〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o excellent_a or_o what_o singular_a what_o extraordinary_a thing_n do_v you_o both_o come_v much_o to_o one_o christian_n must_v excel_v other_o or_o abound_v more_o than_o other_o and_o they_o must_v excel_v themselves_o or_o abound_v more_o than_o themselves_o in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o what_o herein_o s._n paul_n exhort_v other_o to_o he_o himself_o practise_v he_o excel_v other_o he_o abound_v more_o than_o other_o so_o he_o say_v of_o himself_o in_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o they_o all_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o in_o 2_o cor._n 11._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o labour_n more_o abundant_a witness_v his_o preach_v from_o jerusalem_n and_o round_o about_o even_o unto_o illyricum_n rom._n 15._o 19_o three_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o german_a mile_n as_o paraeus_n upon_o the_o place_n observe_v particular_o in_o arabia_n gal._n 1._o 17._o at_o 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reward_n where_o it_o follow_v what_o be_v say_v in_o vers._n 34._o a_o better_a and_o a_o endure_a substance_n or_o be_v in_o heaven_n we_o may_v well_o here_o also_o understand_v it_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n but_o have_v it_o be_v only_o a_o earthly_a canaan_n that_o moses_n have_v respect_n to_o we_o may_v hence_o argue_v if_o a_o earthly_a inheritance_n which_o be_v uncertain_a and_o short_a as_o our_o life_n be_v and_o not_o secure_v from_o trouble_n and_o cross_n can_v thus_o far_o affect_v moses_n and_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o do_v and_o suffer_v all_o this_o and_o secure_v he_o against_o the_o tentation_n of_o the_o court_n and_o make_v he_o to_o choose_v piety_n with_o affliction_n rather_o than_o pleasure_n accompany_v with_o sin_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n as_o heaven_n may_v be_v better_o call_v so_o then_o earth_n as_o be_v the_o land_n and_o country_n of_o the_o live_n to_o eternity_n how_o much_o more_o 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