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bond_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v adopt_v they_o by_o his_o gospel_n to_o be_v member_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n man_n i_o say_v be_v so_o far_o off_o from_o think_v any_o such_o thing_n that_o they_o pervert_v the_o whole_a order_n of_o nature_n with_o worse_a than_o beastly_a fury_n but_o yet_o be_v this_o text_n sufficient_a to_o condemn_v man_n if_o they_o walk_v not_o in_o all_o mildness_n and_o be_v not_o more_o kindhearted_a one_o to_o another_o than_o they_o be_v now_o let_v we_o come_v to_o that_o which_o be_v add_v here_o in_o the_o second_o place_n which_o be_v that_o god_n have_v give_v mount_n seir_n in_o possession_n to_o esau._n true_a it_o be_v that_o when_o he_o compare_v esau_n and_o jacob_n together_o 1.2_o â—_o 1.2_o he_o say_v by_o his_o prophet_n be_v not_o esau_n jacobs_n brother_n and_o yet_o have_v i_o place_v he_o in_o a_o hilly_a country_n in_o a_o stony_a and_o barren_a country_n and_o i_o have_v 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guide_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n we_o may_v increase_v and_o profit_v more_o and_o more_o in_o all_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o that_o we_o may_v endeavour_n so_o to_o glorify_v he_o in_o all_o our_o whole_a life_n as_o in_o the_o end_n we_o may_v attain_v to_o that_o same_o everlasting_a glory_n unto_o the_o which_o he_o call_v we_o and_o so_o let_v we_o all_o say_v almighty_a god_n heavenly_a father_n etc._n etc._n on_o monday_n the_o twenty-three_o of_o march_n 1556._o the_o clviii_o sermon_n which_o be_v the_o sixth_o upon_o the_o eight_o and_o twentieth_o chapter_n 29_o and_o thou_o shall_v always_o suffer_v injury_n and_o oppression_n and_o no_o man_n shall_v deliver_v thou_o 30_o thou_o shall_v marry_v a_o wife_n and_o a_o other_o man_n shall_v lie_v with_o she_o thou_o shall_v build_v a_o house_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o dwell_v in_o it_o thou_o shall_v plant_v a_o vine_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o gather_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o 31_o thy_o ox_n shall_v be_v kill_v before_o thy_o eye_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o thy_o ass_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o before_o thy_o face_n and_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v restore_v unto_o thou_o thy_o sheep_n shall_v be_v deliver_v to_o thy_o enemy_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o body_n to_o save_v they_o 32_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o another_o people_n thy_o eye_n shall_v see_v it_o and_o dasle_n at_o it_o all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o thy_o hand_n shall_v have_v no_o strength_n 33_o and_o a_o people_n which_o thou_o have_v not_o know_v shall_v eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n and_o all_o thy_o labour_n and_o thou_o shall_v do_v nothing_o but_o suffer_v revylinge_n and_o oppression_n always_o 34_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v amaze_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o thy_o eye_n shall_v behold_v 35_o the_o lord_n will_v smite_v thou_o with_o a_o sore_a swell_a in_o the_o knee_n and_o in_o the_o leg_n of_o the_o which_o thou_o shall_v not_o 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