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as_o what_o manner_n of_o husband_n he_o be_v and_o what_o great_a thing_n he_o do_v for_o all_o his_o espouse_n and_o now_o after_o all_o what_o do_v you_o say_v be_v thou_o for_o christ_n or_o no_o shall_v the_o nuptial_a go_v on_o between_o he_o and_o your_o soul_n or_o shall_v it_o not_o soul_n what_o answer_n must_v i_o give_v my_o lord_n and_o master_n that_o send_v i_o to_o thou_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a while_n and_o he_o will_v call_v both_o thou_o and_o i_o to_o a_o account_n concern_v these_o thing_n and_o i_o must_v say_v lord_n i_o woo_v that_o soul_n for_o thou_o i_o beseech_v he_o to_o be_v espouse_v unto_o thou_o and_o so_o far_o as_o i_o be_v able_a i_o display_v thy_o beauty_n thy_o riches_n thy_o glory_n before_o he_o i_o open_v thy_o heart_n to_o he_o show_v he_o thy_o love_n and_o thy_o willingness_n to_o be_v espouse_v to_o he_o hope_v that_o the_o cord_n of_o thy_o love_n will_v draw_v he_o and_o with_o my_o whole_a strength_n entreat_v he_o to_o give_v up_o 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and_o so_o in_o the_o breach_n and_o transgression_n thereof_o we_o break_v and_o transgress_v all_o and_o o_o how_o great_a a_o sin_n than_o must_v this_o be_v to_o believe_v on_o christ_n be_v comprehensive_a of_o all_o that_o god_n command_v and_o require_v of_o we_o this_o be_v so_o his_o commandment_n as_o that_o in_o obey_v this_o we_o obey_v all_o and_o in_o violate_v this_o we_o violate_v all_o and_o so_o he_o esteem_v and_o account_v it_o this_o be_v evident_a from_o joh._n 6.28_o 29._o what_o shall_v we_o do_v say_v they_o that_o we_o may_v work_v the_o work_n of_o god_n this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n say_v christ_n to_o believe_v on_o he_o who_o he_o have_v send_v pray_v mark_v they_o speak_v of_o work_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n they_o will_v know_v what_o all_o those_o work_n be_v which_o god_n require_v loc._n locuti_fw-la erant_fw-la de_fw-la operibus_fw-la christus_fw-la ad_fw-la unum_fw-la opus_fw-la eos_fw-la revocat_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la 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with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n these_o be_v christ_n word_n and_o in_o they_o he_o tell_v you_o where_o he_o be_v and_o what_o he_o have_v be_v do_v from_o eternity_n he_o be_v with_o the_o father_n and_o rejoice_v before_o he_o but_o what_o do_v he_o rejoice_v in_o true_o next_o to_o his_o father_n and_o himself_o his_o rejoice_v be_v in_o the_o habitable_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o his_o delight_n be_v with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n he_o delight_v himself_o in_o the_o thought_n of_o save_v poor_a sinner_n and_o espouse_v they_o unto_o himself_o in_o order_n thereunto_o oh_o how_o much_o do_v this_o argue_v his_o heart_n to_o be_v in_o the_o business_n 2._o as_o he_o thus_o delight_v and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o thought_n of_o it_o before_o hand_n so_o when_o at_o any_o time_n a_o poor_a soul_n be_v actual_o espouse_v to_o he_o than_o he_o rejoice_v afresh_o and_o be_v delight_v afresh_o hence_o the_o day_n of_o espousal_n be_v call_v the_o day_n of_o the_o gladness_n of_o his_o heart_n cant._n 3.11_o the_o day_n of_o espousal_n between_o christ_n and_o a_o poor_a sinner_n be_v a_o day_n of_o gladness_n and_o rejoice_n to_o the_o father_n a_o day_n of_o gladness_n and_o rejoice_v to_o the_o bless_a spirit_n a_o day_n of_o gladness_n and_o rejoice_v to_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a for_o there_o be_v joy_n in_o heaver_n at_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 15.7_o but_o it_o be_v especial_o a_o day_n of_o gladness_n and_o rejoice_v to_o christ_n the_o bridegroom_n o_o to_o see_v poor_a sinner_n come_v in_o and_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o he_o in_o a_o marriage-covenant_n this_o be_v the_o joy_n the_o rest_n the_o sit_v be_v faction_n of_o his_o soul_n hence_o '_o be_v say_v he_o shall_v see_v of_o