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life_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n the_o soul_n be_v the_o immediate_a work_n of_o god_n the_o image_n of_o god_n of_o more_o worth_n than_o all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v for_o the_o soul_n sake_n ep._n magna_fw-la res_fw-la anima_fw-la quae_fw-la christi_fw-la sanguine_fw-la redempta_fw-la est_fw-la bern._n ep._n that_o christ_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n pray_v preach_v wrought_v miracle_n suffer_v death_n and_o give_v his_o heartblood_n this_o make_v the_o father_n say_v precious_a be_v the_o soul_n be_v redeem_v with_o christ_n blood_n and_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o such_o worth_a and_o consequence_n the_o minister_n work_n be_v to_o save_v it_o that_o very_o work_v which_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o christ_n therefore_o in_o 1_o cor._n 3.9_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o himself_o and_o all_o minister_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v labourer_n together_o with_o god_n co-worker_n concurrent_a with_o god_n in_o the_o salvation_n of_o sinner_n this_o be_v great_a honour_n obad._n in_o obad._n and_o make_v i_o say_v ipse_fw-la salvator_n apostolos_fw-la suos_fw-la mundi_fw-la esse_fw-la voluit_fw-la salvatores_fw-la christ_n have_v make_v apostle_n saviour_n of_o the_o world_n he_o call_v they_o the_o light_n and_o salt_n of_o the_o world_n they_o inlighten_v the_o blind_a and_o season_v the_o unsavoury_a soul_n of_o man_n and_o so_o save_v they_o from_o corruption_n and_o perdition_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a but_o a_o honourable_a work_n therefore_o say_v james_n let_v he_o know_v that_o have_v convert_v a_o sinâ—â—_n that_o he_o have_v save_v a_o soul_n from_o death_n jam._n 5.20_o let_v he_o know_v it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o glorious_a work_n be_v do_v that_o he_o may_v be_v encourage_v and_o god_n be_v praise_v 9_o ignorance_n will_v be_v no_o plea_n for_o wicked_a man_n if_o they_o be_v not_o warn_v not_o tell_v of_o their_o sin_n they_o shall_v die_v man_n be_v apt_a to_o excuse_v themselves_o they_o be_v ignorant_a they_o know_v not_o this_o 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breach_n of_o england_n let_v they_o be_v instruction_n unto_o we_o let_v we_o all_o say_v with_o isaiah_n 26.8_o 9_o in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o judgement_n o_o lord_n have_v we_o wait_v for_o thou_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v to_o thy_o name_n and_o to_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o with_o my_o soul_n have_v i_o desire_v thou_o in_o the_o night_n yea_o with_o my_o spirit_n within_o i_o will_v i_o seek_v thou_o early_o for_o when_o thy_o judgement_n be_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n will_v learn_v righteousness_n heathen_a inhabitant_n will_v do_v it_o and_o shall_v not_o christian_n its_o seasonable_a wisdom_n to_o learn_v by_o the_o blow_n of_o other_o a_o astonishment_n not_o for_o stupify_a and_o harden_v which_o sometime_o be_v the_o end_n and_o fruit_n of_o judgement_n but_o for_o admiration_n god_n will_v so_o deal_v with_o jerusalem_n and_o her_o inhabitant_n that_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o shall_v be_v astonish_v at_o his_o 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