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of_o my_o enemy_n direct_v my_o way_n in_o thy_o sight_n that_o be_v o_o lord_n my_o god_n for_o thy_o great_a goodness_n singular_a kindness_n and_o natural_a love_n thou_o be_v ever_o wont_a to_o show_v unto_o sinner_n and_o mankind_n be_v to_o i_o a_o governor_n guider_n and_o convoyer_n in_o all_o peril_n and_o danger_n suffer_v never_o my_o mind_n to_o decline_v from_o the_o right_a way_n for_o any_o manner_n of_o strength_n or_o fear_n of_o my_o enemy_n and_o also_o in_o thy_o justice_n o_o lord_n deliver_v i_o 30._o that_o be_v for_o thy_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n and_o after_o judge_v thou_o i_o o_o lord_n and_o discuss_v my_o cause_n that_o be_v take_v my_o defence_n upon_o thou_o 43._o for_o i_o be_o not_o able_a of_o myself_o to_o resist_v therefore_o in_o thy_o justice_n deliver_v i_o and_o be_v unto_o i_o a_o strength_n invincible_a 70._o so_o shall_v you_o find_v in_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a psal._n &_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n as_o daniel_n 9_o chap._n justice_n and_o righteousness_n unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n but_o unto_o we_o confusion_n and_o shame_n of_o face_n in_o the_o which_o chap._n you_o may_v read_v what_o justice_n or_o holiness_n that_o holy_a prophet_n ascrive_v unto_o he_o or_o to_o the_o most_o holy_a of_o the_o people_n amongst_o who_o assure_o there_o be_v many_o good_a punish_v with_o the_o wicked_a but_o none_o which_o may_v ascribe_v righteousness_n to_o themselves_o sometime_o you_o shall_v find_v in_o scripture_n this_o word_n justice_n ascribe_v unto_o man_n as_o dau._n say_v 4._o hear_v i_o who_o call_v on_o thou_o o_o lord_n of_o my_o justice_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v god_n the_o author_n giver_n and_o keeper_n of_o my_o innocence_n have_v look_v upon_o i_o and_o judge_v i_o lord_n after_o my_o justice_n and_o according_a to_o my_o innocency_n which_o be_v in_o i_o here_o he_o forthshow_v not_o his_o virtue_n or_o his_o righeousnes_n 7._o which_o be_v in_o he_o with_o these_o word_n because_o he_o say_v in_o another_o 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the_o which_o we_o obtain_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n remission_n of_o our_o sin_n thereby_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o everlasting_a life_n all_o for_o christ_n sake_n without_o our_o deserve_n by_o the_o which_o we_o be_v join_v in_o christ_n and_o christ_n in_o we_o as_o the_o precious_a stone_n be_v join_v in_o the_o gold_n ring_n so_o let_v all_o our_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n be_v to_o embrace_v christ_n in_o our_o hart_n by_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n for_o faith_n be_v the_o thing_n which_o christ_n desire_v of_o a_o sinner_n believe_v son_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o 10._o and_o also_o all_o which_o believe_v in_o i_o say_v christ_n shall_v not_o die_v eternal_o and_o to_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o 7._o chapter_n of_o s._n luc._n thy_o faith_n have_v make_v thou_o safe_a it_o follow_v in_o the_o definition_n there_o be_v no_o distinction_n nor_o exception_n all_o have_v sin_v and_o have_v need_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o be_v 7._o all_o 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not_o of_o work_n â—_o that_o none_o have_v matter_n to_o glory_n or_o rejoice_v this_o same_o he_o affirm_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o titus_n the_o three_o chap._n and_o rom._n the_o 11._o chap._n where_o he_o say_v if_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n than_o it_o be_v not_o of_o work_n otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o grace_n give_v here_o you_o may_v see_v this_o justice_n be_v of_o mercy_n free_o without_o all_o our_o merit_n or_o deserving_n you_o be_v make_v just_a by_o the_o redemption_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesu_n and_o not_o in_o yourselves_o for_o christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o be_v make_v for_o we_o accurse_v that_o be_v he_o suffer_v
