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his_o master_n when_o a_o german_a doctor_n come_v into_o scotland_n desirous_a to_o see_v he_o and_o observe_v his_o few_o book_n and_o great_a learning_n salute_v he_o thus_o salve_n doctor_n sine_fw-la libris_fw-la god_n save_v you_o mr._n doctor_n without_o book_n go_v into_o germany_n afterward_o and_o see_v in_o that_o doctor_n study_v a_o multitude_n of_o book_n and_o think_v he_o little_o learn_v retort_v bitter_o salvete_fw-la libri_fw-la sine_fw-la doctore_fw-la god_n save_v you_o book_n without_o a_o doctor_n intimate_v that_o few_o book_n well_o read_v be_v better_a than_o many_o never_o look_v upon_o he_o be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o ship_n of_o fool_n that_o buy_v many_o book_n and_o read_v they_o not_o to_o this_o purpose_n solomon_n seem_v to_o speak_v to_o the_o young_a man_n here_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o have_v and_o will_v do_v my_o part_n to_o fill_v thou_o with_o good_a instruction_n see_v thou_o do_v thou_o in_o receive_v they_o into_o thy_o heart_n and_o keep_v they_o there_o figure_n my_o son_n a_o metaphor_n for_o solomon_n mean_v other_o to_o be_v teach_v by_o he_o as_o well_o as_o his_o son_n receive_v a_o metaphor_n from_o the_o earth_n receive_v seed_n hide_v a_o metaphor_n from_o treasure_n lock_v up_o in_o the_o text_n there_o be_v 1._o avi_fw-la ditas_fw-la auscultandi_fw-la a_o greedy_a desire_n of_o harken_v 2._o assiduitas_fw-la memorandi_fw-la a_o daily_a care_n of_o remember_v in_o the_o first_o note_n 1._o the_o person_n speak_v to_o my_o son_n 2._o the_o act_n require_v if_o thou_o will_v receive_v 3._o the_o object_n my_o word_n in_o the_o second_o note_n 1._o the_o act_n and_o hide_v 2._o the_o object_n my_o commandment_n 3._o the_o subject_a place_n with_o thou_o observation_n my_o
25.10_o 2._o by_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v take_v for_o reproach_n or_o dishonour_n sin_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n chap._n 14.34_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o bless_v and_o curse_v and_o other_o hebrew_n word_n admit_v of_o contrary_a signification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d truth_n come_v from_o a_o word_n that_o signify_v to_o be_v firm_a and_o stable_n for_o truth_n will_v abide_v when_o all_o lie_v fail_v and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o believe_v come_v from_o the_o same_o root_n for_o truth_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v and_o rely_v upon_o this_o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o forsake_v thou_o see_v on_o chap._n 2.17_o a_o hypallage_n forsake_v not_o thou_o they_o for_o than_o will_v they_o forsake_v thou_o a_o great_a elegancy_n in_o it_o intimate_v 1._o that_o their_o forsake_v we_o be_v more_o than_o our_o forsake_v they_o our_o forsake_v they_o may_v come_v out_o of_o our_o weakness_n but_o their_o forsake_v we_o come_v out_o of_o our_o wilfulness_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n in_o not_o entertain_v they_o 2._o it_o set_v out_o the_o easiness_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o they_o through_o our_o corruption_n fugax_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la boni_fw-la good_a thing_n natural_o fly_v away_o 3._o it_o set_v out_o our_o great_a need_n of_o they_o neque_fw-la verò_fw-la dixit_fw-la ipsas_fw-la ne_fw-la deseras_fw-la sed_fw-la ne_fw-la deserant_fw-la te_fw-la ostendens_fw-la nos_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la illarum_fw-la egeaâ—us_fw-la non_fw-la ipsas_fw-la nostri_fw-la chrysoâ—t_fw-la hom._n 1_o in_o philip._n for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v forsake_v not_o thou_o they_o but_o lâ—t_v they_o