19.10_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v come_v to_o seek_v and_o save_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v hos_fw-la 13.9_o o_o israel_n thou_o have_v destroy_v thyself_o but_o in_o i_o be_v thy_o help_n there_o be_v help_n in_o christ_n not_o only_o for_o such_o as_o have_v hurt_v themselves_o for_o such_o as_o have_v wound_v sore_o wound_v themselves_o but_o for_o such_o as_o have_v destroy_v they_o yea_o though_o they_o be_v israelite_n which_o be_v a_o aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o misery_n for_o its_o worse_a for_o a_o israelite_n then_o for_o a_o moabite_n or_o a_o egyptian_a to_o destroy_v himself_o here_o be_v the_o extremity_n of_o misery_n destruction_n and_o the_o height_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o own_o destruction_n yet_o there_o be_v help_v in_o christ_n for_o such_o as_o be_v undo_v destroy_v 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time_n of_o famine_n gen._n 41.57_o and_o he_o esteem_v suffering_n for_o christ_n above_o the_o high_a honour_n and_o preferment_n of_o the_o court_n for_o he_o be_v adopt_v by_o pharoah_n daughter_n for_o her_o son_n and_o shall_v as_o josephus_n observe_v have_v succeed_v pharaoh_n in_o his_o kingdom_n who_o bring_v in_o pharoah_n daughter_n speak_v thus_o to_o her_o father_n hunc_fw-la decrevi_fw-la mihi_fw-la adoptare_fw-la in_o filium_fw-la tibivero_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la successorem_fw-la i_o have_v determine_v to_o adopt_v this_o moses_n for_o my_o son_n and_o your_o successor_n in_o the_o kingdom_n yet_o moses_n prefer_v suffering_n for_o christ_n above_o this_o honour_n and_o dignity_n and_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharoah_n daughter_n he_o also_o prefer_v suffering_n for_o christ_n before_o the_o pleasure_n he_o may_v have_v have_v by_o live_v in_o the_o king_n be_v court._n 2._o observe_v how_o free_o and_o willing_o moses_n embrace_v a_o suffer_a 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israel_n and_o such_o a_o man_n as_o moses_n who_o be_v learn_v in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o egypt_n and_o train_v up_o from_o his_o infancy_n in_o a_o king_n court_n be_v able_a at_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n to_o give_v a_o right_a judgement_n of_o thing_n 5._o observe_v what_o carry_v out_o moses_n to_o refuse_v the_o honour_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o court_n and_o to_o choose_v affliction_n and_o to_o esteem_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n of_o egyyt_n it_o be_v his_o faith_n and_o more_o particular_o his_o believe_a and_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n that_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o in_o the_o other_o world_n it_o be_v not_o his_o learning_n or_o his_o courage_n and_o magnanimity_n but_o his_o faith_n by_o faith_n moses_n refuse_v etc._n etc._n for_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n this_o instance_n and_o example_n of_o moses_n may_v teach_v we_o to_o have_v a_o high_a esteem_n of_o 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