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a_o contempt_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o too_o great_a a_o disgrace_n to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n of_o glory_n of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o but_o to_o return_v the_o intent_n of_o this_o your_o description_n be_v to_o set_v before_o we_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o what_o be_v the_o essential_o of_o the_o rule_n of_o that_o holiness_n which_o by_o the_o gospel_n we_o be_v immediate_o oblige_v to_o if_o we_o will_v be_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n 2._o what_o be_v the_o principle_n by_o which_o we_o act_n when_o we_o do_v these_o work_v aright_o for_o the_o first_o you_o tell_v we_o they_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o moral_n such_o as_o be_v self_n evident_a and_o therefore_o not_o capable_a of_o be_v proper_o demonstrate_v as_o be_v no_o less_o knowable_a and_o easy_o assent_v to_o than_o any_o proposition_n that_o may_v be_v bring_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o they_o page_z 8._o such_o as_o be_v self-evident_a or_o evident_a of_o themselves_o 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