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so_o christ_n command_v to_o kill_v your_o lust_n and_o you_o will_v keep_v they_o these_o two_o command_n can_v stand_v together_o there_o can_v be_v two_o sun_n in_o one_o firmament_n nor_o two_o god_n in_o one_o heart_n therefore_o sin_n must_v be_v first_o down_o before_o christ_n can_v be_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n if_o a_o man_n be_v a_o hire_a servant_n he_o must_v not_o be_v at_o his_o own_o dispose_n but_o at_o the_o disposal_n of_o his_o master_n so_o if_o you_o be_v christ_n servant_n you_o must_v serve_v he_o but_o if_o you_o will_v live_v as_o you_o listen_v and_o be_v free_a from_o his_o power_n you_o can_v be_v his_o
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self_n still_o the_o soul_n that_o have_v god_n can_v be_v content_a without_o god_n but_o if_o thou_o slinge_a away_o all_o because_o thou_o have_v not_o what_o thou_o will_v have_v thou_o be_v a_o god_n to_o thyself_o the_o windmill_n stir_v no_o further_a than_o the_o wind_n stir_v it_o so_o the_o wind_n of_o applause_n stir_v thy_o soul_n to_o pray_v this_o be_v self_n 2_o sam._n 18.33_o 33·_v 2_o sam._n 18_o 33·_v oh_o my_o son_n absalon_n my_o son_n absalon_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o lively_a pattern_n of_o a_o self-loving_a soul_n but_o mark_v how_o joab_n take_v he_o up_o in_o the_o 6_o v._o of_o the_o 19_o 19.6_o
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he_o will_v keep_v his_o land_n still_o but_o he_o will_v mend_v his_o title_n so_o if_o self_n carry_v thou_o to_o duty_n keep_v duty_n still_o but_o mend_v thy_o tenure_n john_n 4.44_o 4.44_o john_n 4.44_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n come_v into_o the_o city_n and_o tell_v of_o christ_n now_o that_o be_v a_o occasion_n to_o they_o to_o hear_v christ_n but_o their_o faith_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n so_o go_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o take_v up_o duty_n not_o because_o self_n egg_n but_o because_o god_n command_v look_v how_o high_a a_o action_n begin_v so_o high_a it_o will_v end_v let_v god_n command_v rule_v we_o and_o it_o will_v be_v to_o his_o glory_n thus_o you_o have_v see_v the_o first_o mean_n viz._n self-denial_n now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n you_o must_v not_o think_v to_o go_v to_o heaven_n on_o a_o featherbed_n if_o you_o will_v be_v christ_n disciple_n you_o must_v take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o it_o will_v 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after_o mercy_n so_o in_o those_o convert_v act_n 2._o actâ—â—_n actâ—â—_n they_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o conscience_n and_o say_v man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v to_o be_v save_v so_o act_v 16._o the_o jailor_n his_o faith_n follow_v his_o humiliation_n he_o come_v in_o tremble_v before_o they_o and_o say_v sir_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v these_o legal_a humiliation_n be_v the_o harbinger_n of_o faith_n as_o the_o needle_n go_v before_o the_o thread_n and_o the_o wind_n fire_n earthquake_n go_v before_o the_o still_a voice_n when_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o elias_n so_o the_o lord_n rend_v the_o heart_n with_o the_o mighty_a wind_n and_o purge_a fire_n of_o his_o word_n cause_v a_o earthquake_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o then_o he_o speak_v peace_n to_o it_o visit_v it_o with_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n as_o we_o will_v therefore_o find_v comfort_n in_o our_o faith_n let_v we_o careful_o consider_v the_o order_n how_o 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by_o take_v heed_n to_o his_o foot_n when_o he_o enter_v into_o god_n house_n by_o a_o serious_a examination_n and_o prepare_v of_o himself_o to_o god_n ordinance_n if_o by_o that_o mean_v his_o faith_n have_v be_v breed_v and_o conceive_v in_o he_o rom._n 10.14_o 10.14_o rom._n 10.14_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v ephes_n 1.13_o 13·_n eph_n 1_o 13·_n in_o who_o also_o you_o believe_v after_o that_o you_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n the_o gospel_n of_o your_o salvation_n act_v 10.44_o 10.44_o act_n 10.44_o while_o peter_n speak_v the_o holy_a ghost_n fall_v on_o they_o so_o than_o if_o thy_o heart_n will_v testify_v with_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n have_v be_v conceive_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o holy_a usage_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n
