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again_o and_o again_o say_v what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n towards_o i_o psal_n 116._o 12._o all_o his_o benefit_n be_v above_o we_o even_o the_o one_o also_o of_o our_o former_a mean_n to_o express_v gratitude_n here_o fail_v we_o what_o can_v we_o wish_v or_o desire_n to_o the_o most_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a be_v only_o we_o may_v acknowledge_v the_o benefit_n and_o the_o excellency_n and_o liberality_n of_o the_o giver_n which_o further_o may_v desire_v that_o all_o other_o will_v do_v the_o like_a this_o be_v our_o utmost_a unless_o further_o to_o endeavour_v not_o to_o be_v disobedient_a to_o this_o heavenly_a author_n of_o much_o good_a to_o we_o which_o yet_o be_v our_o duty_n otherwise_o the_o less_o we_o have_v mean_n to_o the_o former_a the_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v in_o this_o and_o say_v with_o the_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n i_o will_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v i_o will_v sing_v 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5._o 20._o who_o we_o preach_v warning_n to_o every_o man_n and_o teach_v every_o man_n in_o all_o wisdom_n that_o we_o present_v every_o man_n perfect_a in_o christ_n jesus_n col._n 1._o 28._o 2._o and_o for_o their_o work_n sake_n and_o we_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n to_o know_v they_o which_o labour_n among_o you_o and_o to_o esteem_v they_o very_o high_o for_o their_o work_n sake_n and_o be_v at_o peace_n among_o yourselves_o say_v the_o apostle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_o 1_o thes_n 5._o 12_o 13._o upon_o which_o account_n the_o apostle_n say_v to_o the_o galatian_n they_o receive_v he_o as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n even_o as_o christ_n jesus_n and_o he_o bear_v they_o record_n that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a they_o will_v have_v pluck_v out_o their_o eye_n and_o have_v give_v they_o to_o he_o gal._n 4._o 14_o 15._o 3._o and_o for_o their_o own_o sake_n these_o man_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n which_o show_v unto_o we_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n 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have_v â—ept_v and_o none_o of_o they_o be_v lose_v say_v our_o saviour_n joh._n 17._o 8_o 12._o the_o apostle_n tell_v the_o thessalonian_o for_o what_o be_v our_o hope_n or_o joy_n or_o crown_n of_o rejoice_v be_v not_o even_o you_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n at_o his_o come_n 1_o thes_n 2._o 19_o 20._o 3._o to_o husband_n and_o wife_n if_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n rule_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n which_o be_v the_o first_o and_o dear_a relation_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o root_n of_o all_o other_o unto_o which_o they_o be_v call_v in_o one_o body_n that_o they_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v two_o but_o one_o flesh_n gen._n 2._o 24._o then_o the_o husband_n will_v not_o deal_v treacherous_o against_o the_o wife_n of_o his_o youth_n mal._n 2._o 15._o that_o be_v his_o companion_n and_o wife_n of_o his_o covenant_n that_o be_v bone_n of_o his_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n as_o the_o first_o man_n speak_v but_o nourish_v 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