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shall_v kill_v his_o son_n but_o only_a of_o trial_n to_o see_v what_o he_o will_v do_v and_o these_o be_v god_n temptation_n whereby_o he_o prove_v his_o servant_n yet_o far_o the_o temptation_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o tempt_v his_o child_n have_v two_o end_n 1._o they_o serve_v to_o disclose_v and_o make_v evident_a the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v hide_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o servant_n so_o s._n james_n say_v my_o brethren_n count_v it_o exceed_v great_a joy_n when_o you_o fall_v into_o diverse_a tentation_n jame_v 1.2_o the_o reason_n follow_v know_v that_o the_o trial_n of_o your_o faith_n bring_v forth_o patience_n verse_n 3_o where_o we_o see_v this_o end_n of_o temptation_n set_v down_o to_o manifest_v the_o gift_n of_o patience_n wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o saint_n peter_n say_v to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o they_o be_v in_o heaviness_n through_o manifold_a tentation_n that_o the_o trial_n of_o their_o faith_n be_v much_o more_o precious_a than_o 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therefore_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o remember_v and_o practise_v that_o counsel_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n before_o his_o passion_n watch_n and_o pray_v that_o you_o enter_v not_o into_o temptation_n math._n 26.41_o and_o because_o they_o be_v careless_a in_o practise_v this_o duty_n therefore_o they_o fall_v into_o temptation_n especial_o peter_n fall_v most_o grievous_o by_o deny_v his_o master_n we_o must_v persuade_v ourselves_o that_o the_o same_o commandment_n be_v give_v to_o we_o for_o god_n will_v prove_v we_o by_o temptation_n to_o make_v manifest_a the_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o our_o heart_n we_o therefore_o consider_v our_o own_o estate_n must_v pray_v for_o god_n assist_v and_o strengthen_v grace_n
parent_n prolong_v their_o child_n day_n by_o blessing_n they_o that_o be_v by_o teach_v and_o instruct_v they_o in_o religion_n and_o by_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o that_o he_o will_v bless_v they_o second_o there_o be_v a_o public_a kind_n of_o blessing_n which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o after_o this_o sort_n melchisedech_n bless_a abraham_n as_o he_o return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o king_n heb._n 7.1_o and_o without_o all_o contradiction_n say_v the_o author_n of_o this_o epistle_n the_o less_o be_v bless_v of_o the_o great_a verse_n 7_o further_o these_o public_a kind_n of_o blessing_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n either_o ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a a_o ordinary_a kind_n of_o public_a blessing_n be_v that_o which_o be_v pronounce_v and_o utter_v out_o of_o god_n word_n by_o a_o ordinary_a minister_n upon_o the_o people_n example_n of_o this_o we_o have_v in_o the_o ordinary_a priest_n in_o 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child_n of_o wrath_n but_o the_o child_n of_o god_n by_o grace_n have_v christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v his_o elder_a brother_n with_o who_o he_o be_v fellow_n heir_n in_o heaven_n he_o have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n also_o for_o his_o comforter_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o his_o everlasting_a inheritance_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v learn_v of_o moses_n from_o the_o bottom_n of_o our_o heart_n to_o prefer_v this_o one_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n before_o all_o earthly_a thing_n either_o pleasure_n riches_n or_o any_o other_o prerogative_n whatsoever_o now_o more_o particular_o in_o this_o fact_n of_o moses_n note_v two_o circumstance_n 1._o the_o manner_n how_o 2._o the_o time_n when_o he_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n for_o the_o first_o his_o refusal_n be_v not_o in_o word_n but_o in_o deed_n for_o if_o we_o read_v the_o whole_a history_n of_o moses_n we_o shall_v not_o find_v that_o either_o he_o speak_v to_o pharaoh_n 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