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to_o close_v and_o comfortable_a walk_v with_o god_n and_o for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o in_o pore_v on_o his_o sin_n and_o mourn_v over_o they_o neglect_v the_o exercise_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o draw_v out_o of_o his_o heart_n to_o god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n in_o love_n and_o thankfulness_n be_v a_o very_a great_a practical_a error_n which_o must_v needs_o keep_v his_o soul_n low_a in_o grace_n as_o well_o as_o in_o comfort_n 5._o that_o sorrow_n which_o be_v without_o hope_n which_o cast_v the_o soul_n into_o 7._o into_o qualecunque_fw-la sit_fw-la ergo_fw-la peccatum_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la quidem_fw-la potest_fw-la remitti_fw-la conuerso_fw-la sed_fw-la ille_fw-la sibi_fw-la remitti_fw-la non_fw-la sinit_fw-la qui_fw-la des_fw-fr
not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o they_o alas_o shall_v not_o such_o be_v judge_v out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n even_o these_o to_o who_o our_o saviour_n here_o speak_v be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o profession_n and_o will_v have_v speak_v he_o as_o fair_a as_o we_o can_v do_v with_o their_o mouth_n they_o show_v he_o much_o love_n whereas_o it_o be_v not_o find_v in_o their_o heart_n as_o he_o that_o know_v what_o be_v in_o man_n and_o who_o judgement_n be_v ever_o according_a to_o truth_n pronounce_v of_o they_o but_o i_o know_v you_o that_o you_o have_v not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o you_o and_o when_o you_o have_v the_o note_n of_o true_a love_n to_o god_n plain_o lay_v down_o than_o you_o may_v know_v and_o judge_n whether_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v in_o you_o or_o no._n to_o be_v love_v of_o god_n be_v the_o creature_n be_v high_a felicity_n and_o to_o love_n god_n be_v its_o high_a duty_n yea_o it_o be_v the_o sum_n and_o abridgement_n of_o the_o whole_a duty_n 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be_v create_v in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n of_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o eph._n 4.23_o 24._o when_o not_o only_o a_o man_n conscience_n but_o his_o will_n also_o be_v for_o that_o which_o be_v right_a not_o only_o in_o some_o particular_a action_n but_o in_o his_o general_a course_n when_o a_o man_n entire_o without_o reserve_n resign_v and_o give_v up_o himself_o to_o god_n hearty_o resolve_v for_o god_n and_o ordinary_o act_v for_o he_o with_o respect_n to_o his_o will_n and_o to_o his_o honour_n and_o glory_n in_o what_o he_o do_v thus_o integrity_n include_v both_o be_v upright_o in_o heart_n and_o be_v of_o upright_a conversation_n psal_n 11.2_o with_o 37.14_o they_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o heart_n will_v be_v of_o upright_a conversation_n will_v walk_v upright_o and_o none_o can_v be_v of_o upright_a conversation_n none_o can_v walk_v upright_o without_o a_o upright_a heart_n this_o uprightness_n be_v perfect_a for_o kind_n though_o but_o 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