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our_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n but_o he_o will_v exceed_o plentiful_o requite_v all_o the_o service_n which_o we_o have_v perform_v for_o he_o and_o all_o the_o virtue_n which_o we_o have_v for_o his_o sake_n labour_v to_o get_v and_o exercise_v he_o that_o sow_n liberal_o shall_v reap_v liberal_o he_o that_o sow_n spare_o shall_v also_o reap_v spare_o this_o life_n be_v our_o seedes-time_n that_o to_o come_v must_v be_v our_o harvest_n who_o will_v not_o be_v encourage_v by_o so_o inestimable_a reward_n to_o strain_v himself_o to_o all_o painfulness_n that_o he_o may_v grow_v so_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o grow_v in_o grace_n for_o we_o have_v sufficient_a help_n and_o mean_n it_o be_v profitable_a for_o we_o shall_v grow_v in_o glory_n and_o that_o also_o proportionable_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o our_o full_a growth_n yea_o it_o be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n so_o to_o grow_v for_o else_o we_o shall_v grow_v 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