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obj._n some_o will_v say_v my_o will_n be_v good_a but_o i_o want_v mean_n and_o abilitiy_n to_o requite_v any_o henefit_n receive_v hy_z i_o answ_n 1._o profess_v and_o acknowledge_v always_o the_o good_a turn_n it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o a_o ingenuous_a disposition_n to_o profess_v who_o have_v do_v thou_o any_o pleasure_n yea_o half_o a_o requital_n eph._n 5._o 20._o second_o use_v prayer_n to_o god_n for_o their_o good_a estate_n if_o thou_o be_v poor_a he_o be_v rich_a to_o requite_v and_o doubtless_o as_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a can_v awake_v his_o justice_n as_o himself_o speak_v for_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a for_o the_o sigh_v of_o the_o needy_a now_o will_v i_o arise_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v set_v he_o in_o safety_n from_o he_o that_o puff_v at_o he_o psal_n 12._o 5._o so_o can_v the_o joyful_a thanksgiving_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o they_o that_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o benefit_n and_o withal_o their_o prayer_n for_o the_o mean_n of_o it_o awake_v his_o liberality_n as_o paul_n undertake_v my_o god_n shall_v supply_v all_o your_o necessity_n according_a to_o his_o riches_n in_o glory_n by_o christ_n jesus_n phil._n 4._o 19_o here_o i_o can_v but_o put_v the_o poor_a in_o mind_n of_o their_o duty_n which_o receive_v good_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o that_o relieve_v they_o be_v very_o unjust_a if_o they_o give_v not_o again_o this_o duty_n back_o to_o they_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o so_o minister_n which_o in_o that_o very_a name_n as_o one_o part_n of_o their_o ministerial_a duty_n for_o the_o whole_a be_v the_o word_n and_o prayer_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v but_o we_o will_v give_v ourselves_o continual_o to_o prayer_n and_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n act_n 6._o 4._o receive_v temporal_a thing_n last_o before_o i_o close_o up_o this_o place_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o man_n we_o must_v not_o pass_v by_o our_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o if_o to_o man_n we_o must_v be_v thankful_a how_o much_o more_o to_o 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and_o the_o precedent_n of_o good_a man_n perform_v it_o in_o special_a the_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n have_v his_o name_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n as_o you_o will_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o book_n of_o praise_n not_o as_o if_o the_o whole_a book_n have_v nothing_o else_o but_o because_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a part_n and_o most_o principal_o intend_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n do_v the_o church_n use_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o her_o solemn_a service_n the_o 95_o psalm_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o invite_v we_o to_o that_o duty_n so_o good_a and_o comeâ—â—_n yea_o so_o just_a and_o necessary_a as_o the_o psalm_n for_o the_o sabbath_n day_n begin_v it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o give_v thanks_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o sing_v praise_n to_o thy_o
name_n o_o thou_o most_o high_a psal_n 92._o man_n be_v not_o so_o forward_o to_o this_o duty_n of_o thankfulness_n as_o they_o ought_v so_o it_o be_v to_o prayer_n we_o be_v more_o ready_a as_o be_v sensible_a of_o our_o want_n not_o to_o thanksgiving_n as_o have_v they_o furnish_v and_o so_o now_o in_o good_a case_n this_o appear_v in_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o ten_o leper_n one_o only_a of_o which_o return_v after_o his_o cleanse_n to_o give_v thanks_o though_o nine_o entreat_v cleanse_v and_o jesus_n answer_v say_v be_v there_o not_o ten_o cleanse_v but_o where_o be_v the_o nine_o there_o be_v not_o find_v that_o return_v to_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n but_o this_o stranger_n luke_n 17._o v._o 19_o 20._o the_o more_o untoward_a we_o be_v to_o this_o duty_n the_o more_o must_v we_o be_v call_v on_o and_o the_o more_o enforce_v ourselves_o unto_o it_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n come_v and_o hear_v all_o you_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o i_o will_v declare_v what_o he_o 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