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son_n but_o thyself_o and_o to_o offer_v up_o thy_o soul_n and_o thy_o body_n as_o a_o holy_a lively_a and_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n unto_o he_o 12.1_o which_o be_v thy_o reasonable_a that_o be_v spiritual_a service_n of_o he_o be_v careful_a to_o approve_v thy_o obedience_n as_o abraham_n do_v what_o though_o inconvenience_n will_v follow_v what_o though_o the_o world_n shall_v condemn_v thou_o and_o the_o wicked_a flout_v thou_o &_o the_o devil_n &_o thou_o own_o flesh_n set_v themselves_o against_o thou_o deny_v thyself_o as_o abraham_n do_v and_o thy_o own_o reason_n dispute_v not_o of_o god_n commandment_n but_o obey_v it_o and_o commit_v the_o event_n to_o god_n and_o let_v thy_o obedience_n be_v not_o only_o absolute_a &_o resolute_a but_o also_o speedy_a without_o delay_n &_o constant_a without_o faint_v worthy_a be_v that_o say_n of_o luther_n to_o be_v write_v in_o the_o table_n of_o our_o heart_n qui_fw-la habet_fw-la certum_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la in_fw-la 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spot_n jerem._n 13.23_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o a_o sober_a and_o temperate_a man_n to_o abstain_v from_o drunkenness_n a_o chaste_a man_n from_o whoredom_n a_o religious_a man_n from_o swear_v a_o mild_a man_n from_o chafe_v and_o revenge_n but_o bid_v a_o drunkard_n leave_v his_o drunkenness_n a_o whoremaster_n to_o forsake_v his_o filthiness_n etc._n etc._n you_o may_v as_o well_o bid_v he_o pull_v out_o his_o eye_n or_o cut_v off_o his_o hand_n so_o hard_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o they_o to_o mortify_v their_o earthly_a member_n fornication_n uncleanness_n etc._n etc._n col._n 3.5_o but_o let_v god_n say_v to_o a_o abraham_n that_o be_v resolve_v to_o obey_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n offer_v thy_o only_a son_n unto_o i_o for_o a_o burn_a sacrifice_n and_o he_o will_v ready_o do_v it_o and_o as_o we_o be_v to_o follow_v abraham_n obedience_n so_o must_v we_o imitate_v his_o faith_n and_o that_o in_o two_o respect_n first_o in_o believe_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n second_o in_o 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