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man_n be_v call_v save_o he_o that_o be_v furnish_v with_o necessary_a gift_n in_o that_o christ_n make_v himself_o the_o author_n of_o both_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o father_n work_v only_o by_o he_o and_o he_o work_v with_o the_o father_n therefore_o aswell_o the_o election_n as_o the_o ordain_v be_v common_a to_o they_o both_o that_o you_o may_v go_v now_o do_v he_o declare_v to_o what_o end_n he_o make_v mention_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v make_v they_o go_v more_o merry_o and_o willing_o about_o their_o work_n the_o dignity_n of_o the_o apostleship_n be_v not_o idle_a but_o they_o be_v to_o strive_v with_o great_a strait_n therefore_o christ_n prick_v they_o forward_o that_o they_o may_v not_o fly_v from_o labour_n grief_n &_o danger_n this_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o the_o end_n second_o christ_n reason_v from_o the_o effect_n when_o as_o he_o say_v and_o that_o you_o may_v bring_v fruit_n for_o it_o can_v almost_o be_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v apply_v his_o work_n earnest_o and_o stout_o unless_o he_o hope_v that_o his_o labour_n will_v be_v fruitful_a therefore_o christ_n say_v that_o their_o endeavour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a so_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o obey_v neither_o do_v he_o only_o prescribe_v unto_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n what_o their_o calling_n require_v but_o he_o promise_v they_o happy_a success_n lest_o they_o faint_v and_o wax_v cold_a it_o can_v scarce_o be_v express_v what_o great_a force_n this_o comfort_n have_v against_o so_o many_o tentation_n which_o do_v daily_o invade_v christ_n minister_n therefore_o so_o often_o as_o we_o think_v that_o our_o labour_n be_v lose_v let_v we_o remember_v this_o that_o christ_n shall_v at_o length_n bring_v to_o pass_v that_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a which_o we_o go_v about_o for_o the_o promise_n take_v place_n most_o of_o all_o then_o when_o there_o appear_v no_o fruit_n at_o this_o day_n crafty_a mate_n and_o those_o that_o seem_v to_o the_o world_n to_o be_v wise_a do_v mock_v and_o flout_v our_o endeavour_n as_o vain_a and_o rash_a because_o we_o endeavour_n in_o vain_a to_o join_v heaven_n and_o earth_n together_o for_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n we_o reap_v not_o that_o fruit_n which_o we_o desire_v but_o forasmuch_o as_o christ_n have_v promise_v on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o the_o reward_n of_o our_o labour_n shall_v follow_v at_o length_n which_o lie_v hide_v for_o a_o time_n let_v we_o labour_v diligent_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o mockage_n of_o the_o world_n in_o do_v our_o duty_n now_o here_o may_v a_o question_n be_v ask_v why_o christ_n say_v that_o this_o fruit_n