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and_o christian_n zeal_n be_v of_o a_o heroic_a nature_n ready_a to_o endure_v any_o thing_n for_o christ_n his_o worship_n and_o truth_n if_o therefore_o we_o will_v evidence_n our_o grace_n to_o be_v true_a and_o our_o zeal_n to_o be_v christian_a we_o must_v be_v willing_a to_o suffer_v it_o be_v a_o vanity_n to_o think_v of_o pass_v to_o heaven_n without_o suffer_v the_o saint_n have_v hitherto_o find_v the_o way_n thither_o pave_v with_o trouble_n and_o we_o may_v not_o think_v of_o find_v it_o otherwise_o now_o constantine_n the_o great_a as_o pious_o as_o witty_o tell_v acesius_n the_o novatian_a that_o if_o he_o will_v not_o take_v up_o with_o persecution_n gr_n and_o such_o like_a deal_n he_o must_v provide_v he_o a_o ladder_n and_o climb_v alone_o to_o heaven_n unless_o we_o will_v either_o be_v content_a without_o heaven_n or_o find_v some_o other_o way_n to_o it_o than_o the_o saint_n have_v yet_o find_v we_o must_v look_v for_o trouble_n they_o have_v be_v find_v in_o the_o way_n of_o heaven_n hitherto_o and_o so_o they_o will_v be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n if_o then_o we_o will_v go_v the_o way_n of_o heaven_n let_v we_o make_v account_v to_o meet_v with_o they_o and_o prepare_v for_o they_o and_o when_o they_o fall_v upon_o we_o let_v we_o with_o all_o holy_a submission_n and_o christian_a cheerfulness_n undergo_v they_o in_o a_o word_n whatever_o come_v of_o it_o whether_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n liberty_n or_o bond_n life_n or_o death_n since_o god_n have_v make_v it_o our_o duty_n let_v we_o make_v it_o our_o practice_n to_o worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la in_o the_o margin_n page_n 18._o for_o judel_n read_v tudel_n p._n 27._o f._n &_o abrogare_fw-la r._n abrogari_fw-la &_o p._n 36._o after_o fumus_fw-la add_v &_o in_o the_o book_n p._n 37._o l._n 30._o for_o it_o r._n in_o p_o 40._o l._n 1._o for_o shall_v r._n woo_a p._n 63._o l._n 4._o for_o tradtion_n r._n tradition_n p._n 64._o l._n 13._o for_o call_v r._n call_v p._n 67._o l._n 15._o for_o high_a r._n high_a rev._n 12._o 7._o isa._n 53._o 10_o 11._o mat._n 4._o 25._o mat._n 3._o 7._o psal._n 35._o 12._o josh._n 24._o 1._o mat._n 11._o 25_o gen._n 33._o 18._o consentaneum_fw-la vero_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la loci_fw-la habitarit_fw-mi etiam_fw-la plures_fw-la puteos_fw-la fodisse_fw-la in_o loc_n joseph_n antiq_n judaic_n l._n 11._o c._n 8._o graecol_n p._n 382._o epiphan_n t._n t._n l._n 1._o haeres_fw-la 14._o p._n 30._o ed._n paris_n cunaeus_n de_fw-fr rep._n hebr._n l._n 2._o c._n 16._o p._n mihi_fw-la 208._o 2_o king_n 17._o 25._o deut._n 7._o 3._o vid._n selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n l._n 2_o c._n 5._o p._n 177._o ed._n nou._n joh._n 4._o 9_o drusius_n de_o trib_o sectis_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 11._o p._n 135._o doct._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la more_fw-it catellorum_fw-la ad_fw-la pedes_fw-la alicujus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la domini_fw-la totum_fw-la se_fw-la prosternere_fw-la subjectionis_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la vol._n 2._o de_fw-fr secund_n precept_n p._n 567._o gen._n 17._o 3._o ruth_n 2._o â—â—_o simplex_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d osculari_fw-la significat_fw-la amoâ—is_fw-la aut_fw-la hono_fw-la be_v causâ_fw-la exerc._n in_o gen._n 33._o 3._o job_n 31._o 27_o 28._o solent_n cultores_fw-la solis_fw-la &_o luna_fw-la hâc_fw-la ceremoniâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o loc_n 1_o king_n 19_o 18._o hos._n 13_o 2._o non_fw-la persuadet_fw-la vir_fw-la doctus_fw-la etc._n etc._n exercit._n in_o gen._n 41._o 40._o he_o mean_v drusius_n who_o think_v otherwise_o psal._n 2._o 12._o honour_n omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la à _fw-la religione_fw-la imperatur_fw-la aut_fw-la religione_fw-la suadente_fw-la exhibetur_fw-la alicui_fw-la dictur_n aliquando_fw-la religiosus_fw-la amesius_n de_fw-fr consc._n l._n 4._o c._n 1._o p._n 161._o gen._n 18