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and_o for_o that_o i_o great_o rejoice_v what_o be_v the_o reason_n and_o ground_n of_o this_o why_o the_o point_n tell_v you_o because_o when_o a_o sinner_n repent_v and_o turn_v again_o to_o god_n and_o he_o cause_v his_o face_n to_o shine_v and_o vouchsafe_v he_o his_o favour_n he_o be_v bless_v and_o happy_a and_o safe_a and_o it_o be_v and_o shall_v certain_o be_v well_o with_o he_o he_o be_v in_o a_o good_a case_n and_o condition_n all_o thing_n shall_v happy_o succeed_v to_o he_o here_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v eternal_o save_v hereafter_o his_o repentance_n be_v repentance_n unto_o life_n and_o unto_o salvation_n never_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o and_o be_v not_o here_o cause_n of_o joy_n and_o rejoice_v indeed_o when_o a_o soul_n be_v save_v that_o be_v lose_v more_o worth_a than_o a_o whole_a world_n what_o shall_v be_v matter_n of_o joy_n and_o rejoice_v if_o not_o this_o luke_n 15._o 23._o and_o bring_v hither_o the_o fat_a calf_n and_o kill_v it_o and_o let_v we_o eat_v and_o 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you_o shall_v turn_v from_o these_o vanity_n unto_o the_o live_a god_n which_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o great_a work_n and_o business_n of_o minister_n to_o show_v this_o preach_v this_o press_v this_o urge_v this_o exhort_v and_o excite_v to_o this_o yea_o and_o to_o pray_v for_o this_o this_o be_v the_o great_a work_n and_o business_n of_o the_o prophet_n of_o old_a and_o so_o ever_o since_o in_o jerem._n 25._o 4._o the_o lord_n there_o tell_v the_o jew_n that_o he_o send_v unto_o they_o all_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n rise_v early_o and_o send_v they_o and_o what_o be_v their_o errand_n what_o do_v they_o say_v v._o 5._o they_o say_v turn_v you_o again_o now_o every_o one_o from_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o your_o do_n etc._n etc._n so_o zach._n 1._o 4._o be_v you_o not_o as_o your_o father_n unto_o who_o the_o former_a prophet_n have_v cry_v and_o what_o do_v they_o cry_v turn_v you_o now_o from_o your_o evil_a way_n 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16._o 9_o first_o to_o and_o make_v the_o first_o witness_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o such_o be_v some_o of_o you_o what_o quilibet_fw-la 1_o cor._n 6._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o haeceratis_fw-la quilibet_fw-la such_o kind_a of_o thing_n he_o do_v not_o say_v such_o man_n or_o woman_n but_o such_o kind_n of_o thing_n as_o if_o the_o apostle_n know_v not_o how_o to_o style_v they_o nor_o what_o to_o call_v they_o and_o therefore_o he_o put_v it_o in_o the_o neuter_n gender_n such_o kind_n of_o thing_n o_o they_o be_v sad_a and_o strange_a kind_n of_o thing_n indeed_o and_o yet_o of_o such_o kind_n of_o thing_n god_n make_v something_o of_o yea_o make_v bless_v thing_n of_o but_o you_o be_v wash_v but_o you_o be_v sanctify_v but_o you_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o god_n it_o matter_n not_o much_o whither_o or_o from_o whence_o we_o be_v fall_v if_o the_o lord_n undertake_v but_o to_o raise_v we_o 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