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10.20_o by_o a_o new_a and_o live_a way_n which_o he_o have_v consecrate_v or_o dedicate_v for_o we_o through_o the_o vail_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o flesh_n i_o meddle_v not_o with_o what_o be_v controversial_a from_o this_o place_n for_o the_o romanist_n find_v here_o their_o limbus_n patrum_fw-la i_o only_o aim_v at_o this_o here_o be_v costly_a dedication_n and_o consecration_n for_o we_o shall_v not_o we_o now_o dedicate_v and_o consecrate_v ourselves_o to_o god_n in_o a_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n i_o touch_v upon_o these_o motive_n here_o because_o i_o say_v nothing_o to_o they_o in_o the_o former_a discourse_n when_o i_o be_v urge_v the_o duty_n upon_o you_o o_o that_o i_o may_v prevail_v with_o some_o with_o many_o if_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v good_a pleasure_n to_o dedicate_v themselves_o to_o god_n so_o as_o to_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o he_o to_o surrender_v their_o will_n to_o his_o will_n to_o resolve_v for_o god_n to_o separate_v from_o a_o carnal_a course_n and_o a_o common_a conversation_n to_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o to_o devote_v themselves_o to_o his_o glory_n what_o can_v lie_v near_o to_o the_o heart_n of_o christianity_n than_o these_o thing_n do_v 2_o when_o this_o be_v do_v than_o i_o further_o entreat_v you_o to_o dedicate_v your_o house_n to_o god_n personal_a dedication_n shall_v not_o go_v without_o this_o as_o this_o can_v be_v without_o that_o what_o a_o city_n shall_v we_o have_v if_o it_o may_v be_v make_v up_o of_o dedicate_a house_n religion_n will_v put_v a_o great_a beauty_n and_o glory_n upon_o it_o than_o all_o our_o new_a model_n in_o building_n o_o will_v you_o serious_o weigh_v what_o have_v be_v present_v to_o you_o will_v you_o make_v your_o entrance_n into_o your_o house_n with_o prayer_n and_o praise_n
stercore_fw-la sedentem_fw-la &_o in_fw-la coelo_fw-la regnantem_fw-la aug._n of_o job_n de_fw-fr temp._n serm._n 105._o cesset_fw-la voluntas_fw-la propria_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la infernum_fw-la bernard_n rom._n 15_o 5._o colos_n 1.11_o excellent_a person_n shall_v we_o be_v what_o happy_a life_n shall_v we_o live_v can_v we_o but_o come_v up_o to_o and_o make_v good_a this_o dedication_n when_o the_o wind_n and_o tide_n go_v the_o same_o way_n the_o water_n be_v smooth_a what_o peace_n and_o serenity_n shall_v we_o enjoy_v if_o god_n will_v and_o our_o will_n may_v concur_v bernard_n say_v take_v away_o self_n will_v and_o hell_n will_v not_o be_v hell_n the_o god_n of_o patience_n strengthen_v we_o with_o all_o might_n according_a to_o his_o glorious_a power_n unto_o all_o patience_n and_o long-suffering_a with_o joyfulness_n 2._o surrender_v up_o yourselves_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o to_o what_o be_v to_o come_v my_o meaning_n be_v this_o refer_v all_o to_o god_n dispose_n your_o person_n condition_n relation_n all_o your_o concern_v refer_v they_o to_o god_n this_o be_v both_o the_o christian_n duty_n and_o privilege_n he_o need_v not_o trouble_v himself_o with_o anxious_a thought_n about_o what_o be_v future_a but_o he_o may_v leave_v all_o with_o god_n and_o cast_v all_o his_o care_n upon_o god_n 5.7_o 1_o pet._n 5.7_o and_o rest_v there_o we_o must_v neither_o prescribe_v to_o god_n that_o be_v pride_n nor_o distrust_n god_n that_o be_v unbelief_n it_o be_v the_o former_a that_o i_o drive_v at_o o_o christian_n do_v not_o prescribe_v to_o god_n or_o impose_v upon_o god_n as_o to_o future_a mercy_n or_o your_o future_a condition_n but_o put_v yourselves_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o lie_v at_o his_o foot_n and_o let_v he_o do_v what_o he_o see_v best_o thus_o the_o child_n carry_v it_o to_o his_o father_n and_o we_o have_v a_o better_a father_n in_o heaven_n to_o leave_v our_o self_n and_o our_o all_o with_o we_o love_v to_o be_v direct_v providence_n as_o joseph_n will_v tell_v his_o father_n what_o he_o have_v to_o do_v gen._n 48.17_o 18._o or_o impose_v upon_o providence_n such_o and_o such_o thing_n we_o foresee_v or_o have_v they_o in_o our_o