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it_o and_o obey_v it_o above_o other_o psal_n 147.20_o and_o he_o say_v to_o all_o that_o no_o man_n may_v exempt_v himself_o whether_o learned_a or_o unlearned_a base_a or_o noble_a male_a or_o female_a all_o aught_o to_o attend_v to_o it_o and_o remember_v it_o with_o the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n this_o he_o speak_v the_o rather_o to_o commend_v this_o care_n to_o they_o see_v the_o law_n be_v for_o their_o profit_n and_o good_a and_o contain_v in_o it_o all_o direction_n for_o public_a affair_n to_o teach_v man_n to_o carry_v themselves_o in_o all_o condition_n doctrine_n 1_o the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v remember_v the_o whole_a law_n the_o minister_n to_o teach_v it_o and_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o people_n and_o they_o to_o receive_v learn_v and_o know_v it_o vide_fw-la cap._n 2.6_o doctr._fw-la 2_o the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v remember_v this_o whole_o and_o only_o doctr._fw-la 3_o the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v read_v know_v and_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o law_n this_o extent_n and_o all_o these_o degree_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o word_n remember_v it_o be_v the_o character_n of_o the_o bless_a man_n psal_n 1.2_o it_o be_v david_n prayer_n and_o practice_n psal_n 119._o and_o christ_n require_v it_o joh._n 5.39_o and_o saint_n paul_n col._n 3.16_o reason_n 1_o because_o some_o be_v such_o as_o must_v teach_v other_o and_o aught_o to_o do_v it_o deut._n 7.7_o no_o man_n can_v teach_v another_o what_o he_o know_v not_o himself_o reason_n 2_o because_o they_o can_v without_o it_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o sin_n ignorance_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o sin_n which_o make_v the_o hebrew_n call_v all_o sin_n ignorances_n for_o not_o know_v sin_n they_o can_v no_o more_o avoid_v it_o than_o the_o bird_n that_o see_v not_o the_o snare_n but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o word_n will_v secure_v and_o preserve_v they_o prov._n 7.1.2.2.4.5_o reason_n 3_o because_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v in_o obedience_n of_o god_n can_v be_v good_a if_o it_o want_v 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