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lord_n to_o the_o rich_a man_n go_v and_o sell_v that_o thou_o have_v etc._n etc._n praecepit_fw-la etc._n august_n epist_n 89._o quaest_n 4_o cvi_fw-la dominus_fw-la haec_fw-la praecepit_fw-la to_o who_o say_v he_o have_v the_o lord_n command_v these_o thing_n and_o he_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n often_o in_o 89._o epistle_n the_o four_o question_n in_o like_a manner_n saint_n jerome_n praecipitur_fw-la jerome_n hieron_n advers_a pelag._n lib._n 1._o in_o qua_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la we_o must_v seek_v the_o euangelical_n perfection_n wherein_o this_o be_v command_v if_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a go_v &_o sell_v that_o thou_o have_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n then_o to_o understand_v saint_n augustine_n word_n he_o distinguish_v between_o a_o precept_n and_o a_o counsel_n that_o be_v to_o say_v between_o precept_n give_v to_o all_o and_o precept_n give_v to_o some_o all_o they_o which_o will_v not_o keep_v those_o shall_v be_v punish_v because_o they_o be_v 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a_o clear_a sight_n if_o we_o mean_v to_o travel_v and_o sojourn_v in_o this_o valley_n of_o misery_n and_o manage_v the_o â—hings_n of_o this_o life_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o most_o quick_o eye_v yea_o though_o he_o have_v the_o eye_n of_o a_o eagle_n can_v see_v in_o the_o dark_a unless_o he_o be_v outward_o enlighten_v or_o that_o he_o that_o be_v blind_a and_o bereave_v of_o his_o sight_n can_v see_v the_o fair_a sunshine_n day_n even_o so_o if_o we_o undergo_v the_o way_n of_o life_n and_o manage_v holy_a and_o celestial_a thing_n holy_o and_o to_o our_o salvation_n we_o must_v be_v enlighten_v without_o with_o the_o lamp_n of_o god_n word_n as_o david_n say_v 119.105_o say_v psal_n 119.105_o thy_o word_n be_v a_o lamp_n unto_o my_o foot_n and_o a_o light_n unto_o my_o path_n and_o enlighten_v within_o by_o the_o illumination_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o the_o which_o saint_n paul_n say_v 8.9_o say_v rom._n 8.9_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o 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whatsoever_o thing_n be_v write_v aforetime_o be_v write_v for_o our_o learning_n that_o we_o through_o patience_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o scripture_n may_v have_v hope_n be_v thou_o blind_a in_o god_n matter_n 19.8_o matter_n psal_n 19.8_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v pure_a enlighten_v the_o eye_n be_v thou_o young_a and_o desire_v thou_o to_o know_v the_o direct_a and_o ready_a way_n to_o virtue_n and_o godliness_n do_v thou_o ask_v the_o lord_n with_o david_n 9_o david_n psal_n 119_o 9_o wherewithal_o shall_v a_o young_a man_n cleanse_v his_o way_n david_n will_v answer_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o thy_o god_n 9_o god_n psal_n 119_o 9_o by_o take_v heed_n thereto_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n and_o will_v prove_v unto_o thou_o his_o answer_n by_o his_o own_o example_n say_v 119.99.100_o say_v psalm_n 119.99.100_o i_o have_v more_o understanding_n than_o all_o my_o teacher_n for_o thy_o testimony_n be_v my_o meditation_n i_o understand_v more_o than_o the_o 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you_o may_v have_v life_n through_o his_o name_n in_o a_o word_n be_v thou_o desirous_a &_o willing_a to_o to_o know_v all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n touch_v thy_o salvation_n 20.27_o salvation_n act_n 20.27_o i_o have_v not_o shun_v to_o declare_v unto_o you_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n say_v saint_n paul_n to_o the_o pastor_n of_o ephesus_n and_o of_o miletus_n but_o we_o have_v not_o hear_v saint_n paul_n will_v thou_o say_v as_o they_o have_v hear_v he_o but_o a_o little_a patience_n and_o hear_v he_o make_v this_o solemn_a protestation_n 26.22_o protestation_n act_n 26.22_o witness_v both_o to_o small_a and_o great_a say_v none_o other_o thing_n than_o those_o which_o the_o prophet_n and_o moses_n do_v say_v shall_v come_v and_o confess_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v 1.1.2_o be_v rom._n 1.1.2_o put_v apart_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v afore_o by_o his_o prophet_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n think_v now_o with_o thyself_o and_o 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