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because_o god_n do_v all_o phil._n 2._o 12_o 13._o work_v out_o your_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a for_o it_o be_v god_n work_v in_o you_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v we_o must_v the_o more_o humble_o wait_v upon_o god_n in_o the_o use_n of_o ordinance_n because_o all_o depend_v upon_o his_o assistance_n again_o to_o licentiousness_n man_n have_v interpret_v freedom_n by_o christ_n in_o such_o a_o perverse_a sense_n as_o to_o cast_v off_o obedience_n to_o civil_a power_n either_o to_o master_n in_o the_o family_n or_o to_o magistrate_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n whereas_o the_o word_n call_v for_o these_o duty_n upon_o this_o very_a ground_n because_o we_o be_v make_v free_a by_o christ_n that_o be_v more_o ready_a and_o apt_a to_o discharge_v the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o god_n and_o man_n in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 22._o that_o a_o servant_n be_v the_o lord_n freeman_n and_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 16._o obey_v governor_n as_o free_v but_o as_o 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sin_n more_o perfection_n of_o grace_n etc._n etc._n 3._o by_o lively_a taste_n and_o feeling_n â—_o a_o believer_n have_v eternal_a life_n he_o begin_v it_o here_o hope_n be_v call_v a_o lively_a hope_n not_o only_o live_v but_o lively_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 3._o because_o it_o quicken_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v we_o cheerful_a and_o sprightly_a rom._n 5._o 2._o we_o rejoice_v under_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n joy_n be_v for_o enjoyment_n and_o possession_n but_o yet_o that_o pre-possession_n which_o hope_n get_v cause_v all_o joy_n see_v 1_o pet._n 1._o 8._o i_o confess_v all_o feel_v it_o not_o in_o a_o like_a degree_n because_o it_o depend_v upon_o a_o sense_n of_o grace_n which_o believer_n always_o have_v not_o yet_o all_o find_v a_o sweetness_n and_o some_o comfort_n when_o they_o think_v of_o what_o they_o look_v for_o worldly_a hope_n be_v but_o the_o dream_n of_o a_o shadow_n there_o be_v pain_n and_o trouble_v in_o the_o expectation_n and_o no_o satisfaction_n 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for_o a_o saviour_n a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v look_v upon_o the_o sun_n find_v his_o eye_n dazzle_v that_o he_o can_v behold_v a_o object_n less_o glorious_a the_o often_o we_o look_v within_o this_o vail_n the_o more_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n obscure_v abraham_n live_v as_o a_o stranger_n in_o the_o promise_a land_n why_o because_o he_o look_v for_o a_o city_n etc._n etc._n hâ—b_n 11._o 9_o 10_o deny_v deadly_a lust_n say_v the_o apostle_n look_v for_o the_o bless_a hope_n tit._n 2._o 12_o 13._o a_o man_n who_o be_v much_o in_o heaven_n his_o affection_n be_v preingaged_n and_o therefore_o the_o world_n do_v he_o little_a hurt_n bird_n be_v seldom_o take_v in_o their_o flight_n the_o more_o we_o be_v upon_o the_o wing_n of_o heavenly_a thought_n the_o more_o we_o escape_v snare_n hope_n set_v the_o wheel_v a_o go_v phil._n 3._o 13._o i_o press_v onward_o because_o of_o the_o high_a price_n of_o our_o call_n the_o thought_n of_o the_o end_n quicken_v to_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n we_o faint_v because_o we_o do_v not_o consider_v it_o more_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 58._o heaven_n will_v pay_v for_o all_o 4._o it_o make_v we_o upright_o and_o sincere_a look_v a_o squint_a on_o secular_a reward_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o declining_n mat._n 6._o 2._o annotation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v their_o reward_n hire_a servant_n do_v not_o look_v for_o the_o inheritance_n and_o therefore_o must_v have_v pay_n in_o hand_n if_o they_o may_v have_v the_o world_n and_o live_v in_o honour_n and_o pleasure_n they_o will_v discharge_v god_n from_o all_o other_o promise_n a_o sincere_a man_n make_v god_n his_o pay_n master_n and_o that_o chief_o in_o the_o other_o world_n col._n 3._o 24._o we_o have_v a_o master_n good_a enough_o in_o he_o we_o need_v not_o look_v for_o pay_v elsewhere_o 5._o it_o support_v we_o under_o those_o difficulty_n and_o affliction_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o befall_v we_o in_o a_o course_n of_o godliness_n we_o can_v counterbalance_v what_o we_o feel_v with_o what_o we_o expect_v we_o feel_v nothing_o but_o trouble_n and_o that_o which_o we_o expect_v be_v life_n and_o glory_n rom._n 8._o 18._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 17_o 18._o in_o this_o respect_n hope_n be_v call_v a_o anchor_n heb_n 6._o 19_o in_o the_o stormy_a gust_n of_o temptation_n it_o stay_v the_o soul_n which_o hope_v we_o have_v as_o anchor_v of_o the_o soul_n both_o sure_a and_o steadfast_a and_o enter_v into_o that_o which_o be_v within_o the_o vail_n it_o be_v a_o weighty_a anchor_n that_o will_v not_o bow_v or_o break_v and_o the_o ground_n be_v good_a it_o enter_v into_o that_o within_o the_o vail_n and_o therefore_o though_o tempest_n arise_v it_o will_v keep_v we_o from_o float_v and_o dash_v against_o the_o rock_n again_o it_o be_v call_v a_o helmet_n eph._n 6._o 17._o the_o helmet_n of_o salvation_n so_o 1_o thess_n 5._o 8._o the_o helmet_n be_v for_o the_o head_n in_o conflict_n as_o long_o as_o we_o can_v lift_v up_o our_o head_n 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