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perfume_n or_o thy_o blood_n the_o apostle_n to_o the_o philipp_n 2._o 17._o say_v that_o the_o will_v rejoice_v if_o he_o be_v offer_v up_o upon_o the_o perfume_n of_o their_o faith_n when_o the_o lord_n think_v it_o expedient_a he_o must_v lay_v down_o his_o soul_n and_o with_o his_o blood_n he_o must_v perfume_v the_o gospel_n he_o have_v preach_v otherwise_o he_o his_fw-mi lose_v all_o his_o travel_n and_o his_o life_n to_o and_o it_o be_v better_a to_o suffer_v then_o to_o lose_v all_o his_o travail_n and_o in_o the_o end_n his_o life_n this_o time_n be_v yet_o to_o come_v to_o we_o the_o lord_n know_v how_o near_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n give_v we_o grace_v that_o we_o lose_v not_o our_o time_n by-gone_a but_o that_o we_o may_v lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o gospel_n if_o that_o need_n require_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n he_o turn_v again_o to_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o liberal_a deal_n this_o my_o liberality_n be_v not_o for_o any_o liberality_n of_o you_o 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