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thing_n will_v he_o not_o be_v double_a diligent_a about_o it_o so_o in_o this_o every_o man_n shall_v pray_v earnest_o for_o it_o and_o long_o after_o it_o nehem._n 1.11_o psal_n 86.11_o but_o because_o many_o take_v the_o comfort_n to_o they_o who_o have_v no_o part_n in_o it_o and_o persuade_v themselves_o they_o have_v this_o fear_n when_o they_o have_v no_o portion_n of_o it_o we_o may_v not_o unprofitable_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o five_o effect_n as_o five_o note_n to_o know_v this_o childelike_a fear_n by_o handle_v chap._n 1.6_o he_o be_v humble_v before_o i_o the_o second_o thing_n god_n commend_v in_o these_o as_o the_o thing_n he_o delight_v in_o and_o approve_a and_o as_o the_o condition_n on_o their_o part_n for_o which_o he_o give_v they_o his_o blessing_n be_v humility_n doctrine_n he_o that_o be_v humble_a and_o lowly_a in_o mind_n shall_v receive_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n to_o he_o have_v god_n promise_v they_o and_o will_v perform_v they_o james_n 4.6_o but_o 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be_v no_o iniquity_n find_v in_o his_o lip_n the_o second_o thing_n commendable_a he_o never_o propound_v or_o teach_v any_o error_n he_o never_o deceive_v any_o of_o my_o people_n to_o draw_v they_o from_o my_o true_a worship_n but_o teach_v ever_o that_o which_o be_v wholesome_a and_o good_a iniquity_n be_v common_o take_v for_o the_o pervertion_n and_o depravation_n of_o the_o know_a right_n and_o be_v opposite_a to_o equity_n and_o truth_n he_o walk_v with_o i_o in_o peace_n and_o equity_n the_o three_o thing_n commendable_a the_o sum_n of_o it_o be_v he_o live_v and_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o his_o place_n without_o all_o negligence_n &_o unfaithfulnesse_n approve_v himself_o to_o god_n and_o man_n he_o walk_v with_o i_o i._n he_o be_v most_o careful_a to_o please_v i_o and_o to_o approve_v himself_o unto_o i_o to_o worship_v i_o as_o i_o require_v and_o follow_v not_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o age_n nor_o be_v corrupt_v with_o the_o depravation_n of_o the_o time_n 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himself_o in_o his_o own_o person_n but_o if_o he_o have_v any_o place_n either_o more_o or_o less_o public_a he_o must_v be_v good_a &_o faithful_a in_o that_o if_o he_o will_v be_v approve_v of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o magistrate_n or_o minister_n or_o officer_n or_o master_n of_o a_o family_n as_o this_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o coherence_n so_o by_o that_o gen._n 18.17.18.19_o &_o exo_n 18.19.20.21_o hence_o be_v both_o the_o commendation_n &_o blemish_n of_o old_a eli_n he_o be_v a_o good_a priest_n a_o good_a magistrate_n but_o a_o bad_a father_n in_o the_o more_o public_a good_a in_o the_o less_o defective_a 1_o sam._n 1.2_o hence_o we_o read_v in_o scripture_n the_o commendation_n of_o good_a governor_n and_o king_n both_o for_o their_o private_a part_n and_o their_o public_a virtue_n in_o themselves_o fear_v god_n and_o in_o public_a discharge_v their_o duty_n sufficient_o and_o faithful_o and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o find_v not_o only_o private_a and_o personal_a duty_n prescribe_v to_o master_n father_n husband_n to_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n but_o special_o public_a ephes_n 5._o and_o 6._o col._n 3._o and_o 4._o 1_o tim._n 3.2_o etc._n etc._n tit._n 1.6_o hence_o the_o commendation_n of_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n though_o he_o be_v defective_a in_o personal_a rev._n 2.2_o and_o the_o reproof_n of_o the_o angel_n of_o pergamus_n verse_n 14.15_o reason_n 1_o because_o he_o more_o glorify_v god_n for_o though_o his_o good_a work_n as_o a_o private_a man_n do_v glorify_v god_n yet_o nothing_o so_o much_o as_o his_o faithfulness_n in_o his_o place_n public_a which_o make_v that_o god_n be_v glorify_v much_o more_o and_o of_o more_o a_o annual_a magistrate_n may_v procure_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n more_o in_o that_o year_n then_o in_o all_o his_o life_n not_o only_o because_o regis_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o because_o they_o may_v command_v and_o compel_v more_o reason_n 2_o because_o 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the_o mouth_n of_o those_o who_o shall_v give_v evidence_n against_o he_o to_o inform_v the_o judge_n and_o the_o jury_n when_o the_o judge_n himself_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o be_v ready_a both_o to_o inform_v the_o jury_n and_o to_o give_v sentence_n according_a to_o his_o own_o knowledge_n a_o witness_n i._n as_o a_o guilty_a person_n be_v condemn_v by_o testimony_n of_o witness_n the_o crime_n prove_v and_o manifest_a so_o will_v i_o give_v sentence_n against_o the_o wicked_a of_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o know_v they_o have_v do_v doctrine_n the_o lord_n proceed_v not_o to_o judgement_n to_o condemn_v or_o punish_v any_o but_o upon_o know_v and_o manifest_a cause_n upon_o the_o know_a desert_n and_o merit_n of_o man_n sometime_o secret_a to_o other_o sometime_o know_v to_o they_o this_o be_v prove_v numb_a 20.12_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n act_v 5._o infinite_a be_v the_o example_n of_o know_a sinner_n as_o the_o old_a world_n sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n core_n and_o dathan_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 25._o reason_n 1_o because_o he_o be_v most_o just_a and_o therefore_o must_v proceed_v upon_o know_a cause_n for_o it_o be_v as_o well_o injustice_n to_o punish_v for_o a_o unknown_a cause_n upon_o jealousy_n and_o suspicion_n as_o for_o no_o cause_n for_o a_o unknown_a cause_n be_v no_o cause_n de_fw-fr non_fw-fr existentibus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la apparentibus_fw-la eadem_fw-la ratio_fw-la reason_n 2_o because_o he_o will_v manifest_v his_o justice_n to_o man_n therefore_o he_o usual_o proceed_v upon_o know_v cause_n to_o they_o as_o sometime_o upon_o know_a cause_n know_v to_o they_o only_o know_v to_o himself_o to_o manifest_v he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o his_o judgement_n to_o man_n use_v 1_o if_o we_o see_v one_o afflict_v punish_v we_o account_v upright_o to_o know_v god_n proceed_n be_v upright_o and_o upon_o know_a cause_n and_o hence_o may_v we_o learn_v how_o to_o free_v ourselves_o from_o 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