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epistle_n chap._n 3._o whosoever_o have_v this_o world_n good_a and_o see_v his_o brother_n have_v need_n and_o shut_v up_o his_o compassion_n from_o he_o how_o dwell_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o 4._o but_o if_o we_o do_v love_n god_n so_o much_o and_o our_o neighbour_n so_o little_a yet_o we_o may_v not_o evade_v or_o escape_v this_o duty_n of_o do_v good_a for_o all_o that_o for_o say_v that_o all_o our_o time_n be_v to_o be_v spend_v in_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o first_o table_n all_o our_o piety_n to_o be_v show_v in_o performance_n towards_o god_n if_o i_o show_v that_o these_o act_n of_o mercy_n and_o bounty_n be_v act_n of_o the_o first_o table_n too_o i_o hope_v we_o will_v not_o show_v ourselves_o so_o ungrateful_a and_o impious_a as_o to_o decline_v this_o manner_n of_o worship_n which_o he_o require_v at_o our_o hand_n now_o that_o act_n of_o mercy_n be_v duty_n of_o the_o first_o table_n i_o need_v go_v no_o far_o for_o proof_n than_o my_o text_n which_o tell_v we_o 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paul_n in_o this_o present_a epistle_n if_o so_o we_o may_v happy_o wind_v ourselves_o out_o of_o this_o dangerous_a maze_n or_o labyrinth_n whereas_o then_o he_o seem_v to_o nullify_v or_o vilify_v at_o least_o the_o law_n in_o the_o advance_n of_o that_o righteousness_n that_o be_v by_o faith_n let_v we_o see_v what_o this_o righteousness_n that_o be_v of_o faith_n and_o what_o that_o of_o the_o law_n be_v chap._n 2._o 19_o for_o i_o through_o the_o law_n be_o dead_a to_o the_o law_n that_o i_o may_v live_v unto_o god_n ver._n 20._o i_o be_o crucify_v with_o christ_n nevertheless_o i_o live_v yet_o not_o i_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o i_o through_o the_o law_n be_o dead_a to_o the_o law_n what_o a_o riddle_n be_v this_o that_o the_o law_n shall_v deprive_v itself_o of_o its_o disciple_n and_o yet_o it_o do_v so_o for_o it_o be_v a_o schoolmaster_n to_o christ_n or_o rather_o a_o usher_n which_o when_o it_o have_v well_o tutour_v we_o and_o castigate_v we_o remove_v we_o up_o 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