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that_o day_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n the_o lord_n christ_n have_v obey_v and_o suffer_v to_o make_v our_o bond_n of_o obedience_n the_o strong_a not_o to_o abate_v we_o a_o ace_n of_o duty_n he_o have_v vindicate_v his_o law_n from_o the_o vain_a gloss_n of_o the_o pharisee_n from_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o old_a whence_o we_o have_v learn_v that_o his_o law_n pull_v out_o the_o very_a core_n 237._o core_n see_v hist_n of_o the_o world_n lib._n 2._o chap._n 4._o sect_n 7._o p._n 232._o &_o sect_n 11._o p._n 237._o of_o sin_n and_o that_o whereas_o man_n law_n do_v but_o bind_v the_o hand_n and_o the_o tongue_n god_n law_n bind_v the_o heart_n and_o order_n the_o secret_a motion_n of_o the_o same_o the_o philosopher_n
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48._o get_v thou_o out_o of_o my_o land_n and_o from_o out_o of_o my_o house_n touch_v not_o my_o water_n partake_v not_o of_o my_o fruit_n if_o i_o have_v rent_v these_o out_o unto_o thou_o for_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n a_o little_a thanks_o and_o thou_o do_v deny_v i_o that_o little_a thou_o have_v in_o so_o do_v forfeit_v the_o whole_a and_o i_o shall_v require_v the_o forfeiture_n at_o thy_o hand_n so_o useful_o speak_v clemens_n of_o alexandria_n worthy_a all_o man_n knowledge_n this_o theme_n be_v large_a i_o will_v conclude_v it_o with_o a_o story_n which_o i_o find_v relate_v by_o mr._n downam_n in_o his_o guide_n to_o holiness_n 281._o holiness_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 24._o pag._n 281._o which_o be_v this_o if_o the_o lord_n curse_v his_o blessing_n for_o our_o ingratitude_n we_o shall_v either_o have_v no_o power_n to_o feed_v upon_o they_o or_o in_o stead_n of_o nourish_v we_o they_o will_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o weakness_n sickness_n and_o death_n itself_o of_o the_o 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somewhat_o of_o the_o serpent_n for_o when_o it_o enter_v into_o a_o man_n it_o make_v he_o swell_v nature_n be_v easy_o blow_v up_o for_o nature_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o nature_n be_v near_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o kin_n 3._o that_o solomon_n give_v a_o censure_n that_o in_o spacious_a knowledge_n there_o be_v much_o contristation_n 4._o and_o paul_n give_v a_o caveat_n that_o man_n be_v not_o spoil_v through_o vain_a philosophy_n as_o some_o have_v be_v who_o pore_v upon_o the_o second_o cause_n have_v lose_v the_o light_n of_o the_o first_o and_o dependence_n on_o god_n who_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n to_o these_o he_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o pure_a knowledge_n of_o nature_n and_o universality_n answ_n 1_o a_o knowledge_n whereby_o man_n give_v name_n to_o other_o creature_n in_o paradise_n which_o give_v the_o occasion_n to_o the_o fall_n but_o it_o be_v the_o proud_a knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a with_o a_o intent_n in_o man_n to_o give_v 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