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ashamed_a if_o we_o have_v holy_a paul_n s_o heart_n we_o shall_v shed_v his_o tear_n phil._n iii._o 19_o many_o wâ—…lk_v of_o who_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o often_o and_o now_o tell_v you_o weep_v that_o thâ—…y_o be_v enemy_n of_o thâ—…_n cross_v of_o christ_n who_o mind_n earthly_a thing_n a_o earthly_a conversation_n bear_v the_o clear_a contradiction_n to_o a_o heavenly_a revelation_n and_o now_o what_o will_v dry_v up_o the_o apostle_n tear_n or_o what_o will_v wipe_v off_o this_o filth_n from_o the_o face_n of_o religion_n but_o that_o gracious_a temper_n of_o he_o uâ—…r_n 20._o our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n from_o whence_o we_o look_v for_o the_o saviour_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o shall_v change_v our_o vile_a body_n and_o make_v they_o like_v to_o his_o glorious_a body_n and_o let_v we_o from_o thence_o draw_v this_o inference_n if_o we_o look_v that_o christ_n shall_v once_o at_o last_o vindicate_v our_o body_n from_o the_o dust_n let_v we_o be_v ambitious_a to_o vindicate_v his_o gospel_n from_o the_o dirt_n do_v we_o look_v and_o hope_n that_o he_o will_v redeem_v our_o vile_a body_n from_o the_o grave_a let_v we_o labour_n to_o recover_v his_o precious_a gospel_n from_o its_o tomb_n and_o pray_v that_o at_o length_n it_o may_v have_v a_o glorious_a resurrection_n §_o 3._o let_v we_o in_o the_o last_o place_n consider_v how_o unworthy_o this_o glorious_a gospel_n have_v be_v deface_v in_o our_o generation_n and_o from_o thence_o furnish_v our_o soul_n with_o matter_n for_o humiliation_n and_o lamentation_n the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v remarkable_a for_o all_o love_n we_o may_v be_v just_o reproach_v for_o all_o hatred_n they_o be_v unite_v we_o divide_v and_o subdivide_v and_o crumble_v into_o party_n when_o they_o be_v all_o one_o bread_n love_n and_o affection_n be_v now_o confine_v to_o some_o discriminate_a mode_n of_o profession_n and_o the_o enquiry_n be_v not_o now_o whether_o a_o man_n bear_v the_o image_n and_o superscription_n of_o christ_n but_o whether_o he_o bear_v we_o the_o old_a heat_n of_o primitive_a zeal_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o feavourish_a preternatural_a heat_n against_o each_o other_o it_o will_v be_v difficult_a to_o touch_v this_o point_n and_o not_o to_o break_v out_o into_o satyr_n but_o that_o we_o can_v reprove_v another_o but_o we_o must_v reproach_n ourselves_o we_o have_v be_v so_o fierce_o bite_v one_o another_o that_o it_o be_v a_o miracle_n of_o divine_a mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o devour_v by_o one_o another_o sheep_n who_o character_n have_v be_v meekness_n and_o mildness_n be_v become_v roar_v and_o ravenous_a lion_n how_o little_a do_v we_o express_v the_o likeness_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v meek_a and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n the_o gospel_n will_v have_v teach_v we_o another_o spirit_n col._n iii._o 13._o forbear_v one_o another_o