thought_n and_o then_o we_o be_v selfish_a and_o hasty_a and_o must_v order_v god_n both_o as_o to_o thing_n and_o time_n be_v it_o not_o much_o better_a to_o refer_v all_o to_o god_n he_o be_v a_o god_n of_o wisdom_n and_o a_o god_n of_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o we_o have_v the_o great_a engagement_n and_o encouragement_n too_o that_o be_v imaginable_a to_o sit_v still_o and_o to_o let_v god_n alone_o god_n know_v what_o be_v best_a such_o be_v his_o wisdom_n he_o will_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v for_o the_o best_a such_o be_v his_o mercy_n have_v we_o a_o friend_n upon_o earth_n of_o who_o we_o can_v have_v this_o assurance_n we_o shall_v refer_v all_o to_o he_o god_n be_v willing_a to_o take_v our_o affair_n into_o his_o 31.15_o his_o psal_n 31.15_o hand_n to_o engage_v all_o his_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n in_o order_v of_o they_o for_o the_o best_a and_o yet_o we_o will_v not_o resign_v up_o ourselves_o to_o he_o it_o be_v a_o great_a speech_n of_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n act_v in_o all_o thing_n like_o a_o geometrician_n he_o do_v all_o thing_n by_o measure_n exact_o he_o order_v all_o his_o providence_n concern_v every_o particular_a person_n in_o the_o world_n 55._o providentia_fw-la ita_fw-la curate_n omne_fw-la ut_fw-la unum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ita_fw-la singula_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la illud_fw-la curaret_fw-la unicum_fw-la aug._n adjice_fw-la ad_fw-la utilissimam_fw-la dulcissimae_fw-la providentiae_fw-la praesumptionem_fw-la de_fw-la singulis_fw-la sic_fw-la curare_fw-la deum_fw-la quasi_fw-la singuli_fw-la soli_fw-la essemus_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la adam_n in_o paradiso_n non_fw-la distrabitur_fw-la non_fw-la confunditur_fw-la multitudine_fw-la divina_fw-la procuratio_fw-la nieremb_v theopolitic_a p._n 55._o according_a to_o the_o exact_a measure_n of_o wisdom_n and_o love_n if_o so_o have_v we_o not_o reason_n then_o to_o submit_v to_o his_o dispose_n o_o say_v the_o son_n in_o plutarch_n i_o will_v refer_v myself_o to_o my_o father_n for_o my_o father_n will_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v best_a to_o be_v do_v shall_v not_o we_o speak_v thus_o to_o god_n o_o man_n o_o believer_n especial_o refer_v thyself_o to_o thy_o god_n say_v he_o shall_v choose_v our_o inheritance_n for_o we_o as_o it_o be_v psal_n 47.4_o let_v god_n choose_v for_o you_o let_v it_o be_v life_n or_o death_n liberty_n or_o restraint_n service_n or_o no_o service_n what_o it_o please_v god_n to_o choose_v for_o we_o we_o must_v submit_v to_o and_o approve_v of_o what_o sad_a work_n shall_v we_o make_v of_o it_o may_v we_o be_v our_o own_o chooser_n or_o at_o our_o own_o dispose_n what_o a_o strange_a creature_n will_v man_n be_v if_o god_n shall_v let_v he_o alone_o and_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o he_o will_v need_v nothing_o more_o to_o undo_v he_o than_o to_o be_v leave_v to_o his_o own_o wisdom_n and_o will_n the_o self-chuser_n be_v the_o self-destroyer_n if_o the_o pilot_n shall_v let_v the_o unskilful_a passenger_n steer_v the_o ship_n he_o will_v split_v it_o immediate_o if_o the_o physician_n shall_v let_v the_o patient_a eat_v drink_v what_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o he_o will_v soon_o bring_v his_o life_n to_o a_o period_n this_o be_v our_o case_n it_o do_v not_o become_v we_o as_o we_o be_v creature_n to_o order_v ourselves_o it_o will_v destroy_v we_o as_o we_o be_v christian_n bless_a be_v god_n he_o will_v order_v we_o as_o he_o see_v cause_n well_o then_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n wisdom_n and_o your_o own_o folly_n refer_v yourselves_o to_o he_o as_o you_o that_o be_v citizen_n in_o the_o build_n of_o your_o house_n you_o have_v no_o skill_n in_o architecture_n and_o therefore_o you_o refer_v all_o to_o your_o workman_n who_o you_o judge_v to_o be_v skilful_a and_o faithful_a indeed_o we_o be_v very_o ignorant_a we_o know_v not_o what_o be_v best_a we_o may_v pitch_v upon_o this_o or_o that_o as_o a_o great_a mercy_n which_o will_v be_v in_o truth_n a_o judgement_n