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the_o psalmist_n ibid._n yea_o blessed_a be_v the_o people_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n that_o which_o we_o call_v amor_fw-la amicitiae_fw-la or_o conjugalis_fw-la close_v with_o the_o person_n and_o not_o only_o with_o benefit_n the_o first_o commandment_n show_v that_o this_o be_v the_o most_o natural_a order_n first_o to_o have_v god_n for_o our_o god_n and_o then_o and_o thence_o to_o perform_v other_o duty_n servility_n when_o one_o be_v awe_v from_o sin_n or_o drive_v to_o duty_n by_o the_o whip_n and_o mercenary_n when_o one_o be_v draw_v by_o mere_a benefit_n or_o reward_n be_v the_o bane_n of_o follow_v the_o lord_n full_o he_o that_o part_n with_o sin_n as_o a_o slave_n part_n with_o it_o and_o love_v it_o and_o will_v in_o the_o calm_a
page_z 4_o line_n 3_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 5_o l._n 22_o r._n seat_v p._n 9_o l._n 24_o as_o supreme_a p._n 11_o l._n 8_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 22_o r._n the_o misery_n p._n 13._o l._n 17_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 14_o l._n 20_o r._n they_o shall_v be_v teach_v p._n 16_o l._n 13_o r._n sweeten_v p._n 21_o l._n 5_o deal_n not_o p._n 22_o l._n 18._o r._n it_o will_v p._n 23_o l._n 15_o r._n nostra_fw-la aliena_fw-la p._n 24_o l._n 28_o deal_n he_o p._n 25._o l._n 13_o r._n tolerable_o good_a in_o the_o second_o sermon_n p._n 2_o l._n 24_o r._n tho_o p._n 3_o l._n 12_o r._n pest_n and_o l._n 26_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 9_o l._n 19_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 15_o l._n 26_o deal_n no_o p._n 16_o l._n 6_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o three_o sermon_n p._n 11_o l._n 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o four_o sermon_n p._n 2_o l._n 20_o r._n christ_n l._n 25_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 3_o l._n 23_o r._n degenerate_a p._n 4_o l._n 13_o r._n of_o liberty_n l._n 27_o r._n for_o its_o p_o 6_o l._n 6_o r._n unleavenednes_n l._n 20_o r._n conversational_a p._n 11_o l._n 31_o r._n leave_n p._n 14_o l._n ulâ—_n r._n not_o so_o p._n 15_o l._n 23_o r._n ergo_fw-la p._n 17_o l._n 4_o r._n a_o simplicity_n p._n 19_o l._n 4_o r._n woo_v to_o l._n 21_o r._n over_o again_o p._n 20_o l._n 17_o r._n milia_fw-la subjection_n to_o magistrate_n both_o supreme_a and_o subordinate_a 1_o pet._n 2._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o 13._o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a 14._o or_o unto_o governor_n as_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o for_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o 15._o for_o so_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o with_o well_o do_v you_o may_v put_v to_o silence_v the_o ignorance_n of_o foolish_a 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