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but_o my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o hand_n and_o knee_n and_o as_o david_n speak_v every_o member_n that_o thou_o have_v this_o also_o be_v the_o voice_n and_o command_v of_o god_n if_o you_o ask_v where_o god_n do_v express_o command_v this_o ceremonious_a and_o outward_a worship_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o necessary_a god_n shall_v for_o even_o nature_n itself_o command_v it_o and_o common_a reason_n which_o be_v a_o law_n within_o we_o may_v teach_v we_o that_o that_o body_n which_o be_v god_n shall_v bow_v before_o he_o and_o if_o peradventure_o god_n have_v not_o express_o command_v it_o yet_o virtual_o and_o in_o the_o general_n he_o have_v abel_n offer_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o text_n say_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v respect_n to_o abel_n and_o to_o his_o offering_n but_o that_o god_n command_v he_o to_o bring_v a_o offering_n 28._o gen_n 28._o
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that_o when_o we_o do_v evil_a we_o be_v ready_a to_o maintain_v it_o as_o good_a and_o when_o we_o do_v a_o injury_n we_o call_v it_o a_o benefit_n for_o no_o man_n be_v so_o evil_a that_o he_o desire_v not_o to_o seem_v good_a there_o be_v say_v basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n a_o natural_a distaste_n of_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a but_o virtue_n though_o it_o have_v few_o follower_n yet_o have_v the_o vote_n of_o all_o temperance_n the_o drunkard_n will_v sing_v her_o praise_n justice_n every_o hand_n be_v ready_a to_o set_v a_o crown_n upon_o she_o head_n valour_n be_v admire_v of_o all_o and_o wisdom_n be_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n so_o you_o see_v god_n precept_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n precept_n which_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o formative_a quality_n a_o power_n to_o shape_n and_o fashion_n and_o to_o bring_v forth_o something_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n a_o 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