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he_o put_v on_o and_o off_o as_o it_o serve_v his_o purpose_n the_o upright_a man_n wear_v it_o as_o his_o every_o day_n clothes_n and_o put_v not_o off_o his_o integrity_n till_o he_o die_v there_o may_v be_v some_o parenthesis_n in_o his_o holy_a course_n wherein_o vanity_n and_o sin_n may_v be_v write_v too_o many_o of_o these_o god_n know_v in_o the_o best_a man_n heart_n and_o life_n but_o still_o the_o sentence_n run_v current_a the_o sense_n and_o scope_n of_o his_o heart_n run_v heaven-ward_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o full_a sense_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n heart_n be_v to_o please_v or_o promote_v himself_o though_o there_o may_v be_v some_o parenthesis_n of_o religion_n no_o part_n of_o the_o scope_n of_o his_o soul_n you_o have_v their_o character_n psal._n 78._o 36_o 37._o nevertheless_o they_o do_v statter_v he_o with_o their_o mouth_n and_o they_o lie_v to_o he_o with_o their_o tongue_n for_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o he_o neither_o be_v they_o 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like_o a_o miserable_a life_n among_o man_n but_o to_o have_v a_o wake_a eye_n and_o careful_a heart_n for_o fear_n of_o sin_n be_v no_o more_o a_o misery_n than_o to_o walk_v or_o ride_v with_o a_o vigilant_a regard_n to_o prevent_v a_o fall_n this_o fear_n be_v not_o troublesome_a or_o vexatious_a at_o all_o he_o be_v a_o happy_a man_n that_o use_v it_o and_o no_o wise_a man_n will_v count_v the_o other_o happy_a for_o go_v run_a ride_v without_o fear_n or_o wit_n in_o danger_n every_o moment_n to_o break_v his_o bone_n again_o hos._n 12._o 6._o keep_v mercy_n and_o judgement_n and_o wait_v upon_o thy_o god_n continual_o the_o whole_a life_n of_o a_o sincere_a saint_n be_v a_o continual_a wait_v upon_o god_n whatever_o his_o work_n be_v whoever_o his_o company_n wherever_o he_o go_v whenever_o he_o eat_v or_o drink_v yet_o in_o all_o these_o he_o wait_v upon_o his_o god_n and_o serve_v the_o will_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n and_o agreeable_a to_o this_o be_v the_o other_o passage_n prov._n 23._o 17._o be_v thou_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n long_o most_o emphatical_a both_o for_o the_o duty_n command_v and_o for_o the_o term_n of_o the_o duty_n both_o most_o apposite_a to_o set_v out_o a_o upright_a man_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v universal_a religion_n be_v thou_o in_o thâ—…_n more_o than_o if_o he_o have_v say_v let_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o thou_o be_v surround_v with_o it_o swallow_v up_o in_o it_o and_o then_o this_o all_o the_o day_n long_o not_o only_o a_o fit_a of_o religion_n at_o thy_o prayer_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o another_o at_o night_n but_o work_n and_o walk_v eat_v and_o drink_v in_o it_o all_o the_o
former_a else_o the_o necessity_n other_o be_v but_o like_o a_o candle_n in_o a_o dark_a lantern_n which_o burn_v away_o to_o no_o purpose_n this_o be_v the_o very_a sinew_n of_o humane_a society_n and_o make_v man_n happy_a in_o one_o another_o it_o be_v such_o a_o excellent_a thing_n that_o they_o who_o never_o practise_v it_o yet_o always_o pretend_v to_o it_o the_o very_a knave_n abhor_v to_o be_v so_o call_v and_o will_v be_v repute_v and_o style_v honest_a and_o upright_a man_n and_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v amiable_a which_o all_o man_n commend_v and_o necessary_a which_o no_o society_n can_v subsist_v without_o so_o that_o