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which_o shall_v make_v christian_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o heavenly_a fire_n as_o that_o upon_o the_o altar_n be_v fire_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o be_v the_o more_o careful_a of_o it_o in_o quest_n how_o keep_v in_o quest_n what_o then_o shall_v we_o do_v for_o the_o keep_n of_o it_o in_o a_o needful_a question_n in_o these_o decline_a apostatise_v time_n wherein_o how_o many_o may_v we_o see_v every_o where_o sick_a of_o ephesus_n disease_n have_v lose_v their_o first_o love_n time_n too_o like_o those_o which_o our_o saviour_n foretell_v of_o mat._n 24.12_o because_o iniquity_n shall_v abound_v say_v he_o the_o love_n of_o many_o shall_v wax_v cold_a love_n to_o god_n and_o love_n to_o man_n shall_v grow_v cold_a not_o show_v itself_o as_o before_o in_o office_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n a_o truth_n which_o we_o see_v too_o sad_a a_o experience_n of_o everywhere_o so_o as_o this_o question_n as_o it_o be_v useful_a at_o all_o time_n so_o needful_a at_o this_o 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to_o offer_v up_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o some_o good_a work_n or_o other_o unto_o he_o beg_v we_o from_o he_o this_o heavenly_a fire_n that_o he_o will_v inflame_v our_o heart_n with_o affection_n suitable_a to_o the_o service_n which_o we_o be_v to_o do_v feed_v dir._n 3._o this_o fire_n to_o be_v feed_v 3._o and_o then_o in_o the_o three_o place_n feed_v this_o fire_n this_o course_n take_v the_o priest_n for_o the_o keep_n in_o of_o the_o fire_n upon_o the_o altar_n they_o feed_v it_o with_o wood_n every_o morning_n as_o we_o find_v they_o order_v to_o do_v leu._n 6.12_o and_o
he_o himself_o be_v also_o compass_v with_o infirmity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d potens_fw-la ibid._n beza_n gr._n annot_n in_o loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hic_fw-la rursus_fw-la ad_fw-la affectus_fw-la pronitatem_fw-la referendum_fw-la est_fw-la grot._fw-la ibid._n i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o beza_n expound_v it_o aptus_fw-la &_o idoneus_fw-la one_o fit_a and_o meet_v to_o take_v compassion_n and_o so_o be_v the_o lord_n jesus_n our_o great_a highpriest_n render_v by_o his_o suffering_n have_v in_o his_o own_o person_n have_v experience_n of_o they_o he_o be_v make_v more_o compassionate_a towards_o other_o in_o like_a condition_n as_o the_o same_o apostle_n have_v it_o heb._n 4.15_o we_o have_v not_o a_o high_a priest_n which_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o infirmity_n but_o be_v in_o all_o point_v tempt_v like_a as_o we_o be_v yet_o without_o sin_n all_o this_o we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v truth_n surety_n 2_o christ_n give_v 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