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good_a and_o yet_o that_o our_o day_n be_v naught_o if_o any_o will_v demand_v how_o this_o can_v be_v so_o see_v it_o impli_v a_o flat_a contradiction_n the_o answer_n be_v easy_a ready_a and_o right_a also_o for_o if_o we_o consider_v god_n 1.17_o jam._n 1.17_o the_o only_a giver_n of_o every_o good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n or_o weigh_v his_o bless_a bounty_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o grace_n or_o respect_v the_o long_a continuance_n of_o these_o singular_a favour_n we_o can_v but_o plain_o perceive_v and_o open_o confess_v the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o sentence_n for_o first_o touch_v god_n we_o may_v speak_v it_o and_o that_o true_o also_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o great_a name_n that_o he_o have_v open_v his_o hand_n 14â—_n psal_n 14â—_n and_o fill_v with_o his_o blessing_n all_o sort_n and_o degree_n amongst_o us._n no_o man_n sight_n as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v so_o blear_v or_o his_o heart_n so_o braw_v or_o his_o mouth_n so_o stop_v up_o 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in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o ministry_n 23_o 5_o hatred_n against_o the_o minister_n and_o ministry_n 27_o the_o remedy_n where_o also_o be_v declare_v with_o how_o great_a hazard_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n this_o hatred_n be_v join_v 28_o 6_o the_o largeness_n of_o parish_n church_n 34_o the_o remedy_n 35_o 7_o the_o security_n of_o the_o old_a &_o carnal_a man_n 40_o 1_o the_o remedy_n or_o remedy_n rather_o against_o it_o 42_o 2_o the_o master_n or_o father_n of_o the_o family_n must_v not_o go_v alone_o to_o the_o holy_a assembly_n of_o the_o church_n but_o must_v be_v attend_v upon_o or_o accompany_v with_o his_o familiy_v &_o those_o of_o his_o household_n 42_o the_o duty_n of_o those_o that_o must_v call_v upon_o other_o to_o go_v to_o sermon_n neighbour_n 43_o elder_n 44_o magistrate_n ibid._n 3_o that_o every_o hearer_n while_o the_o bell_n ring_n and_o by_o the_o way_n as_o they_o go_v to_o church_n must_v be_v occupy_v with_o religious_a &_o holy_a meditation_n 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themselves_o 81_o why_o god_n in_o some_o place_n of_o his_o word_n here_o and_o there_o do_v intermingle_v hard_a point_n 82_o the_o search_v out_o of_o holy_a thing_n do_v free_o and_o indifferent_o belong_v to_o all_o man_n 85_o 8_o that_o hearer_n must_v know_v &_o observe_v the_o method_n of_o the_o sermon_n 86_o sort_n or_o kind_n of_o they_o 87_o how_o the_o minister_n may_v and_o shall_v be_v holper_n forward_o of_o their_o hearer_n as_o in_o this_o behalf_n 89_o 9_o that_o the_o thing_n hear_v must_v be_v convert_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o faith_n prayer_n repentance_n etc._n etc._n 90_o that_o this_o may_v be_v do_v both_o the_o minister_n must_v be_v true_o touch_v while_o they_o be_v preach_v and_o the_o hearer_n must_v be_v transform_v into_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o minister_n 91_o 10_o that_o if_o happy_o the_o sermon_n be_v somewhat_o long_o yet_o they_o think_v it_o not_o tedious_a or_o troublesome_a to_o they_o 93_o 11_o that_o parent_n schoolmaster_n and_o 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