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the_o word_n signify_v such_o labour_n as_o waste_v and_o weary_v the_o spirit_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 27._o whereby_o he_o intimate_v their_o unwearied_a industry_n wrestle_v through_o much_o discouragement_n and_o difficulty_n for_o the_o further_a the_o good_a of_o god_n church_n and_o distress_a member_n thereof_o and_o to_o hope_v he_o ascribe_v patience_n it_o be_v hope_n in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n or_o a_o well_o ground_a expectation_n of_o eternal_a life_n wrought_v by_o christ_n and_o rely_v on_o christ_n which_o make_v the_o person_n who_o have_v it_o christianly_o patient_a and_o courageous_o resolute_a to_o endure_v all_o hardship_n he_o can_v meet_v with_o until_o the_o good_a thing_n promise_v be_v at_o last_o perfome_v 2._o cor._n 4._o 16._o with_o 18._o second_o he_o do_v amplify_v they_o all_o joint_o by_o their_o sincerity_n and_o soundness_n employ_v in_o this_o that_o they_o be_v studious_a of_o those_o virtue_n as_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n see_v gen._n 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defect_n of_o man_n justice_n by_o take_v vengeance_n here_o or_o hereafter_o especial_o upon_o those_o sin_n whereof_o judge_n among_o man_n do_v take_v less_o notice_n for_o such_o be_v the_o sin_n here_o forbid_v fleshly_a uncleanness_n oppression_n by_o the_o great_a and_o subtle_a cheat_v under_o pretext_n of_o law_n by_o the_o politic_a and_o worldly_a wise_a be_v not_o much_o punish_v by_o man_n hence_o be_v they_o so_o common_a and_o therefore_o say_v paul_n the_o lord_n be_v the_o avenger_n of_o all_o such_o 7._o so_o strong_a be_v the_o interest_n of_o sin_n in_o fall_v man_n and_o chief_o of_o such_o sin_n as_o bring_v worldly_a profit_n and_o pleasure_n with_o they_o that_o there_o be_v need_n of_o word_n upon_o word_n and_o reason_n upon_o reason_n to_o scare_v he_o from_o they_o and_o there_o must_v be_v not_o only_a love_n to_o the_o commander_n to_o constrain_v but_o also_o the_o terror_n of_o god_n to_o persuade_v for_o have_v give_v one_o argument_n v_o 3_o to_o 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