not_o forsake_v thou_o show_v that_o we_o have_v need_n of_o they_o but_o they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o we_o 4._o it_o imitate_v our_o great_a care_n and_o pain_n needful_a for_o the_o retain_v of_o they_o they_o be_v easy_o lose_v but_o hardly_o keep_v a_o hawk_n must_v be_v well_o tame_v before_o he_o be_v let_v fly_v else_o he_o will_v return_v no_o more_o these_o grace_n must_v be_v as_o careful_o keep_v as_o provident_o get_v like_o riches_n non_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la virtus_fw-la quùm_fw-la quarere_fw-la parta_fw-la tueri_fw-la it_o be_v no_o less_o virtue_n to_o keep_v wealth_n then_o to_o get_v it_o non_fw-la dicit_fw-la semel_fw-la facias_fw-la aut_fw-la secundo_fw-la aut_fw-la tertio_fw-la neque_fw-la decies_fw-la neque_fw-la centies_fw-la sed_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la non_fw-la deserant_fw-la te_fw-la chrysost_fw-la he_o do_v not_o say_v be_v careful_a once_o or_o twice_o or_o the_o three_o time_n no_o nor_o ten_o time_n nor_o a_o hundred_o time_n but_o take_v care_n perpetual_o that_o they_o forsake_v thou_o not_o and_o both_o mercy_n and_o truth_n must_v be_v keep_v for_o ever_o difficile_fw-la est_fw-la simul_fw-la nos_fw-la misereri_fw-la &_o sapere_fw-la sen._n it_o be_v a_o hard_a task_n for_o we_o to_o pity_n and_o be_v wise_a both_o together_o else_o mercy_n may_v lie_v to_o do_v good_a and_o truth_n may_v reveal_v without_o cause_n what_o may_v do_v hurt_v therefore_o join_v both_o as_o god_n do_v mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v meet_v together_o psal_n 85.10_o else_o god_n mercy_n will_v save_v all_o or_o his_o truth_n damn_v all_o bound_v they_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v 1._o to_o bind_v one_o thing_n to_o another_o as_o a_o yoke_n be_v bind_v about_o a_o ox_n neck_n thou_o shall_v bind_v a_o stone_n to_o it_o jer._n 51.63_o 2._o to_o bind_v man_n together_o in_o love_n his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n gen._n 44.30_o 3._o to_o bind_v they_o together_o in_o a_o plot_n or_o conspiracy_n the_o servant_n of_o amnon_n conspire_v against_o he_o 2_o king_n 21.23_o here_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n for_o put_v they_o and_o the_o neck_n together_o yet_o not_o without_o a_o figure_n as_o will_v appear_v anon_o by_o they_o be_v not_o mean_v the_o law_n and_o commandment_n ver_fw-la 1._o but_o mercy_n and_o truth_n as_o in_o this_o about_o thy_o neck_n see_v on_o chap._n 19_o hereby_o be_v mean_v 1._o to_o have_v they_o fast_o so_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v lose_v as_o man_n tie_v their_o jewel_n about_o their_o neck_n 2._o to_o have_v they_o ready_a to_o use_v when_o occasion_n be_v offer_v as_o a_o jewel_n about_o the_o neck_n that_o have_v virtue_n in_o it_o be_v at_o hand_n for_o use_v 3._o to_o keep_v some_o external_a memorial_n to_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o these_o virtue_n upon_o the_o behold_n of_o they_o as_o jewel_n on_o the_o neck_n may_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o business_n be_v ever_o in_o fight_n 4._o to_o delight_v in_o they_o as_o man_n do_v in_o jewel_n which_o they_o hang_v about_o their_o neck_n 5._o to_o count_v it_o a_o ornament_n to_o we_o to_o deal_v merciful_o and_o true_o with_o other_o the_o child_n of_o noble_n when_o they_o be_v little_a be_v wont_a to_o wear_v some_o jewel_n about_o their_o neck_n 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the_o understanding_n that_o they_o never_o go_v out_o of_o the_o memory_n some_o understand_v by_o bind_v they_o about_o the_o neck_n speak_v of_o they_o and_o teach_v they_o to_o other_o for_o the_o throat_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o speak_v and_o