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former_a 1._o pag._n 61._o 1_o cor._n 1._o clemens_n to_o the_o corinthian_n who_o paul_n have_v before_o much_o blame_v for_o their_o division_n and_o it_o seem_v they_o yet_o continue_v in_o they_o that_o clemens_n after_o he_o upon_o a_o new_a breach_n see_v cause_n to_o take_v up_o the_o same_o complaint_n and_o we_o now_o as_o much_o as_o he_o that_o our_o sect_n and_o division_n give_v papist_n atheist_n and_o infidel_n too_o much_o cause_n to_o laugh_v and_o blaspheme_v that_o either_o our_o christ_n be_v not_o that_o christ_n which_o the_o gospel_n hold_v forth_o or_o that_o we_o be_v not_o true_a christian_n and_o so_o make_v some_o to_o fall_v off_o other_o to_o doubt_n and_o therefore_o can_v but_o make_v all_o that_o be_v true_o ground_v grieve_v and_o mourn_v in_o secret_a and_o good_a reason_n for_o unless_o god_n please_v timely_a to_o heal_v these_o breach_n they_o will_v not_o stay_v here_o but_o division_n will_v end_v in_o dissolution_n a_o church_n as_o well_o as_o 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the_o same_o mind_n and_o in_o the_o same_o judgement_n this_o be_v that_o which_o christ_n beg_v of_o god_n in_o his_o most_o divine_a prayer_n before_o his_o passion_n joh._n 17._o and_o on_o which_o he_o so_o much_o insist_o v._o 11_o 21_o 22_o 23._o paul_n for_o the_o roman_n rom._n 15._o 5_o 6._o and_o most_o passionate_o beseech_v the_o corinthian_n for_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o first_o epistle_n to_o they_o chap._n 1._o v._n 10._o and_o call_v upon_o they_o and_o god_n for_o in_o the_o close_a of_o his_o second_o epistle_n to_o they_o chap._n 13._o v._n 11_o 12_o 14._o as_o the_o both_o alpha_n and_o omega_n of_o his_o desire_n and_o their_o happiness_n that_o which_o he_o enjoin_v and_o command_v with_o most_o conjure_a persuasive_n if_o there_o be_v any_o consolation_n in_o christ_n oh_o how_o sweet_a if_o any_o comfort_n of_o love_n how_o great_a if_o any_o fellowship_n of_o the_o spirit_n how_o intimate_a and_o oblige_a if_o any_o bowel_n and_o mercy_n how_o large_a 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into_o my_o side_n or_o as_o to_o his_o spouse_n cant._n 2._o 13._o arise_v 27._o john_n 20._o 27._o my_o love_n my_o fair_a one_o and_o come_v away_o when_o thus_o christ_n by_o his_o spirit_n come_v a_o woo_v to_o the_o spouse_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n whisper_v in_o thy_o heart_n he_o be_v come_v very_o near_o thou_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v even_o at_o the_o door_n and_o now_o that_o this_o door_n stand_v 29._o mark_v 13._o 29._o open_a and_o christ_n be_v come_v out_o to_o meet_v thou_o now_o come_v forth_o you_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o behold_v king_n solomon_n cant._n 3
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prov._n 30._o 8._o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o the_o same_o dispensation_n will_v not_o either_o for_o kind_n or_o measure_n suit_n all_o there_o be_v in_o god_n family_n young_a babe_n as_o well_o as_o grow_v men._n some_o sick_a and_o weak_a other_o healthy_a and_o strong_a some_o sick_a of_o light_a fever_n other_o of_o more_o putrid_a it_o may_v be_v hectical_a or_o malignant_a that_o which_o will_v feed_v the_o child_n will_v pine_v the_o man_n and_o what_o be_v food_n to_o he_o that_o be_v healthy_a may_v be_v poison_n to_o the_o sick_a and_o that_o which_o will_v heal_v a_o whitlow_n will_v not_o cure_v a_o gangrene_n as_o therefore_o god_n in_o his_o great_a house_n of_o the_o world_n have_v such_o both_o store_n and_o choice_n
what_o christ_n be_v to_o a_o christian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theophylact_v upon_o my_o text_n light_n and_o life_n and_o breath_n and_o all_o thing_n whilst_o he_o breathe_v in_o from_o christ_n comfort_n and_o joy_n and_o breath_n out_o love_n and_o praise_n o_o lord_n by_o these_o thing_n man_n live_v say_v hezekiah_n isa_n 38._o 16._o and_o in_o these_o thing_n be_v the_o life_n of_o my_o spirit_n say_v a_o true_a christian_a i_o can_v live_v without_o they_o without_o christ_n and_o interest_n and_o comfort_n in_o he_o i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n as_o rebekah_n say_v and_o what_o good_a will_v my_o life_n do_v i_o gen._n 27._o 46._o sine_fw-la christo_fw-la enim_fw-la vanum_fw-la