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enjoin_v as_o a_o necessary_a preparation_n to_o he_o that_o will_v profess_v religion_n 2_o 2._o god_n glory_n be_v prefer_v by_o himself_o above_o all_o his_o creature_n as_o be_v the_o end_n of_o they_o all_o and_o therefore_o must_v so_o be_v of_o we_o even_o above_o ourselves_o for_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o for_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n we_o see_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n how_o the_o instrument_n of_o public_a justice_n if_o any_o service_n be_v command_v from_o the_o king_n must_v lay_v aside_o their_o own_o business_n and_o ease_n and_o execute_v the_o king_n pleasure_n before_o their_o own_o such_o a_o good_a servant_n for_o his_o lord_n be_v paul_n say_v my_o life_n be_v not_o
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answer_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n he_o therefore_o most_o full_o answer_v by_o the_o scripture_n even_o the_o devil_n himself_o not_o content_v himself_o by_o his_o power_n to_o repel_v he_o which_o satan_n now_o begin_v to_o feel_v unless_o also_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n he_o convince_v he_o and_o thereby_o award_v the_o dart_n and_o break_v the_o temptation_n into_o piece_n which_o must_v be_v our_o rule_n in_o deal_v with_o vain_a and_o jangle_a adversary_n not_o to_o answer_v they_o according_a to_o their_o foolish_a disposition_n or_o provocation_n nor_o to_o be_v like_o they_o in_o forwardness_n or_o stiffness_n in_o heat_n and_o perverseness_n but_o to_o answer_v they_o with_o word_n of_o wisdom_n with_o sound_a matter_n and_o moderation_n both_o to_o convince_v they_o and_o beat_v down_o self-conceit_n in_o they_o which_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o those_o two_o precept_n prou._n 26.4.5_o which_o seem_v contrary_a but_o be_v easy_o 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