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such_o hereafter_o as_o confess_v he_o here_o mat._n 10._o 32._o but_o will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o they_o that_o be_v now_o ashamed_a of_o he_o when_o the_o unbeliever_n and_o fearful_a shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n rev._n 21._o 8._o 6._o it_o be_v the_o honourable_a office_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n john_n 15._o 26._o he_o shall_v testify_v of_o i_o and_o you_o shall_v witness_v also_o and_o they_o love_v not_o their_o life_n to_o the_o death_n this_o be_v the_o second_o instrumental_a or_o adjuvant_fw-la cause_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o saint_n namely_o their_o constancy_n and_o valorous_a martyrdom_n where_o to_o open_v the_o meaning_n we_o have_v many_o question_n to_o resolve_v quest._n 1._o whether_o may_v not_o a_o christian_a lawful_o love_v his_o life_n answ._n the_o love_n of_o a_o man_n life_n must_v be_v consider_v 1._o simple_o 2._o comparative_o in_o the_o former_a respect_n it_o be_v simple_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o love_v his_o life_n for_o 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religion_n of_o christ_n to_o love_v the_o natural_a life_n and_o mean_n of_o it_o above_o the_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a this_o be_v sinful_a for_o first_o we_o must_v buy_v the_o truth_n but_o not_o sell_v it_o at_o any_o rate_n all_o the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n be_v not_o to_o be_v value_v with_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n second_o the_o wise_a merchant_n sell_v all_o for_o the_o pearl_n that_o be_v for_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n and_o go_v away_o rejoice_v three_o in_o this_o comparison_n not_o to_o hate_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n be_v to_o renounce_v christ_n luke_n 14._o 26._o but_o this_o hatred_n be_v not_o single_a but_o comparative_a and_o respective_a in_o which_o comparison_n our_o saviour_n say_v he_o that_o save_v his_o life_n lose_v it_o and_o he_o that_o lose_v it_o save_v it_o as_o he_o that_o spare_v his_o seed_n lose_v it_o and_o he_o that_o sow_v it_o save_v it_o and_o thus_o be_v the_o 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idolatry_n do_v not_o wrap_v the_o kingdom_n into_o this_o fierce_a wrath_n 4_o sin_n earthliness_n love_v of_o the_o world_n of_o profit_n and_o self_n love_v as_o in_o demas_n who_o forsake_v the_o truth_n and_o embrace_v the_o present_a world_n this_o sin_n make_v judas_n be_v a_o apostle_n at_o the_o side_n of_o christ_n and_o steward_n of_o his_o family_n to_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o the_o full_a wrath_n of_o the_o devil_n what_o else_o carry_v away_o our_o fugitivos_fw-la and_o seminary_n to_o become_v priest_n and_o traitor_n to_o religion_n their_o prince_n and_o country_n but_o hope_v of_o preferment_n and_o profit_n which_o here_o they_o fail_v of_o ii_o the_o only_a positive_a mean_n to_o be_v hide_v from_o this_o wrath_n be_v to_o walk_v careful_o and_o humble_o before_o god_n eccles._n 7._o 26._o there_o be_v a_o woman_n who_o heart_n be_v as_o net_n and_o snare_n her_o hand_n be_v band_n he_o that_o be_v good_a in_o god_n sight_n shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o she_o but_o 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