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the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o serve_v thou_o without_o fear_n in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n hear_v my_o word_n o_o lord_n consider_v my_o meditation_n 5.1.17.1_o psal_n 5.1.17.1_o give_v ear_n unto_o my_o prayer_n that_o go_v not_o out_o of_o feign_a lip_n and_o make_v i_o to_o know_v and_o feel_v that_o jesus_n who_o die_v for_o i_o 1.18_o rev._n 1.18_o be_v alive_a from_o the_o dead_a and_o live_v for_o evermore_o and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o eternal_a fountain_n of_o life_n and_o strength_n of_o comfort_n and_o refreshment_n to_o all_o those_o that_o by_o he_o believe_v in_o god_n 1.21_o 1_o pet._n 1.21_o who_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o give_v he_o glory_n that_o our_o faith_n and_o hope_n may_v be_v in_o god_n in_o his_o most_o powerful_a name_n i_o sue_v unto_o thou_o for_o all_o that_o be_v comprehend_v in_o his_o own_o holy_a word_n say_v our_o father_n etc._n etc._n meditation_n afterward_o sometime_o that_o day_n 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recommend_v myself_o unto_o thy_o merciful_a kindness_n say_v our_o father_n etc._n etc._n the_o meditation_n afterward_o when_o you_o have_v leisure_n to_o retire_v alone_o by_o yourself_o you_o may_v say_v to_o yourself_o as_o the_o people_n do_v when_o they_o behold_v the_o sick_a man_n at_o our_o saviour_n word_n take_v up_o his_o bed_n and_o walk_v luke_o 5.26_o i_o have_v see_v strange_a thing_n to_o day_n i_o have_v see_v the_o marvellous_a love_n of_o heaven_n to_o we_o sinful_a dust_n and_o ash_n i_o have_v see_v how_o the_o son_n of_o god_n die_v for_o the_o love_n of_o we_o how_o the_o bless_a jesus_n be_v hang_v and_o bleed_v upon_o a_o cross_n for_o our_o salvation_n i_o have_v behold_v he_o present_v himself_o unto_o i_o and_o offer_v to_o make_v i_o partaker_n of_o all_o his_o benefit_n with_o what_o affection_n do_v i_o meet_v and_o receive_v his_o strange_a love_n do_v not_o my_o heart_n burn_v within_o i_o when_o he_o open_v the_o counsel_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o i_o 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he_o give_v we_o the_o wine_n of_o joy_n and_o gladness_n when_o the_o same_o cup_n be_v put_v into_o our_o hand_n which_o our_o bless_a saviour_n drink_v of_o this_o be_v the_o very_a height_n of_o christianity_n to_o which_o noble_a pitch_n we_o shall_v earnest_o strive_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o arrive_v every_o drop_n of_o our_o blood_n shall_v be_v ready_a to_o be_v pour_v out_o for_o that_o religion_n which_o christ_n seal_v with_o his_o own_o and_o indeed_o what_o better_a use_n can_v we_o make_v of_o our_o life_n than_o to_o give_v it_o for_o he_o from_o who_o we_o receive_v it_o and_o who_o give_v his_o life_n for_o we_o and_o how_o much_o better_a be_v it_o not_o to_o live_v at_o all_o than_o to_o live_v with_o the_o mark_n and_o brand_n of_o coward_n and_o fugitive_n from_o the_o prince_n of_o life_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n let_v we_o say_v therefore_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n o_o how_o much_o do_v we_o owe_v thou_o most_o bless_a redeemer_n how_o great_a be_v the_o price_n which_o thou_o have_v pay_v for_o the_o ransom_n of_o we_o miserable_a sinner_n tongue_n can_v express_v it_o nor_o think_v conceive_v it_o what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o thou_o for_o the_o incomprehensible_a benefit_n thou_o have_v bestow_v upon_o i_o i_o can_v give_v thou_o no_o less_o than_o myself_o which_o here_o i_o resign_v entire_o into_o thy_o hand_n do_v thou_o dispose_v of_o i_o according_a to_o thy_o pleasure_n it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a i_o shall_v follow_v thou_o whithersoever_o thou_o lead_v i_o though_o it_o be_v to_o thy_o cross_n i_o refuse_v not_o to_o obey_v thy_o order_n though_o i_o shall_v die_v with_o thou_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a deny_v thou_o for_o there_o be_v no_o better_a use_n i_o can_v make_v of_o my_o life_n than_o to_o spend_v it_o for_o thou_o i_o esteem_v all_o thing_n but_o loss_n for_o