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in_o the_o heart_n like_o a_o sience_n in_o a_o stock_n before_o it_o can_v bear_v and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n the_o seed_n which_o fall_v before_o upon_o the_o stony_a ground_n soon_o wither_v away_o and_o become_v fruitless_a and_o our_o saviour_n give_v this_o as_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o because_o it_o have_v no_o root_n for_o though_o we_o hear_v the_o word_n never_o so_o often_o yet_o till_o the_o understanding_n be_v inform_v and_o the_o heart_n affect_v our_o superficial_a hear_n will_v profit_v we_o nothing_o therefore_o when_o saint_n paul_n do_v preach_v at_o philippi_n and_o convert_v lydia_n it_o be_v say_v there_o that_o god_n open_v her_o heart_n so_o that_o she_o attend_v unto_o that_o which_o he_o speak_v 16.14_o act_n 16.14_o and_o when_o our_o saviour_n instruct_v his_o disciple_n out_o of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n it_o be_v say_v there_o that_o he_o open_v their_o understanding_n that_o they_o may_v understand_v the_o scripture_n 24â—45_n luke_n 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both_o to_o tax_v those_o minister_n who_o in_o their_o preach_n do_v affect_v obscurity_n and_o likewise_o the_o people_n who_o mislike_v their_o minister_n if_o they_o preach_v plain_o whereas_o indeed_o every_o minister_n ought_v to_o preach_v as_o plain_o as_o he_o can_v and_o to_o do_v his_o best_a endeavour_n to_o speak_v so_o perspicuous_o that_o the_o simple_a in_o his_o auditory_a may_v understand_v he_o god_n promise_v this_o as_o a_o blessing_n to_o his_o church_n jer._n 3.15_o that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o pastor_n according_a to_o his_o own_o heart_n which_o shall_v feed_v they_o with_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v to_o speak_v to_o the_o capacity_n of_o their_o auditory_a that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o ready_o conceive_v their_o doctrine_n minister_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v call_v interpreter_n now_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o interpreter_n 33.23_o job_n 33.23_o to_o open_v and_o explain_v the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n to_o 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