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which_o have_v no_o such_o bind_a necessity_n to_o commend_v they_o and_o this_o be_v enough_o and_o they_o that_o quarrel_n it_o say_v nothing_o these_o be_v the_o best_a argument_n till_o better_a be_v bring_v and_o till_o better_a be_v bring_v we_o may_v well_o rest_v in_o these_o call_v the_o place_n appoint_v for_o public_a worship_n by_o the_o name_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v give_v it_o call_v it_o god_n house_n and_o count_v it_o holy_a but_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o because_o it_o be_v he_o and_o then_o for_o his_o sake_n for_o religion_n sake_n for_o our_o own_o sake_n give_v it_o that_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o it_o fit_a and_o prepare_v it_o for_o that_o end_n for_o which_o it_o be_v set_v up_o 96.7_o psal_n 96.7_o that_o so_o we_o may_v meet_v together_o and_o worship_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n what_o i_o will_v add_v by_o way_n of_o application_n i_o shall_v defer_v till_o the_o next_o opportunity_n the_o three_o and_o 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as_o to_o muster_v multitude_n yea_o army_n of_o man_n and_o shall_v religion_n and_o christ_n have_v so_o thin_a and_o poor_a a_o retinue_n shall_v the_o devil_n chapel_n receive_v more_o than_o god_n church_n but_o for_o we_o the_o question_n have_v never_o be_v put_v 13.23_o luke_n 13.23_o be_v there_o few_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o god_n call_v all_o and_o we_o may_v resolve_v for_o that_o which_o be_v good_a as_o well_o as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a for_o god_n as_o well_o as_o for_o mammon_n 2._o dixerunt_fw-la they_o say_v and_o they_o resolve_v that_o they_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n and_o so_o must_v we_o not_o say_v and_o promise_v only_o but_o say_v and_o resolve_v it_o not_o only_o see_v that_o which_o be_v good_a but_o see_v to_o the_o end_n contemplate_v the_o beauty_n and_o glory_n of_o it_o till_o we_o have_v draw_v it_o in_o and_o in_o a_o manner_n consubstantiate_v it_o with_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n to_o consider_v how_o 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you_o shall_v find_v and_o taste_v what_o sweetness_n be_v in_o righteousness_n and_o this_o we_o may_v suppose_v be_v assoon_o do_v as_o say_v for_o who_o be_v unwilling_a who_o be_v so_o wicked_a as_o not_o to_o say_v he_o will_v be_v righteous_a i_o will_v be_v righteous_a be_v a_o promise_n make_v and_o break_v almost_o every_o moment_n it_o may_v be_v make_v by_o balaam_n as_o well_o as_o by_o moses_n by_o judas_n as_o well_o as_o by_o peter_n i_o will_v be_v righteous_a but_o i_o love_v the_o world_n say_v the_o covetous_a i_o will_v be_v righteous_a but_o i_o fulfil_v my_o lust_n say_v the_o wanton_a that_o be_v i_o will_v be_v righteous_a but_o i_o will_v be_v wicked_a in_o the_o way_n every_o man_n say_v he_o will_v till_o he_o come_v to_o his_o journey_n end_n till_o that_o sad_a time_n when_o his_o will_n itself_o shall_v be_v a_o punishment_n have_v you_o see_v a_o meteor_n twinkle_n like_o a_o star_n and_o then_o shoot_v and_o fall_v or_o a_o taper_n blaze_v and_o then_o 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