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there_o be_v different_a calling_n in_o the_o church_n some_o be_v pastor_n and_o some_o be_v people_n yet_o as_o the_o salvation_n be_v common_a unto_o both_o so_o be_v also_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n in_o moral_a duty_n in_o work_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n the_o priest_n must_v go_v with_o the_o people_n and_o the_o people_n must_v go_v with_o the_o priest_n though_o the_o priest_n must_v go_v before_o the_o people_n in_o these_o thing_n yet_o must_v he_o not_o go_v alone_o yea_o moses_n himself_o though_o otherwise_o a_o shepherd_n yet_o herein_o be_v a_o sheep_n he_o that_o sanctify_a other_o must_v sanctify_v himself_o a_o governor_n must_v in_o virtue_n be_v exemplary_a to_o his_o charge_n these_o person_n must_v be_v prepare_v and_o sanctification_n be_v the_o best_a preparation_n the_o word_n signify_v also_o to_o be_v confirm_v and_o indeed_o purity_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o confidence_n sin_n be_v fearful_a as_o you_o may_v perceive_v by_o esay_n wâ—e_n be_v i_o chap._n 6._o and_o saint_n peter_n go_v from_o i_o master_n luke_n 6._o read_v psal_n 1._o luke_n 21._o esay_n 58._o and_o wisdom_n 5._o it_o appear_v there_o that_o righteousness_n be_v confident_a in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o enemy_n thereof_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o person_n who_o this_o sanctify_a concern_v let_v we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o circumstance_n i_o will_v run_v they_o over_o brief_o the_o first_o be_v the_o place_n the_o place_n be_v the_o tent_n the_o ordinary_a abode_n of_o the_o israelite_n thither_o moses_n be_v send_v go_v to_o the_o people_n and_o whether_o he_o be_v send_v there_o be_v be_v to_o be_v do_v and_o indeed_o the_o act_n require_v can_v convenient_o be_v do_v no_o where_o else_o for_o where_o a_o man_n use_v his_o wife_n there_o he_o be_v to_o forbear_v and_o where_o do_v the_o people_n use_v to_o wash_v their_o clothes_n but_o at_o home_n that_o which_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o be_v this_o before_o we_o come_v from_o home_o we_o must_v think_v whither_o we_o be_v go_v and_o fit_v ourselves_o for_o god_n presence_n before_o we_o come_v at_o he_o we_o must_v not_o have_v our_o worldly_a much_o less_o our_o wicked_a affection_n to_o put_v off_o when_o we_o enter_v into_o god_n house_n our_o shoe_n must_v be_v put_v off_o before_o we_o tread_v upon_o holy_a ground_n private_a meditation_n and_o devotion_n must_v go_v before_o the_o public_a hear_n of_o god_n word_n and_o perform_v of_o divine_a service_n and_o seldom_o do_v he_o serve_v god_n at_o church_n that_o do_v not_o begin_v his_o piety_n at_o home_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o our_o devotion_n be_v so_o often_o interrupt_v by_o unseasonable_a and_o unreasonable_a thought_n and_o desire_n in_o the_o church_n be_v because_o we_o do_v not_o rid_v ourselves_o as_o we_o ought_v of_o they_o by_o prepare_v sanctification_n before_o we_o come_v there_o wherefore_o that_o we_o may_v be_v much_o more_o religious_a when_o we_o come_v into_o this_o place_n 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all_o the_o scum_n will_v come_v out_o of_o it_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o dross_n and_o you_o know_v metal_n must_v be_v long_o in_o the_o fire_n before_o they_o will_v be_v refine_v from_o their_o dross_n or_o to_o keep_v myself_o to_o my_o text_n stain_v if_o they_o be_v deep_a in_o a_o garment_n will_v not_o be_v fetch_v out_o without_o the_o fuller_n soap_n and_o he_o do_v not_o scour_v garment_n without_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o toil_n david_n therefore_o desirous_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o his_o sin_n pray_v thus_o multiplica_fw-la lava_fw-la wash_v i_o