great_a worth_n that_o it_o see_v in_o any_o thing_n beside_o christ_n be_v this_o that_o it_o may_v be_v be_v leave_v for_o christ_n 4._o it_o be_v a_o industrious_a thirst_n it_o be_v not_o a_o lazy_a veleity_n but_o a_o desire_n which_o take_v pain_n for_o the_o thing_n desire_v it_o suffer_v not_o a_o man_n to_o sit_v still_o but_o make_v he_o seek_v knock_v ask_v cry_z call_v sell_v all_o wrestle_v strive_v all_o scripture-expression_n it_o offer_v violence_n to_o and_o make_v a_o holy_a riot_n upon_o heaven_n it_o be_v like_a fire_n that_o will_v not_o be_v smother_v it_o say_v as_o elijah_n to_o obadiah_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v i_o will_v show_v myself_o it_o stand_v not_o for_o any_o cost_n it_o turn_v every_o stone_n like_o the_o arrow_n draw_v to_o the_o head_n it_o fly_v apace_o it_o be_v not_o like_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o slothful_a which_o slay_v he_o because_o his_o hand_n refuse_v to_o labour_n prov._n 21.25_o 5._o it_o be_v a_o resolve_v wait_a permanent_a 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be_v account_v the_o minister_n of_o righteousness_n false_a apostle_n 2_o cor._n 10.12_o commend_v themselves_o measure_v themselves_o by_o themselves_o and_o compare_v themselves_o among_o themselves_o they_o measure_v and_o esteem_v themselves_o according_a to_o their_o own_o mind_n and_o judgement_n and_o not_o according_a to_o their_o real_a worth_n or_o excellency_n câ—cos_fw-la regnat_fw-la luscus_fw-la inter_fw-la câ—cos_fw-la they_o also_o never_o consider_v the_o excellency_n of_o other_o who_o be_v much_o beyond_o they_o in_o worth_n but_o only_o such_o who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o pitch_n with_o themselves_o or_o as_o some_o understand_v the_o place_n they_o commend_v and_o receive_v praise_n from_o one_o another_o and_o among_o themselves_o and_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n say_v vers_fw-la 13._o that_o he_o will_v not_o boast_v of_o thing_n without_o his_o measure_n he_o intimate_v that_o these_o seducer_n boast_v beyond_o all_o the_o bound_n or_o measure_n of_o their_o 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bold_o inintrude_v into_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v not_o see_v they_o profess_v knowledge_n false_o so_o call_v the_o disciple_n of_o basilides_n voice_v themselves_o only_o to_o be_v man_n and_o all_o other_o to_o be_v swine_n and_o dog_n say_v epiphanius_n and_o nazianzen_n tell_v eunomius_n that_o he_o be_v he_o mean_v in_o his_o own_o conceit_n a_o beholder_n of_o thing_n which_o to_o all_o other_o be_v invisible_a 33._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naz._n in_o orat._n 33._o a_o hearer_n of_o thing_n which_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o â—tter_v that_o he_o be_v take_v up_o to_o heaven_n as_o be_v elias_n that_o he_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n as_o have_v moses_n that_o he_o be_v rapt_v up_o into_o the_o three_o heaven_n as_o be_v paul_n thus_o the_o papist_n style_v some_o of_o their_o schoolman_n angelical_a
such_o a_o sympathy_n or_o compassion_n of_o heart_n as_o incline_v we_o to_o relieve_v the_o miserable_a but_o as_o attribute_v to_o god_n and_o christ_n in_o glory_n as_o here_o it_o note_v either_o 1._o a_o gracious_a disposition_n or_o inclination_n to_o help_v and_o succour_v we_o in_o our_o distress_n 1_o de_fw-fr na._n dei_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 4._o q_o 1_o as_o for_o sympathy_n and_o compassion_n they_o be_v not_o as_o learned_a zanchy_a observe_n essential_a to_o mercy_n in_o self_n but_o accidental_a to_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o present_a state_n 2._o the_o effect_n and_o expression_n of_o mercy_n or_o the_o actual_a help_v of_o we_o out_o of_o our_o distress_n and_o so_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v mercy_n on_o we_o and_o show_v mercy_n to_o we_o now_o these_o effect_n of_o mercy_n be_v either_o common_a or_o special_a common_a such_o as_o be_v afford_v to_o all_o man_n and_o creature_n psal_n 147.9_o luke_n 6.36_o etc._n etc._n special_a bestow_v upon_o the_o elect_a 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