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cause_n against_o all_o obligation_n of_o duty_n they_o contrary_a to_o their_o first_o beginning_n forsake_v the_o lord_n as_o in_o process_n of_o time_n man_n grow_v cold_a in_o their_o affection_n to_o he_o at_o least_o though_o they_o utter_o forsake_v he_o not_o the_o prophet_n therefore_o call_v upon_o they_o and_o use_v divers_a argument_n in_o the_o verse_n follow_v to_o put_v they_o upon_o the_o duty_n enjoin_v they_o though_o god_n child_n be_v call_v out_o of_o the_o world_n yet_o they_o have_v much_o of_o the_o world_n in_o they_o still_o and_o therewith_o be_v miserable_o enthrall_v many_o time_n so_o that_o we_o need_v awake_v and_o stir_v up_o in_o which_o respect_n it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v provide_v as_o well_o goad_n to_o prick_v forward_o the_o dull_a as_o nail_n to_o fasten_v they_o that_o be_v inconstant_a eccles_n 12.11_o see_v also_o for_o this_o these_o follow_a scripture_n 1_o cor._n 15.34_o revel_v 3.2_o heb._n 10.24_o the_o second_o thing_n in_o the_o stir_n up_o a_o man_n self_n be_v not_o only_o the_o awake_n up_o of_o ourselves_o but_o the_o set_n a-work_o that_o grace_n bestow_v together_o with_o the_o employ_v of_o our_o faculty_n in_o their_o sanctification_n to_o their_o uttermost_a ability_n this_o may_v appear_v by_o saint_n paul_n his_o exhortation_n to_o timothy_n i_o put_v thou_o in_o remembrance_n that_o thou_o stir_v up_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v consider_v thou_o have_v a_o unfeigned_a faith_n and_o because_o of_o my_o great_a affection_n to_o thou_o whereby_o i_o be_o careful_a of_o thou_o i_o with_o great_a confidence_n put_v thou_o in_o remembrance_n that_o thou_o loc_fw-la thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n 1.6_o sicut_fw-la ignis_fw-la indiget_fw-la lignis_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la alacritate_fw-la