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but_o quick_a to_o speak_v and_o reject_v what_o they_o have_v hear_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n commandement_fw-fr these_o man_n will_v question_v oftentimes_o with_o their_o companion_n as_o carnal_a as_o themselves_o but_o seldom_o or_o never_o will_v once_o confer_v with_o the_o minister_n who_o be_v most_o able_a to_o resolve_v they_o and_o most_o willing_a to_o instruct_v they_o which_o argue_v they_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o contradiction_n &_o have_v no_o desire_n to_o be_v instruct_v the_o three_o point_n be_v slow_a to_o wrath_n wrath_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o be_v slow_a to_o wrath_n and_o to_o be_v offend_v when_o we_o hear_v our_o special_a sin_n touch_v and_o our_o corruption_n rip_v up_o to_o the_o quick_a these_o be_v like_o the_o hearer_n of_o stephen_n 7.54.57.58_o act._n 7.54.57.58_o act._n 7._o when_o they_o hear_v somewhat_o that_o please_v they_o not_o their_o heart_n brace_v with_o anger_n and_o they_o guash_v upon_o he_o with_o 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not_o look_v upon_o cain_n and_o upon_o his_o offering_n but_o upon_o abel_n and_o his_o offering_n to_o who_o he_o have_v respect_n their_o work_n first_o their_o faith_n their_o conversion_n from_o their_o evil_a way_n their_o fast_n and_o prayer_n how_o they_o cry_v mighty_o unto_o he_o god_n repent_v of_o the_o evil_a first_o god_n be_v after_o a_o sort_n transform_v and_o transfigure_v into_o our_o nature_n as_o we_o sometime_o read_v of_o his_o eye_n ear_n hand_n heart_n foot_n nostril_n and_o other_o bodily_a member_n not_o that_o he_o be_v so_o indeed_o not_o that_o he_o have_v these_o part_n but_o the_o scripture_n speak_v after_o our_o capacity_n and_o understanding_n as_o they_o do_v that_o speak_v to_o child_n we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a what_o use_n office_n and_o property_n these_o several_a part_n have_v in_o ourselves_o and_o we_o conceive_v not_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v see_v without_o eye_n or_o hear_v without_o ear_n or_o walk_v without_o foot_n or_o work_v without_o 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vision_n declare_v unto_o he_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o companion_n 2.18_o dan._n 2.18_o that_o they_o shall_v desire_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n to_o reveal_v his_o secret_n to_o he_o that_o they_o may_v not_o perish_v so_o the_o apostle_n pray_v the_o church_n of_o the_o thessalonian_o 3.1_o 2_o thess_n 3.1_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o fellow-labourer_n that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n much_o hinder_v by_o the_o opposition_n of_o potent_a adversary_n may_v have_v a_o free_a passage_n as_o than_o he_o pray_v before_o for_o the_o thessalonian_o so_o here_o he_o pray_v the_o thessalonian_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v comfort_v together_o with_o they_o by_o the_o mutual_a prayer_n both_o of_o they_o and_o of_o he_o prayer_n the_o use_n of_o mutual_a prayer_n to_o this_o duty_n we_o shall_v be_v stir_v up_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o mutual_a profit_n that_o proceed_v from_o the_o practice_n and_o performance_n thereof_o 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save_v such_o as_o have_v receive_v it_o how_o then_o can_v they_o be_v forget_v of_o he_o that_o know_v they_o all_o by_o their_o name_n thus_o david_n reason_v 23.1_o psal_n 23.1_o psal_n 23.1_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o shepherd_n i_o shall_v not_o want_v observe_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o this_o place_n the_o lord_n be_v his_o shepherd_n and_o he_o one_o of_o his_o sheep_n therefore_o he_o be_v assure_v he_o shall_v never_o want_v therefore_o he_o will_v have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o he_o for_o what_o i_o pray_v you_o can_v they_o want_v who_o have_v god_n to_o be_v their_o shepherd_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o say_v elsewhere_o i_o be_o poor_a and_o needy_a 10.17_o psal_n 10.17_o yet_o the_o lord_n think_v upon_o i_o but_o it_o will_v be_v object_v object_n do_v we_o not_o see_v many_o of_o god_n servant_n live_v in_o want_n to_o suffer_v hunger_n thirst_n nakedness_n cold_a and_o a_o heap_n of_o many_o misery_n to_o be_v drive_v from_o house_n and_o home_n 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