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zion_n now_o it_o be_v good_a keep_v house_n with_o god_n you_o be_v his_o house_n say_v the_o apostle_n the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v his_o house_n and_o it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v in_o god_n house_n but_o though_o it_o be_v his_o dwell_n be_v it_o a_o dwell_n that_o be_v lovely_a to_o he_o yes_o for_o it_o be_v that_o his_o soul_n desire_v to_o be_v in_o as_o if_o so_o be_v god_n count_v it_o a_o kind_n of_o honour_n as_o we_o may_v speak_v with_o holy_a reverence_n to_o have_v such_o a_o habitation_n psal_n 132._o 14._o here_o will_v i_o dwell_v for_o i_o have_v desire_v it_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o i_o may_v have_v but_o a_o dwell_n among_o my_o people_n i_o desire_v no_o better_a habitation_n in_o the_o world_n now_o you_o that_o be_v fain_o to_o be_v put_v into_o mean_a hole_n for_o your_o dwelling_n if_o you_o may_v be_v with_o god_n people_n do_v not_o think_v it_o much_o for_o god_n dwell_v there_o and_o desire_v no_o better_a habitation_n it_o be_v strange_a that_o 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and_o he_o do_v not_o only_o dwell_v here_o but_o he_o have_v his_o delightful_a walk_n here_o the_o walk_v of_o god_n be_v among_o his_o people_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 16._o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o house_n that_o he_o rejoice_v in_o he_o will_v have_v his_o garden_n as_o near_o his_o house_n as_o he_o can_v that_o he_o may_v have_v some_o walk_n to_o delight_n in_o and_o so_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v such_o a_o house_n as_o have_v not_o only_a room_n for_o god_n to_o rest_v in_o and_o set_v his_o honour_n in_o but_o he_o walk_v there_o and_o walk_v in_o they_o say_v the_o apostle_n thus_o the_o
45._o bless_v they_o say_v christ_n that_o curse_v you_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o despite_o use_v you_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o child_n of_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n why_o be_v they_o not_o child_n before_o yes_o but_o this_o declare_v it_o now_o god_n own_v they_o for_o his_o child_n if_o we_o behave_v ourselves_o thus_o we_o shall_v have_v the_o comfort_n of_o this_o that_o our_o reproach_n come_v to_o we_o as_o to_o god_n people_n whereas_o other_o can_v have_v the_o comfort_n of_o this_o you_o can_v have_v any_o comfort_n from_o this_o argument_n unless_o you_o behave_v yourselves_o under_o reproach_n after_o this_o manner_n now_o what_o a_o great_a evilis_fw-la this_o to_o cut_v a_o man_n off_o from_o that_o comfort_n which_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o in_o this_o argument_n and_o if_o you_o do_v behave_v yourselves_o christian_o under_o reproach_n god_n be_v more_o and_o more_o engage_v to_o stand_v for_o your_o name_n and_o you_o be_v more_o prepare_v for_o glory_n as_o he_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o govern_v that_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o serve_v but_o he_o that_o be_v fit_a to_o serve_v be_v so_o much_o the_o fit_a to_o govern_v so_o those_o that_o can_v bear_v disgrace_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v honour_v and_o the_o great_a glory_n will_v be_v afterward_o as_o the_o sun_n that_o shine_v through_o the_o cloud_n shine_v the_o bright_a so_o when_o honour_n shall_v come_v through_o dishonour_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a honour_n and_o then_o you_o shall_v come_v to_o know_v that_o honour_n be_v sanctify_v to_o you_o and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o love_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v more_o able_a to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o honour_n that_o god_n shall_v bring_v to_o your_o name_n than_o you_o will_v have_v do_v and_o so_o your_o reproacher_n shall_v be_v servant_n to_o you_o there_o be_v only_o one_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o i_o shall_v add_v and_o so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o this_o point_n job_n 17._o compare_v the_o 6._o verse_n with_o the_o 8._o and_o 9_o verse_n ver_fw-la 6._o he_o have_v make_v i_o also_o a_o