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the_o other_o or_o he_o shall_v cleave_v to_o the_o one_o and_o depise_v the_o other_o and_o the_o rather_o to_o show_v whereof_o he_o speak_v he_o add_v that_o we_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n can_v there_o be_v any_o great_a iniquity_n then_o to_o despise_v yea_o even_o to_o hate_n god_n yet_o let_v man_n flatter_v themselves_o as_o they_o listen_v this_o be_v the_o curse_a fruit_n of_o covetousness_n as_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o affirm_v and_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v wrongful_o complain_v as_o think_v he_o may_v notwithstanding_o he_o be_v covetous_a yet_o love_n god_n and_o serve_v he_o christ_n who_o best_o know_v the_o strength_n of_o man_n do_v resolute_o protest_v that_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n and_o indeed_o when_o for_o love_v of_o money_n thou_o do_v that_o which_o god_n forbid_v or_o neglect_a that_o which_o he_o command_v do_v thou_o not_o despise_v god_n to_o please_v thy_o covetousness_n to_o steal_v other_o man_n good_n or_o to_o deceive_v 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and_o to_o the_o felicity_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n do_v admonish_v and_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o must_v first_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n and_o use_v the_o holy_a ministry_n second_o thereby_o increase_v in_o faith_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n and_o so_o attain_v to_o the_o fruition_n of_o the_o incomprehensible_a felicity_n and_o glory_n prepare_v in_o heaven_n for_o the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o thirteen_o cause_n of_o amendment_n derive_v of_o this_o say_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v at_o hand_n chap._n 13._o this_o say_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v at_o hand_n may_v be_v refer_v first_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n which_o we_o wait_v for_o in_o heaven_n second_o to_o the_o renew_n &_o restauration_n of_o man_n and_o three_o to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o indeed_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n consider_v in_o these_o three_o point_n 23._o gen._n 3._o 23._o do_v true_o at_o 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