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in_o riches_n in_o wealth_n and_o in_o honour_n he_o build_v great_a house_n set_v garden_n plant_v vineyard_n and_o tree_n of_o all_o sort_n he_o be_v glorious_a in_o his_o man-servant_n and_o maid_n and_o have_v child_n bear_v in_o his_o house_n etc._n etc._n eccles_n 2._o 4_o 5._o now_o as_o all_o that_o solomon_n have_v be_v glorious_a so_o in_o all_o probability_n his_o curtain_n or_o hang_n be_v answerable_a to_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o glory_n josephus_n say_v that_o solomon_n chamber_n be_v adorn_v with_o plank_n of_o carve_a cedar_n and_o of_o stone_n and_o of_o curious_a marble_n and_o say_v he_o that_o which_o make_v it_o more_o beautiful_a be_v three_o pane_n of_o tapestry_n and_o the_o four_o admirable_a for_o artificial_a engrave_v it_o seem_v that_o the_o inward_a hang_n be_v more_o rich_a than_o those_o that_o be_v more_o outward_o this_o set_v forth_o to_o we_o the_o surpass_a glory_n of_o the_o church_n who_o shine_v in_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n which_o 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eye_n and_o christ_n counsel_v the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n to_o buy_v of_o he_o white_a raiment_n that_o she_o may_v be_v clothe_v and_o that_o the_o shame_n of_o her_o nakedness_n may_v not_o appear_v revel_v 3._o 18._o that_o be_v take_v a_o clothing_n of_o white_a raiment_n towit_n of_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n that_o so_o thy_o defect_n and_o default_n be_v not_o discover_v and_o lie_v open_a to_o thy_o disgrace_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n that_o moses_n see_v that_o they_o be_v naked_a for_o aaron_n have_v make_v they_o naked_a unto_o their_o shame_n among_o their_o enemy_n exod._n 32._o 25._o that_o be_v their_o fin_n be_v discover_v as_o the_o deformity_n of_o a_o nakedman_n who_o want_v clothes_n to_o cover_v it_o or_o they_o be_v naked_a as_o be_v strip_v of_o the_o chief_a ornament_n of_o their_o soul_n towit_n righteousness_n and_o holiness_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v in_o ezek._n 23._o 29._o i_o will_v discover_v the_o nakedness_n 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defect_n we_o show_v forth_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o mercy_n that_o will_v not_o take_v every_o advantage_n against_o we_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o power_n to_o pardon_v the_o honour_n of_o his_o faithfulness_n in_o that_o he_o keep_v covenant_n with_o sinful_a creature_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o wisdom_n in_o know_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o very_a secret_n of_o the_o heart_n yea_o we_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n of_o all_o his_o attribute_n for_o in_o debase_v ourselves_o we_o lift_v up_o god_n glory_n second_o the_o saint_n do_v by_o confession_n ease_v their_o own_o conscience_n this_o we_o see_v in_o the_o example_n of_o david_n psal_n 32._o 3_o 4_o 5._o when_o i_o keep_v silence_n say_v he_o my_o bone_n wax_v old_a i_o be_v in_o great_a distemper_n of_o spirit_n and_o unquiet_a in_o my_o body_n my_o moisture_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o drought_n of_o summer_n that_o be_v mean_v of_o a_o airy_a substance_n whereby_o the_o life_n be_v cherish_v which_o if_o it_o be_v spend_v 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reveal_v his_o love_n to_o we_o such_o a_o fire_n must_v needs_o kindle_v and_o melt_v our_o affection_n without_o which_o our_o heart_n will_v be_v key-cold_a and_o freeze_a 4._o it_o must_v be_v the_o same_o spirit_n that_o tell_v our_o soul_n that_o christ_n love_v we_o that_o must_v make_v we_o give_v up_o our_o affection_n to_o christ_n the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n do_v sweet_o display_v before_o the_o soul_n the_o rich_a free_a and_o liberal_a love_n of_o christ_n and_o also_o with_o the_o discovery_n of_o his_o love_n cause_v the_o soul_n to_o love_v he_o again_o the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v inquire_v into_o be_v 1._o how_o christ_n come_v to_o be_v we_o 2._o how_o we_o come_v to_o be_v christ_n christ_n become_v we_o by_o such_o mean_n as_o these_o 1._o christ_n be_v we_o by_o the_o free_a donation_n and_o gift_n of_o the_o father_n as_o appear_v joh._n 3._o 16._o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n etc._n etc._n 2._o christ_n free_o 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