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down_o into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o 29._o whereof_o the_o psalmist_n in_o the_o xxix_o psalm_n mourn_a shall_v dwell_v until_o the_o evening_n and_o joyfulness_n until_o the_o morning_n let_v this_o suffice_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o work_n in_o general_a neighbour_n and_o of_o those_o work_n also_o which_o a_o christian_a man_n do_v exercise_v towards_o his_o own_o body_n last_o we_o will_v speak_v of_o those_o work_n which_o the_o christian_n do_v employ_v to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o neighbour_n for_o man_n do_v not_o live_v unto_o himself_o only_o in_o this_o mortal_a body_n to_o work_v in_o the_o same_o but_o to_o all_o man_n general_o upon_o the_o earth_n nay_o rather_o man_n live_v only_o to_o other_o man_n and_o not_o to_o himself_o for_o to_o this_o end_n do_v he_o keep_v his_o body_n in_o subjection_n that_o he_o may_v thereby_o more_o sincere_o and_o free_o serve_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o other_o as_o witness_v paul_n in_o the_o 14._o to_o the_o roman_n 14._o no_o man_n live_v to_o himself_o and_o no_o man_n die_v to_o himself_o for_o he_o that_o live_v live_v unto_o god_n and_o he_o that_o die_v die_v unto_o god._n it_o be_v not_o possible_a therefore_o that_o in_o this_o life_n man_n shall_v be_v idle_a and_o unfruitful_a towards_o his_o neighbour_n for_o of_o very_a necessity_n he_o must_v talk_v work_n and_o be_v conversant_a amongst_o man_n even_o as_o christ_n make_v to_o our_o likeness_n in_o property_n man_n be_v find_v to_o be_v as_o man_n and_o conversant_a amongst_o man_n as_o baruch_n testify_v in_o his_o three_o chapter_n and_o yet_o he_o need_v none_o of_o all_o these_o to_o procure_v righteousness_n and_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o in_o all_o his_o work_n behoove_v he_o to_o be_v so_o frame_v in_o mind_n and_o to_o direct_v his_o whole_a affection_n only_o to_o minister_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o other_o to_o seek_v the_o commodity_n of_o other_o in_o all_o his_o deed_n have_v regard_n to_o nothing_o else_o than_o 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clean_o through_o faith_n and_o make_v the_o darling_n of_o christ_n it_o will_v also_o desire_v that_o all_o thing_n else_o yea_o and_o her_o own_o body_n chief_o may_v be_v purge_v together_o withal_o to_o the_o end_n all_o thing_n in_o she_o may_v love_v and_o glorify_v god_n together_o whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n through_o a_o enforce_v necessity_n of_o the_o flesh_n may_v not_o give_v himself_o to_o idleness_n &_o for_o that_o cause_n be_v constrain_v to_o do_v many_o good_a thing_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v bring_v his_o body_n into_o subjection_n and_o yet_o these_o work_n be_v not_o of_o such_o power_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o work_v man_n justification_n before_o god_n but_o man_n of_o a_o very_a pure_a love_n do_v work_v the_o same_o to_o the_o service_n and_o obedience_n of_o god_n behold_v in_o they_o nothing_o else_o than_o god_n good_a will_n unto_o the_o which_o he_o will_v most_o willing_o and_o dutiful_o yield_v alhumbie_fw-mi obedience_n in_o 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