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and_o the_o first_o a_o mean_n of_o the_o second_o be_v 1._o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o the_o mercy_n he_o have_v receive_v in_o those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v thou_o be_v make_v whole_a 2._o a_o studious_a care_n that_o he_o will_v avoid_v the_o like_a sin_n if_o he_o will_v not_o incur_v a_o great_a danger_n in_o those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n come_v unto_o thou_o like_a as_o the_o angel_n charge_v lot_n now_o get_v out_o of_o sodom_n to_o fly_v for_o his_o life_n and_o not_o look_v back_o lest_o vengeance_n shall_v overtake_v he_o gen._n 19_o 17._o or_o as_o if_o the_o physician_n before_o speak_v of_o shall_v say_v thus_o to_o his_o patient_n who_o wantonness_n or_o
not_o thy_o father_n that_o have_v buy_v thou_o etc._n etc._n thy_o god_n and_o saviour_n that_o have_v redeem_v thou_o and_o do_v jeshurun_v when_o grow_v fat_a begin_v to_o kick_v to_o forsake_fw-mi god_n that_o make_v he_o and_o light_o to_o esteem_v the_o god_n of_o his_o salvation_n vers_fw-la 15_o 18._o but_o what_o follow_v vers_fw-la 19_o when_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o he_o abhor_v they_o because_o of_o the_o provoke_a of_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n it_o be_v a_o unmanly_a sin_n man_n loathe_v it_o a_o most_o ungodly_a sin_n god_n abhor_v it_o in_o all_o especial_o in_o a_o jeshurun_n and_o that_o signify_v a_o upright_a people_n it_o be_v matter_n of_o high_a provocation_n if_o he_o find_v it_o in_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n with_o other_o this_o despise_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o goodness_n and_o forbearance_n and_o long-suffering_a of_o god_n treasure_n up_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n rom._n 2._o 4_o 5._o and_o even_o in_o the_o dear_a of_o god_n child_n god_n so_o ill_o take_v it_o that_o if_o the_o most_o upright_a hezekiah_n make_v such_o return_n he_o shall_v smart_v for_o it_o 2_o chron._n 32._o 25._o compare_v with_o 2_o king_n 20._o 17_o 18._o let_v they_o so_o ungrateful_o abuse_v such_o a_o mercy_n the_o very_o worst_a of_o the_o heathen_n shall_v rather_o have_v it_o than_o they_o continue_v owner_n of_o it_o ezek._n 7._o 24._o a_o return_n in_o this_o case_n god_n expect_v but_o it_o be_v a_o return_n of_o praise_n and_o obedience_n and_o not_o a_o return_n to_o our_o sin_n that_o be_v most_o hateful_a ingratitude_n 2._o most_o desperate_a obstinacy_n as_o stand_v out_o against_o god_n when_o he_o have_v go_v through_o a_o full_a course_n of_o all_o mean_n of_o the_o very_a last_o and_o most_o likely_a and_o which_o usual_o be_v wont_v to_o be_v most_o effectual_a for_o when_o god_n have_v deliver_v his_o people_n from_o strait_n he_o have_v endeavour_v to_o fasten_v on_o they_o all_o obligation_n to_o obedience_n 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so_o as_o to_o own_v they_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d legitimate_a and_o not_o spurious_a when_o it_o be_v withal_o to_o turn_v the_o 6._o mal._n 4._o 6._o heart_n of_o the_o child_n to_o their_o father_n viz._n in_o follow_v they_o in_o their_o godly_a way_n dum_o in_o id_fw-la quod_fw-la senserunt_fw-la illi_fw-la consentiunt_fw-la &_o isti_fw-la 29._o augustin_n de_fw-fr civ_o d._n l._n 20._o c._n 29._o which_o therefore_o luke_n render_v by_o turn_v the_o disobedient_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o just_a luke_n 1._o 17._o thus_o godly_a parent_n and_o child_n shall_v mutual_o reflect_v a_o lustre_n upon_o one_o another_o as_o abner_n name_n may_v be_v take_v both_o way_n either_o pater_fw-la lucerna_fw-la or_o lucerna_fw-la patris_fw-la either_o the_o father_n be_v the_o 50._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 50._o lamp_n or_o brightness_n of_o the_o son_n or_o the_o son_n the_o brightness_n of_o the_o father_n indeed_o both_o shall_v be_v mutual_o according_a to_o that_o of_o solomon_n 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