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i_o must_v reckon_v myself_o as_o one_o that_o shall_v have_v nothing_o more_o to_o do_v with_o it_o as_o one_o that_o be_v go_v to_o be_v everlasting_o remove_v at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o it_o and_o to_o be_v no_o further_o concern_v in_o any_o thing_n which_o have_v the_o least_o reference_n or_o relation_n to_o it_o such_o thought_n be_v to_o govern_v and_o influence_n our_o mind_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o die_a act_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n 4._o a_o quit_v and_o abandon_v of_o this_o mortal_a flesh_n as_o that_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v reassume_v till_o it_o put_v on_o immortality_n at_o the_o dissolution_n of_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o great_a trial_n of_o obedience_n to_o part_v with_o such_o a_o old_a and_o intimate_a companion_n which_o have_v be_v join_v and_o knit_v by_o the_o close_a vital_a band_n it_o may_v be_v for_o twenty_o thirty_o forty_o or_o fifty_o etc._n etc._n year_n together_o but_o it_o be_v a_o trial_n which_o our_o 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will_v omit_v to_o mediate_v for_o they_o or_o that_o his_o mediation_n be_v not_o to_o be_v eye_v by_o they_o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o father_n love_n do_v prevent_v as_o it_o be_v this_o act_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v the_o very_a ground_n which_o it_o be_v build_v upon_o for_o christ_n have_v never_o be_v appoint_v to_o this_o work_n if_o god_n have_v not_o love_v we_o 2._o that_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v altogether_o free_a and_o undeserved_a he_o be_v true_o give_v and_o whatsoever_o be_v proper_a gift_n be_v not_o bestow_v as_o a_o recompense_n to_o any_o previous_a endeavour_n but_o in_o a_o way_n of_o most_o gracious_a voluntary_a disposal_n it_o may_v be_v withhold_v deny_v and_o keep_v back_o without_o the_o least_o shadow_n of_o unrighteousness_n or_o wrong_n to_o the_o creature_n god_n be_v under_o no_o obligation_n to_o give_v the_o spirit_n to_o any_o but_o what_o by_o his_o own_o promise_n he_o have_v lay_v upon_o himself_o and_o 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profess_v subjection_n to_o he_o but_o we_o contradict_v this_o character_n and_o profession_n except_o we_o die_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o moses_n be_v never_o call_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o all_o his_o life_n time_n till_o now_o that_o he_o come_v to_o die_v because_o hereby_o he_o do_v most_o remarkable_o approve_v himself_o such_o though_o he_o have_v perform_v many_o great_a and_o excellent_a service_n to_o god_n before_o he_o that_o be_v another_o man_n servant_n must_v be_v content_a to_o be_v call_v off_o from_o his_o present_a work_n and_o station_n at_o his_o master_n pleasure_n they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o yoke_n be_v not_o to_o be_v the_o disposer_n of_o their_o own_o time_n or_o rather_o we_o may_v say_v they_o have_v no_o time_n which_o be_v their_o own_o but_o what_o be_v allow_v they_o we_o be_v under_o a_o strict_a law_n to_o god_n and_o he_o that_o call_v himself_o a_o christian_n do_v thereby_o 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that_o he_o shall_v be_v betray_v and_o apprehend_v chap._n 18.4_o jesus_n know_v all_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o he_o go_v forth_o etc._n etc._n he_o bold_o and_o cheerful_o meet_v the_o enemy_n who_o he_o can_v easy_o either_o have_v shun_v or_o defeat_v he_o be_v able_a to_o escape_v this_o death_n but_o will_v not_o and_o therein_o be_v a_o pattern_n to_o we_o who_o have_v no_o such_o power_n 4._o god_n never_o give_v a_o commission_n to_o death_n nor_o lay_v his_o command_n upon_o we_o to_o die_v but_o when_o it_o be_v real_o the_o fit_a season_n for_o we_o to_o obey_v he_o in_o it_o to_o speak_v strict_o a_o untimely_a death_n be_v never_o permit_v by_o god_n we_o be_v never_o suffer_v to_o die_v when_o it_o will_v be_v better_o for_o we_o to_o live_v infinite_a wisdom_n and_o grace_n will_v not_o permit_v it_o and_o he_o that_o resign_v himself_o to_o their_o conduct_n be_v sure_o to_o die_v when_o it_o be_v best_o that_o he_o shall_v the_o scripture_n be_v express_v 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