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christ_n do_v now_o make_v his_o apostleship_n honourable_a so_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o these_o victory_n shall_v have_v place_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o say_v a_o little_a after_o you_o be_v my_o crown_n and_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o triumph_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o excellent_a as_o the_o deed_n shall_v be_v more_o glorious_a if_o any_o man_n will_v ask_v how_o paul_n do_v now_o rejoice_v in_o his_o labour_n who_o in_o the_o 2._o cor._n 11.11_o forbid_v to_o rejoice_v in_o any_o thing_n but_o in_o the_o lord_n the_o answer_n be_v easy_a when_o as_o we_o have_v cast_v down_o ourselves_o &_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v we_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v repose_v our_o whole_a glory_n in_o christ_n it_o be_v lawful_a also_o through_o christ_n to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n this_o part_n until_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o prick_n unto_o 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