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all_o office_n and_o grace_n yea_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a or_o standard-bearer_n of_o ten_o thousand_o he_o be_v altogether_o lovely_a be_v be_v whole_o delectable_a now_o it_o be_v my_o earnest_a desire_n that_o as_o god_n have_v honour_v his_o son_n and_o angel_n they_o venerate_v he_o and_o saint_n high_o esteem_v of_o he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v precious_a unto_o thou_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n i_o can_v desire_v for_o myself_o or_o for_o thou_o who_o be_o june_n 4._o 1647._o thou_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o gospel_n john_n robotham_n a_o table_n of_o the_o main_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o follow_a treatise_n the_o coherence_n of_o the_o text._n p._n 1._o 2._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o precious_a p._n 2._o 4._o what_o the_o faith_n be_v that_o esteem_v christ_n precious_a p._n 5_o 6_o 7._o the_o division_n of_o the_o text_n with_o the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o it_o p._n 8_o 9_o the_o main_a doctrine_n propound_v viz._n that_o though_o christ_n be_v slight_v and_o undervalue_v by_o unbeliever_n yet_o he_o be_v exceed_o precious_a to_o those_o that_o do_v believe_v p._n 10._o the_o doctrine_n be_v prove_v by_o three_o eminent_a ex-example_n p._n 11._o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o doctrine_n three_o thing_n be_v insist_v on_o 1._o some_o demonstration_n 2._o some_o illustration_n 3._o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o point_n p_o 12._o 1._o demonstration_n and_o they_o be_v four_o 1._o believer_n be_v impatient_a of_o christ_n absence_n ibid._n 2._o believer_n make_v diligent_a search_n after_o christ_n when_o absent_a p._n 13._o 1._o they_o seek_v christ_n diligent_o in_o the_o use_n of_o all_o mean_n p._n 14._o 2._o they_o seek_v christ_n constant_o without_o intermission_n ibid._n 3._o believer_n have_v a_o prudentiall_a care_n in_o keep_v christ_n when_o they_o have_v find_v he_o p._n 15._o 4._o believer_n do_v bewail_v christ_n absence_n seek_v he_o with_o diligence_n and_o keep_v he_o with_o prudence_n out_o of_o a_o principle_n of_o love_n p._n 19_o love_n what_o it_o be_v ibid._n the_o will_n can_v be_v force_v ibid._n the_o will_n must_v have_v a_o suitable_a object_n to_o draw_v it_o out_o p._n 21._o christ_n be_v a_o suitable_a good_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o believer_n ibid._n 22._o a_o second_o thing_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o doctrine_n be_v the_o illustration_n viz._n 1._o rarity_n 2._o esteem_v 3._o price_n 4._o usefulness_n p._n 23._o 1._o the_o rarity_n and_o scarcenesse_n of_o a_o thing_n make_v it_o to_o be_v precious_a ibid._n christ_n be_v rare_a in_o the_o world_n ibid._n 2._o the_o high_a esteem_n that_o be_v cast_v upon_o a_o thing_n make_v it_o precious_a p._n 24._o christ_n be_v high_o prize_v by_o the_o father_n p._n 25._o by_o angel_n p._n 26._o by_o saint_n p._n 27._o 3._o the_o great_a and_o excessive_a price_n that_o be_v give_v for_o a_o thing_n make_v it_o precious_a p._n 29._o much_o have_v be_v give_v for_o christ_n p._n 30._o 4._o the_o usefulness_n and_o 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all_o guile_n etc._n etc._n his_o reason_n follow_v the_o text_n and_o the_o first_o be_v edification_n in_o these_o word_n that_o you_o may_v grow_v thereby_o the_o second_o be_v take_v from_o the_o subject_a or_o main_a argument_n of_o the_o word_n and_o that_o be_v christ_n propound_v unto_o we_o by_o taste_n if_o so_o be_v you_o have_v taste_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v gracious_a ver_fw-la 3._o now_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o primary_n subject_a and_o chief_a argument_n of_o the_o word_n be_v declare_v from_o the_o four_o verse_n unto_o the_o eleven_o first_o in_o believer_n adhere_v to_o christ_n by_o faith_n set_v forth_o to_o we_o under_o the_o term_n of_o come_v to_o who_o come_v say_v the_o apostle_n then_o we_o have_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o duty_n first_o because_o christ_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o spiritual_a edifice_n or_o building_n call_v therefore_o a_o live_a one_o verse_n 4._o second_o because_o believer_n be_v thereby_o also_o make_v lively_a stone_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d honour_n as_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v he_o be_v to_o you_o that_o believe_v a_o honour_n or_o honourable_a praise_v glory_n and_o honour_n be_v promiscuous_o and_o indifferent_o take_v for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n but_o if_o we_o respect_v their_o propriety_n they_o differ_v thus_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praise_n be_v when_o we_o make_v honourable_a mention_n of_o other_o this_o be_v external_a and_o express_v by_o the_o tongue_n or_o pen._n second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d glory_n be_v a_o reverend_a and_o venerable_a opinion_n that_o we_o have_v of_o other_o this_o be_v internal_a lie_v in_o the_o mind_n three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d honour_n comprehend_v both_o those_o be_v a_o testification_n of_o the_o opinion_n that_o we_o have_v of_o other_o man_n excellency_n and_o worth_n declare_v by_o outward_a sign_n as_o respectful_a salutation_n uncover_v the_o head_n bow_v the_o knee_n and_o the_o like_a we_o 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