1._o ep._n the_o 5._o chap._n exhort_v you_o to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o christ_n commit_v to_o your_o charge_n even_o as_o christ_n say_v to_o he_o thrice_o feed_v my_o sheep_n so_o say_v he_o to_o you_o feed_v the_o flock_n commit_v to_o you_o every_o one_o within_o his_o bound_n according_a to_o your_o vocation_n this_o food_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o woe_n be_v to_o you_o you_o which_o do_v not_o the_o same_o because_o it_o be_v your_o vocation_n for_o the_o apost_n say_v woe_n be_v to_o i_o if_o i_o preach_v not_o the_o euangel_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o neglect_v of_o this_o good_a work_n undo_v 3._o you_o be_v accuse_v before_o god_n but_o not_o for_o the_o neglect_v of_o the_o other_o vain_a superstitious_a work_n invent_v by_o man_n but_o rather_o you_o be_v accuse_v for_o the_o do_v of_o they_o and_o it_o be_v say_v unto_o you_o wherefore_o have_v you_o leave_v the_o command_n of_o god_n undo_v for_o your_o statute_n and_o tradition_n you_o shall_v teach_v every_o estate_n of_o man_n how_o they_o shall_v behave_v they_o in_o their_o conversation_n the_o poor_a to_o the_o rich_a &_o the_o scotfree_a to_o the_o poor_a the_o servant_n to_o the_o master_n and_o the_o master_n to_o his_o seruaund_n and_o give_v yourselves_o forth_o for_o a_o example_n in_o deed_n to_o be_v follow_v as_o you_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o apost_n and_o play_v not_o the_o tyrant_n 2._o or_o the_o lord_n upon_o the_o inferior_a minister_n and_o estate_n of_o the_o church_n but_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o your_o heart_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o form_n or_o rule_v to_o the_o flock_n as_o s._n pet._n teach_v you_o in_o the_o first_o epistle_n the_o 5._o chap._n labour_v continual_o in_o your_o vocation_n as_o the_o good_a knight_n of_o christ_n be_v ready_a if_o need_v require_v to_o suffer_v death_n 2_o for_o the_o flock_n resist_v the_o unfaithful_a and_o eshew_v profane_a and_o worldly_a trifle_n as_o you_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o apost_n if_o you_o will_v attend_v 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people_n also_o heave_o torment_v as_o testify_v the_o history_n the_o holy_a king_n david_n for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o urias_n and_o adultery_n of_o bath-sheba_a the_o son_n of_o his_o own_o body_n defile_v his_o daughter_n the_o one_o son_n slay_v the_o other_o and_o also_o defile_v his_o wife_n and_o concubine_n in_o public_a presence_n of_o the_o people_n and_o usurp_v the_o crown_n of_o his_o realm_n as_o you_o may_v read_v the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o king_n the_o 13.15.16_o and_o 18._o chapter_n prince_n this_o example_n of_o david_n pertain_v aswell_o to_o you_o as_o to_z prince_n and_o to_o all_o estate_n of_o the_o world_n that_o they_o may_v learn_v not_o to_o sin_n and_o if_o they_o fall_v in_o sin_n that_o they_o despair_v not_o but_o turn_v to_o repentance_n and_o come_v unto_o god_n who_o will_n be_v that_o all_o be_v safe_a and_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o verity_n the_o xxvii_o chap._n 1_o the_o office_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n householder_n to_o their_o family_n and_o of_o husband_n to_o their_o wife_n 2_o what_o kind_n of_o man_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v bishop_n in_o the_o primative_a church_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o householder_n rule_n and_o guide_v thy_o family_n and_o household_n bring_v up_o thy_o child_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n exercise_v thyself_o in_o thy_o occupation_n faithful_o and_o true_o without_o deceate_n or_o fraud_n to_o thy_o neighbour_n either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n love_v thy_o wife_n even_o as_o christ_n have_v love_v the_o church_n for_o thou_o be_v debt_n bind_v to_o love_v thy_o wife_n 3_o even_o as_o thy_o own_o body_n there_o be_v no_o man_n which_o hate_v or_o detest_v his_o own_o body_n but_o nourish_v &_o feed_v the_o same_o as_o christ_n the_o church_n for_o we_o be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o his_o bone_n for_o that_o cause_n man_n shall_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v unto_o his_o wife_n &_o they_o be_v two_o in_o 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