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neglect_n of_o this_o duty_n one_o day_n close_o upon_o your_o soul_n o_o therefore_o as_o you_o will_v avoid_v that_o judgement_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o three_o of_o the_o revelation_n ver_fw-la 16._o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n to_o labour_n to_o give_v up_o yourselves_o to_o a_o holy_a contend_v for_o the_o faith_n o_o earnest_o contend_v for_o the_o faith_n there_o be_v great_a reason_n so_o to_o do_v for_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o the_o faith_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v shed_v for_o this_o faith_n the_o blood_n of_o all_o the_o martyr_n in_o all_o age_n in_o the_o world_n have_v be_v shed_v for_o this_o faith_n o_o the_o faith_n that_o be_v once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n be_v worth_a the_o contend_v for_o o_o that_o god_n will_v stir_v up_o your_o heart_n to_o a_o earnest_n contend_v for_o the_o faith_n o_o set_v a_o work_n a_o pray_a spirit_n and_o a_o believe_a spirit_n o_o set_v on_o work_v your_o part_n your_o pen_n your_o purse_n every_o way_n as_o 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he_o at_o all_o time_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o moses_n allude_v to_o christ_n say_v deut._n 18._o 15._o a_o prophet_n shall_v â—he_n lord_n your_o god_n raise_v up_o unto_o you_o from_o among_o his_o brethren_n like_v unto_o i_o he_o shall_v you_o hear_v in_o all_o thing_n so_o heb._n 2._o 17._o wherefore_o in_o all_o thing_n it_o behove_v he_o to_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o his_o brethren_n so_o that_o you_o see_v the_o apostle_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n speak_v about_o christ_n allude_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n under_o the_o law_n which_o be_v to_o be_v take_v forth_o from_o among_o his_o brethren_n use_v 2._o oh_o then_o what_o comfort_n and_o encouragement_n shall_v this_o afford_v the_o soul_n against_o the_o former_a objection_n first_o as_o to_o their_o non-acquaintance_n with_o he_o oh_o soul_n thou_o need_v not_o fear_v for_o thy_o high_a priest_n be_v no_o stranger_n to_o thou_o he_o be_v not_o a_o alien_n which_o can_v understand_v thy_o speech_n thou_o may_v free_o lay_v open_a thy_o mind_n to_o he_o in_o prayer_n what_o ever_o distress_n or_o want_v thou_o be_v in_o come_v to_o he_o in_o prayer_n and_o thou_o need_v not_o fear_v he_o will_v well_o know_v what_o it_o be_v thou_o supplicate_a he_o about_o this_o it_o be_v that_o encourage_v david_n to_o come_v to_o he_o and_o free_o pour_v out_o his_o soul_n to_o he_o he_o know_v that_o christ_n be_v no_o stranger_n nor_o a_o man_n of_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n to_o he_o and_o he_o know_v that_o christ_n can_v as_o well_o understand_v what_o he_o have_v to_o express_v on_o his_o part_n of_o christ_n psal_n 139._o 4._o lord_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n in_o my_o tongue_n but_o thou_o know_v it_o altogether_o beside_o christ_n be_v so_o well_o skill_v in_o our_o tongue_n that_o he_o can_v thorough_o judge_v of_o our_o meaning_n and_o break_a sigh_n and_o groan_v deliver_v up_o before_o he_o if_o we_o want_v expression_n he_o can_v help_v the_o soul_n out_o in_o the_o thing_n for_o he_o do_v not_o only_o 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