byword_n of_o the_o people_n job_n be_v a_o godly_a man_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v make_v a_o byword_n what_o then_o at_o the_o 8._o verse_n upright_a man_n shall_v be_v astonish_v at_o this_o how_o two_o way_n either_o they_o shall_v be_v astonish_v at_o the_o horrible_a wickedness_n of_o man_n that_o shall_v contemn_v so_o godly_a a_o man_n as_o job_n be_v and_o say_v lord_n what_o boldness_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o shall_v presume_v to_o dare_v to_o contemn_v such_o a_o servant_n of_o thou_o or_o the_o upright_o shall_v be_v astonish_v they_o shall_v admire_v at_o the_o wonderful_a way_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o people_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v suffer_v wicked_a man_n so_o far_o to_o go_v on_o in_o wickedness_n as_o to_o reproach_v his_o people_n the_o innocent_a the_o godly_a man_n shall_v see_v those_o that_o be_v hypocrite_n for_o not_o only_o gross_a profane_a one_o be_v reproacher_n often_o time_n but_o hypocrite_n the_o innocent_a shall_v stir_v up_o himself_o against_o the_o hypocrite_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v damp_a but_o stir_v up_o his_o thought_n against_o the_o hypocrite_n the_o righteous_a also_o shall_v hold_v on_o his_o way_n shall_v not_o decline_v and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o he_o that_o have_v clean_a hand_n shall_v be_v strong_a and_o strong_a and_o so_o i_o pass_v to_o the_o next_o point_n chap._n xxxiv_o the_o reproach_n of_o god_n people_n be_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ._n if_o you_o take_v the_o reproach_n either_o material_o or_o formal_o 2._o material_o that_o be_v when_o all_o the_o suffering_n of_o god_n people_n for_o which_o they_o be_v mean_o esteem_v and_o look_v upon_o as_o contemptible_a all_o their_o suffering_n be_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n formal_o and_o that_o be_v the_o very_a scorn_n that_o be_v cast_v upon_o they_o be_v the_o scorn_n of_o christ_n i_o intend_v to_o handle_v this_o point_n in_o both_o these_o material_o and_o formal_o so_o that_o the_o thing_n we_o have_v to_o handle_v be_v that_o all_o the_o suffering_n and_o contempt_n and_o disesteem_v of_o god_n people_n be_v the_o suffering_n and_o contempt_n and_o disesteem_v of_o christ_n so_o that_o god_n people_n may_v turn_v the_o speech_n of_o christ_n concern_v his_o father_n the_o reproach_n of_o they_o that_o have_v reproach_v thou_o have_v fall_v upon_o i_o but_o we_o may_v say_v lord_n and_o bless_a saviour_n the_o reproach_n of_o they_o that_o have_v reproach_v we_o be_v fall_v upon_o thou_o and_o mark_v therefore_o in_o heb._n 13._o 13._o the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n people_n be_v call_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n let_v we_o go_v forth_o unto_o he_o without_o the_o camp_n bear_v his_o reproach_n and_o the_o suffering_n of_o god_n servant_n be_v call_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n colloss_n 1._o 24._o and_o fill_v up_o that_o which_o be_v behind_o of_o the_o affliction_n of_o chest_n they_o be_v the_o affliction_n of_o christ_n and_o every_o one_o must_v make_v account_n to_o fill_v they_o up_o not_o the_o satisfactory_a suffering_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o mystical_a body_n in_o his_o member_n and_o so_o every_o member_n be_v to_o fill_v up_o a_o share_n in_o his_o suffering_n and_o so_o isa_n 63._o 9_o in_o all_o their_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v the_o suffering_n and_o trouble_n of_o god_n people_n be_v the_o suffering_n and_o trouble_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v sensible_a of_o they_o and_o therefore_o in_o act_n 9_o 4._o christ_n cry_v out_o saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o further_o compare_v two_o place_n together_o in_o one_o psal_n 79._o ver_fw-la 4_o 12._o at_o the_o 4._o verse_n say_v the_o text_n we_o be_v become_v a_o reproach_n to_o our_o neighbour_n a_o scorn_n and_o derision_n to_o those_o that_o be_v round_o about_o we_o and_o at_o the_o twelve_o verse_n it_o be_v render_v unto_o our_o neighbour_n sevenfold_a into_o their_o bosom_n 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