the_o excellence_n of_o thy_o knowledge_n i_o account_v not_o my_o life_n dear_a unto_o myself_o 20.24_o act._n 20.24_o so_o that_o i_o may_v finish_v my_o course_n with_o joy_n it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v yea_o rather_o that_o be_v rise_v again_o who_o be_v even_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n who_o also_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o etc._n rom._n 8.34_o 35_o etc._n etc._n who_o shall_v separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o distress_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n as_o it_o be_v write_v for_o thy_o sake_n we_o be_v kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o we_o be_v account_v as_o sheep_n for_o the_o slaughter_n 18._o psal_n 44.17_o 18._o though_o all_o this_o shall_v come_v upon_o i_o yet_o will_v i_o not_o forget_v thou_o nor_o will_v i_o deal_v false_o in_o thy_o covenant_n my_o heart_n shall_v not_o be_v turn_v back_o neither_o shall_v my_o step_n decline_v from_o thy_o way_n nay_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n i_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o a_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v i_o for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n and_o great_a reason_n there_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v cleave_v to_o he_o to_o the_o very_a death_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o inestimable_a benefit_n which_o he_o by_o his_o death_n have_v purchase_v for_o we_o and_o by_o this_o commemoration_n of_o it_o confirm_v unto_o we_o especial_o that_o of_o remission_n of_o sin_n through_o his_o blood_n which_o he_o for_o his_o part_n covenant_n to_o grant_v we_o if_o we_o for_o our_o part_n be_v faithful_a to_o the_o death_n for_o we_o be_v not_o to_o consider_v this_o action_n mere_o as_o a_o feast_n or_o only_o as_o a_o feast_n upon_o a_o sacrifice_n but_o as_o a_o feast_n upon_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n wherein_o we_o agree_v as_o i_o say_v to_o be_v his_o constant_a disciple_n profess_v our_o belief_n that_o god_n have_v set_v he_o forth_o to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n and_o he_o give_v we_o a_o part_n in_o that_o propitiation_n and_o promise_n to_o be_v merciful_a to_o our_o unrighteousness_n and_o to_o remember_v our_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n no_o more_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o the_o jew_n you_o know_v no_o not_o to_o the_o priest_n themselves_o to_o taste_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o any_o beast_n that_o be_v slay_v in_o their_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v pour_v out_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o altar_n after_o some_o part_n of_o it_o have_v be_v sprinkle_v thereon_o and_o as_o for_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n if_o it_o be_v a_o offering_n for_o sin_n that_o be_v to_o be_v whole_o burn_v also_o and_o they_o be_v not_o allow_v the_o least_o portion_n of_o it_o at_o any_o of_o their_o feast_n this_o be_v a_o privilege_n belong_v to_o christian_n alone_o at_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n where_o they_o not_o only_o eat_v of_o the_o bread_n which_o represent_v the_o body_n or_o flesh_n of_o christ_n but_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n which_o represent_v his_o blood_n we_o have_v a_o altar_n i._n e._n a_o sacrifice_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o eat_v that_o serve_v the_o tabernacle_n that_o be_v 13.10_o heb._n 13.10_o which_o the_o jewish_a priest_n themselves_o who_o minister_v at_o the_o altar_n can_v not_o partake_v of_o we_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o more_o singular_a privilege_n than_o they_o be_v invest_v withal_o as_o we_o be_v partaker_n of_o a_o better_a sacrifice_n which_o be_v of_o great_a efficacy_n and_o virtue_n than_o any_o of_o they_o be_v so_o god_n receive_v we_o into_o a_o near_a familiarity_n with_o himself_o and_o by_o set_v before_o we_o not_o only_o the_o body_n of_o that_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v offer_v to_o he_o 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