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11.35_o behold_v how_o he_o love_v he_o it_o be_v some_o privilege_n to_o be_v mourn_v for_o in_o affliction_n and_o in_o this_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o privilege_n so_o have_v job_n his_o friend_n come_v to_o mourn_v with_o he_o and_o for_o he_o the_o contrary_a god_n threaten_v to_o nineveh_n nahum_n 3._o to_o jerusalem_n esa_n 51.19_o and_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n not_o only_o to_o mourn_v for_o those_o that_o mourn_v but_o those_o that_o have_v cause_n to_o mourn_v but_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o chap._n ii_o assert_v the_o great_a duty_n of_o christian_n to_o mourn_v over_o the_o woeful_a estate_n of_o their_o unconvert_v relation_n and_o how_o much_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v or_o suffer_v towards_o the_o furtherance_n of_o their_o salvation_n ver._n 3._o for_o i_o will_v wish_v myself_o accurse_v from_o christ_n for_o my_o brethren_n my_o kinsman_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n 4._o who_o be_v isralite_n to_o who_o pertain_v the_o adoption_n and_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o 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we_o have_v not_o this_o inside_n we_o be_v in_o a_o sense_n child_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o so_o not_o the_o child_n of_o god_n therefore_o s._n peter_n take_v both_o part_n 1_o peter_z 3._o not_o the_o put_v away_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o do_v christ_n john_n 3._o a_o true_a baptize_v disciple_n of_o christ_n be_v one_o in_o who_o christ_n dwell_v by_o faith_n eph._n 3.17_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n have_v a_o inside_n a_o spiritual_a part_n our_o heart_n be_v to_o be_v feed_v as_o well_o as_o our_o body_n we_o be_v as_o christ_n say_v to_o eat_v his_o flesh_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n or_o else_o we_o have_v no_o life_n in_o we_o it_o be_v the_o spiritual_a part_n attend_v the_o outward_a that_o render_v a_o person_n acceptable_a to_o god_n for_o he_o seek_v such_o especial_o now_o who_o worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n john_n 4._o abraham_n do_v much_o in_o go_v out_o of_o his_o 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