this_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o destruction_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o ever_o matth._n 7.23_o 7.23_o matth._n 7.23_o such_o as_o count_v themselves_o jolly_a fellow_n while_o they_o live_v they_o think_v themselves_o great_a professor_n yet_o be_v deceive_v in_o this_o kind_n the_o reward_n of_o their_o error_n be_v i_o know_v you_o not_o depart_v from_o i_o if_o a_o man_n lay_v all_o his_o estate_n on_o a_o purchase_n he_o will_v look_v that_o the_o title_n be_v good_a examine_v his_o evidence_n advise_v with_o his_o learned_a counsel_n and_o all_o for_o that_o if_o it_o shall_v prove_v naught_o he_o be_v utter_o overthrow_v why_o be_v we_o not_o as_o wise_a for_o our_o soul_n that_o see_v our_o whole_a estate_n of_o future_a happiness_n depend_v upon_o the_o truth_n of_o grace_n wrought_v in_o this_o life_n in_o our_o heart_n we_o be_v careful_a to_o sift_v and_o examine_v ourselves_o four_o consider_v that_o in_o our_o natural_a wisdom_n which_o in_o all_o thing_n in_o this_o 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mystery_n of_o man_n redemption_n describe_v first_o the_o author_n of_o it_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o according_a to_o his_o twofold_a nature_n 1._o his_o deity_n or_o god_n head_n in_o the_o first_o verse_n 〈…〉_o all_o be_v 〈…〉_o 2._o his_o humanity_n or_o man_n hood_n in_o the_o 14._o ver_fw-la in_o time_n assume_v unto_o he_o second_o in_o the_o midst_n between_o both_o he_o describe_v the_o benefit_n which_o hereby_o redound_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a partly_o by_o their_o adoption_n in_o the_o 12._o verse_n partly_o by_o their_o regeneration_n in_o the_o 13._o verse_n for_o the_o former_a there_o be_v first_o the_o person_n to_o who_o this_o benefit_n do_v accrue_v and_o they_o be_v such_o as_o entertain_v christ_n not_o outward_o but_o inward_o not_o into_o their_o house_n but_o into_o their_o heart_n 2._o he_o show_v what_o manner_n of_o entertainment_n it_o must_v be_v not_o corporal_a but_o spiritual_a by_o trust_v in_o christ_n or_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n both_o 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o other_o the_o benefit_n itself_o that_o do_v accrue_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v describe_v 1._o in_o general_n it_o be_v a_o privilege_n or_o prerogative_n 2._o more_o particular_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o adopt_a son_n of_o god_n now_o because_o this_o adoption_n may_v be_v hide_v with_o god_n and_o so_o may_v not_o be_v know_v unto_o themselves_o who_o be_v adopt_v there_o follow_v therefore_o hereupon_o a_o real_a change_n in_o they_o which_o change_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o 13._o verse_n 〈…〉_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o that_o be_v a_o new_a cast_n mould_v 〈…〉_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o author_n 〈◊〉_d whereby_o it_o be_v wrought_v lay_v down_o first_o negative_o not_o a_o bloody_a or_o fleshly_a breed_n according_a to_o natural_a concupiscence_n as_o it_o be_v in_o part_n describe_v ezechiel_n 16._o second_o positive_o or_o affirmative_o that_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n john_n 3.5_o 3.5_o john_n 3.5_o yea_o the_o word_n of_o peter_n may_v be_v a_o comment_n on_o my_o text_n 1_o peter_n 1.23_o 1.23_o 1_o pet._n 1.23_o where_o he_o say_v be_v bear_v a_o new_a not_o of_o corruptible_a seed_n but_o of_o incorruptible_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o live_v and_o abide_v for_o ever_o and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o sum_n or_o substance_n of_o these_o word_n with_o their_o several_a branch_n not_o to_o stand_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o faith_n at_o this_o time_n because_o we_o have_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v of_o it_o former_o and_o may_v likewise_o have_v hereafter_o as_o also_o to_o pass_v by_o divers_a instruction_n that_o may_v be_v from_o hence_o observe_v i_o will_v pitch_v only_o at_o this_o time_n upon_o two_o which_o the_o evangelist_n main_o intend_v in_o this_o place_n first_o that_o all_o the_o faithful_a 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leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o finis_fw-la