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and_o just_o insist_o upon_o it_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v as_o our_o only_a rightful_a lord_n which_o till_o we_o do_v we_o be_v in_o rebellion_n against_o he_o and_o in_o the_o condition_n of_o servant_n break_v away_o from_o their_o master_n runaway_n fugitive_n and_o who_o keep_v ourselves_o out_o of_o the_o family_n and_o tho'_o that_o can_v however_o destroy_v his_o right_n yet_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o our_o duty_n for_o our_o service_n must_v be_v throughout_o voluntary_a and_o with_o our_o reward_n for_o nothing_o that_o be_v not_o voluntary_a be_v rewardable_a therefore_o the_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n in_o the_o text_n be_v one_o that_o affect_v and_o choose_v the_o state_n first_o and_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n psal._n 119.38_o thy_o servant_n who_o be_v devote_v to_o thy_o fear_n and_o psal._n 116.16_o oh_o lord_n true_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n i_o be_o thy_o servant_n the_o son_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n thou_o have_v loose_v my_o bond_n he_o do_v as_o be_v require_v rom._n 6.13_o 19_o yield_v himself_o to_o god_n and_o all_o his_o part_n and_o power_n servant_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o holiness_n he_o reckon_v it_o neither_o dutiful_a towards_o god_n nor_o comfortable_a to_o himself_o to_o do_v he_o only_o occasional_a service_n but_o ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la and_o as_o a_o unrelated_a person_n he_o think_v it_o not_o honourable_a to_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o to_o borrow_v as_o it_o be_v another_o servant_n nor_o can_v he_o satisfy_v himself_o not_o to_o be_v of_o the_o family_n therefore_o he_o consent_v first_o to_o the_o relation_n and_o enter_v himself_o his_o covenant-servant_n faithfulness_n suppose_v have_v covenant_v and_o have_v the_o same_o reference_n to_o our_o part_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o god_n faithfulness_n have_v to_o he_o 3._o he_o be_v one_o that_o have_v thereupon_o make_v it_o his_o earnest_a study_n to_o know_v his_o lord_n will_v his_o first_o enquiry_n be_v what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o to_o do_v lord_n he_o be_v solicitous_a to_o understand_v the_o duty_n of_o his_o station_n psal._n 119.125_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n give_v i_o understanding_n that_o i_o may_v know_v thy_o testimony_n to_o enter_v one_o self_n the_o servant_n of_o another_o without_o any_o concern_v to_o know_v the_o business_n of_o his_o place_n show_v a_o insincere_a mind_n and_o argue_v he_o have_v more_o a_o design_n to_o serve_v himself_o upon_o his_o master_n than_o to_o serve_v he_o 4._o he_o be_v one_o that_o have_v a_o inclination_n to_o the_o work_n he_o be_v to_o do_v when_o he_o know_v it_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o incline_v bend_v of_o mind_n to_o it_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n mean_v by_o have_v the_o law_n of_o god_n write_v in_o the_o heart_n speak_v of_o our_o lord_n himself_o in_o reference_n to_o that_o peculiar_a service_n he_o be_v to_o perform_v lo_o i_o come_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n thy_o law_n be_v in_o my_o heart_n psal._n 40.8_o who_o tho'_o he_o be_v a_o son_n yet_o take_v the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n apply_v himself_o to_o that_o severe_a part_n assign_v he_o with_o a_o most_o willing_a mind_n and_o have_v hereupon_o the_o high_a approbation_n imaginable_a isa._n 42.1_o behold_v my_o servant_n who_o i_o uphold_v my_o elect_a in_o who_o my_o soul_n delight_v and_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o all_o the_o inferior_a true_a servant_n of_o god_n beside_o jer._n 31.33_o i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o be_v god_n workmanship_n ephes._n 2.10_o create_v unto_o good_a work_n and_o with_o that_o readiness_n to_o every_o good_a work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tit._n 3.1_o if_o a_o man_n heart_n be_v not_o so_o frame_v to_o god_n service_n how_o awkward_o and_o
he_o near_o to_o he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o kiss_n which_o be_v intend_v by_o the_o one_o receive_v by_o the_o other_o and_o envy_v by_o a_o time_n three_o as_o a_o expression_n of_o more_o special_a kindness_n and_o of_o the_o divine_a love_n which_o that_o borrow_a expression_n signify_v pious_a soul_n upon_o all_o occasion_n show_v their_o high_a value_n cant._n 1.2_o 15._o he_o trust_v his_o master_n for_o his_o final_a reward_n and_o be_v content_a to_o wait_v for_o it_o as_o long_o as_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o defer_v st._n paul_n profess_v himself_o a_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o a_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n which_o he_o that_o can_v not_o lie_v have_v promise_v and_o hereupon_o resolve_o encounter_v all_o the_o difficulty_n of_o that_o hazardous_a service_n ii_o the_o acceptance_n and_o reward_n which_o such_o a_o servant_n find_v above_o his_o acceptance_n be_v express_v in_o the_o same_o word_n as_o be_v say_v which_o have_v general_o 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