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sense_n in_o it_o do_v not_o you_o yourselves_o require_v a_o singular_a love_n and_o fear_n from_o your_o relation_n namely_o from_o your_o child_n and_o servant_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o same_o relation_n whereupon_o i_o require_v the_o like_a from_o you_o and_o what_o be_v more_o general_o receive_v what_o you_o require_v for_o a_o son_n say_v he_o honour_v his_o father_n and_o a_o servant_n his_o master_n and_o have_v he_o not_o reason_n then_o to_o add_v if_o then_o i_o be_v a_o father_n where_o be_v my_o honour_n and_o if_o i_o be_v a_o master_n where_o be_v my_o fear_n 2._o now_o therefore_o second_o let_v we_o consider_v how_o great_a a_o guilt_n we_o must_v contract_v if_o we_o shall_v deny_v that_o to_o god_n to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n and_o the_o sovereign_a master_n of_o all_o the_o world_n which_o every_o father_n every_o master_n demand_v from_o his_o child_n and_o his_o servant_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o same_o relation_n though_o the_o obligation_n thence_o arise_v be_v infinite_o great_a as_o they_o stand_v between_o god_n and_o man_n than_o between_o man_n among_o themselves_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o what_o father_n be_v there_o among_o man_n who_o will_v endure_v neglect_n and_o insolence_n and_o disobedience_n in_o his_o son_n who_o will_v not_o reject_v and_o disinherit_v and_o utter_o cast_v he_o of_o for_o it_o if_o he_o do_v not_o repent_v and_o humble_v himself_o and_o return_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o his_o duty_n where_o be_v the_o master_n that_o patient_o bear_v not_o only_o the_o neglect_n of_o service_n but_o wilful_a injury_n in_o his_o servant_n where_o be_v the_o master_n that_o bear_v this_o without_o the_o great_a indignation_n against_o his_o servant_n for_o so_o do_v and_o that_o do_v not_o judge_v his_o guilt_n so_o great_a as_o to_o deserve_v the_o severe_a punishment_n and_o therefore_o judge_v what_o guilt_n it_o be_v which_o every_o man_n draw_v upon_o himself_o 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stick_v fast_o in_o i_o and_o thy_o hand_n press_v i_o sore_o there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh_n because_o of_o thy_o anger_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o rest_n in_o my_o bone_n because_o of_o my_o sin_n i_o be_o trouble_v and_o bow_v down_o great_o i_o go_v mourn_v all_o the_o day_n long_o thus_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o man_n of_o war_n who_o never_o fear_v the_o face_n of_o a_o enemy_n who_o have_v encounter_v and_o slay_v a_o giant_n in_o a_o single_a combat_n who_o have_v kill_v two_o of_o the_o fierce_a kind_n of_o savage_a beast_n a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_n with_o a_o naked_a arm_n 1_o sam._n 17.36_o thus_o be_v he_o dash_v and_o break_v all_o to_o piece_n by_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o guilt_n and_o god_n displeasure_n a_o waken_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n 4
and_o glorious_a solomon_n give_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o world_n which_o he_o pronounce_v to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n and_o that_o upon_o long_a and_o great_a experience_n and_o let_v the_o consideration_n of_o this_o teach_v we_o the_o emptiness_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o all_o this_o world_n can_v afford_v to_o we_o and_o this_o we_o can_v not_o fail_v to_o learn_v do_v we_o often_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o and_o serious_o meditate_v upon_o our_o way_n and_o consider_v how_o little_a of_o satisfaction_n arise_v even_o from_o lawful_a pleasure_n and_o how_o much_o less_o from_o those_o of_o sin_n which_o though_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v embitter_v yet_o can_v but_o be_v much_o abate_v by_o the_o very_a sin_n from_o whence_o they_o flow_v these_o thought_n will_v teach_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o god_n have_v form_v and_o design_v our_o soul_n for_o pleasure_n quite_o of_o another_o nature_n for_o spiritual_a and_o 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