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2._o 14_o 15._o positive_a law_n and_o command_n from_o god_n which_o oblige_v he_o to_o it_o but_o be_v make_v with_o a_o freedom_n of_o will_n viz._n a_o liberty_n of_o its_o own_o accord_n to_o choose_v or_o refuse_v to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v to_o stand_v or_o fall_v at_o his_o own_o choice_n without_o constraint_n or_o force_n from_o any_o and_o be_v mutable_o good_a his_o will_n though_o natural_o dispose_v to_o good_a only_o yet_o be_v mutable_a and_o changeable_a it_o may_v be_v alter_v and_o become_v evil_a as_o it_o do_v for_o through_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d eccles_n 7._o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d devil_n the_o persuasion_n of_o eve_n and_o pride_n a_o desire_n to_o be_v as_o
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a_o command_n to_o work_v there_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o strength_n to_o it_o what_o be_v a_o command_n in_o one_o place_n be_v a_o promise_n in_o another_o now_o difficult_a work_n and_o easy_a be_v both_o alike_o if_o a_o suitable_a and_o proportionable_a strength_n be_v give_v 26._o ezek._n 18._o 31._o &_o 36._o 26._o to_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o 2._o a_o reward_n attend_v it_o viz._n of_o honour_n pleasure_n profit_n and_o peace_n 1._o of_o honour_n there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o the_o temple_n of_o honour_n among_o the_o roman_n 9_o psal_n 45._o 9_o &_o 149._o 9_o but_o through_o the_o temple_n of_o virtue_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o come_n to_o honour_n now_o in_o the_o 21._o prov._n 13._o 5._o &_o 14._o 34._o 1_o thes_n 4._o 4._o rom._n 6._o 21._o broad_a way_n of_o sin_n but_o in_o the_o narrow_a way_n of_o religion_n for_o as_o the_o future_a issue_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n so_o the_o present_a fruit_n be_v shame_n indeed_o the_o enemy_n of_o religion_n who_o fetch_v 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think_v if_o once_o they_o espouse_v the_o profession_n of_o it_o that_o all_o joy_n and_o mirth_n must_v be_v cast_v out_o as_o the_o minstrel_n be_v by_o christ_n out_o of_o the_o ruler_n house_n when_o he_o come_v to_o raise_v his_o 25._o mat._n 9_o 23_o 25._o daughter_n to_o life_n but_o they_o be_v much_o mistake_v for_o christ_n the_o increated_a wisdom_n of_o the_o father_n 17._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 24._o prov._n 3._o 17._o say_v that_o the_o way_n of_o wisdom_n have_v pleasure_n in_o they_o not_o the_o end_n only_o but_o the_o way_n and_o not_o some_o one_o way_n only_o but_o all_o the_o way_n and_o every_o step_n in_o they_o be_v not_o only_o pleasant_a but_o pleasantness_n yea_o pleasantness_n have_v all_o pleasure_n that_o be_v good_a both_o as_o to_o kind_a and_o degree_n in_o it_o the_o sheep_n have_v delight_n as_o well_o as_o the_o swine_n though_o it_o wallow_v not_o with_o the_o swine_n in_o the_o mire_n and_o the_o religious_a their_o pleasure_n though_o none_o that_o 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