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a_o year_n but_o always_o yea_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o not_o in_o this_o life_n only_o but_o in_o that_o also_o which_o be_v to_o come_v as_o ambrose_n expound_v it_o pollicetur_fw-la se_fw-la &_o hic_fw-la &_o ambrose_n ibi_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la custoditurum_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o exemplari_fw-la in_fw-la speculo_fw-la in_fw-la aenigmate_fw-la illic_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la fancy_n veritatis_fw-la and_o the_o same_o also_o have_v euthymius_n custodiam_fw-la legem_fw-la tuam_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la saeculo_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o in_fw-la euthym._n futuro_fw-la quod_fw-la saeculum_fw-la saculi_fw-la appellatur_fw-la tanquam_fw-la praesenti_fw-la saeculo_fw-la honoratius_fw-la ver_fw-la 45._o and_o i_o will_v walk_v at_o liberty_n for_o i_o seek_v thy_o precept_n there_o be_v a_o liberty_n of_o the_o flesh_n take_v by_o thraldom_n man_n not_o give_v by_o god_n false_o so_o call_v for_o it_o be_v not_o liberty_n indeed_o but_o thraldom_n where_o man_n cast_v off_o 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188._o the_o godly_a silent_a teach_v other_o ibid._n a_o godly_a man_n describe_v 370._o his_o privilege_n 375._o god_n show_v his_o goodness_n in_o be_v good_a to_o his_o creature_n 173._o worldly_a good_n be_v god_n movable_n 142._o they_o that_o have_v worldly_a good_n and_o god_n have_v a_o double_a portion_n 143._o the_o more_o good_a a_o godly_a man_n do_v the_o more_o he_o desire_v and_o delight_v to_o do_v 45._o good_a thing_n to_o be_v seek_v for_o good_a end_n 77._o grace_n be_v link_v together_o lose_v one_o lose_v all_o 46._o without_o god_n quicken_a grace_n man_n be_v dead_a 210._o growth_n in_o grace_n wrought_v how_o 230._o h_o the_o heart_n the_o godly_z treasure-house_n &_o why_o page_n 34_o it_o be_v keep_v by_o three_o thing_n 98_o be_v well_o dispose_v it_o dare_v present_v itself_o too_o god_n 105._o a_o soft_a melt_a heart_n a_o happy_a thing_n and_o a_o hard_a stony_a heart_n a_o grievous_a curse_n 179._o god_n speak_v to_o the_o heart_n 237._o hatred_n of_o 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and_o man_n truth_n in_o confess_v meet_v together_o 73._o desire_v of_o mercy_n use_v the_o mean_n of_o mercy_n 106._o memorial_n of_o mercy_n to_o be_v maintain_v 167._o mercy_n receive_v make_v man_n thirst_v for_o more_o 193._o mercy_n for_o remission_n for_o consolation_n for_o reformation_n ibid._n god_n mercy_n be_v register_v constant_a not_o only_o for_o our_o consolation_n but_o for_o our_o confirmation_n 303._o mercy_n in_o god_n and_o grace_n in_o man_n meet_v together_o ibid._n it_o be_v god_n mercy_n that_o difference_v the_o gracious_a &_o graceless_a 347._o 348_o god_n mercy_n why_o call_v great_a why_o tender_a 349._o man_n mind_v god_n may_v be_v see_v by_o his_o godly_a life_n 133._o the_o trouble_n of_o the_o mind_n distemper_v the_o body_n 200._o 300._o the_o godly_a shall_v open_v their_o mind_n when_o god_n open_v his_o mouth_n 301_o moabs_n curse_n 386._o mockery_n of_o evil_a man_n a_o part_n of_o christ_n cross_n 126._o motion_n of_o sin_n &_o grace_n 105_o 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