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3._o sure_o he_o shall_v deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o fowler_n and_o from_o the_o noisome_a pestilence_n as_o if_o those_o sudden_a dart_n of_o venom_n by_o which_o we_o be_v strike_v in_o the_o plague_n come_v from_o satan_n certain_o evil_a angel_n may_v have_v a_o great_a hand_n in_o our_o disease_n psal._n 78._o 49._o he_o cast_v upon_o they_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o anger_n wrath_n and_o indignation_n and_o trouble_n by_o send_v evil_a angel_n among_o they_o but_o i_o press_v it_o not_o much_o only_o 1._o a_o word_n of_o patience_n that_o we_o will_v submit_v to_o god_n though_o our_o trial_n be_v never_o so_o sharp_a we_o must_v yield_v to_o that_o measure_n of_o humiliation_n which_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o prescribe_v if_o he_o shall_v give_v leave_n to_o satan_n to_o inflame_v our_o blood_n and_o trouble_v the_o humour_n of_o our_o body_n we_o must_v not_o repine_v the_o son_n of_o god_n permit_v his_o sacred_a body_n to_o be_v transport_v 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if_o the_o devil_n seek_v to_o bring_v you_o to_o poverty_n trouble_v and_o nakedness_n it_o be_v to_o draw_v you_o from_o god_n he_o care_v not_o for_o the_o body_n but_o as_o it_o may_v be_v a_o occasion_n to_o ruin_v the_o soul_n 3._o observe_v if_o satan_n lead_v we_o up_o it_o be_v to_o throw_v we_o down_o he_o take_v up_o christ_n to_o the_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o cast_v thyself_o down_o he_o bring_v up_o many_o by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o some_o high_a place_n that_o by_o their_o aspire_a they_o may_v at_o length_n break_v their_o neck_n thus_o he_o do_v haman_n and_o so_o he_o do_v many_o other_o who_o climb_v make_v way_n for_o their_o great_a fall_n the_o devil_n himself_o be_v a_o aspirer_n and_o fall_v from_o heaven_n like_o lightning_n luk._n 10._o 18._o i_o behold_v satan_n as_o lightning_n fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o though_o in_o show_n he_o may_v seem_v to_o befriend_v many_o that_o harken_v to_o his_o temptation_n yet_o in_o 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endanger_v life_n by_o the_o neglect_n of_o mean_n lawful_a there_o to_o distrust_v god_n care_n of_o our_o preservation_n when_o he_o have_v set_v we_o about_o any_o task_n and_o work_v here_o to_o presume_v on_o his_o care_n without_o warrant_n the_o devil_n tempt_v we_o sometime_o to_o pamper_v the_o flesh_n sometime_o to_o neglect_v it_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o be_v destructive_a to_o our_o service_n thus_o the_o devil_n hurri_v we_o from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o as_o the_o possess_a man_n fall_v ofttimes_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o oft_o into_o the_o water_n matth._n 17._o 15._o those_o that_o be_v guide_v by_o satan_n reel_v from_o one_o extremity_n to_o another_o
that_o god_n be_v and_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v worship_v it_o appear_v by_o our_o saviour_n reason_v john_n 4._o 24._o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o they_o that_o worship_v he_o must_v worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n he_o give_v direction_n about_o the_o manner_n of_o worship_n but_o suppose_v it_o that_o he_o will_v be_v worship_v when_o god_n have_v proclaim_v his_o name_n and_o manifest_v himself_o to_o moses_n exod._n 34._o 8._o moses_n make_v haste_n and_o bow_v himself_o and_o worship_v it_o be_v the_o crime_n charge_v upon_o the_o gentile_n that_o when_o they_o know_v god_n they_o glorify_v he_o not_o as_o god_n rom._n 1._o 21._o they_o know_v a_o divine_a power_n but_o do_v not_o give_v he_o a_o worship_n at_o lest_o competent_a to_o his_o nature_n god_n plead_v his_o right_n mal._n 1._o 6._o if_o i_o be_v a_o father_n where_o be_v my_o honour_n if_o i_o be_v a_o master_n where_o be_v my_o fear_n and_o god_n who_o be_v the_o common_a parent_n and_o 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the_o heart_n serve_v