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any_o anxious_a think_v for_o your_o life_n what_o you_o shall_v eat_v or_o what_o you_o shall_v drink_v nor_o yet_o for_o your_o body_n what_o you_o shall_v put_v on_o matth._n 6._o 25._o but_o use_v this_o world_n as_o those_o that_o use_v it_o not_o for_o the_o fashion_n of_o this_o world_n pass_v away_o heb._n 7._o 31._o instead_o of_o this_o set_v your_o affection_n heavenly-mindedness_a heavenly-mindedness_a on_o thing_n above_o col._n 3._o 2._o seek_v you_o first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n matth._n 6._o 33._o let_v your_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n phil._n 3._o 20._o walk_v worthy_a of_o the_o vocation_n wherewith_o you_o be_v call_v and_o put_v off_o concern_v the_o former_a conversation_n the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a according_a to_o the_o deceitful_a lust_n and_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n ephes_n 4._o 22_o 23._o for_o to_o be_v carnal_o mind_v be_v death_n but_o to_o be_v spiritual_o mind_v be_v life_n 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aside_o all_o naughtiness_n and_o all_o guile_n and_o all_o hypocrisy_n as_o new_o bear_v babe_n you_o desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n that_o you_o may_v grow_v thereby_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 1_o 2._o in_o order_n to_o this_o temperance_n be_v a_o very_a temperance_n temperance_n necessary_a virtue_n every_o man_n that_o strive_v for_o the_o mastery_n be_v temperate_a in_o all_o thing_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 25._o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v those_o direction_n that_o we_o shall_v cast_v off_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n that_o we_o shall_v walk_v honest_o as_o in_o the_o day_n not_o in_o riot_v and_o drunkenness_n not_o in_o chamber_v and_o wantonness_n rom._n 13._o 12_o 13._o not_o in_o excess_n of_o wine_n revel_v and_o banquet_n 1_o pet._n 4._o 3._o not_o to_o suffer_v our_o heart_n to_o be_v overcharge_v with_o surfeit_v luke_n 21._o 34._o but_o to_o abstain_v from_o such_o fleshly_a lust_n as_o war_n against_o the_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 11._o to_o add_v to_o our_o 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all_o to_o stand_v ephes_n 6._o 10_o 11_o 13._o as_o for_o those_o christian_a virtue_n which_o have_v reference_n to_o other_o they_o be_v of_o great_a variety_n according_a as_o we_o stand_v relate_v different_o unto_o they_o some_z more_o immediate_o concern_v our_o family_n virtue_n concern_v private_a family_n respective_a family_n so_o husband_n be_v to_o love_v their_o wife_n even_o as_o christ_n love_v the_o church_n ephes_n 5._o 25._o not_o to_o be_v bitter_a against_o they_o col._n 3._o 19_o but_o to_o dwell_v with_o they_o according_a to_o knowledge_n give_v honour_n to_o the_o wife_n as_o to_o the_o weak_a vessel_n and_o as_o be_v heir_n together_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o their_o prayer_n be_v not_o hinder_v 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o wife_n be_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o their_o own_o husband_n as_o unto_o the_o lord_n ephes_n 5._o 22._o not_o learning_n to_o be_v idle_a or_o to_o wander_v about_o from_o house_n to_o house_n neither_o to_o be_v tatler_n or_o 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good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v and_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o despiteful_o use_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o matth._n 5._o 44._o dear_o be_v love_v avenge_v not_o yourselves_o but_o rather_o give_v place_n unto_o wrath_n for_o it_o be_v write_v vengeance_n be_v i_o i_o will_v repay_v say_v the_o lord_n therefore_o if_o thy_o enemy_n hunger_n feed_v he_o if_o he_o thirst_v give_v he_o drink_v for_o in_o so_o do_v thou_o shall_v heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n upon_o his_o head_n rom._n 12._o 19_o 20._o to_o be_v modest_a and_o inoffensive_a in_o your_o familiar_a discourse_n swear_v not_o at_o modesty_n modesty_n all_o matth._n 5._o 34._o bless_v but_o curse_v not_o rom._n 12._o 14._o let_v no_o corrupt_a communication_n proceed_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o the_o use_n of_o edify_v that_o it_o may_v minister_v grace_n unto_o the_o hearer_n ephes_n 4._o 29._o and_o let_v your_o speech_n be_v always_o with_o grace_n season_v with_o salt_n that_o you_o 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