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and_o sanctification_n and_o we_o ourselves_o neglect_v it_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o careful_a we_o so_o negligent_a and_o unfruitful_a if_o they_o do_v all_o so_o much_o for_o we_o what_o shall_v not_o we_o endeavour_v to_o do_v for_o ourselves_o be_v careful_a of_o your_o word_n 2._o thought_n way_n affection_n desire_n all_o which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o your_o soul_n for_o god_n take_v notice_n of_o all_o he_o walk_v in_o this_o his_o garden_n every_o day_n and_o spy_v out_o how_o many_o raw_a unripe_a indigested_a performance_n as_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n hang_v on_o such_o or_o such_o a_o branch_n what_o gum_n of_o pride_n what_o leave_v what_o luxuriant_a sprig_n what_o be_v rot_a bough_n and_o which_o be_v sound_a and_o go_v up_o and_o down_o with_o his_o prune_a knife_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o cut_v and_o slash_n where_o he_o see_v thing_n amiss_o he_o turn_v up_o all_o your_o leaf_n see_v what_o fruit_n be_v under_o and_o deal_v with_o man_n according_o when_o the_o church_n be_v in_o any_o distress_n or_o misery_n 3_o go_v to_o he_o that_o be_v the_o husbandman_n such_o be_v the_o usual_a condition_n of_o this_o his_o vine_n spread_v over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n complain_v as_o they_o psal_n 80._o 12._o why_o have_v thou_o break_v down_o her_o hedge_n so_o as_o all_o they_o which_o pass_v by_o do_v pluck_v she_o the_o boar_n out_o of_o the_o wood_n do_v waste_v it_o complain_v to_o he_o that_o the_o hog_n be_v in_o his_o vineyard_n and_o do_v much_o havoc_n and_o spoil_n therein_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v the_o husbandman_n who_o shall_v take_v care_n for_o it_o so_o they_o go_v on_o to_o pray_v return_v we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o god_n of_o host_n look_v down_o from_o heaven_n behold_v and_o visit_v this_o vine_n and_o the_o vineyard_n which_o thy_o right_a hand_n have_v plant_v v_o 14_o 15._o 3._o obs_n two_o sort_n of_o branch_n in_o this_o vine_n fruitful_a and_o unfruitful_a and_o the_o difference_n between_o temporary_a 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etc._n etc._n many_o comparison_n there_o be_v of_o christ_n christ_n as_o he_o stand_v in_o various_a relation_n to_o his_o church_n whereof_o some_o serve_v to_o express_v one_o thing_n concern_v he_o some_o another_o that_o of_o a_o vine_n here_o present_v he_o only_o as_o he_o be_v to_o spread_v himself_o into_o a_o visible_a church_n on_o earth_n in_o the_o profession_n of_o he_o and_o so_o consider_v he_o may_v have_v many_o branch_n that_o be_v unfruitful_a that_o other_o of_o a_o head_n over_o all_o the_o family_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o import_v his_o relation_n only_o to_o that_o invisible_a company_n of_o his_o church_n mystical_a which_o together_o make_v up_o that_o general_a assembly_n speak_v of_o in_o heb._n 12._o which_o be_v his_o fullness_n eph._n 1._o ult_n and_o agreeable_a to_o this_o meaning_n in_o compare_v himself_o to_o a_o vine_n in_o this_o large_a and_o common_a relation_n of_o a_o root_n to_o both_o sort_n of_o professor_n true_a and_o false_a 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