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make_v your_o peace_n with_o god_n how_o will_v you_o shrink_v and_o crowd_n out_o fast_o than_o you_o crowd_v in_o as_o not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v when_o moses_n have_v be_v forty_o day_n upon_o the_o mount_n with_o god_n and_o have_v see_v only_o his_o backpart_n yet_o his_o face_n do_v shine_v with_o such_o lustre_n by_o reflection_n of_o the_o beam_n of_o god_n majesty_n upon_o he_o that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n can_v not_o look_v upon_o his_o face_n without_o a_o veil_n and_o if_o angel_n who_o continual_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n shall_v come_v down_o and_o appear_v and_o preach_v man_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o hear_v and_o bear_v therefore_o god_n make_v use_v of_o minister_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n man_n of_o like_a passion_n and_o infirmity_n with_o ourselves_o for_o our_o infirmity_n sake_n man_n who_o will_v not_o affrighten_v we_o with_o their_o glory_n who_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o without_o dazzle_v our_o eye_n who_o we_o may_v 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the_o consequence_n to_o be_v right_a from_o heb._n 1_o 1â—_n on_o which_o this_o notion_n be_v ground_v be_v they_o not_o all_o minister_a spirit_n speak_v of_o angel_n send_v forth_o to_o minister_v for_o they_o which_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v because_o angel_n do_v minister_v to_o the_o saint_n therefore_o they_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o saint_n for_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o do_v minister_v to_o they_o though_o he_o be_v their_o lord_n and_o king_n when_o he_o wash_v his_o disciple_n foot_n in_o which_o act_n he_o appear_v so_o like_o a_o servant_n yet_o than_o he_o call_v himself_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n joh._n 13.13_o minister_a to_o other_o do_v not_o imply_v inferiority_n unless_o it_o be_v such_o as_o do_v withal_o imply_v dependency_n but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a our_o saviour_n tell_v his_o disciple_n when_o he_o perceive_v they_o to_o be_v ambitious_a of_o greatness_n that_o whoever_o will_v be_v the_o great_a among_o 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the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n soon_o than_o the_o pharisee_n who_o boast_v in_o their_o own_o righteousness_n matth._n 21.31_o he_o converse_v with_o and_o call_v the_o worst_a of_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n matth._n 9.11_o 13._o indeed_o when_o the_o apostle_n make_v mention_n of_o notorious_a sinner_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o such_o while_o such_o can_v not_o be_v save_v 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicator_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n nor_o effeminate_a nor_o abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n nor_o thief_n nor_o covetous_a noâ—_n drunkard_n nor_o reviler_n nor_o extortioner_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n those_o that_o be_v such_o notorious_a sinner_n and_o continue_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o such_o sin_n without_o repentance_n they_o can_v be_v save_v but_o withal_o he_o add_v in_o the_o 11._o verse_n that_o some_o of_o 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