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it_o say_v it_o be_v a_o excellent_a book_n even_o in_o thy_o own_o bosom_n write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n in_o such_o plain_a character_n and_o so_o legible_a that_o though_o thou_o know_v not_o a_o letter_n in_o any_o other_o book_n yet_o thou_o may_v read_v this_o nay_o thou_o can_v not_o for_o thy_o life_n but_o read_v it_o and_o understand_v it_o too_o and_o yield_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o equity_n thereof_o when_o it_o please_v god_n to_o turn_v thy_o eye_n upon_o it_o open_v this_o book_n then_o and_o see_v what_o be_v write_v in_o this_o law_n how_o read_v thou_o 26._o luk._n 10._o 26._o ponder_v upon_o it_o confer_v with_o it_o it_o be_v thy_o cheap_a and_o faithful_a counsellor_n at_o home_n thou_o need_v not_o be_v at_o cost_n to_o seek_v advice_n abroad_o it_o be_v store_v with_o singular_a precept_n and_o principle_n concern_v the_o knowledge_n and_o practice_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a persuade_v to_o the_o one_o dissuade_v from_o the_o other_o harken_v then_o 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experience_n well_o know_v that_o for_o want_v of_o knowledge_n in_o god_n book_n and_o of_o faith_n in_o the_o gospel_n offer_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n only_o by_o christ_n blood_n many_o sottish_a soul_n live_v in_o ignorance_n and_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o very_a shadow_n of_o death_n not_o able_a to_o discern_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o blind_a nature_n and_o natural_a blindness_n the_o thing_n which_o concern_v their_o peace_n but_o think_v all_o religion_n will_v save_v or_o a_o good_a meaning_n serve_v the_o turn_n or_o a_o lord_n have_v mercy_n at_o last_o cast_v be_v sufficient_a alas_o many_o a_o fly_n do_v these_o swallow_v many_o a_o sin_n unseen_a unsorrow_v for_o do_v they_o digest_v and_o in_o many_o thing_n do_v they_o err_v as_o christ_n tell_v the_o sadducee_n mark_n 12._o because_o they_o know_v not_o the_o scripture_n 24._o mark_n 12._o 24._o and_o the_o power_n of_o god_n the_o ignorance_n whereof_o as_o chrysostome_n note_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o coloss_n 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