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jezabels_n blood_n this_o be_v meat_n and_o drink_v to_o he_o 118._o he_o dulce_fw-la diabola_fw-la peccare_fw-la not_z hila._n enarra_fw-la in_o p._n 118._o he_o love_v it_o alife_o to_o see_v we_o sin_n even_o as_o curse_a cham_n do_v to_o see_v noâ—hs_n nakedness_n and_o as_o fly_n be_v always_o busy_a about_o a_o sore_a place_n so_o say_v theophylact_n 320._o theophylact_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o cap._n luc._n 16._o p._n 320._o that_o be_v a_o sport_n or_o pleasure_n to_o satan_n which_o be_v a_o sore_a or_o a_o pain_n to_o a_o man_n especial_o if_o he_o be_v a_o godly_a mâ—n_z for_o this_o behemoth_n the_o devil_n eat_v grass_n as_o a_o ox_n 40.10_o
〈◊〉_d let_v he_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n that_o he_o may_v come_v the_o near_a to_o my_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o that_o he_o may_v be_v direct_v all_o the_o way_n by_o i_o for_o thou_o can_v never_o err_v or_o go_v beside_o the_o mark_n so_o long_o as_o thou_o walk_v in_o this_o way_n â—_o way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d centu._n 2._o â—_o therefore_o maximus_n say_v if_o thou_o will_v find_v the_o way_n which_o bring_v unto_o life_n then_o seek_v it_o in_o that_o way_n which_o say_v i_o be_o the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n x_o the_o way_n to_o they_o that_o begin_v the_o truth_n to_o they_o that_o proceed_v the_o life_n to_o they_o that_o be_v perfect_a 12._o perfect_a via_fw-la est_fw-la incipientibus_fw-la veritas_fw-la proficiâ—ntibus_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la perfectis_fw-la though_o à _fw-la campis_fw-la in_o soliloquio_fw-la animae_fw-la cap._n 12._o now_o the_o way_n to_o this_o way_n be_v the_o word_n 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the_o teacher_n but_o the_o doctrine_n teach_v or_o raâ—her_o not_o the_o doctrine_n â—arâ—ly_o teach_v neither_o but_o the_o divine_a operation_n of_o god_n spirit_n work_v with_o the_o word_n which_o convert_v the_o soul_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o bread_n only_o but_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n grace_n upon_o the_o bread_n which_o sustain_v our_o life_n thus_o god_n can_v work_v strong_a matter_n with_o weak_a mean_n and_o maâ—_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n three_o that_o god_n can_v work_v some_o matter_n with_o no_o mean_n when_o king_n asa_n see_v himself_o over_o press_v with_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o enemy_n 14.11_o 2._o chr._n 14.11_o he_o pray_v thâ—â—_n to_o god_n o_o lord_n it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o thou_o to_o save_v with_o many_o or_o with_o no_o power_n if_o he_o have_v say_v with_o many_o or_o with_o a_o small_a power_n it_o will_v have_v be_v plain_a but_o with_o many_o 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those_o may_v eat_v it_o which_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o land_n but_o now_o all_o we_o that_o be_v otherwise_o stranger_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n have_v a_o altar_n 24._o altar_n heb._n 1â—_n 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la theodor_n in_o exod._n quest_n 24._o and_o be_v circumcise_v with_o circumcisioâ—â—â—de_n without_o hand_n we_o may_v all_o of_o we_o eat_v the_o easter-lambe_n which_o have_v be_v slay_v for_o us._n then_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v as_o a_o ointment_n keep_v close_o in_o a_o alabaster_n box_n the_o savour_n whereof_o perfume_v only_o a_o part_n of_o the_o house_n effusum_fw-la vnguentum_fw-la effusum_fw-la but_o now_o it_o be_v as_o a_o ointment_n pour_v out_o ambr._n out_o can._n 1.2_o christi_fw-la nomen_fw-la ante_fw-la eius_fw-la adventum_fw-la in_o israel_n populo_fw-la quasi_fw-la in_o vase_n aliquo_fw-la claudebatur_fw-la ambr._n the_o sweet_a smell_n whereof_o perfume_v all_o the_o house_n of_o god_n then_o the_o 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13.52_o yea_o a_o faithful_a heart_n not_o only_o be_v a_o field_n wherein_o be_v a_o treasure_n but_o also_o be_v itself_o a_o treasure_n wherein_o be_v both_o old_a and_o new_a thing_n for_o every_o scribe_n which_o be_v teach_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o householder_n which_o bring_v forth_o out_o of_o his_o treasure_n thing_n both_o new_a and_o old_a his_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o a_o treasure_n of_o comfort_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n 13.52_o prou._n 13.52_o the_o wife_n woman_n by_o who_o be_v mean_v the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n keep_v her_o candle_n a_o light_a all_o the_o night_n long_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apperiat_fw-la clem._n august_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 21._o c._n 6._o clemens_n understand_v this_o â—ight_a to_o be_v the_o heart_n and_o he_o call_v the_o meditation_n of_o holy_a man_n candle_n that_o never_o go_v out_o s._n austin_n write_v among_o the_o pagan_n in_o the_o temple_n 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