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whole_a man_n be_v require_v 6.20_o 1_o cor._n 6.20_o glorify_v god_n in_o your_o body_n and_o in_o your_o spirit_n which_o be_v go_n many_o give_v god_n a_o outward_a obedience_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v set_v upon_o their_o lust_n and_o many_o pretend_v their_o heart_n be_v good_a and_o right_a with_o god_n but_o their_o life_n be_v vicious_a and_o among_o the_o unclean_a but_o where_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n be_v true_o take_v up_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v the_o lord_n 2_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o object_n the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n as_o reveal_v in_o his_o word_n walk_v in_o all_o the_o way_n that_o i_o have_v command_v you_o that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o you_o jer._n 7.23_o there_o be_v affirmative_a precept_n and_o negative_a command_n for_o suffer_v as_o well_o as_o do_v positive_a command_n and_o relative_a great_a command_n and_o less_o none_o may_v be_v neglect_v it_o be_v say_v of_o david_n he_o fulfil_v all_o gnd_n will_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 13.22_o i_o e._n his_o will_n in_o all_o his_o command_n he_o have_v respect_n to_o all_o his_o command_n psal_n 119.6_o zachary_n and_o elizabeth_n walk_v in_o all_o the_o commandment_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n blameless_a luke_n 1.6_o and_o it_o will_v be_v so_o wherever_o the_o heart_n be_v right_a with_o god_n for_o in_o regeneration_n the_o whole_a law_n of_o god_n be_v impress_v upon_o the_o heart_n so_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v equal_o incline_v to_o all_o the_o command_v as_o to_o one_o and_o make_v conscience_n of_o one_o as_o well_o as_o another_o i_o know_v in_o a_o legal_a sense_n no_o believer_n on_o earth_n can_v obey_v universal_o and_o full_o for_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o but_o evangelical_o and_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n every_o believer_n keep_v all_o the_o command_n of_o god_n that_o be_v 1._o in_o love_n and_o esteem_v i_o esteem_v all_o thy_o precept_n concern_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v right_a psal_n 119.128_o now_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 13.10_o 2._o in_o unfeigned_a desire_n that_o which_o his_o soul_n belong_v after_o be_v 4.12_o col._n 4.12_o to_o stand_v perfect_a and_o complete_a in_o all_o the_o will_n of_o god_n o_o that_o my_o way_n be_v direct_v to_o keep_v thy_o statute_n psal_n 119.5_o 3._o in_o purpose_n and_o resolution_n i_o will_v keep_v thy_o statute_n psal_n 119.8_o all_o people_n will_v walk_v every_o one_o in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o god_n and_o we_o will_v walk_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o micah_n 4.5_o thus_o they_o cleave_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o purpose_n of_o heart_n 11.23_o act_n 11.23_o 4._o in_o sincerity_n of_o endeavour_n and_o undertake_n he_o set_v no_o bound_n to_o his_o obedience_n that_o be_v hypocrisy_n but_o forget_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v behind_o and_o reach_v forth_o to_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v before_o he_o press_v towards_o the_o mark_n phil._n 3.13_o 14._o and_o this_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n be_v full_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n iii_o it_o must_v be_v a_o upright_a and_o sincere_a obedience_n walk_v before_o i_o and_o be_v thou_o perfect_a gen._n 17.1_o in_o the_o margin_n it_o be_v be_v thou_o sincere_a or_o upright_o so_o that_o sincerity_n and_o uprightness_n be_v new_a covenant_n perfection_n the_o perfection_n of_o grace_n in_o heaven_n be_v glory_n but_o the_o perfection_n of_o grace_n on_o earth_n be_v sincerity_n one_o dram_n of_o this_o in_o the_o heart_n be_v worth_a a_o world_n it_o be_v that_o which_o god_n delight_v in_o thou_o try_v the_o heart_n and_o have_v pleasure_n in_o uprightness_n 1_o chron._n 29.17_o nay_o he_o do_v not_o only_a delight_n in_o uprightness_n but_o in_o the_o person_n and_o performance_n of_o the_o upright_a the_o upright_a in_o their_o way_n be_v his_o delight_n prov._n 11.20_o there_o you_o see_v his_o respect_n to_o their_o person_n and_o from_o the_o person_n this_o delight_n of_o god_n pass_v to_o their_o performance_n the_o prayer_n of_o the_o upright_o be_v his_o delight_n prov._n 15.8_o god_n can_v take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o any_o duty_n without_o sincerity_n because_o all_o duty_n that_o be_v not_o do_v in_o sincerity_n be_v a_o lie_n it_o be_v say_v of_o those_o israelite_n in_o psal_n 78.34_o 36_o 37._o when_o they_o seek_v god_n and_o return_v and_o inquire_v early_o after_o he_o that_o they_o do_v but_o lie_v to_o he_o with_o their_o tongue_n and_o why_o because_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o he_o it_o be_v sincerity_n that_o commend_v every_o duty_n to_o god_n it_o supply_v all_o other_o defect_n denominate_v a_o man_n a_o saint_n under_o all_o his_o fail_n