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abigaile_n counsel_n 5._o it_o be_v most_o severe_a against_o our_o own_o sin_n a_o hypocrite_n be_v a_o severe_a judge_n of_o other_o as_o the_o pharisee_n against_o christ_n but_o a_o upright_a person_n throw_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o himself_o 6._o it_o condemn_v sin_n in_o all_o in_o parent_n as_o jonathan_n do_v saul_n prejudice_n against_o david_n and_o as_o jacob_n do_v severe_o judge_v &_o condemn_v sin_n in_o simeon_n and_o levy_n and_o in_o rachel_n and_o john_n the_o baptist_n do_v in_o herod_n and_o christ_n in_o the_o pharisee_n at_o their_o own_o table_n 7._o it_o grieve_v for_o its_o own_o sin_n yea_o and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o david_n do_v not_o only_o water_v his_o couch_n with_o his_o tear_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o also_o river_n of_o tear_n run_v down_o his_o eye_n because_o man_n keep_v not_o god_n law_n 8._o it_o be_v more_o move_v for_o sin_n against_o god_n than_o injury_n do_v unâ—o_o ourselves_o david_n can_v bear_v goliahs_n blasphemy_n and_o reproach_n yet_o can_v bear_v shimeis_n rail_n 9_o abstinence_n suffice_v not_o without_o hatred_n hatred_n suffice_v not_o without_o mortification_n 4._o trial_n of_o a_o man_n uprightness_n may_v be_v his_o disposition_n and_o temper_n about_o holy_a duty_n and_o service_n look_v as_o a_o man_n heart_n be_v false_a when_o it_o pretend_v a_o respect_n to_o god_n and_o yet_o will_v duty_n uprightness_n be_v know_v by_o a_o man_n disposition_n about_o holy_a duty_n allow_v itself_o in_o any_o sin_n which_o offend_v god_n so_o be_v it_o false_a when_o notwithstanding_o all_o semblance_n of_o pious_a observance_n it_o will_v not_o be_v wrought_v upon_o to_o be_v true_o and_o entire_o obedient_a to_o god_n but_o i_o will_v not_o digress_v i_o conceive_v there_o be_v five_o thing_n about_o our_o duty_n and_o service_n which_o may_v manifest_v the_o uprightness_n of_o our_o heart_n viz._n universal_o in_o five_o thing_n universal_o 1._o universality_n david_n do_v take_v this_o for_o 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nothing_o thou_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o it_o thou_o will_v not_o look_v upon_o it_o if_o uprightness_n be_v want_v o_o that_o be_v it_o which_o thou_o regard_v the_o heart_n the_o heart_n thou_o try_v and_o if_o uprightness_n be_v find_v there_o that_o be_v it_o which_o thou_o regard_v you_o read_v of_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o make_v many_o prayer_n but_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v they_o bring_v many_o oblation_n but_o they_o be_v vain_a i_o be_v of_o no_o account_n esay_n 1._o 11_o 12._o and_o 15._o they_o remember_v the_o solemn_a feast_n but_o prevail_v not_o with_o god_n he_o do_v shut_v his_o eye_n nay_o they_o be_v at_o their_o solemn_a fast_n too_o but_o god_n take_v no_o knowledge_n esay_n 58._o 3._o he_o give_v the_o reason_n in_o both_o place_n in_o esay_n 1._o 15._o your_o hand_n be_v full_a of_o blood_n ver_fw-la 16._o wash_v you_o etc._n etc._n and_o esay_n 58._o 4._o behold_v you_o fast_o for_o strife_n and_o debate_n to_o smite_v with_o the_o fist_n of_o 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into_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n gen._n 17._o and_o promise_v to_o be_v a_o al-sufficient_a god_n unto_o he_o what_o do_v he_o require_v of_o abraham_n but_o only_o this_o be_v thou_o upright_o when_o he_o advance_v solomon_n to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o enrich_v he_o with_o honour_n and_o wealth_n and_o wisdom_n above_o all_o that_o ever_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n what_o do_v he_o require_v of_o he_o 1_o king_n 3._o 14._o walk_v in_o my_o way_n keep_v my_o statute_n as_o thy_o father_n david_n do_v how_o be_v that_o see_v back_z to_z vers_n 6._o david_n my_o father_n walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n and_o in_o uprightness_n of_o heart_n when_o paul_n have_v commend_v many_o singular_a thing_n of_o knowledge_n and_o duty_n to_o the_o corinthian_n he_o close_v up_o all_o with_o final_o my_o brethren_n be_v perfect_a 2_o cor._n 13._o 11._o q._n d._n will_v you_o have_v i_o to_o give_v you_o all_o in_o one_o word_n why_o then_o be_v perfect_a be_v upright_o 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