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a_o inferior_a towards_o his_o superior_a so_o far_o shall_v we_o be_v from_o slight_v the_o least_o as_o we_o be_v from_o slight_v superior_n thus_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v these_o place_n phi._n 2.3_o let_v each_o man_n esteem_v other_o better_a than_o himself_o and_o rom._n 12.10_o in_o honour_n prefer_v one_o another_o we_o shall_v honour_v other_o and_o not_o ourselves_o let_v another_o praise_n and_o honour_v thou_o and_o not_o thy_o own_o lip_n as_o there_o be_v saint_n of_o different_a rank_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o measure_n of_o gift_n and_o grace_n receive_v so_o those_o that_o have_v more_o shall_v prefer_v those_o that_o have_v less_o and_o carry_v themselves_o as_o inferior_n to_o superior_n the_o man_n in_o understanding_n shall_v become_v as_o little_a child_n in_o humility_n and_o as_o there_o be_v saint_n under_o several_a form_n and_o too_o much_o at_o a_o distance_n their_o form_n be_v as_o a_o partition-wall_n between_o they_o so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v 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and_o the_o heart_n of_o cyrus_n to_o make_v proclamation_n of_o liberty_n for_o the_o jew_n return_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o hence_o this_o be_v a_o expression_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o power_n of_o god_n isa_n 44.24_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n that_o stretch_v out_o the_o heaven_n v._o 27.28_o that_o say_v to_o the_o deep_a be_v dry_a that_o say_v to_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n he_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n what_o comfort_n be_v this_o when_o saint_n see_v what_o bad_a heart_n they_o have_v they_o know_v that_o christ_n have_v power_n to_o make_v they_o better_o and_o what_o malicious_a heart_n wicked_a man_n have_v christ_n can_v either_o destroy_v or_o incline_v they_o to_o show_v kindness_n as_o he_o do_v the_o heart_n of_o esau_n to_o jacob._n gen._n 23._o 6._o christ_n have_v power_n over_o all_o creature_n to_o do_v with_o they_o as_o he_o please_v and_o to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v by_o they_o they_o go_v and_o come_v move_z or_o not_o move_v live_v or_o 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