there_o abide_v a_o crown_n of_o honour_n for_o a_o downright_a heathen_a as_o well_o as_o a_o crown_n of_o glory_n for_o a_o upright_a christian_a and_o there_o will_v be_v a_o easy_a punishment_n for_o those_o i_o may_v call_v they_o christian-pagans_a than_o for_o abundance_n of_o our_o pagan_a christian_n 2._o this_o uprightness_n of_o life_n be_v not_o sufficient_a without_o the_o former_a it_o be_v good_a but_o not_o good_a enough_o to_o be_v a_o fast_a friend_n to_o man_n and_o a_o break_a bow_n to_o god_n will_v yield_v you_o little_a comfort_n yet_o how_o many_o sit_v down_o here_o and_o think_v themselves_o well_o will_v not_o steal_v a_o shoe_n latchet_n from_o their_o neighbour_n for_o a_o world_n and_o yet_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o steal_v from_o god_n his_o honour_n and_o his_o day_n that_o will_v not_o wrong_v their_o brethren_n name_n by_o any_o reproach_n for_o a_o world_n and_o yet_o make_v no_o bone_n of_o wrong_v the_o name_n of_o the_o great_a god_n and_o take_v it_o in_o vain_a day_n by_o day_n the_o squareness_n of_o your_o action_n may_v crown_v you_o with_o reputation_n but_o the_o rottenness_n of_o your_o heart_n will_v leave_v you_o in_o condemnation_n by_o that_o god_n that_o try_v the_o heart_n and_o reins_o as_o in_o the_o law_n without_o blood_n there_o be_v no_o remission_n so_o in_o the_o gospel_n 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shine_v 1._o in_o simplicity_n prov._n 28._o 6._o 18._o better_a be_v the_o poor_a that_o walk_v in_o his_o integrity_n than_o he_o that_o be_v perverse_a in_o his_o way_n though_o rich_a the_o word_n for_o way_n in_o both_o place_n be_v dual_a and_o intimate_v two_o way_n a_o hypocrite_n be_v a_o man_n with_o two_o way_n the_o one_o he_o go_v in_o the_o other_o he_o seem_v to_o go_v in_o the_o poor_a upright_a man_n have_v but_o one_o way_n and_o that_o be_v better_a than_o they_o both_o 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o for_o our_o rejoice_v be_v this_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n that_o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a sincerity_n not_o with_o fleshly_a wisdom_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n we_o have_v have_v our_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n when_o this_o apostle_n be_v traduce_v by_o man_n yet_o this_o afford_v he_o not_o only_o content_a but_o joy_n to_o wit_n the_o testimony_n of_o his_o conscience_n a_o hypocrite_n may_v have_v quiet_a in_o his_o conscience_n but_o a_o upright_a man_n have_v a_o testimony_n in_o his_o conscience_n he_o carry_v every_o where_o letter_n testimonial_a in_o his_o bosom_n and_o why_o all_o this_o joy_n that_o we_o have_v have_v our_o conversation_n in_o simplicity_n as_o our_o end_n have_v be_v single_a in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n so_o our_o life_n have_v not_o be_v double_a the_o drift_n of_o our_o preach_n and_o life_n have_v be_v the_o same_o happy_a that_o preacher_n that_o can_v here_o subscribe_v his_o hand_n this_o simplicity_n of_o a_o upright_a man_n make_v he_o sometime_o the_o subject_a of_o loss_n and_o sometime_o the_o object_n of_o scorn_n job_n 12._o 4._o the_o just_a upright_a man_n be_v laugh_v to_o scorn_n and_o many_o a_o simpleton_n he_o be_v call_v yet_o he_o go_v on_o and_o carry_v it_o in_o the_o end_n his_o great_a consideration_n be_v what_o be_v my_o duty_n according_a to_o that_o prov._n 4._o 25._o let_v thy_o eye_n look_v straight_o on_o and_o let_v thy_o eyelid_n look_v straight_o 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