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quicken_v itself_o from_o other_o slothfulness_n what_o you_o do_v you_o must_v say_v solomon_n do_v with_o all_o your_o might_n eccles_n 9_o 10._o if_o every_o civil_a work_n much_o more_o this_o spiritual_a which_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n the_o strength_n of_o your_o affection_n must_v be_v here_o as_o well_o as_o in_o prayer_n 24._o in_o a_o word_n sixthly_a to_o hear_v with_o intention_n be_v to_o have_v your_o heart_n affect_v with_o that_o you_o hear_v so_o as_o it_o may_v not_o only_o burn_v in_o your_o heart_n as_o they_o do_v luke_n 24._o 32._o but_o also_o melt_v kind_o under_o it_o as_o josiahs_n tender_a heart_n do_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o law_n 2_o chron._n 34._o 27._o yea_o and_o rejoice_v great_o when_o you_o be_v make_v to_o understand_v it_o as_o the_o people_n do_v neh._n 8._o 12._o your_o heart_n leap_v within_o you_o at_o it_o as_o the_o babe_n spring_v in_o elizabeth_n womb_n when_o not_o the_o lord_n himself_o but_z the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n speak_v to_o she_o luke_n 1._o 41._o not_o only_o hear_v but_o feel_v god_n voice_n 1_o joh._n 1._o 1._o 1._o you_o must_v desire_v earnest_o to_o hear_v god_n voice_n as_o well_o as_o hear_v man_n god_n say_v in_o this_o ordinance_n to_o his_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n as_o he_o say_v at_o the_o creation_n as_o some_o sense_n it_o to_o the_o angel_n that_o leave_v not_o their_o first_o state_n and_o habitation_n judas_n ver._n 6._o let_v we_o make_v man_n gen._n 1._o 26._o so_o here_o let_v we_o both_o join_v together_o to_o make_v sinner_n saint_n minister_n of_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fellow-labourer_n with_o god_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 9_o and_o who_o will_v not_o but_o labour_v hearty_o with_o so_o sweet_a a_o companion_n he_o join_v his_o spirit_n to_o their_o word_n and_o make_v they_o preach_v all_o sort_n of_o sinner_n into_o another_o even_o the_o divine_a nature_n you_o may_v not_o then_o be_v satisfy_v till_o you_o feel_v god_n speak_v as_o well_o as_o hear_v 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fix_v and_o annex_v to_o it_o yea_o last_o to_o be_v symbol_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o infidel_n and_o indian_n thus_o adam_n have_v his_o sacrament_n even_o in_o his_o state_n of_o innocency_n for_o be_v make_v up_o a_o earthly_a body_n he_o have_v earthly_a element_n to_o instruct_v he_o as_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o immortality_n and_o incorruption_n and_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o his_o probation_n and_o trial_n of_o his_o obedience_n gen._n 2._o 17._o &_o 3._o 22._o 2._o if_o the_o first_o man_n stand_v need_v as_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n then_o judge_v of_o visible_a sign_n in_o his_o state_n of_o perfection_n how_o much_o more_o do_v we_o stand_v need_n of_o they_o in_o our_o state_n of_o imperfection_n we_o shall_v certain_o need_v they_o till_o we_o come_v to_o heaven_n so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o come_v to_o our_o rest_n and_o to_o our_o inheritance_n deut._n 12._o 9_o heb._n 4._o 3_o 8._o our_o sacramental_a manna_n must_v not_o cease_v till_o we_o eat_v of_o the_o corn_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n josh_n 5._o 11_o 12._o in_o heaven_n indeed_o when_o that_o which_o be_v perfect_a be_v come_v then_o that_o which_o be_v imperfect_a shall_v be_v do_v away_o 1_o cor._n 13._o 14._o when_o we_o be_v become_v all_o spiritual_a than_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n of_o sacrament_n but_o christ_n will_v be_v our_o all_o in_o all_o no_o temple_n shall_v be_v see_v in_o the_o state_n of_o glory_n for_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v be_v the_o temple_n of_o it_o rev._n 21._o 22._o but_o while_n we_o be_v here_o in_o the_o church_n militant_a and_o not_o come_v to_o the_o church_n triumphant_a make_v perfect_a in_o heaven_n heb._n 12._o 23._o we_o have_v need_n of_o all_o the_o help_n that_o god_n have_v provide_v and_o christ_n have_v purchase_v for_o we_o we_o have_v need_n both_o of_o the_o word_n and_o of_o the_o sacrament_n 1._o of_o the_o word_n to_o 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