est_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la vivimus_fw-la hierom_n it_o be_v vain_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n not_o worth_a the_o while_n not_o worth_a all_o the_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n we_o here_o meet_v with_o to_o live_v if_o we_o live_v out_o of_o christ_n or_o not_o to_o he_o or_o not_o in_o communion_n with_o he_o indeed_o our_o riches_n and_o possession_n and_o outward_a enjoyment_n be_v usual_o call_v our_o livelihood_n or_o live_v in_o the_o world_n dialect_n and_o according_a to_o it_o the_o scripture_n sometime_o so_o style_v they_o luke_n 15._o 12_o 30._o and_o 21._o 4._o but_o withal_o it_o elsewhere_o tell_v we_o that_o which_o our_o experience_n find_v to_o be_v most_o true_a that_o a_o man_n life_n confist_n not_o in_o the_o abundance_n of_o such_o possession_n luke_n 12._o 15._o i_o be_o sure_a a_o believer_n do_v not_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a affluence_n of_o such_o livelihood_n if_o he_o want_v christ_n he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o lifeless_a life_n as_o the_o spouse_n in_o christ_n absence_n 8._o cant._n 5._o 8._o be_v sick_a of_o love_n so_o the_o faithful_a spouse_n die_v away_o and_o can_v live_v without_o he_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v not_o a_o paradise_n but_o a_o wilderness_n without_o this_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o it_o and_o although_o they_o tell_v naomi_n that_o obed_n her_o grandchild_n will_v be_v the_o restorer_n of_o her_o life_n ruth_n 4._o 15._o yet_o it_o be_v neither_o child_n nor_o father_n nor_o friend_n that_o be_v either_o giver_n or_o restorer_n or_o preserver_n of_o a_o christian_n but_o christ_n only_o and_o he_o alone_o alsufficient_o quamdiu_fw-la christi_fw-la gloria_fw-la incolumis_fw-la perstat_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o he_o say_v as_o long_o as_o christ_n hyperius_fw-la hyperius_fw-la glory_n and_o my_o interest_n in_o he_o be_v entire_a and_o whole_a i_o be_o well_o i_o live_v and_o be_o lively_a amid_o all_o other_o cool_a faint_a qualm_n and_o swoon_v this_o be_v the_o lifeblood_n of_o my_o heart_n which_o keep_v it_o warm_a and_o alive_a whilst_o my_o desire_n love_n joy_n close_o with_o he_o and_o be_v animate_v by_o he_o sermon_n xl._n phil._n 1._o 21._o 1658._o ii_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n mary_n august_n 15._o 1658._o for_o to_o i_o to_o live_v be_v christ_n and_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v and_o as_o thus_o our_o life_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o heart_n so_o as_o i_o may_v say_v it_o break_v forth_o in_o the_o lip_n and_o so_o 3._o in_o the_o three_o place_n christ_n be_v our_o life_n when_o in_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n we_o much_o breath_n christ_n make_v he_o the_o subject_a of_o our_o discourse_n and_o ever_o frequent_o and_o free_o set_v forth_o his_o truth_n grace_n and_o praise_n when_o whatever_o we_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o word_n all_o be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n col._n 3._o 17._o this_o i_o the_o rather_o mention_v because_o it_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n here_o in_o the_o text_n where_o when_o he_o say_v to_o he_o to_o live_v be_v christ_n he_o mean_v that_o if_o he_o live_v his_o life_n shall_v be_v spend_v in_o preach_v &c_n si_fw-mi vixero_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la mihi_fw-la proposui_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la christum_fw-la glorificem_fw-la praedicando_fw-la &c_n &c_n and_o set_v forth_o of_o christ_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o calvin_n and_o other_o joint_o interpret_v it_o and_o he_o be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n his_o practice_n herein_o be_v very_o observable_a for_o our_o imitation_n in_o these_o follow_a particular_n 1._o in_o delight_v very_o often_o and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n above_o 450_o time_n in_o his_o fourteen_o epistle_n hoc_fw-la patiebatur_fw-la paulus_n ex_fw-la nimio_fw-la amore_fw-la christi_fw-la ut_fw-la 1._o in_o ephes_n 1._o quem_fw-la diligebat_fw-la superflue_fw-la &_o extraordinary_a nominaret_fw-la as_o hierom_n express_v it_o it_o seem_v christ_n live_v much_o in_o his_o heart_n when_o