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more_o it_o fester_v and_o rankle_v and_o the_o worse_a it_o be_v to_o heal_v the_o scripture_n say_v to_o day_n lest_o any_o be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n heb._n 3.13_o sin_n encroach_v upon_o the_o soul_n by_o degree_n james_n 1.14_o 15._o let_v young_a man_n remember_v god_n in_o their_o youth_n the_o soon_o any_o receive_v the_o gospel-message_n they_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o do_v god_n the_o more_o service_n do_v not_o put_v off_o the_o do_n or_o receive_v good_a till_o old_a age_n yet_o let_v not_o this_o discourage_v old_a people_n from_o mind_v good_a better_a late_a than_o never_o if_o you_o come_v in_o though_o at_o the_o eleven_o hour_n you_o shall_v have_v your_o reward_n matth._n 20.9_o abraham_n be_v old_a when_o god_n call_v he_o it_o be_v late_a ere_o the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n be_v convert_v he_o have_v a_o quick_a passage_n from_o the_o cross_n to_o heaven_n chap._n ix_o into_o the_o street_n and_o lane_n of_o the_o city_n these_o word_n do_v seem_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n to_o refer_v to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n unto_o the_o body_n of_o the_o jewish_a people_n after_o the_o refusal_n of_o it_o by_o the_o great_a one_o among_o they_o terent._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d latini_n quoque_fw-la utuntur_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la platea_fw-la pro_fw-la ula_fw-la vrbis_fw-la latiore_fw-la plaut_n &_o terent._n according_a to_o that_o commission_n where_o the_o charge_n be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n matth._n 10.6_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o which_o appear_v in_o that_o sacred_a h_n story_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n into_o the_o street_n and_o lane_n confluunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vrbis_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o quem_fw-la omnes_fw-la certatim_fw-la confluunt_fw-la the_o two_o greek_a word_n signify_v place_n of_o resort_n where_o there_o be_v continual_o multitude_n of_o people_n this_o phrase_n the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n may_v bear_v the_o same_o sense_n 11._o territorium_fw-la universum_fw-la vrbis_fw-la ditioni_fw-la subjectum_fw-la designans_fw-la med._n in_o apoc._n 11._o as_o judicious_a mr._n mede_n take_v that_o in_o rev._n 11.8_o who_o understand_v it_o for_o the_o territory_n belong_v to_o the_o dominion_n of_o that_o city_n here_o than_o it_o must_v be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o judea_n among_o who_o god_n will_v have_v the_o gospel_n publish_v and_o then_o in_o the_o high_a way_n and_o hedge_n among_o the_o sinner_n and_o outcast_n of_o the_o gentile_n thus_o salmer_n gloss_v upon_o our_o text_n understand_v these_o word_n of_o the_o jewish_a commonalty_n who_o have_v their_o house_n together_o in_o street_n and_o lane_n as_o the_o nobility_n have_v they_o alone_o street_n and_o lane_n denote_v the_o multitude_n of_o person_n to_o who_o and_o the_o publickness_n of_o place_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v observe_v god_n will_v have_v the_o gospel_n preach_v open_o where_o it_o may_v be_v free_a for_o all_o to_o hear_v it_o prov._n 8.2_o 3._o and_o chap._n 1.20_o 1._o in_o street_n there_o be_v row_n of_o house_n together_o hence_o we_o have_v the_o name_n parish_n from_o the_o situation_n of_o house_n one_o by_o another_o 〈◊〉_d parish_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o join_n of_o several_a house_n together_o thus_o then_o the_o go_v into_o street_n and_o lane_n be_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o city_n town_n village_n parish_n where_o people_n dwell_v together_o thus_o the_o apostle_n go_v from_o city_n to_o city_n preach_v the_o gospel_n act._n 14.21_o and_o preach_v elder_n be_v ordain_v in_o every_o city_n tit._n 1.5_o god_n in_o mercy_n provide_v for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o people_n in_o send_v the_o gospel_n to_o their_o very_a door_n it_o be_v but_o for_o