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towards_o i_o nor_o for_o any_o respect_n of_o commodity_n i_o will_v get_v at_o your_o hand_n this_o my_o liberality_n be_v set_v only_o upon_o love_a affection_n so_o that_o he_o declare_v the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o be_v love_n it_o be_v necessare_fw-la to_o the_o people_n to_o be_v persuade_v of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o pastor_n otherwise_o except_o they_o be_v assure_v of_o his_o love_n albeit_o he_o shall_v utter_v the_o fair_a doctrine_n that_o be_v there_o will_v be_v no_o edify_n and_o so_o i_o see_v paul_n ay_o seek_v to_o show_v they_o of_o his_o love_n that_o they_o may_v be_v edify_v particular_a gain_n will_v make_v a_o man_n preach_v there_o be_v sundry_a minister_n who_o will_v be_v diligent_a to_o preach_v for_o game_n but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o life_n geve_v they_o fail_v there_o worldlie_n gain_n will_v never_o cause_v he_o be_v liberal_a of_o his_o life_n only_a love_n make_v a_o man_n liberal_a of_o his_o life_n and_o therefore_o paul_n say_v it_o be_v only_o for_o love_n and_o not_o for_o gain_v because_o you_o be_v dear_a unto_o us._n he_o who_o have_v not_o this_o love_n he_o may_v well_o flatter_v man_n a_o while_n but_o the_o end_n that_o â—rye_o he_o have_v no_o true_a love_n the_o lord_n give_v man_n especial_o the_o ministry_n this_o affection_n that_o in_o the_o end_n they_o may_v prove_v to_o be_v true_a pastor_n for_o if_o they_o have_v not_o this_o love_n the_o end_n shall_v try_v they_o have_v be_v hireling_n the_o lord_n give_v every_o man_n grace_n to_o trye-well_a what_o reacaâ—esle_a
see_v he_o why_o shall_v not_o our_o desire_n be_v to_o see_v he_o wherefore_o shall_v all_o this_o fear_n be_v of_o this_o latter_a day_n see_v thou_o will_v never_o be_v establish_v in_o heart_n nor_o get_v thy_o full_a glory_n until_o his_o come_n at_o that_o day_n thy_o blessedness_n shall_v be_v perfect_a there_o i_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o perfection_n of_o all_o grace_n differ_v until_o that_o time_n you_o shall_v find_v no_o grace_n day_n perfection_n of_o all_o grace_n differ_v till_o the_o â—utter_n day_n but_o the_o perfection_n thereof_o be_v remit_v until_o that_o day_n paul_n in_o the_o same_o epistle_n 2._o chap._n 19_o vers_fw-la my_o joy_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o of_o jesus_n christ_n at_o his_o come_n he_o get_v not_o perfection_n of_o joy_n until_o he_o come_v and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o promise_v to_o the_o thessalonian_o their_o joy_n until_o that_o day_n no_o perfection_n of_o grace_n mercy_n and_o peace_n until_o god_n put_v a_o end_n to_o sin_n to_o death_n and_o wickedness_n look_v then_o if_o we_o shall_v long_o for_o that_o latter_a day_n we_o look_v here_o and_o there_o for_o this_o thing_n and_o that_o thing_n but_o who_o look_v for_o that_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n alas_o if_o we_o know_v what_o grace_n and_o joy_n christ_n come_v bring_v to_o we_o we_o will_v look_v for_o nothing_o so_o much_o as_o for_o his_o come_n we_o be_v earthly_a and_o therefore_o all_o our_o look_n be_v for_o earthly_a thing_n we_o be_v not_o spiritual_a and_o so_o we_o can_v look_v for_o that_o spiritual_a grace_n the_o lord_n prepare_v we_o to_o look_v for_o and_o desire_v that_o glorious_a come_n all_o these_o earthly_a thing_n go_v away_o heaven_n only_o abide_v what_o foolishness_n be_v this_o see_v we_o be_v subject_a to_o mortality_n that_o we_o shall_v set_v our_o heart_n on_o this_o world_n our_o dwelling_n must_v not_o be_v here_o but_o in_o heaven_n in_o endliesse_n joy_n seek_v it_o earnest_o therefore_o now_o 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day_n in_o scotland_n thou_o shall_v never_o see_v god_n face_n all_o blessing_n grace_n mercy_n and_o peace_n everlasting_a before_o god_n be_v in_o the_o company_n of_o the_o church_n that_o profess_v the_o truth_n and_o purity_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n not_o in_o the_o company_n of_o they_o who_o will_v take_v the_o name_n of_o a_o church_n or_o that_o false_a church_n the_o roman_a church_n so_o let_v he_o who_o will_v stand_v with_o holiness_n in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o saint_n severe_a from_o babylon_n or_o else_o he_o shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o judgement_n so_o brethren_n to_o come_v again_o you_o shall_v not_o read_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o any_o grace_n give_v to_o any_o man_n but_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o it_o be_v give_v to_o he_o as_o a_o member_n of_o that_o body_n as_o one_o of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o society_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o first_o to_o the_o ephesian_n verse_n 18._o speak_v of_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o heaven_n he_o say_v thou_o shall_v never_o get_v it_o but_o among_o the_o saint_n then_o again_o he_o say_v chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 18._o who_o shall_v understand_v the_o love_n and_o charity_n of_o god_n none_o but_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o society_n of_o the_o saint_n no_o light_n mercy_n nor_o knowledge_n of_o god_n but_o to_o they_o that_o stand_v knit_v up_o as_o member_n in_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n you_o see_v cut_v off_o a_o member_n of_o the_o body_n and_o cast_v it_o away_o no_o sap_n can_v follow_v from_o the_o body_n to_o it_o so_o if_o thou_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o number_n of_o the_o saint_n who_o be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n thou_o shall_v never_o get_v any_o grace_n of_o christ_n now_o to_o the_o next_o chapter_n in_o the_o four_o and_o five_o chapter_n follow_v the_o last_o part_n of_o this_o epistle_n contain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o manner_n exhort_v to_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o godliness_n but_o to_o the_o word_n he_o 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never_o joy_n be_v the_o alone_a but_o let_v ever_o joy_n be_v temper_v with_o sorrow_n have_v not_o srrow_v the_o alone_a but_o let_v it_o 〈◊〉_d be_v mingle_v with_o some_o joy_n so_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v thou_o be_v natural_o incline_v to_o sin_n and_o sin_n procure_v sorrow_n and_o therefore_o so_o long_o as_o sin_n dwell_v in_o thy_o body_n let_v ever_o thy_o joy_n be_v temper_v with_o sorrow_n but_o let_v never_o thy_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n be_v it_o alone_o but_o temper_v with_o some_o joy_n in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o estate_n of_o a_o christian_n in_o laugh_v forget_v not_o sin_n but_o sorrow_n for_o it_o be_v not_o wanton_a under_o the_o burden_n of_o sin_n again_o in_o mourn_a let_v joy_n be_v for_o the_o mercy_n of_o christ_n to_o us._n the_o apostle_n say_v 1._o thess_n 5._o 16._o rejoice_v ever_o yea_o even_o when_o thou_o be_v mourning_n for_o there_o be_v matter_n of_o eternal_a joy_n offer_v in_o christ_n and_o therefore_o rejoice_v 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