out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o it_o he_o breathe_v he_o so_o fast_o and_o his_o mouth_n vitâ_fw-la assiduum_fw-la jesus_n nomen_fw-la &_o domi_fw-la &_o foris_fw-la ere_o resonare_fw-la docuit_fw-la gazaei_n pia_fw-la hilaria_fw-la tom._n 2._o pag._n 478_o it_o be_v say_v of_o anselm_n ejus_fw-la ori_fw-la nunquam_fw-la christus_fw-la defuit_fw-la edinerus_n in_o ejus_fw-la vitâ_fw-la so_o abundant_o speak_v of_o he_o and_o that_o so_o very_o often_o that_o by_o heathen_a elegancy_n it_o will_v be_v count_v a_o tautology_n but_o yet_o no_o popish_a battology_n which_o appear_v in_o some_o of_o their_o superstitious_a prayer_n too_o too_o affect_o repeat_n the_o name_n of_o jesus_n to_o make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o charm_n of_o it_o and_o with_o the_o upstart_n sect_n of_o jesuit_n will_v be_v know_v by_o their_o continual_a both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o name_v the_o name_n jesus_n but_o paul_n that_o have_v none_o of_o their_o superstition_n have_v more_o love_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o his_o so_o frequent_a not_o affect_v but_o affectionate_a name_n of_o he_o 2._o observe_v likewise_o that_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o studious_o take_v nay_o often_o in_o his_o write_n make_v occasion_n to_o make_v mention_n of_o he_o and_o as_o it_o be_v cast_v about_o to_o bring_v he_o in_o as_o we_o often_o do_v to_o meet_v with_o a_o friend_n or_o to_o give_v occasion_n of_o speech_n of_o that_o which_o our_o heart_n be_v set_v upon_o so_o the_o vainglorious_a man_n be_v wont_v to_o hook_n in_o a_o discourse_n which_o may_v give_v occasion_n of_o speech_n of_o that_o by_o which_o he_o may_v fan_v to_o himself_o his_o own_o praise_n but_o humble_a paul_n so_o as_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v take_v opportunity_n to_o exalt_v the_o honour_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 3._o take_v notice_n also_o when_o he_o have_v so_o get_v a_o opportunity_n of_o mention_v christ_n how_o then_o he_o run_v descant_n upon_o it_o and_o as_o though_o he_o have_v leave_v and_o forget_v what_o former_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o what_o large_a and_o long_a excursion_n he_o make_v into_o this_o happy_a latifundium_fw-la even_o to_o hyperbatons_n and_o anantapodotons_n difficult_a anantapodotons_n which_o make_v sometime_o the_o coherence_n and_o sense_n of_o his_o word_n more_o difficult_a which_o a_o heathen_a orator_n will_v reckon_v inter_fw-la vitiâ—_fw-la sermonis_fw-la and_o even_o hierom_n note_v in_o he_o as_o soloecism_n but_o our_o holy_a apostle_n choose_v rather_o to_o forget_v himself_o than_o christ_n and_o to_o be_v esteem_v rude_a and_o barbarous_a in_o speech_n than_o to_o be_v tongue-tied_a nay_o not_o exuberant_a in_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o lord_n and_o saviour_n 4._o to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o last_o place_n observe_v when_o speak_v of_o christ_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o christ_n how_o he_o delight_v in_o most_o emphatical_a and_o superlative_a expression_n in_o augmentative_a composition_n of_o word_n heap_v comparative_n upon_o comparative_n and_o superlative_n upon_o superlative_n when_o the_o word_n signify_v eminency_n add_v a_o augmentative_a particle_n to_o heighten_v it_o as_o though_o he_o can_v never_o speak_v enough_o or_o high_a enough_o of_o christ_n and_o his_o excellency_n in_o which_o though_o something_o be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o that_o fervidum_fw-la ingenium_fw-la which_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v natural_o in_o he_o yet_o more_o to_o that_o transcendent_a high_a admiration_n that_o fervour_n of_o warm_a zealous_a lively_a vigorous_a love_n of_o christ_n which_o so_o abound_v in_o his_o heart_n that_o it_o thus_o burst_v forth_o in_o these_o superlative_a and_o almost_o hyperbolical_a expression_n of_o it_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephes_n 1._o 2._o &_o 4._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 8._o 37._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 2._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 1._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 1._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephes_n 3._o 20._o as_o