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and_o his_o performance_n of_o duty_n make_v he_o receive_v more_o profit_n by_o other_o and_o make_v he_o more_o profitable_a unto_o other_o it_o will_v every_o way_n advantage_v he_o difficulty_n 2._o and_o let_v no_o man_n think_v that_o there_o be_v a_o impossibility_n in_o it_o for_o he_o and_o that_o it_o be_v only_o for_o the_o learned_a for_o beside_o that_o ordinary_a blessing_n that_o god_n have_v vouchsafe_v we_o in_o let_v we_o have_v the_o gospel_n he_o have_v vouchsafe_v more_o extraordinary_a way_n of_o knowledge_n in_o our_o time_n than_o in_o any_o other_o as_o it_o be_v with_o tree_n they_o be_v sometime_o so_o lade_v with_o fruit_n that_o they_o do_v even_o bow_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n again_o so_o as_o that_o a_o child_n may_v gather_v from_o they_o god_n have_v so_o fill_v this_o age_n with_o knowledge_n and_o so_o plentiful_o vouchsafe_v it_o that_o it_o bow_v down_o that_o it_o offer_v itself_o to_o we_o and_o that_o so_o familiar_o and_o facy_o that_o none_o 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1.13_o 14._o hold_v fast_o the_o form_n of_o sound_a word_n which_o thou_o have_v hear_v of_o i_o in_o faith_n and_o love_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o thou_o keep_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o dwell_v in_o we_o we_o observe_v out_o of_o these_o word_n one_o main_a point_n viz._n it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o high_a concernment_n for_o all_o to_o have_v and_o to_o keep_v cautious_o as_o a_o sacred_a depositum_fw-la as_o a_o rich_a treasure_n a_o form_n of_o sound_n and_o wholesome_a word_n in_o divine_a and_o fundamental_a truth_n especial_o we_o have_v dispatch_v the_o explication_n and_o confirmation_n and_o application_n there_o remain_v nothing_o now_o but_o that_o which_o i_o promise_v to_o discharge_v viz._n to_o acquaint_v you_o according_a to_o this_o rule_n and_o my_o present_a scope_n it_o be_v my_o purpose_n to_o enter_v on_o a_o form_n of_o sound_n and_o wholesome_a word_n even_o to_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a 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