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1._o by_o what_o every_o one_o receive_v from_o god_n 2._o by_o what_o god_n expect_v from_o every_o one_o psal_n 24._o 1._o mâ—…n_o do_v not_o waste_v his_o good_n 2._o that_o they_o do_v not_o abuse_v they_o to_o ill_a end_n luke_n 19_o 27._o james_n 4._o 3._o 3._o to_o do_v he_o homage_n act_n 10._o 33._o 3._o to_o return_v he_o fruit_n matt._n 21._o 33._o use_v two_o thing_n require_v of_o a_o steward_n 1._o dispensation_n rome_n 1._o 3._o 4._o rom._n 1._o 14._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 8._o 2._o right_o order_v of_o his_o dispensation_n luk._n 12._o 42._o 1._o faithful_o heb_n 3._o 5._o exod._n 32._o 19_o 2._o wise_o rom._n 8._o 7._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 17._o gen._n 18._o 19_o propos._n 2._o all_o god_n steward_n must_v give_v a_o account_n two_o day_n of_o reckon_n 1._o in_o this_o life_n by_o the_o word_n gen._n 3._o 11._o 1_o king_n 19_o mar._n 3._o act_n 2._o by_o the_o rod._n job_n 33._o 14._o mic._n 6._o 9_o job_n 33._o 19_o 1_o cor._n 11_o 30._o psal._n 31._o 5._o 2._o after_o this_o 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joh._n 12._o 48._o jer._n 17._o 1._o 4._o because_o god_n will_v exact_v of_o every_o one_o according_a to_o what_o he_o have_v be_v trust_v with_o luke_n 12._o 48._o use_v 1_o for_o confutation_n atheist_n in_o the_o church_n 2_o pet._n 3._o use_v 2._o for_o instruction_n 1._o not_o to_o judge_v other_o rom._n 14._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 5._o 2._o to_o judge_v ourselves_o here_o a_o twofold_a reckon_n to_o be_v make_v here_o 1._o reckon_v with_o ourselves_o jer._n 8._o 6._o lam._n 3._o 39_o psal._n 4._o 2._o reckon_v with_o other_o 2_o sam._n 12._o 3._o act_n 20._o 26._o james_n 5._o 3._o 3._o to_o exercise_v daily_a repentance_n act_n 17._o 31._o 4._o to_o get_v a_o interest_n in_o christ._n rome_n 8._o 1._o exod._n 25._o 21._o 5._o to_o lead_v a_o holy_a conversation_n 〈◊〉_d pet._n 3._o 11._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d act_n â—…6_n 15_o 16._o use_v 3_o for_o comfort_n james_n 5._o heb._n 9_o 27._o the_o coherence_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n the_o division_n of_o the_o word_n 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