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and_o rule_n set_v forth_o here_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o observe_v of_o all_o good_a servant_n which_o be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o froward_a and_o stubborn_a but_o patient_o endure_v all_o thing_n and_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o true_a and_o faithful_a servant_n have_v always_o a_o watchful_a eye_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o master_n faithful_a and_o further_a note_n how_o humble_o the_o faithful_a think_v of_o themselves_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n they_o be_v call_v and_o choose_v to_o this_o dignity_n to_o be_v the_o heir_n and_o child_n of_o god_n and_o be_v exalt_v above_o the_o angel_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o count_v themselves_o no_o better_o in_o god_n sight_n then_o servant_n they_o say_v not_o here_o behold_v like_v as_o child_n look_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o father_n but_o as_o servant_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o master_n this_o be_v the_o humility_n and_o modesty_n of_o the_o godly_a &_o it_o be_v so_o far_o of_o that_o hereby_o 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in_o deed_n but_o a_o idol_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n yea_o they_o worship_v a_o creaâ—â—â—_n make_v and_o fashion_v with_o man_n hand_n for_o the_o almighty_a creaâ—â—â—_n of_o heaven_n &_o earth_n but_o our_o god_n be_v he_o not_o who_o we_o have_v devise_v but_o which_o have_v paint_v and_o set_v out_o himself_o in_o his_o scripture_n how_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o will_v be_v serve_v and_o worship_v this_o our_o god_n because_o he_o seem_v oftentimes_o to_o estrange_v himself_o from_o we_o and_o to_o have_v no_o care_n of_o we_o the_o wicked_a do_v shun_v and_o forsake_v and_o seek_v help_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n and_o many_o time_n of_o satan_n through_o sorcery_n and_o witchcraft_n and_o other_o devilish_a mean_n think_v because_o god_n prolong_v his_o help_n to_o find_v thereby_o more_o speedy_a succour_n but_o thus_o our_o god_n be_v wont_a to_o deal_v with_o we_o first_o as_o be_v say_v to_o prove_v and_o exercise_v we_o and_o so_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v see_v our_o own_o weakness_n and_o frailty_n which_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o be_v lead_v away_o from_o he_o then_o also_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o whereby_o we_o may_v see_v both_o how_o willing_a he_o be_v and_o also_o how_o able_a by_o far_o better_a mean_n to_o help_v we_o then_o man_n heart_n can_v conceive_v verse_n 3._o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o oh_o lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o for_o we_o have_v suffer_v too_o much_o contempt_n here_o may_v we_o see_v that_o the_o godly_a do_v not_o only_o feel_v their_o own_o cross_n but_o the_o affliction_n of_o other_o also_o be_v to_o they_o a_o great_a cross_n and_o as_o
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the_o church_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v preserve_v and_o maintain_v such_o a_o place_n say_v he_o have_v we_o here_o where_o by_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n the_o temple_n be_v build_v for_o here_o we_o hear_v the_o word_n here_o god_n speak_v unto_o we_o here_o we_o pray_v and_o here_o we_o do_v all_o thing_n which_o pertain_v to_o the_o service_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n here_o the_o devil_n with_o all_o his_o assault_n his_o subtlety_n his_o fury_n and_o his_o lie_n wherewith_o he_o go_v about_o to_o trouble_v and_o vex_v the_o church_n and_o to_o hinder_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v overcome_v verse_n 7._o we_o will_v enter_v into_o his_o tabernacle_n and_o worship_n before_o his_o footstool_n these_o word_n do_v plain_o show_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o jerusalem_n for_o he_o make_v rehearsal_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o david_n time_n when_o the_o vow_n be_v fulfil_v which_o he_o have_v vow_v this_o be_v therefore_o a_o 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