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child_n they_o be_v honourable_a and_o precious_a in_o his_o sight_n isai_n 43._o 4._o and_o he_o it_o be_v that_o have_v make_v they_o king_n and_o priest_n 5._o rev._n 1._o 5._o unto_o god_n and_o if_o he_o be_v honourable_a and_o his_o people_n be_v so_o in_o his_o account_n hence_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o no_o honour_n be_v like_a unto_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o true_a believer_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o this_o world_n there_o be_v distinction_n of_o person_n and_o due_a reverence_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v towards_o great_a personage_n according_a to_o their_o quality_n for_o all_o level_a design_n be_v plain_a breach_n of_o the_o 5_o commandment_n yet_o those_o be_v most_o noble_a who_o christ_n ennoble_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n these_o tender_a nobility_n noble_a indeed_o it_o be_v the_o high_a commendation_n of_o the_o berean_o act._n 17._o 11._o these_o be_v more_o noble_a beza_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cùm_fw-la comparatio_fw-la videatur_fw-la instituta_fw-la non_fw-la generis_fw-la erant_fw-la enim_fw-la omnes_fw-la isti_fw-la judaei_n sed_fw-la virtutis_fw-la ac_fw-la pietatis_fw-la generosiores_fw-la malui_fw-la interpretari_fw-la quam_fw-la nobiliores_fw-la beza_n than_o those_o in_o thessalonica_n in_o that_o they_o receive_v the_o word_n with_o all_o readiness_n of_o mind_n and_o search_v the_o scripture_n daily_o whether_o those_o thing_n be_v so_o according_a to_o the_o philosopher_n honour_n est_fw-la in_o honorante_fw-la and_o so_o be_v a_o man_n more_o or_o less_o honourable_a as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o esteem_n of_o jesus_n christ_n now_o if_o there_o be_v honour_n in_o their_o ceature_n what_o be_v there_o in_o the_o creator_n if_o there_o be_v water_n in_o a_o rivulet_n what_o be_v there_o in_o the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o it_o flow_v if_o then_o we_o price_n and_o value_n here_o on_o earth_n person_n of_o honour_n prefer_v they_o before_o ourselves_o o_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o honour_v christ_n 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and_o how_o excellent_a christ_n be_v more_o particular_o 1._o every_o true_a believet_n have_v a_o spiritual_a eye_n 1._o every_o true_a believer_n have_v a_o spiritual_a eye_n eye_n and_o a_o enlighten_v judgement_n to_o discern_v beauty_n riches_n honour_n wisdom_n holiness_n and_o all_o other_o excellency_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n a_o stranger_n a_o alien_n from_o the_o life_n of_o christ_n discern_v no_o beauty_n in_o a_o crucify_a christ_n but_o a_o true_a believer_n who_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mind_n discern_v beauty_n in_o christ_n even_o when_o he_o be_v spit_v upon_o and_o crown_v with_o thorn_n and_o crucify_v he_o discern_v the_o price_n of_o his_o redemption_n purchase_v by_o the_o effusion_n of_o christ_n precious_a blood_n a_o believer_n behold_v excellency_n in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o christ_n even_o a_o exact_a pattern_n of_o holiness_n and_o he_o behold_v excellency_n in_o all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n the_o word_n be_v sweet_a 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redditas_fw-la benedictione_n sc_fw-la domini_fw-la quae_fw-la abunde_fw-la ditat_v merc._n the_o lord_n give_v job_n twice_o as_o much_o as_o he_o have_v before_o christ_n make_v a_o large_a promise_n consist_v of_o many_o particular_n which_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o a_o induction_n conclude_v universal_o mat._n 19_o 29._o and_o every_o one_o that_o have_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o land_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_v and_o shall_v inherit_v everlasting_a life_n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o father_n or_o mother_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o he_o shall_v receive_v christ_n who_o be_v infinite_o 36._o infinite_o ipse_fw-la unus_fw-la christus_fw-la erit_fw-la tibi_fw-la omne_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la uno_fw-la bono_fw-mi bona_fw-la sâ—nt_fw-la omâ—â—a_fw-la august_n exoâ—_n 12._o 36._o more_o worth_a than_o 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