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unto_o you_o child_n i_o write_v unto_o you_o young_a man_n i_o write_v unto_o you_o old_a man_n it_o give_v every_o man_n his_o charge_n and_o then_o 2._o it_o take_v in_o all_o sort_n of_o duty_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o virtue_n as_o health_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a temper_n of_o all_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n so_o be_v righteousness_n the_o just_a proportion_n and_o exercise_v of_o every_o virtue_n and_o god_n judgement_n aim_v at_o both_o these_o first_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n every_o rank_n and_o order_n of_o man_n must_v take_v out_o this_o lesson_n not_o say_v reform_v the_o clergy_n and_o all_o will_v be_v right_a punish_v exorbitancy_n in_o they_o no_o matter_n for_o the_o rest_n what_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o the_o israelite_n that_o be_v so_o hot_a in_o pursue_v their_o brethren_n 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 10._o and_o now_o you_o purpose_v to_o keep_v under_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n for_o bondman_n and_o bondwoman_n unto_o you_o but_o be_v there_o not_o with_o you_o even_o with_o you_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n it_o be_v a_o word_n in_o season_n and_o give_v a_o check_n and_o stop_v to_o their_o rage_n and_o fury_n oh_o that_o it_o may_v do_v the_o like_a with_o we_o and_o then_o every_o sort_n of_o man_n must_v resolve_v of_o every_o sort_n of_o duty_n that_o belong_v unto_o they_o god_n judgement_n have_v a_o universal_a aim_n he_o hunt_v we_o not_o out_o of_o one_o ill_a course_n to_o drive_v we_o into_o another_o hate_v idolatry_n but_o commit_v sacrilege_n flee_v from_o superstition_n and_o run_v into_o profaneness_n cry_v out_o of_o oppression_n and_o bring_v in_o confusion_n suppress_v popery_n and_o suffer_v schism_n and_o faction_n to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v as_o if_o locust_n have_v
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heart_n surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n and_o care_n of_o this_o life_n 4._o the_o mischief_n that_o will_v follow_v if_o this_o caveat_n be_v neglect_v that_o day_n may_v come_v upon_o we_o unaware_o and_o then_o woe_n be_v to_o we_o we_o come_v first_o to_o the_o caveat_n in_o it_o three_o thing_n 1._o be_v the_o duty_n of_o heedfulness_n and_o attention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v heed_n 2._o the_o person_n concern_v who_o this_o caveat_n be_v give_v yourselves_o 3._o the_o greatness_n and_o measure_n and_o strictness_n of_o this_o heed_n in_o this_o vigilant_a and_o watchful_a word_n of_o circumspection_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lest_o at_o any_o time_n i._o the_o first_o thing_n you_o must_v consider_v be_v the_o duty_n of_o heedfulness_n and_o attention_n take_v heed_n say_v christ._n it_o be_v the_o solemn_a watchword_n and_o warning_n of_o scripture_n often_o urge_v and_o press_v upon_o we_o take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o say_v moses_n that_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o deceive_v deut._n xi_o take_v good_a heed_n unto_o yourselves_o josh._n xxiii_o take_v diligent_a heed_n josh._n xxii_o take_v heed_n and_o beware_v say_v christ_n matth._n xuj_o it_o be_v a_o warning_n always_o seasonable_a we_o all_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o but_o especial_o in_o three_o exigency_n 1._o if_o the_o duty_n we_o undertake_v the_o business_n about_o which_o we_o be_v employ_v be_v weighty_a and_o ponderous_a matter_n of_o less_o moment_n and_o consequence_n may_v be_v slubber_v and_o slight_v but_o matter_n of_o importance_n require_v heed_n and_o attention_n now_o matter_n of_o religion_n that_o concern_v our_o spiritual_a state_n and_o condition_n the_o eternal_a welfare_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v of_o all_o other_o of_o high_a consequence_n of_o great_a concernment_n oâ—…_n set_v your_o heart_n unto_o it_o say_v moses_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n for_o you_o because_o it_o be_v your_o life_n deut._n xxxii_o 46._o so_o again_o deut._n four_o 9_o 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