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to_o helidorus_n per_fw-la calcatum_fw-la pergo_fw-la patrem_fw-la if_o thy_o father_n lie_v in_o the_o way_n tread_v upon_o his_o bowel_n rather_o than_o not_o come_v unto_o christ._n our_o lord_n have_v express_o tell_v we_o mat._n 10._o 37._o he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o neither_o favour_n nor_o disfavour_n of_o our_o friend_n be_v a_o just_a let_v or_o impediment_n to_o our_o duty_n the_o advantage_n we_o can_v or_o be_v likely_a to_o receive_v from_o parent_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o those_o we_o expect_v from_o god_n nor_o be_v their_o authority_n over_o we_o so_o great_a as_o god_n be_v luke_o 14._o 26._o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n though_o christianity_n do_v not_o discharge_v we_o from_o obedience_n to_o parent_n yet_o the_o high_a duty_n must_v be_v prefer_v namely_o obedience_n to_o christ_n and_o love_v less_o be_v hate_v 3._o another_o excuse_n be_v i_o have_v no_o time_n to_o mind_n soul-affair_n my_o distraction_n in_o the_o world_n be_v so_o great_a and_o my_o course_n of_o life_n be_v such_o that_o i_o have_v no_o leisure_n i_o answer_v will_v you_o neglect_v god_n and_o salvation_n because_o you_o have_v worldly_a thing_n to_o mind_n whatever_o your_o business_n be_v you_o have_v a_o time_n to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o sleep_v and_o have_v you_o no_o time_n to_o be_v save_v better_o encroach_v upon_o other_o thing_n than_o that_o religion_n shall_v be_v cast_v to_o the_o wall_n or_o justle_v out_o of_o your_o thought_n david_n be_v a_o king_n and_o he_o have_v more_o distract_n care_v then_o most_o of_o we_o have_v or_o can_v have_v yet_o he_o say_v psal._n 119._o 147_o 148._o i_o prevent_v the_o dawn_n of_o the_o morning_n and_o cry_v i_o hope_v in_o thy_o word_n my_o eye_n 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and_o what_o will_v you_o have_v we_o do_v this_o be_v the_o excuse_n of_o the_o idle_a and_o naughty_a servant_n mat._n 25._o 24._o i_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o hard_a man_n reap_v where_o thou_o have_v not_o sow_v and_o gather_v where_o thou_o have_v not_o straw_v god_n set_v you_o about_o work_n but_o give_v you_o no_o strength_n be_v your_o excuse_n but_o certain_o you_o can_v do_v more_o than_o you_o do_v but_o you_o will_v not_o make_v trial_n god_n may_v be_v more_o ready_a with_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o grace_n thau_fw-fr you_o can_v imagine_v the_o tire_a man_n may_v complain_v of_o the_o length_n of_o the_o way_n but_o not_o the_o lazy_a who_o will_v not_o stir_v a_o foot_n if_o you_o do_v make_v trial_n you_o will_v not_o
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fruit_n and_o gift_n of_o his_o common_a bounty_n it_o be_v their_o portion_n psalm_n 17._o 14._o whatever_o fall_v to_o their_o share_n in_o the_o course_n of_o god_n providence_n they_o be_v not_o usurper_n mere_o for_o possess_v what_o they_o have_v but_o for_o abuse_v what_o they_o have_v they_o have_v not_o only_o a_o civil_a right_o to_o prevent_v the_o encroachment_n of_o other_o by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n but_o a_o providential_a right_n before_o god_n and_o be_v not_o simple_o responsible_a for_o the_o possession_n but_o the_o use._n but_o then_o there_o be_v a_o evangelical_n or_o new-covenant_n right_o so_o believer_n have_v a_o right_n to_o their_o creature-comfort_n by_o god_n special_a conveyance_n that_o sweeten_v every_o mercy_n that_o it_o come_v wrap_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o christ._n the_o little_a which_o the_o righteous_a have_v be_v better_a than_o the_o treasure_n of_o many_o wicked_a as_o the_o mean_a fair_a of_o a_o poor_a subject_n be_v better_a than_o the_o 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