again_o and_o again_o wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o sin_n and_o the_o old_a canon_n require_v that_o penitent_n shall_v spend_v a_o good_a deal_n of_o time_n to_o scour_v off_o their_o contract_a guiltiness_n and_o corruption_n 2._o ester_n 2._o if_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v to_o be_v join_v with_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n be_v to_o be_v so_o many_o month_n a_o purify_n shall_v it_o be_v much_o that_o we_o take_v this_o time_n to_o be_v purify_v that_o must_v be_v join_v with_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n a_o time_n there_o be_v of_o purify_n before_o all_o the_o jew_n feast_n 1â—_n john_n 1â—_n the_o jew_n prepare_v before_o they_o go_v to_o their_o synagogue_n so_o do_v the_o turk_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n deos_fw-la castè_fw-fr adeunto_fw-la &_o procul_fw-la hinc_fw-la procul_fw-la este_fw-la profani_fw-la and_o sancta_fw-la sanctè_fw-la be_v the_o admonition_n give_v to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n the_o fast_n that_o go_v before_o all_o solemn_a feast_n the_o forbid_v of_o marriage_n for_o certain_a time_n which_o some_o without_o cause_n except_o against_o although_o we_o can_v deny_v that_o dispensation_n be_v grow_v to_o a_o abuse_n tend_v to_o this_o purpose_n final_o the_o old_a vigil_n and_o the_o ordinary_a eaves_n of_o sunday_n and_o holy_a day_n show_v the_o church_n desire_v herein_o to_o imitate_v god_n and_o to_o appoint_v a_o 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the_o jew_n during_o these_o two_o day_n do_v feast_v huge_a de_fw-mi sancto_fw-it victore_fw-la say_v that_o they_o fast_v and_o very_o the_o latter_a opinion_n be_v much_o more_o probable_a for_o sure_o mystical_a wash_n of_o garment_n and_o forbear_n of_o wife_n be_v work_v fit_a for_o fast_v then_o feast_v but_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o that_o i_o come_v to_o the_o last_o point_n which_o be_v the_o time_n against_o which_o this_o work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v and_o this_o be_v the_o three_o day_n the_o day_n wherein_o god_n will_v vouchsase_v his_o presence_n and_o they_o be_v to_o give_v their_o attendance_n and_o this_o will_v bring_v we_o to_o the_o compliment_n of_o sanctification_n for_o god_n delight_v not_o in_o our_o separation_n from_o sin_n and_o the_o world_n except_o it_o be_v to_o remove_v they_o as_o impediment_n that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o he_o his_o spirit_n his_o word_n and_o his_o grace_n 1.4_o wisd_v 1.4_o for_o wisdom_n will_v not_o enter_v into_o a_o wicked_a or_o worldly_a soul_n god_n will_v not_o put_v new_a wine_n into_o old_a vessel_n nor_o new_a cloth_n into_o a_o old_a garment_n he_o will_v not_o cast_v pearl_n before_o swine_n nor_o holy_a thing_n unto_o dog_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n borrow_v of_o the_o egyptian_n rich_a clothes_n when_o they_o go_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o god_n exod._n 13._o 1â—_n luke_n 1â—_n the_o prodigal_a child_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o fat_a calf_n before_o he_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o chief_a robe_n and_o a_o ring_n upon_o his_o finger_n jacob_n before_o his_o go_v unto_o bethel_n 35._o gen._n 35._o god_n house_n purge_v his_o family_n 1_o job_n 1_o job_n sanctify_v his_o child_n before_o he_o sacrifice_v
