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profitable_a for_o our_o own_o use_n so_o long_o till_o our_o affection_n begin_v to_o kindle_v and_o our_o heart_n to_o wax_v warm_a as_o elisha_n stretch_v himself_o often_o upon_o the_o shunamite_n child_n till_o he_o first_o wax_v warm_v and_o then_o neesed_a and_o open_v his_o eye_n 2_o king_n 4.34.35_o so_o that_o our_o delight_n in_o those_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a truth_n and_o desire_v after_o they_o discover_v themselves_o as_o they_o do_v in_o holy_a david_n psal_n 119.5.20_o 40_o 97_o 103_o 111_o and_o 131_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v best_a do_v by_o appropriate_v they_o unto_o ourselves_o for_o that_o which_o affect_v we_o be_v that_o which_o most_o near_o concern_v we_o without_o this_o mean_n of_o quicken_a our_o heart_n they_o remain_v dead_a and_o senseless_a and_o the_o word_n become_v utter_o unprofitable_a again_o because_o we_o be_v little_o affect_v with_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o believe_v not_o as_o jacob_n be_v with_o his_o son_n word_n till_o he_o see_v the_o chariot_n which_o assure_v he_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o they_o affirm_v gen._n 45.26_o 27._o our_o chief_a care_n must_v be_v to_o bring_v our_o heart_n to_o believe_v what_o we_o read_v as_o undoubted_o true_a as_o david_n believe_v god_n law_n to_o be_v faithful_a psal_n 119.138_o true_o from_o the_o beginning_n ver_fw-la 160._o truth_o itself_o ver_fw-la 151._o as_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o god_n that_o can_v lie_v tit._n 1.2_o nor_o change_v his_o mind_n numb_a 23.19_o nor_o be_v hinder_v in_o whatsoever_o he_o purpose_v to_o do_v dan._n 4.35_o but_o he_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v psal_n 135.6_o withal_o it_o our_o next_o care_n must_v be_v to_o work_v our_o heart_n to_o a_o love_n of_o the_o law_n and_o delight_n
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after_o david_n example_n psalm_n 119.6_o for_o that_o be_v our_o righteousness_n word_n especial_o for_o those_o duty_n which_o be_v lay_v before_o we_o in_o read_v the_o word_n deuteronomy_n 6.25_o yet_o see_v all_o duty_n can_v be_v perform_v at_o once_o we_o must_v take_v more_o special_a care_n for_o the_o present_a not_o only_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o our_o employment_n in_o our_o particular_a calling_n or_o incident_a occasion_n press_v upon_o we_o but_o of_o those_o also_o which_o the_o word_n which_o we_o have_v read_v or_o hear_v direct_v unto_o conceive_v that_o god_n thereby_o more_o especial_o commend_v they_o unto_o we_o for_o that_o present_a we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o do_v what_o god_n have_v command_v command_v in_o all_o our_o practice_n we_o must_v observe_v not_o only_o what_o be_v command_v but_o withal_o as_o it_o be_v command_v but_o beside_o to_o do_v it_o as_o he_o have_v command_v deut._n 5.25_o without_o turn_v aside_o to_o the_o right_n or_o left_a hand_n verse_n 32._o that_o be_v to_o perform_v the_o duty_n which_o god_n prescribe_v in_o such_o manner_n form_n and_o order_n as_o he_o require_v they_o to_o be_v do_v wherefore_o he_o that_o desire_v to_o be_v accept_v in_o his_o obedience_n aught_o to_o set_v the_o word_n of_o god_n before_o he_o as_o david_n do_v his_o judgement_n psalm_n 18.22_o as_o a_o man_n do_v the_o copy_n by_o which_o he_o write_v this_o be_v do_v by_o keep_v the_o rule_n give_v we_o in_o the_o word_n fresh_a in_o our_o memory_n revive_v they_o by_o often_o meditation_n this_o use_n david_n make_v of_o the_o word_n which_o he_o carry_v always_o with_o he_o as_o a_o lantern_n to_o direct_v he_o in_o every_o step_n psalm_n 119.105_o have_v it_o ever_o with_o he_o verse_n 98._o and_o have_v respect_n to_o his_o statute_n continual_o verse_n 117._o thus_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o word_n after_o we_o have_v read_v it_o it_o examine_v our_o way_n how_o near_o they_o 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pray_v more_o earnest_o for_o god_n assistance_n to_o look_v better_o to_o our_o way_n for_o time_n to_o come_v as_o david_n do_v psal_n 119.131_o 132_o 133_o 176._o i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o that_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o direction_n give_v for_o the_o profitable_a read_n of_o scripture_n will_v work_v diverse_o upon_o divers_a person_n may_v person_n 1._o obj._n such_o a_o strict_a rule_n will_v discourage_v some_o 1._o as_o conceive_v it_o impossible_a to_o be_v follow_v 2._o or_o require_v more_o time_n than_o can_v be_v spare_v 2._o object_n and_o other_o to_o mourn_v when_o they_o come_v short_a of_o what_o be_v prescribe_v to_o the_o first_o 1._o the_o difficulty_n arise_v from_o their_o unwilling_a mind_n 2._o as_o much_o time_n may_v be_v spare_v from_o their_o vanity_n to_o the_o second_o 1._o we_o deal_v with_o a_o gracious_a father_n who_o accept_v a_o willing_a mind_n 2._o only_o we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o come_v as_o near_o to_o the_o rule_n as_o we_o 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50.21_o three_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n not_o only_o denounce_v in_o general_a prepare_v 3._o in_o point_v out_o particular_o the_o kind_n the_o time_n and_o instrument_n of_o such_o judgement_n god_n manifest_v 1._o that_o they_o come_v not_o casual_o but_o be_v the_o stroke_n of_o his_o hand_n 2._o that_o they_o be_v certain_a and_o already_o prepare_v his_o judgement_n against_o his_o people_n for_o their_o rebellion_n against_o he_o but_o withal_o foretell_v the_o time_n the_o instrument_n the_o manner_n and_o measure_n of_o these_o calamity_n which_o he_o threaten_v to_o bring_v upon_o then_o partly_o that_o they_o may_v acknowledge_v those_o sad_a event_n to_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o power_n and_o rage_n of_o man_n as_o of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o a_o just_a god_n reward_v they_o as_o he_o do_v all_o man_n according_a to_o their_o deed_n and_o partly_o to_o assure_v his_o people_n of_o the_o certainty_n of_o those_o judgement_n threaten_v 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