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rom._n 3._o 27._o and_o as_o the_o whole_a moral_a law_n be_v publish_v by_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n which_o any_o man_n may_v see_v who_o will_v not_o wink_v in_o the_o five_o six_o and_o seven_o chapter_n of_o st._n matthew_n so_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n think_v fit_a to_o give_v it_o upon_o a_o 1._o mountain_n nor_o be_v it_o unworthy_a our_o observation_n that_o throughout_o the_o new_a testament_n though_o there_o be_v many_o time_n a_o precept_n without_o a_o promise_v annex_v to_o it_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o one_o promise_v which_o be_v not_o clog_v with_o some_o precept_n as_o if_o our_o saviour_n have_v esteem_v it_o a_o easy_a thing_n to_o make_v we_o believe_v and_o orthodox_n christian_n than_o obedient_a and_o sincere_a one_o according_a to_o which_o he_o elsewhere_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o only_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o father_n 21._o not_o that_o call_v upon_o his_o name_n but_o that_o do_v his_o will._n nay_o as_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v honour_v god_n the_o better_a the_o more_o thou_o study_v to_o be_v like_o he_o for_o he_o we_o love_v most_o who_o we_o most_o imitate_v and_o he_o honour_v god_n best_o who_o do_v best_a resemble_v he_o and_o what_o kind_n of_o resemblance_n he_o most_o require_v st._n john_n have_v tell_v we_o twice_o together_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n and_o three_o chapter_n to_o wit_n our_o be_v pure_a as_o he_o be_v pure_a v._n 3._o and_o our_o be_v righteous_a as_o he_o be_v righteous_a v._n 7._o and_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n have_v muster_v up_o his_o precept_n with_o the_o several_a promise_n annex_v make_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o corollary_n or_o rather_o abridgement_n of_o the_o whole_a not_o at_o all_o with_o a_o command_n that_o we_o be_v happy_a as_o god_n be_v happy_a but_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v you_o perfect_a as_o he_o be_v perfect_a ult_n thus_o as_o brief_o and_o yet_o as_o full_o as_o i_o can_v possible_o contrive_v i_o have_v show_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n come_n hither_o and_o his_o principal_a business_n when_o he_o be_v here_o it_o be_v not_o only_o as_o a_o saviour_n to_o propose_v promise_n to_o our_o faith_n nor_o only_o as_o a_o teacher_n to_o fiill_v our_o head_n with_o new_a knowledge_n but_o as_o a_o sovereign_n and_o a_o prince_n as_o st._n peter_n call_v he_o to_o exact_a obedience_n to_o his_o command_n and_o to_o place_v it_o without_o dispute_n he_o make_v it_o part_v of_o his_o business_n when_o he_o be_v here_o to_o let_v we_o know_v why_o he_o come_v hither_o for_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o one_o place_n enough_o to_o keep_v we_o from_o despair_n that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v man_n life_n 56._o but_o to_o save_v they_o so_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o another_o enough_o to_o keep_v we_o from_o presumption_n that_o 17._o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n but_o to_o save_v and_o preserve_v that_o also_o and_o that_o in_o each_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o by_o fulfil_v it_o only_o but_o by_o 131._o fill_v it_o up_o too_o for_o tho'_o nothing_o can_v be_v complete_a than_o the_o law_n moral_a in_o itself_o yet_o do_v he_o fill_v up_o those_o vacuity_n which_o moses_n leave_v in_o his_o delivery_n from_o all_o which_o it_o follow_v do_v what_o we_o can_v that_o unless_o our_o righteousness_n shall_v exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o jew_n we_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o can_v there_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o common_a sense_n i_o have_v almost_o say_v of_o carnality_n itself_o than_o that_o where_o god_n have_v afford_v a_o great_a stock_n he_o shall_v expect_v a_o great_a increase_n that_o where_o he_o have_v strengthen_v the_o shoulder_n he_o shall_v in_o proportion_n increase_v the_o burden_n and_o that_o as_o he_o have_v shrink_v up_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n so_o he_o shall_v 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