a_o commendable_a height_n than_o by_o profitable_o read_v of_o those_o place_n you_o shall_v learn_v thus_o much_o also_o that_o factus_fw-la christianus_n be_v much_o more_o pious_a than_o be_v natus_fw-la he_o that_o out_o of_o a_o forlorn_a state_n be_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n bring_v to_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o the_o year_n of_o discretion_n do_v abound_v much_o more_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n than_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o will_v every_o true_a convert_a sinner_n abound_v more_o than_o he_o that_o never_o take_v a_o grievous_a fall_n but_o i_o must_v hasten_v to_o the_o preheminencie_n of_o grace_n a_o preheminencie_n beyond_o st._n paul_n preeminency_n even_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o st._n paul_n himself_o not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v with_o i_o he_o correct_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v presume_v too_o far_o where_o mark_n that_o though_o a_o man_n work_n with_o grace_n not_o only_a per_fw-la effectum_fw-la but_o also_o per_fw-la consensum_fw-la not_o only_o to_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o effect_n but_o also_o understanding_n and_o will_v it_o for_o he_o be_v instrumentum_fw-la rationale_fw-la and_o god_n do_v not_o deal_v with_o man_n as_o with_o block_n and_o bruit_n beast_n yet_o be_v a_o man_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o instrument_n the_o principal_a agent_n be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o although_o there_o be_v two_o worker_n yet_o must_v they_o not_o be_v repute_v coordinate_a but_o subordinate_a neither_o do_v man_n work_v otherwise_o than_o as_o he_o be_v move_v by_o grace_n and_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v lead_v by_o his_o spirit_n whereby_o you_o may_v gather_v how_o wicked_a a_o doubt_n that_o be_v which_o now_o do_v perplex_v the_o church_n whether_o forsooth_o our_o will_n determine_v god_n grace_n or_o god_n grace_n determine_v our_o will_n in_o the_o point_n of_o justification_n certain_o st._n paul_n think_v the_o point_n out_o of_o question_n when_o he_o use_v this_o corrective_a not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v with_o i_o mecum_fw-la or_o quae_fw-la in_o i_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v not_o cooperate_v with_o our_o free_a will_n except_o it_o be_v first_o regenerate_v by_o grace_n therefore_o the_o defence_n of_o free_a will_n be_v idle_o gather_v hence_o see_v papist_n mean_v it_o in_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la and_o st._n paul_n speak_v here_o de_fw-la actusecundo_fw-la he_o be_v most_o unthankful_a then_o and_o so_o unworthy_a of_o grace_n that_o do_v not_o give_v the_o pre-eminence_n to_o the_o grace_n of_o adoption_n cooperant_fw-la in_o all_o his_o work_n of_o piety_n and_o so_o to_o the_o cooperant_fw-la grace_n of_o edification_n must_v we_o give_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o the_o work_n of_o our_o ministry_n paul_n plant_v and_o apollo_n water_v it_o be_v god_n that_o give_v the_o increase_n we_o have_v heavenly_a treasure_n but_o we_o convey_v they_o in_o earthen_a vessel_n the_o foolishness_n of_o preach_v be_v we_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v from_o heaven_n non_fw-la vos_fw-la estis_fw-la quâ—_n loquimini_fw-la sed_fw-la spiritus_fw-la patris_fw-la matth._n 10._o we_o speak_v the_o word_n god_n open_v the_o heart_n we_o wash_v with_o water_n christ_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n we_o give_v the_o bread_n and_o wine_n christ_n his_o body_n and_o blood_n ros_fw-fr coelestibus_fw-la sacit_fw-la messem_fw-la terrestrem_fw-la we_o may_v not_o think_v better_o of_o ourselves_o than_o of_o minister_n the_o power_n of_o who_o work_n depend_v on_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o master_n we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o christi_fw-la a_o second_o grace_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o our_o first_o be_v not_o frustrate_v so_o be_v it_o before_o the_o fall_n much_o more_o be_v it_o so_o now_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o particular_n of_o my_o text_n two_o thing_n i_o gather_v out_o or_o the_o whole_a 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