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not_o in_o all_o thing_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o deut._n 27._o 26._o gal._n 3._o 10._o and_o therefore_o man_n have_v sin_v and_o thereby_o fall_v under_o curse_n and_o death_n unless_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v satisfy_v and_o his_o truth_n fulfil_v there_o can_v be_v no_o righteousness_n for_o we_o no_o accept_n of_o we_o no_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n nor_o mercy_n to_o be_v show_v to_o we_o for_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o but_o not_o one_o jot_n or_o tittle_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v pass_v till_o all_o be_v fulfil_v mat._n 5._o 17_o 18._o therefore_o to_o the_o end_n that_o christ_n may_v
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comparison_n of_o he_o and_o so_o that_o they_o be_v hot_a in_o buy_v the_o truth_n with_o sell_v all_o that_o they_o have_v such_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o this_o bless_a treasure_n present_v before_o they_o and_o commend_v to_o they_o and_o such_o advantage_n they_o have_v in_o the_o church_n to_o see_v the_o beauty_n and_o glory_n of_o it_o and_o to_o hear_v of_o its_o preciousness_n in_o their_o assembling_n together_o and_o such_o their_o fellowship_n together_o that_o they_o may_v have_v heat_n beget_v preserve_v and_o increase_v among_o they_o eccles_n 4._o 11._o and_o therefore_o he_o expect_v from_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v zealous_a he_o may_v say_v to_o they_o as_o to_o his_o vineyard_n of_o old_a what_o can_v have_v be_v do_v more_o to_o my_o church_n that_o i_o have_v not_o do_v in_o they_o that_o they_o may_v have_v count_v all_o thing_n as_o loss_n for_o my_o sake_n even_o the_o thing_n most_o gainful_a and_o be_v fill_v with_o zeal_n as_o hot_a as_o fire_n 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the_o israelite_n why_o halt_v you_o between_o two_o opinion_n if_o god_n be_v god_n follow_v he_o but_o if_o baal_n then_o follow_v he_o 1_o king_n 18._o 21._o or_o like_v to_o the_o say_n of_o joshuah_n if_o it_o seem_v evil_a to_o you_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n in_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n with_o a_o put_v away_o the_o god_n which_o your_o father_n serve_v choose_v you_o this_o day_n who_o you_o will_v serve_v whether_o the_o the_o god_n which_o your_o father_n serve_v that_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o flood_n or_o the_o god_n of_o the_o amorites_n in_o who_o land_n you_o dwell_v josh_n 24._o 14_o 15._o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v do_v not_o make_v a_o show_n of_o serve_v the_o lord_n while_o together_o therewith_o you_o do_v indeed_o serve_v your_o idol_n but_o either_o be_v hot_a in_o serve_v he_o only_o and_o sincere_o and_o put_v away_o and_o renounce_v your_o idol_n or_o else_o be_v cold_a and_o leave_v off_o your_o profess_a wait_v on_o he_o and_o follow_v such_o other_o god_n as_o you_o shall_v choose_v this_o neutrality_n and_o indifferency_n be_v very_o displease_v and_o unbearable_a to_o he_o in_o his_o church_n and_o vineyard_n this_o samaritanism_n in_o which_o man_n fear_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v their_o own_o god_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v repute_v by_o he_o as_o not_o fear_v he_o at_o all_o 2_o king_n 17._o 32_o 34._o his_o grace_n instruct_v move_v and_o strengthen_v we_o to_o love_v and_o cleave_v to_o he_o with_o all_o our_o heart_n soul_n mind_n and_o strength_n mark_v 12._o 29_o 30._o but_o when_o the_o heart_n be_v divide_v then_o shall_v man_n befound_v faulty_a hos_fw-la 10._o 12._o but_o here_o we_o may_v for_o our_o usefulness_n propose_v these_o two_o question_n question_v 1_o whether_o see_v this_o faithful_a counsellor_n wish_v that_o they_o be_v either_o cold_a or_o hot_a it_o be_v alike_o to_o he_o which_o of_o they_o they_o be_v or_o whether_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o he_o whether_o they_o be_v cold_a or_o 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