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that_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o that_o he_o may_v be_v capable_a to_o receive_v grace_n 14._o luke_n 19_o 14._o he_o will_v not_o have_v grace_n and_o christ_n and_o though_o he_o may_v in_o the_o 19_o of_o luke_n the_o 14._o and_o 27._o verse_n our_o saviour_n compare_v himself_o to_o a_o master_n that_o be_v to_o go_v into_o a_o far_a country_n to_o receive_v a_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o give_v over_o his_o estate_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n he_o call_v his_o ten_o servant_n and_o give_v they_o ten_o pound_n say_v occupie_n till_o i_o come_v now_o when_o he_o be_v go_v mark_n what_o the_o text_n say_v in_o the_o 14._o verse_n we_o will_v not_o have_v this_o man_n to_o rule_v over_o we_o the_o citizen_n hate_v he_o and_o send_v a_o messenger_n after_o he_o say_v we_o will_v not_o have_v this_o man_n to_o rule_v over_o we_o herein_o be_v employ_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o god_n will_v rule_v over_o the_o heart_n he_o will_v inform_v their_o 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