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be_v sweet_a unto_o they_o prov._n 3._o 25._o and_o now_o for_o the_o verify_n of_o all_o this_o that_o have_v be_v say_v we_o have_v a_o evident_a proof_n in_o s._n paul_n a_o illustrious_a example_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o self-denial_n who_o though_o he_o be_v assure_v of_o a_o better_a state_n after_o his_o decease_n yet_o he_o be_v content_a to_o stay_v long_o for_o his_o reward_n he_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v out_o of_o heaven_n and_o to_o abide_v long_o here_o that_o he_o may_v do_v more_o service_n in_o the_o world_n and_o minister_n to_o the_o good_a of_o other_o he_o rather_o consider_v what_o be_v more_o needful_a for_o other_o then_o what_o will_v be_v more_o gainful_a for_o himself_o this_o be_v plain_a out_o of_o philip._n 1._o from_o vers._n 21._o to_o 25._o the_o whole_a paragraph_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v open_v and_o further_o explain_v in_o vers._n 21._o he_o profess_v to_o i_o to_o live_v be_v christ_n that_o be_v if_o i_o 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shall_v be_v more_o eminent_o gainful_a to_o i_o this_o suffering_n and_o martyrdom_n be_v reward_v with_o a_o further_a accession_n of_o glory_n and_o a_o more_o rich_a increase_n of_o happiness_n so_o that_o i_o be_o resolve_v that_o christ_n shall_v be_v magnify_v in_o my_o body_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o life_n or_o by_o death_n ver._n 20._o vers._n 22._o but_o if_o i_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fruit_n of_o my_o labour_n our_o translation_n make_v the_o place_n obscure_a which_o otherwise_o be_v clear_a enough_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o with_o
abide_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v more_o needful_a for_o you_o though_o it_o will_v be_v more_o advantageous_a and_o gainful_a to_o i_o to_o die_v to_o go_v home_o and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o you_o philippian_n and_o of_o other_o that_o i_o shall_v live_v and_o continue_v long_o in_o this_o world_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o s._n paul_n be_v plain_o divide_v between_o two_o desire_n the_o one_o of_o his_o own_o happiness_n in_o return_v to_o his_o father_n house_n and_o be_v with_o christ_n the_o other_o of_o his_o do_v good_a to_o other_o and_o he_o incline_v at_o last_o rather_o to_o this_o latter_a upon_o this_o score_n of_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o do_v good_a to_o other_o he_o be_v incline_v to_o live_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a verse_n where_o he_o express_v his_o hope_n which_o argue_v his_o desire_n that_o he_o shall_v abide_v and_o continue_v with_o they_o live_v a_o while_n long_o for_o their_o 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