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fail_n in_o duty_n chap._n 1._o 6._o chap._n 5._o 2_o and_o 3._o and_o also_o under_o liveliness_n in_o duty_n chap._n 1._o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o 5._o 5._o and_o almost_o throughout_o 2._o under_o cross_n chap._n 1._o 6._o as_o be_v a_o lily_n among_o thorn_n and_o hate_v of_o the_o world_n chap._n 2._o 2._o and_o also_o in_o prosperity_n wherein_o she_o be_v commend_v as_o terrible_a chap._n 6._o 10._o 3._o as_o desert_v and_o sick_a of_o love_n chap._n 3._o 1_o 2._o and_o 5._o 4_o 5._o and_o again_o as_o enjoy_v her_o belove_a chap._n 1._o 4._o chap._n 3._o 4._o 5._o 4._o as_o under_o faithful_a shepherd_n and_o lively_a ordinance_n chap._n 1._o 4._o chap._n 3._o 4_o 5._o and_o also_o as_o under_o carnal_a watchman_n chap._n 5._o 7._o and_o in_o all_o these_o her_o various_a condition_n in_o all_o age_n be_v paint_v forth_o before_o christ_n incarnation_n as_o well_o as_o now_o without_o respect_n to_o any_o particular_a time_n or_o age_n for_o ceremonial_a thing_n be_v not_o here_o 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there_o be_v watchman_n speak_v of_o a_o mother_n house_n garden_n of_o many_o believer_n together_o and_o a_o vineyard_n let_v out_o to_o keeper_n and_o a_o mother_n have_v child_n call_v also_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o be_v profess_v believer_n and_o such_o like_a which_o agree_v only_o to_o the_o church_n as_o visible_a 2._o consider_v she_o as_o invisible_a have_v true_a faith_n in_o christ_n spiritual_a union_n with_o he_o love_n to_o he_o and_o real_a exercise_n of_o grace_n etc._n etc._n thus_o christ_n be_v she_o and_o she_o he_o she_o be_v draw_v by_o he_o and_o bring_v into_o the_o chamber_n of_o lively_a sense_n and_o communion_n thus_o she_o be_v near_o he_o or_o absent_a from_o he_o and_o such_o like_a which_o only_o agree_v to_o the_o church_n or_o saint_n as_o member_n of_o the_o invisible_a church_n have_v real_a and_o not_o only_o profess_v union_n with_o christ_n and_o thus_o she_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o mother_n child_n which_o be_v outward_a 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as_o it_o be_v to_o our_o sense_n thing_n which_o be_v not_o otherwise_o so_o obvious_a for_o which_o cause_n christ_n often_o teach_v by_o parable_n the_o great_a mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n 3._o thus_o not_o only_o the_o judgement_n be_v inform_v but_o it_o serve_v the_o more_o to_o work_v on_o our_o affection_n both_o to_o convince_v we_o of_o and_o to_o deter_v we_o from_o what_o be_v ill_a when_o it_o be_v propose_v indifferent_o in_o a_o allegory_n as_o nathan_n in_o his_o parable_n to_o david_n do_v and_o also_o it_o conduce_v the_o more_o to_o gain_v our_o affection_n to_o love_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v here_o set_v out_o wherefore_o even_o heaven_n itself_o be_v so_o describe_v from_o similitude_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v in_o account_n with_o man_n rev._n 21._o 22._o and_o christ_n love_n become_v thus_o more_o comfortable_a and_o our_o relation_n to_o he_o the_o more_o kindly-like_a when_o it_o be_v illustrate_a by_o marriage_n and_o the_o kindly_a expression_n of_o 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