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you_o and_o will_v punish_v you_o yet_o seven_o time_n more_o for_o your_o sin_n vers._n 23_o 24._o now_o to_o draw_v to_o a_o close_a let_v we_o make_v application_n a_o application_n of_o all_o we_o have_v discover_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o malady_n and_o disease_n and_o the_o true_a proper_a way_n of_o cure_v they_o what_o remain_v then_o but_o that_o we_o present_o with_o all_o possible_a care_n and_o speed_n look_v to_o ourselves_o and_o take_v that_o course_n which_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a person_n for_o our_o safety_n if_o there_o be_v any_o particular_a person_n here_o groan_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o any_o trouble_n disease_v in_o body_n or_o distress_v in_o fortune_n or_o any_o other_o way_n afflict_v let_v i_o beseech_v they_o
who_o receive_v it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v viii_o the_o application_n what_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n do_v import_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o thing_n which_o christ_n say_v the_o profession_n and_o practice_n of_o christianity_n ought_v to_o go_v together_o i._o the_o text_n consider_v as_o a_o question_n ii_o the_o true_a motive_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n or_o to_o profess_v he_o do_v also_o oblige_v to_o pay_v obedience_n to_o he_o iii_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o wise_a and_o reasonable_a men._n iv._o the_o first_o great_a motive_n to_o profess_v christ_n be_v his_o be_v send_v from_o god_n phil._n 2._o 9_o which_o require_v absolute_a and_o universal_a obedience_n mal._n 1._o 6._o joh._n 13._o 13._o 1_o thes._n 1._o 8._o v._o a_o second_o motive_n to_o profess_v christ_n be_v love_n no_o love_n without_o observance_n john_n 14._o 15_o 21_o 23_o 24._o vi_o a_o three_o motive_n be_v the_o hope_n of_o reward_n joh._n 6._o 68_o which_o the_o disobedient_a can_v expect_v mat._n 21._o 22_o 23._o heb._n 5._o 9_o rom._n 2._o 6._o nor_o be_v they_o capable_a of_o it_o heb._n 12_o 14._o vii_o the_o text_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o a_o expostulation_n or_o reproof_n viii_o the_o disobedience_n of_o christian_n very_o provoke_v ix_o it_o do_v dishonour_n jesus_n christ._n gen._n 34._o 30._o 2_o sam._n 12._o 14._o x._o it_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o interest_n of_o jesus_n christ._n xi_o the_o application_n of_o all_o joh._n 10._o 27._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o jos._n 24._o 16._o psal._n 19_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o text._n i._o the_o exhortation_n let_v we_o draw_v near_o lam._n 2._o 24._o 24._o o_o anima_fw-la rationalis_fw-la miserabilis_fw-la creatura_fw-la quo_fw-la te_fw-la dejicis_fw-la terram_fw-la diligis_fw-la &_o melior_fw-la es_fw-la coelum_fw-la contemplaris_fw-la &_o altior_fw-la es_fw-la solo_fw-la tuo_fw-la creatore_fw-la tu_fw-la inferior_a say_v st._n augustine_n ii_o of_o the_o qualification_n 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isa._n 55._o 7._o isa._n 1._o 15._o jer._n 11._o 11._o heb._n 3._o 13._o vi_o he_o will_v come_v and_o rain_v righteousness_n isa._n 45._o 19_o heb._n 11._o 6._o heb._n 10._o 36._o john_n 15._o mat._n 5._o 6._o isa._n 54._o 17._o scougall_n life_n of_o god_n pag._n 75._o jer._n 23._o 6._o vii_o a_o application_n to_o the_o public_a prov._n 14._o 34._o judith_n 5_o 17._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o text._n i._o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o all_o the_o evil_n which_o befall_v either_o private_a person_n or_o public_a state_n ps._n 34._o 16._o ps._n 73._o 27._o amos_n 3._o 2._o ii_o people_n common_o be_v insensible_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o evil_n psal._n 38._o 2._o iii_o the_o common_a custom_n of_o mankind_n be_v to_o run_v to_o second_o cause_n before_o they_o address_v to_o god_n jer._n 17._o 5._o isai._n 28._o 14_o iu._n how_o peace_n with_o god_n may_v be_v obtain_v v._o the_o application_n to_o private_a person_n to_o the_o public_a state_n of_o the_o 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his_o righteousness_n see_v enquiry_n into_o the_o nature_n etc._n etc._n of_o faith_n essay_n 5_o vi_o application_n i._o a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o coherence_n of_o this_o verse_n with_o the_o context_n the_o opinion_n of_o some_o propose_v and_o reject_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o st._n paul_n give_v this_o advice_n in_o this_o place_n ii_o inference_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o deliver_v this_o advice_n the_o first_o to_o caution_n against_o the_o abuse_n of_o doctrine_n the_o second_o the_o true_a expression_n of_o friendship_n the_o three_o a_o concernment_n for_o useful_a and_o eminent_a person_n iii_o the_o advice_n of_o not_o drink_v water_n consider_v 1._o it_o only_o regard_v timothy_n case_n and_o practice_n 2._o a_o reproof_n of_o the_o luxury_n of_o this_o age._n 3._o caution_n to_o be_v use_v in_o abstinence_n and_o mortification_n see_v among_o other_o tavernier_n travel_n iv._o of_o drink_v wine_n the_o use_n of_o it_o lawful_a the_o excess_n unlawful_a prov._n 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