by_o write_v they_o on_o the_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n th'ink_v of_o they_o and_o remember_v they_o but_o the_o former_a interpretation_n be_v more_o solid_a for_o heart_n see_v on_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o on_o chap._n 2.2_o here_o be_v one_o thing_n set_v out_o by_o divers_a similitude_n in_o a_o eminent_a gradation_n like_o three_o step_n of_o a_o ladder_n one_o above_o another_o mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v compare_v 1._o to_o companion_n that_o must_v not_o depart_v from_o we_o 2._o to_o a_o chain_n about_o the_o neck_n which_o be_v near_o than_o a_o companion_n 3._o to_o a_o thing_n write_v in_o a_o tablebook_n which_o be_v near_o to_o the_o book_n than_o a_o chain_n that_o hang_v loose_a about_o the_o neck_n figure_n a_o double_a 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the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n and_o the_o second_o be_v like_a unto_o it_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o mat._n 22.37_o 38_o 39_o though_o the_o pharisee_n do_v duty_n to_o god_n yet_o be_v they_o blame_v for_o neglect_n of_o duty_n to_o man_n wo_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n for_o you_o devour_v widow_n house_n and_o for_o a_o pretence_n make_v long_a prayer_n therefore_o you_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a damnation_n mat._n 23.14_o reas_n 1._o because_o god_n have_v a_o care_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o image_n in_o all_o the_o world_n no_o creature_n so_o like_o god_n as_o
he_o psal_n 28.7_o reas_n 1._o because_o god_n know_v the_o heart_n which_o man_n do_v not_o 2._o if_o we_o only_o make_v show_v of_o trust_v in_o he_o he_o will_v only_o make_v show_v of_o help_v we_o but_o fail_v we_o as_o we_o do_v he_o he_o will_v do_v to_o man_n as_o they_o believe_v mat._n 8.13_o use_v 1_o to_o show_v we_o that_o there_o be_v but_o a_o few_o that_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n as_o they_o ought_v for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n set_v their_o heart_n on_o other_o thing_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o all_o creature_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n word_n which_o abundant_o set_v forth_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o almighty_a the_o heart_n rule_v our_o word_n and_o deed_n and_o therefore_o a_o heartless_a profession_n of_o trust_v in_o god_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n 2._o look_v that_o your_o confidence_n in_o god_n be_v hearty_a and_o sincere_a else_o look_v for_o no_o good_a from_o god_n if_o you_o question_v his_o sufficiency_n or_o fidelity_n you_o shall_v get_v no_o good_a by_o either_o doct._n 4._o god_n must_v be_v rest_v on_o entire_o and_o universal_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o make_v god_n his_o trust_n psal_n 40.4_o thou_o be_v my_o hope_n o_o lord_n god_n thou_o be_v my_o trust_n from_o my_o youth_n â—â—al_a 72.5_o to_o such_o as_o trust_v in_o god_n whole_o god_n be_v make_v their_o trust_n and_o be_v their_o trust_n reas_n because_o god_n will_v have_v all_o or_o none_o as_o in_o our_o love_n which_o must_v be_v with_o all_o the_o heart_n all_o the_o soul_n and_o all_o the_o mind_n mat._n 22.37_o and_o with_o all_o our_o service_n you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n mat._n 6.24_o so_o with_o all_o our_o confidence_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o will_v allow_v no_o partner_n but_o will_v be_v trust_v in_o alone_a and_o will_v not_o give_v kiss_n glory_n to_o another_o isa_n 42.8_o nor_o have_v his_o sole-sufficiency_n question_v use_v see_v your_o confidence_n be_v 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