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the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o sixty_o first_o of_o esay_n luke_n 4.15_o 16_o 17._o preach_v be_v the_o gather_a doctrine_n and_o observation_n from_o the_o word_n with_o a_o application_n of_o they_o by_o reprehension_n exhortation_n instruction_n and_o consolation_n now_o christ_n preach_v thus_o in_o the_o synagogue_n partly_o to_o take_v advantage_n of_o a_o concourse_n of_o people_n and_o partly_o that_o his_o doctrine_n may_v come_v to_o the_o test_n be_v not_o preach_v in_o a_o corner_n but_o before_o judicious_a hearer_n john_n 18.20_o jesus_n say_v i_o speak_v open_o to_o the_o world_n i_o ever_o teach_v in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o in_o the_o temple_n whither_o the_o jew_n always_o resort_v and_o in_o secret_a have_v i_o say_v nothing_o there_o be_v of_o these_o synagogue_n almost_o in_o every_o great_a city_n as_o at_o antioch_n act_v 15.22_o at_o corinth_n act_v 18.8_o etc._n etc._n which_o jew_n that_o trade_v about_o merchandise_n and_o out_o of_o a_o zeal_n to_o gain_v 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from_o judea_n and_o from_o beyond_o jordan_n here_o be_v the_o last_o effect_n of_o christ_n heal_n to_o wit_n multitude_n follow_v he_o when_o christ_n will_v let_v forth_o his_o power_n he_o can_v make_v multitude_n follow_v he_o some_o follow_v he_o for_o heavenly_a thing_n some_o to_o be_v heal_v of_o their_o disease_n some_o out_o of_o curiosity_n some_o out_o of_o envy_n to_o carp_v at_o he_o in_o these_o time_n some_o follow_v christ_n because_o of_o profit_n some_o for_o honour_n some_o from_o example_n some_o for_o their_o relation_n sake_n few_o out_o of_o sincere_a love_n as_o resolve_v to_o suffer_v with_o he_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o christ_n and_o his_o cross_n come_v together_o they_o leave_v he_o as_o the_o stony_a ground_n matth._n 13.21_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v not_o multitude_n but_o a_o people_n redeem_v from_o tongue_n and_o people_n nation_n and_o language_n revel_v 5.9_o if_o we_o follow_v christ_n because_o multitude_n follow_v he_o we_o shall_v as_o easy_o leave_v he_o when_o multitude_n forsake_v he_o usual_o multitude_n be_v corrupt_v young_a and_o old_a compass_v lot_n house_n gen._n 19.4_o in_o the_o old_a world_n all_o flesh_n have_v corrupt_v their_o way_n gen._n 6._o multitude_n worship_v the_o golden_a image_n nebucadnezzâ—r_n have_v set_v up_o from_o decapolis_n in_o english_a from_o ten_o city_n the_o name_n of_o these_o ten_o city_n according_a to_o brocard_n and_o adricomius_n be_v tiberias_n sephet_n asar_n cedes_fw-la caesarea_n philippi_n capernaum_n bethsaida_n chorazin_n bethsan_n or_o scytopolis_n and_o jotapata_n where_o josephus_n be_v governor_n fight_v against_o the_o roman_n and_o titus_n from_o juâ—ea_n and_o from_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v not_o only_o from_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o from_o the_o country_n lie_v thereabouts_o and_o from_o beyond_o jordan_n
sometime_o have_v enlargement_n of_o word_n in_o prayer_n but_o never_o of_o holy_a affection_n as_o the_o face_n of_o god_n be_v hide_v from_o cain_n gen._n 4.14_o so_o from_o all_o carnal_a man_n as_o haman_n great_a misery_n be_v that_o he_o be_v cover_v from_o behold_v the_o king_n face_n esther_n 7.8_o so_o it_o be_v with_o these_o 2_o the_o godly_a mourn_n under_o their_o straitning_n isai_n 63.17_o why_o have_v thou_o harden_v our_o heart_n psalm_n 13.1_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o forget_v i_o o_o lord_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n from_o i_o but_o wicked_a man_n be_v not_o sensible_a of_o their_o straitning_n because_o they_o never_o have_v any_o holy_a enlargement_n 3_o the_o godly_a be_v wont_a to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o remove_n of_o their_o straitning_n as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o close_a prisoner_n be_v glad_a when_o he_o get_v his_o liberty_n psalm_n 6.8_o carnal_a man_n never_o have_v they_o remove_v therefore_o they_o can_v never_o rejoice_v 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13.6_o 7_o also_o a_o bold_a pretend_v to_o know_v and_o search_v heart_n which_o be_v only_o proper_a to_o god_n 1_o king_n 8.39_o thou_o even_o thou_o only_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n they_o will_v tell_v a_o man_n they_o never_o see_v before_o that_o he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n and_o wicked_a 8_o also_o sad_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o glad_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a ezek._n 13.22_o 23._o 9_o also_o to_o build_v up_o and_o comfort_v soul_n with_o a_o false_a peace_n ezek._n 13_o 10_o 11._o one_o cry_v peace_n when_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n one_o false_a prophet_n by_o his_o flattery_n build_v a_o wall_n of_o carnal_a confidence_n and_o another_o daub_v it_o with_o untempered_a mortar_n this_o be_v call_v a_o sow_v of_o pillow_n v._o 18._o tell_v person_n on_o
he_o sin_v not_o that_o be_v live_v not_o in_o a_o purpose_n of_o sin_n prov._n 19.16_o he_o that_o despise_v his_o way_n shall_v die_v 1_o tim._n 5.6_o she_o that_o live_v in_o pleasure_n be_v dead_a luk._n 15._o ult_n 2_o want_n of_o feeling_n a_o man_n may_v be_v alive_a and_o want_v all_o other_o sense_n as_o see_v hear_v smell_a taste_v but_o if_o once_o he_o lose_v his_o feel_n he_o be_v dead_a so_o when_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v past_a feel_n of_o sin_n eph._n 4.19_o or_o past_a feel_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o christian_a he_o be_v a_o dead_a man_n 1_o cor._n 12.26_o 3_o separation_n from_o the_o live_n as_o when_o person_n shall_v voluntary_o separate_v themselves_o from_o church_n judas_n 19_o these_o be_v they_o who_o separate_v themselves_o sensual_a have_v not_o the_o spirit_n or_o when_o church_n shall_v separate_v man_n who_o they_o judge_v to_o live_v in_o sin_n from_o their_o communion_n 4_o stiffness_n and_o wilfulness_n in_o sin_n jer._n 44.16_o the_o word_n 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