the_o lord_n with_o fear_n and_o rejoice_v with_o tremble_a psal._n 2._o 11._o such_o as_o will_v become_v the_o greatness_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n with_o outward_a and_o bodily_a worship_n you_o must_v now_o own_v he_o in_o all_o those_o prescribe_a duty_n in_o which_o these_o affection_n be_v act_v the_o spirit_n must_v be_v in_o it_o and_o the_o body_n also_o there_o be_v two_o extreme_n some_o confine_v all_o their_o respect_n to_o god_n to_o bodily_a worship_n and_o external_a form_n mat._n 16._o 8._o this_o people_n draw_v nigh_o unto_o i_o with_o their_o mouth_n and_o honour_v i_o with_o their_o lip_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o i_o they_o use_v the_o external_a rite_n of_o worship_n but_o their_o affection_n be_v no_o way_n suit_v to_o the_o god_n who_o they_o worship_n it_o be_v the_o heart_n must_v be_v the_o principal_a and_o chief_a agent_n in_o the_o business_n without_o which_o it_o be_v but_o the_o carcase_n of_o a_o duty_n 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now_o religious_a worship_n and_o service_n be_v due_a to_o god_n as_o god_n he_o be_v thy_o lord_n and_o worship_n thou_o he_o psal._n 45._o 11._o our_o worship_n and_o service_n be_v due_a to_o he_o not_o only_o for_o his_o supereminent_a excellency_n but_o because_o of_o our_o creation_n preservation_n and_o redemption_n therefore_o we_o must_v worship_v and_o serve_v he_o and_o he_o only_o isa._n 42._o 8._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v my_o name_n and_o my_o glory_n will_v i_o not_o give_v to_o another_o nor_o my_o praise_n to_o grave_a image_n god_n challenge_v it_o as_o jehovah_n the_o great_a self-being_a from_o who_o we_o have_v receive_v life_n and_o breath_n and_o all_o thing_n this_o glory_n god_n will_v not_o suffer_v to_o be_v give_v to_o another_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n show_v the_o wretched_a estate_n of_o the_o galatian_n chap._n 4._o 8._o when_o you_o know_v not_o god_n you_o do_v service_n to_o they_o that_o by_o nature_n be_v no_o god_n that_o be_v 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of_o the_o godly_a be_v a_o go_v out_o but_o from_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n to_o glory_n and_o immortality_n as_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n whence_o the_o second_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v exodus_fw-la be_v no_o destruction_n and_o cessation_n of_o their_o be_v but_o a_o go_v out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n into_o liberty_n paul_n say_v i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 1._o 23._o a_o set_a sail_n for_o the_o other_o world_n in_o scripture_n language_n the_o body_n be_v the_o house_n the_o soul_n be_v the_o inhabitant_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 1._o we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a house_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n be_v disslolve_v we_o have_v a_o build_n of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n the_o soul_n dwell_v in_o the_o body_n as_o a_o man_n in_o a_o house_n and_o death_n be_v but_o a_o departure_n out_o of_o one_o house_n into_o another_o not_o a_o extinction_n but_o a_o go_n from_o 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humiliation_n for_o this_o cause_n he_o assume_v humane_a nature_n his_o humiliation_n begin_v at_o his_o birth_n continue_v in_o his_o life_n and_o be_v accomplish_v in_o die_v all_o be_v nothing_o without_o this_o for_o less_o can_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n than_o the_o death_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n then_o all_o suffering_n be_v undergo_v which_o be_v necessary_a to_o take_v away_o sin_n therefore_o there_o be_v a_o consummation_n or_o perfection_n attribute_v to_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n heb._n 10._o 14._o by_o one_o offering_n he_o have_v perfect_v for_o ever_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v there_o be_v do_v enough_o to_o expiate_v sin_n
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