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from_o hence_o that_o a_o godly_a man_n will_v not_o let_v nature_n work_v alone_o he_o mix_v and_o temper_n act_n of_o grace_n with_o act_n of_o nature_n we_o must_v not_o sorrow_n as_o those_o that_o be_v without_o hope_n say_v the_o apostle_n qualify_v sorrow_n with_o hope_n these_o mix_v do_v well_o a_o man_n must_v not_o sorrow_n for_o outward_a thing_n as_o though_o we_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v but_o to_o sorrow_n he_o must_v remember_v he_o have_v a_o god_n to_o worship_n and_o honour_n job_n bestow_v somewhat_o upon_o his_o child_n but_o more_o upon_o his_o god_n while_o his_o body_n fall_v to_o the_o earth_n his_o heart_n be_v raise_v up_o to_o heaven_n he_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v second_o observe_v that_o affliction_n send_v the_o people_n of_o god_n home_o unto_o god_n affliction_n draw_v a_o godly_a man_n near_o unto_o god_n then_o job_n fall_v down_o and_o worship_v affliction_n be_v a_o great_a advantage_n to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n for_o when_o the_o world_n frown_v most_o than_o they_o beg_v most_o for_o the_o smile_n of_o god_n when_o the_o world_n be_v strange_a to_o they_o and_o will_v not_o look_v on_o they_o than_o they_o get_v more_o familiarity_n and_o close_a communion_n with_o god_n they_o seek_v his_o face_n wicked_a man_n in_o their_o affliction_n in_o their_o sorrow_n be_v either_o quite_o drown_v in_o and_o overwhelm_v with_o they_o so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o sorrow_n as_o we_o say_v all_o a_o mort_fw-fr or_o else_o they_o go_v out_o to_o help_v and_o relieve_v themselves_o with_o worldly_a refreshment_n trouble_n drive_v they_o to_o sin_n it_o may_v be_v as_o low_a as_o hell_n to_o seek_v relief_n the_o more_o poor_a they_o be_v the_o more_o wicked_a they_o be_v such_o be_v not_o poor_a as_o job_n though_o they_o be_v as_o poor_a as_o job_n job_n poverty_n send_v he_o to_o god_n rich_a in_o mercy_n he_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v three_o learn_v that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n turn_v all_o 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their_o way_n for_o god_n way_n of_o bow_v be_v neither_o question_v nor_o refuse_v all_o their_o humility_n in_o bow_v go_v but_o one_o way_n they_o must_v bow_v towards_o the_o east_n and_o towards_o the_o altar_n at_o least_o if_o not_o to_o it_o some_o of_o their_o stomach_n i_o believe_v will_v have_v digest_v that_o before_o this_o time_n especial_o be_v a_o little_a help_v with_o a_o distinction_n last_o we_o may_v here_o observe_v that_o divine_a worship_n it_o be_v god_n peculiar_a papist_n have_v worship_n for_o creature_n and_o they_o have_v a_o distinction_n for_o it_o but_o no_o scripture_n for_o it_o they_o tell_v we_o of_o latria_n which_o be_v they_o say_v worship_n proper_a only_o to_o god_n and_o their_o dulia_n which_o be_v for_o saint_n and_o then_o their_o huper-dulia_a which_o be_v for_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o for_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n thus_o they_o make_v vain_a distinction_n which_o god_n and_o the_o scripture_n make_v not_o vain_a distinction_n be_v good_a enough_o to_o maintain_v vain_a superstition_n they_o that_o invent_v a_o worship_n must_v invent_v a_o doctrine_n to_o maintain_v it_o by_o some_o perhaps_o may_v stumble_v at_o that_o text_n rev._n 3.9_o where_o this_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o the_o church_n of_o philadelphia_n behold_v i_o will_v make_v they_o of_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n which_o say_v they_o be_v jew_n and_o be_v not_o but_o do_v lie_v behold_v i_o will_v make_v they_o to_o come_v and_o worship_n before_o thy_o foot_n and_o to_o know_v that_o i_o have_v love_v thou_o may_v not_o worship_v then_o be_v give_v to_o a_o creature_n ans_fw-fr this_o worship_n may_v be_v take_v for_o civil_a worship_n namely_o for_o that_o submission_n which_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v force_v by_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n to_o make_v unto_o she_o as_o be_v promise_v by_o the_o prophet_n isa_n 60.14_o the_o son_n also_o of_o they_o that_o afflict_v thou_o shall_v come_v bend_v unto_o thou_o and_o all_o they_o that_o despise_v thou_o shall_v bow_v themselves_o down_o at_o the_o cite_v of_o thy_o foot_n ans_fw-fr 2._o if_o this_o be_v divine_a worship_n then_o worship_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o church_n note_n worship_v in_o the_o church_n not_o worship_v of_o the_o church_n the_o worship_n be_v not_o terminate_v in_o the_o church_n but_o in_o christ_n who_o dwell_v and_o rule_v in_o the_o church_n who_o be_v both_o head_n and_o husband_n of_o the_o church_n these_o enemy_n be_v convince_v of_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n shall_v worship_v he_o this_o david_n prophecy_n of_o christ_n speak_v in_o his_o own_o person_n psalm_n 18.43_o 44
thou_o have_v make_v i_o the_o head_n of_o the_o heathen_a a_o people_n who_o i_o have_v not_o know_v shall_v serve_v i_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o hear_v of_o i_o they_o shall_v obey_v i_o the_o stranger_n shall_v submit_v themselves_o unto_o i_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n will_v more_o illustrate_v this_o sense_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o great_a benefit_n of_o prophesy_v in_o a_o know_a tongue_n conclude_v his_o discourse_n thus_o if_o all_o prophecy_n and_o there_o come_v in_o one_o that_o believe_v not_o or_o one_o unlearned_a he_o be_v convince_v of_o all_o he_o be_v judge_v of_o all_o and_o thus_o be_v the_o secret_n of_o his_o heart_n make_v manifest_a and_o so_o fall_v down_o on_o his_o face_n he_o will_v worship_n god_n and_o report_n that_o god_n be_v in_o you_o of_o a_o truth_n the_o worship_n than_o be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o church_n but_o to_o god_n who_o in_o such_o ordinance_n or_o other_o act_n of_o his_o power_n and_o goodness_n be_v evident_o reveal_v as_o present_v 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