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favour_n and_o not_o for_o any_o sinister_a end_n ii_o yet_o in_o regard_n he_o be_v a_o judge_n the_o apostle_n do_v put_v 〈◊〉_d in_o mind_n that_o before_o we_o presume_v to_o receive_v he_o 26_o we_o examine_v examine_v ourselves_o whether_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o such_o offence_n as_o may_v hinder_v his_o love_a entertainment_n for_o if_o there_o be_v enmity_n betwixt_o he_o and_o we_o with_o what_o face_n can_v we_o thrust_v ourselves_o thus_o upon_o he_o and_o according_a to_o our_o saviour_n counsel_n whatever_o gift_n we_o offer_v to_o god_n we_o mâ—st_v first_o make_v peace_n with_o our_o brother_n 23_o if_o we_o be_v at_o variance_n with_o he_o and_o rather_o leave_v our_o offering_n then_o bring_v it_o with_o that_o distance_n in_o our_o breast_n how_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v wary_a that_o our_o saviour_n himself_o be_v not_o our_o adversary_n and_o if_o he_o be_v reconcile_v ourselves_o unto_o he_o quick_o in_o the_o way_n lest_o we_o turn_v his_o 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our_o saviour_n be_v full_a of_o coâ—fort_n and_o that_o he_o be_v so_o 22_o s._n john_n testify_v if_o any_o man_n â—hall_v sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n 25_o jesus_n christ_n the_o just_a and_o saint_n paul_n one_o be_v the_o mediator_n of_o god_n and_o man_n man_n christ_n jesus_n our_o need_n also_o be_v apparent_a for_o as_o we_o daily_o offend_v so_o we_o have_v need_n of_o a_o advocate_n incessant_o to_o plead_v pardon_n for_o we_o and_o as_o unworthy_a by_o ourselves_o to_o approach_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n special_o be_v guilty_a we_o have_v need_n of_o a_o mediator_n to_o make_v our_o way_n unto_o he_o this_o office_n our_o saviour_n do_v as_o man_n but_o man_n so_o neeâ—ly_o link_v to_o god_n that_o he_o be_v also_o god_n and_o therefore_o infinite_o worthy_a to_o be_v admit_v and_o to_o be_v hear_v whether_o it_o be_v to_o plead_v for_o remission_n or_o for_o some_o new_a grace_n and_o favour_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o holy_a 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