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from_o thence_o be_v either_o vain_a and_o naught_o isa._n 55._o 2._o or_o a_o salve_n much_o narrow_a than_o the_o sore_n prov._n 18._o 14._o for_o he_o bid_v comfort_v one_o another_o with_o these_o word_n to_o wit_n those_o scriptural_a comfort_n which_o he_o have_v present_o write_v chap._n v._n the_o apostle_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n do_v persist_v in_o the_o former_a digression_n about_o christ_n second_o come_v show_v the_o time_n appoint_v for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v know_v v_o 1._o which_o he_o confirm_v first_o from_o their_o own_o knowledge_n of_o its_o unexpectedness_n v_o 2._o and_o second_o from_o the_o terrible_a and_o unexpected_a judgement_n which_o shall_v then_o come_v upon_o secure_a reprobate_n v_o 3._o against_o the_o terror_n whereof_o he_o do_v confirm_v the_o godly_a v_o 4_o 5._o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n he_o press_v the_o exercise_n of_o several_a virtue_n as_o 1._o of_o watchfulness_n and_o sobriety_n v_o 6._o 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v_o 17._o and_o tenth_o of_o thanksgiving_n as_o be_v well_o please_v to_o god_n v_o 18._o eleventhly_o not_o to_o quench_v but_o to_o cherish_v the_o gift_n and_o motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n v_o 19_o and_o twelfth_o in_o order_n hereto_o not_o to_o despise_v but_o high_o esteem_v the_o public_a preach_v of_o god_n word_n v_o 20._o and_o thirteenth_o to_o try_v what_o doctrine_n they_o hear_v and_o after_o trial_n to_o hold_v what_o be_v sound_a v_o 21._o and_o last_o to_o eschew_v whatsoever_o have_v any_o rational_a appearance_n of_o sin_n v_o 22._o in_o the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n he_o conclude_v the_o epistle_n first_o by_o a_o prayer_n for_o their_o growth_n and_o perseverance_n in_o sanctification_n v_o 23._o second_o by_o a_o promise_n assure_v they_o that_o god_n will_v answer_v his_o prayer_n v_o 24._o three_o by_o recommend_v unto_o they_o 1._o to_o pray_v for_o he_o v_o 25._o 2._o to_o salute_v all_o their_o church-member_n in_o his_o name_n v_o 26._o 3._o to_o 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