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〈◊〉_d as_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n i_o shall_v fit_v my_o method_n to_o this_o division_n and_o first_o show_v you_o sundry_a reason_n for_o which_o we_o shall_v desire_v to_o be_v in_o this_o condition_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o then_o give_v some_o direction_n how_o we_o may_v frame_v our_o carriage_n answerable_o thereunto_o to_o demean_v ourselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n for_o the_o first_o we_o can_v imagine_v any_o consideration_n other_o that_o may_v be_v find_v in_o any_o service_n in_o the_o world_n to_o render_v it_o desirable_a which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v and_o that_o in_o a_o far_o more_o eminent_a degree_n in_o this_o service_n of_o god_n if_o justice_n may_v provoke_v we_o or_o necessity_n enforce_v we_o or_o easiness_n hearten_v we_o or_o honour_n allure_v we_o or_o profit_n draw_v we_o to_o
widow_n house_n shall_v certain_o receive_v damnation_n for_o that_o but_o if_o withal_o they_o do_v it_o under_o the_o colour_n of_o devotion_n and_o of_o long_a prayer_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a damnation_n for_o that_o also_o but_o if_o man_n will_v needs_o be_v hypocrite_n and_o must_v have_v a_o three_o cloak_n for_o their_o maliciousness_n they_o may_v yet_o at_o lest_o bethink_v themselves_o of_o somewhat_o else_o of_o light_a price_n to_o make_v a_o cloak_n of_o and_o not_o use_v to_o so_o base_a a_o purpose_n so_o rich_a a_o stuff_n as_o be_v this_o bless_a liberty_n which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v purchase_v with_o his_o mostprecious_o blood_n as_o in_o nature_n corruptio_fw-la optimi_fw-la pessima_fw-la so_o in_o morality_n by_o how_o much_o better_o any_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o it_o by_o so_o much_o be_v it_o worse_o in_o the_o abuse_n as_o the_o quick_a spirit_a wine_n have_v the_o sour_a lees_n and_o the_o best_a wit_n misgovern_v be_v the_o most_o pernicious_a and_o a_o angel_n when_o he_o fall_v become_v a_o devil_n so_o to_o use_v this_o liberty_n which_o be_v a_o spiritual_a thing_n for_o a_o occasion_n to_o the_o flesh_n to_o take_v this_o liberty_n which_o if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v be_v the_o very_a livery_n cloak_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o to_o make_v it_o a_o cloak_n of_o maliciousness_n for_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n must_v needs_o be_v presumption_n in_o a_o high_a degree_n and_o a_o unsufferable_a abuse_n now_o we_o see_v how_o great_a a_o sin_n it_o be_v thus_o to_o abuse_v profane_o our_o liberty_n it_o will_v be_v needful_a in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o inquire_v more_o particular_o wherein_o this_o abuse_n consist_v that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o avoid_v it_o we_o be_v therefore_o to_o know_v that_o christian_a liberty_n may_v be_v use_v or_o rather_o abuse_v for_o a_o cloak_n of_o maliciousness_n these_o four_o way_n 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yield_v obedience_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o be_v a_o pestilent_a error_n and_o of_o very_o dangerous_a consequence_n whereas_o our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o have_v not_o only_o profess_v that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n but_o express_o forbid_v any_o man_n to_o think_v so_o of_o he_o 69._o think_v not_o that_o i_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o law_n i_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v it_o but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o and_o saint_n paul_n reject_v the_o consequence_n with_o a_o absit_fw-la as_o both_o unreasonable_a &_o impious_a if_o any_o man_n shall_v conclude_v that_o by_o preach_v â—he_n righteousness_n of_o faith_n the_o law_n be_v abolish_v ult_n dee_n we_o then_o make_v void_a the_o law_n through_o faith_n god_n forbid_v yea_o say_v he_o rather_o we_o establish_v the_o law_n rom._n 3._o but_o they_o interpret_v those_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o sense_n he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o that_o not_o be_v he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v it_o without_o fulfil_v it_o first_o but_o by_o fulfil_v it_o in_o his_o own_o person_n he_o have_v destroy_v it_o unto_o the_o person_n of_o every_o believe_v or_o and_o therefore_o be_v christ_n say_v to_o be_v 7._o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v rom._n 10._o whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o faithful_a be_v say_v to_o be_v 6._o free_v from_o the_o law_n deliver_v from_o the_o law_n 19_o dead_a to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o be_v 18._o no_o long_o under_o the_o law_n and_o other_o like_a speech_n there_o be_v many_o every_o where_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o acknowledge_v both_o their_o exposition_n to_o be_v just_a and_o all_o these_o allegation_n true_a yet_o not_o sufficient_a to_o evict_v their_o conclusion_n not_o to_o wade_v far_o into_o a_o controversy_n which_o i_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o thought_n to_o touch_v upon_o when_o i_o fix_v my_o choice_n upon_o this_o scripture_n it_o shall_v suffice_v we_o 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