o_o we_o have_v a_o wise_a and_o faithful_a god_n let_v we_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o he_o this_o be_v a_o frame_n of_o spirit_n high_o please_v to_o god_n and_o much_o to_o our_o own_o advantage_n we_o be_v never_o so_o much_o in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o mercy_n as_o when_o we_o can_v refer_v ourselves_o to_o god_n for_o that_o mercy_n so_o much_o for_o the_o enforce_n of_o submission_n to_o god_n providential_a will_v o_o that_o we_o can_v come_v up_o to_o this_o so_o as_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n we_o can_v quiet_o refer_v ourselves_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o get_v our_o will_n perfect_o melt_v into_o that_o good_a lord_n how_o far_o do_v the_o animi_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epictetus_n enchirid._n c._n 77._o etc._n etc._n 79._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n senec._n de_fw-fr tranq_fw-fr animi_fw-la stoic_n go_v in_o this_o to_o their_o suppose_a deity_n without_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n mere_o upon_o the_o improvement_n of_o rational_a principle_n and_o how_o short_a do_v we_o come_v in_o our_o act_n towards_o the_o true_a god_n under_o those_o high_a advantage_n that_o we_o enjoy_v and_o those_o high_a principle_n that_o we_o pretend_v to_o but_o let_v this_o suffice_v for_o the_o second_o branch_n 3._o in_o the_o three_o place_n self-dedication_n consist_v in_o the_o firmness_n and_o fixedness_n of_o resolution_n for_o god_n and_o his_o way_n this_o be_v next_o to_o be_v speak_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o have_v be_v open_v already_o i_o be_o only_o now_o to_o stir_v you_o up_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o if_o you_o will_v dedicate_v yourselves_o to_o god_n you_o must_v do_v these_o two_o thing_n you_o must_v resolve_v for_o he_o and_o you_o must_v be_v resolute_a for_o 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therefore_o the_o prophet_n join_v together_o heathen_n and_o family_n that_o do_v not_o call_v upon_o god_n jer._n 10.25_o the_o scripture-word_n by_o which_o ungodly_a man_n be_v describe_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v such_o as_o do_v not_o worship_n god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o character_n of_o such_o they_o call_v not_o upon_o the_o lord_n psal_n 14.4_o you_o may_v attend_v upon_o public_a ordinance_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n but_o if_o you_o omit_v secret_a and_o family-prayer_n you_o be_v but_o ungodly_a person_n in_o the_o account_n of_o god_n you_o defraud_v he_o of_o the_o worship_n due_a to_o he_o 3._o obj._n other_o will_v ask_v i_o what_o profit_n be_v there_o in_o this_o much_o like_a to_o they_o mal._n 3.14_o do_v not_o we_o see_v that_o all_o thing_n happen_v a_o like_a to_o all_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o non-praying_a house_n so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o pray_a house_n we_o see_v no_o difference_n do_v not_o the_o late_a fire_n sweep_v away_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o if_o the_o fire_n have_v pass_v over_o the_o family_n where_o prayer_n be_v as_o once_o the_o destroy_a angel_n do_v over_o the_o house_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o the_o egyptian_n be_v smite_v 27._o exod._n 12_o 27._o than_o we_o shall_v have_v be_v convince_v that_o it_o be_v good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v conscientious_a herein_o but_o now_o we_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n ans_fw-fr o_o take_v heed_n take_v heed_n of_o draw_v such_o inference_n from_o the_o late_a tremendous_a judgement_n i_o hope_v the_o most_o of_o you_o do_v tremble_v at_o such_o a_o thought_n as_o this_o objection_n do_v suggest_v but_o yet_o i_o fear_v it_o prevail_v in_o too_o many_o the_o full_a answer_v of_o it_o will_v take_v up_o much_o time_n in_o short_a how_o apt_a be_v man_n to_o pervert_v god_n end_n in_o his_o judicial_a proceed_n sure_o in_o the_o late_a dreadful_a providence_n god_n end_n be_v to_o further_a reformation_n piety_n religion_n prayer_n 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