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go_v about_o their_o employment_n commit_v their_o cause_n to_o god_n who_o will_v right_v they_o if_o their_o master_n wrong_v they_o col._n 3.25_o but_o he_o that_o do_v wrong_a shall_v receive_v for_o the_o wrong_n which_o he_o have_v do_v and_o there_o be_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n god_n regard_v not_o man_n outward_a condition_n he_o regard_v not_o the_o mistress_n more_o than_o the_o maid_n nor_o the_o master_n more_o than_o the_o man_n but_o judge_v righteous_o betwixt_o the_o great_a and_o the_o mean_a 11._o they_o must_v remember_v when_o they_o be_v obedient_a in_o their_o master_n service_n they_o be_v serve_v the_o lord_n christ_n what_o a_o poor_a servant_n do_v in_o servile_a labour_n in_o the_o mean_a low_a employment_n he_o be_v serve_v of_o god_n and_o this_o may_v sweeten_v to_o he_o more_o difficult_a and_o unpleasing_a work_n thus_o i_o have_v do_v with_o this_o direction_n in_o which_o all_o man_n in_o one_o capacity_n or_o other_o herein_o consider_v be_v concern_v to_o make_v improvement_n of_o god_n preserve_v of_o they_o in_o time_n of_o so_o great_a contagion_n by_o be_v eminent_o exemplary_a in_o the_o condition_n capacity_n relation_n wherein_o they_o stand_v which_o if_o they_o do_v caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la they_o live_v in_o some_o measure_n answerable_a to_o so_o great_a a_o mercy_n direction_n v._n sin_n have_v god_n spare_v you_o in_o a_o time_n of_o pestilence_n then_o if_o you_o will_v live_v answerable_a diligent_o watch_v against_o secret_a sin_n and_o let_v your_o special_a care_n be_v about_o the_o hide_a and_o secret_a thing_n in_o religious_a duty_n god_n have_v keep_v you_o in_o his_o chamber_n isa_n 26.20_o come_v my_o people_n enter_v thou_o into_o thy_o chamber_n and_o shut_v thy_o door_n about_o thou_o hide_v thyself_o as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o little_a moment_n until_o the_o indignation_n be_v overpast_v god_n have_v hide_v you_o from_o judgement_n in_o the_o secret_a chamber_n of_o his_o protection_n and_o will_v you_o hide_v your_o sin_n in_o the_o secret_a corner_n of_o your_o heart_n or_o will_v you_o allow_v yourself_o to_o sin_n because_o you_o be_v in_o your_o secret_a chamber_n or_o will_v this_o be_v to_o live_v worthy_a of_o god_n secret_a protection_n of_o you_o to_o commit_v secret_a sin_n against_o god_n that_o you_o be_v preserve_v this_o be_v visible_a all_o that_o see_v you_o walk_v in_o the_o street_n know_v this_o but_o god_n way_n of_o preserve_v you_o be_v not_o only_o by_o visible_a mean_n as_o antidote_n and_o cordial_n but_o by_o the_o invisible_a guard_n of_o holy_a angel_n psal_n 91.10_o there_o shall_v no_o evil_n befall_v thou_o neither_o shall_v any_o plague_n come_v nigh_o thy_o dwell_n ver._n 11._o for_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n ver._n 12._o they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o in_o their_o hand_n lest_o thou_o dash_v thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n the_o reason_n why_o you_o have_v be_v preserve_v be_v because_o god_n have_v cause_v you_o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o most_o high_a and_o have_v make_v you_o to_o abide_v under_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o almighty_a psal_n 91.1_o when_o the_o pestilence_n be_v walk_v in_o darkness_n and_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v secret_o shoot_v and_o fly_v abroad_o he_o keep_v you_o in_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o pavilion_n psal_n 37.5_o for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n he_o shall_v hide_v i_o in_o his_o pavilion_n in_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o tabernacle_n he_o shall_v hide_v i_o he_o shall_v set_v i_o upon_o a_o rock_n as_o all_o visible_a mean_n will_v not_o have_v be_v effectual_a for_o your_o preservation_n without_o god_n secret_a and_o invisible_a watch_v over_o you_o so_o abstain_v only_o from_o visible_a sin_n and_o perform_v only_o that_o of_o duty_n which_o be_v visible_a will_v not_o be_v a_o suitable_a nor_o answerable_a return_n for_o this_o great_a mercy_n therefore_o my_o advice_n unto_o you_o be_v that_o as_o god_n goodness_n to_o you_o have_v be_v in_o a_o secret_a way_n of_o preservation_n so_o your_o care_n shall_v especial_o be_v about_o secret_a thing_n and_o that_o in_o two_o respect_n in_o abstain_v from_o secret_a sin_n in_o maintain_v secret_a duty_n sin_n first_o be_v careful_a to_o abstain_v from_o secret_a sin_n do_v not_o cherish_v sin_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o thought_n though_o they_o shall_v never_o proceed_v to_o outward_a act_n for_o a_o man_n who_o god_n have_v keep_v in_o time_n of_o plague_n may_v be_v no_o open_a swearer_n no_o visible_a drunkard_n nor_o live_v in_o open_a wickedness_n and_o yet_o may_v walk_v unworthy_a of_o god_n mercy_n to_o he_o and_o here_o i_o shall_v answer_v these_o two_o question_n 1._o what_o be_v those_o consideration_n whereby_o a_o man_n shall_v urge_v his_o heart_n to_o abstain_v from_o heart_n and_o secret_a sin_n 2._o what_o be_v the_o help_n and_o mean_n for_o enable_v of_o a_o man_n to_o 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countenance_n sect_n i._o consideration_n to_o keep_v you_o from_o secret_a sin_n god_n set_v your_o secret_a sin_n in_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n psal_n 90.8_o you_o can_v never_o sin_v so_o secret_o as_o to_o hide_v your_o sin_n from_o god_n study_v well_o these_o scripture_n psal_n 139.1_o to_o 17_o vers_fw-la jer._n 23.24_o heb._n 4.13_o prov._n 5.21_o for_o the_o way_n of_o man_n be_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o ponder_v all_o his_o go_n whether_o your_o way_n be_v good_a or_o evil_n open_a or_o secret_a they_o be_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rectà _fw-la è_fw-la region_fw-la right_a over_o god_n eye_n he_o ponder_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o weigh_v they_o in_o scale_n and_o many_o of_o our_o action_n he_o find_v to_o be_v too_o light_a there_o be_v some_o sin_n so_o secret_a that_o other_o man_n may_v not_o know_v they_o and_o some_o be_v so_o secret_a that_o a_o man_n may_v not_o know_v they_o 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