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righteousness_n himself_o jesus_n christ_n who_o they_o be_v to_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o proper_a object_n to_o terminate_v their_o thought_n and_o whereon_o final_o to_o fix_v their_o meditation_n look_v unto_o jesus_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 2._o which_o example_n recommend_v to_o they_o first_o from_o the_o compleatness_n of_o the_o person_n who_o be_v at_o both_o end_n of_o the_o race_n the_o alpha_n and_o the_o omega_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o he_o that_o give_v the_o law_n at_o the_o start_n and_o he_o that_o give_v the_o prize_n at_o the_o goal_n the_o author_n and_o the_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v there_o also_o further_o amplify_v first_o from_o the_o thing_n he_o suffer_v such_o as_o than_o which_o none_o more_o grievous_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n torture_n and_o ignominy_n the_o cross_n and_o the_o shame_n second_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o suffering_n not_o patient_o only_a endure_v but_o stout_o 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a_o sick_a person_n 15._o bring_v very_o low_a and_o in_o some_o extremity_n of_o sickness_n under_o small_a hope_n of_o recovery_n the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n when_o other_o remedy_n fâ—il_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v save_v the_o sick_a say_v he_o there_o 6._o so_o that_o the_o danger_n here_o fear_v by_o the_o apostle_n be_v lest_o these_o hebrew_n meet_v with_o such_o terrible_a difficulty_n as_o lion_n in_o the_o way_n not_o such_o lion_n as_o 13._o solomon_n sluggard_n only_o fanci_v to_o himself_o without_o cause_n or_o perhaps_o but_o pretend_v to_o excuse_v his_o sloth_n thereby_o bugbear_n indeed_o rather_o than_o lion_n but_o very_a lion_n indeed_o strong_a temptation_n and_o last_a affliction_n and_o persecution_n lest_o i_o say_v meeting_n with_o such_o affront_n and_o encounter_n in_o their_o christian_a race_n they_o shall_v be_v quite_o beat_v out_o of_o the_o field_n ere_o they_o come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o course_n lest_o be_v terrify_v by_o 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after_o the_o same_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o son_n despise_v not_o thou_o the_o chasten_n of_o the_o lord_n neither_o faint_a when_o thou_o be_v correct_v of_o he_o the_o word_n proper_o import_v the_o loosen_a slacken_a or_o dissolve_v of_o something_o that_o before_o be_v well_o knit_v together_o fast_o and_o strong_a the_o strength_n and_o firmness_n of_o a_o body_n whether_o natural_a or_o artificial_a consist_v much_o in_o the_o union_n of_o the_o part_n well_o 16._o compact_v and_o knit_v together_o and_o all_o the_o joint_n string_v fast_o one_o to_o another_o by_o the_o slacken_n loosen_a or_o disjoint_v whereof_o the_o body_n on_o the_o other_o side_n come_v to_o be_v as_o much_o weaken_v a_o house_n ship_n wagon_n plough_n or_o other_o
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