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or_o the_o necessity_n of_o morality_n among_o christian_n book_n iii_o chap._n i._n sect._n 1_o together_o with_o the_o command_n of_o god_n it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o moral_a virtue_n and_o so_o there_o will_v have_v be_v if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v the_o scripture_n not_o to_o have_v be_v write_v though_o now_o that_o we_o have_v this_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n we_o do_v not_o abstract_n from_o it_o but_o add_v some_o other_o consideration_n to_o those_o already_o name_v for_o which_o likewise_o we_o have_v authority_n from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v therefore_o further_o to_o be_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o moral_a virtue_n to_o which_o for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n i_o add_v there_o be_v likewise_o a_o excellency_n in_o it_o and_o such_o a_o excellency_n as_o though_o it_o may_v be_v consider_v abstract_o from_o the_o foresay_a necessity_n yet_o join_v to_o it_o 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to_o be_v virtuous_a in_o our_o conversation_n that_o our_o life_n may_v be_v good_a that_o our_o death_n may_v be_v safe_a that_o both_o may_v be_v comfortable_a to_o ourselves_o that_o by_o one_o or_o both_o we_o may_v be_v profitable_a to_o other_o which_o be_v all_o over_o and_o above_o and_o beside_o this_o that_o we_o may_v please_v god_n which_o be_v the_o former_a argument_n for_o we_o can_v please_v god_n but_o by_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n we_o must_v be_v virtuous_a that_o our_o life_n may_v be_v good_a for_o which_o two_o thing_n must_v be_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o goodness_n in_o these_o moral_a action_n such_o a_o goodness_n as_o without_o which_o we_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v man_n of_o good_a life_n sect._n 3_o there_o be_v a_o goodness_n in_o moral_a
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necessary_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v a_o moral_a man_n and_o abound_v in_o moral_a virtue_n by_o the_o first_o of_o these_o we_o shall_v gain_v a_o answer_n to_o all_o those_o objection_n that_o may_v be_v make_v on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o shall_v proceed_v thus_o far_o that_o there_o do_v not_o appear_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_a but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v so_o the_o second_o will_v be_v a_o more_o full_a demonstration_n of_o the_o case_n thaâ—_n not_o only_o it_o may_v be_v but_o so_o it_o be_v and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v and_o can_v be_v otherwise_o because_o it_o be_v necessary_o so_o chap._n ii_o sect._n 1_o the_o first_o proposition_n will_v take_v up_o the_o first_o book_n and_o that_o be_v whatever_o reason_n may_v have_v induce_v some_o man_n to_o speak_v slight_o and_o undervaluing_o of_o morality_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o all_o conclude_v against_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o in_o a_o christian_n in_o the_o make_n good_a of_o which_o proposition_n 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