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due_a order_n be_v there_o keep_v to_o his_o glory_n and_o advantage_n they_o shall_v chief_o be_v commend_v and_o peculiar_o hear_v the_o euge_fw-la bene_fw-la 48._o serve_v they_o must_v be_v load_v with_o other_o man_n fault_n or_o crown_v for_o other_o man_n virtue_n as_o their_o behaviour_n have_v respective_o contribute_v to_o they_o those_o universal_a rule_n of_o equity_n propose_v in_o the_o gospel_n will_n in_o god_n reckon_n with_o and_o requite_v man_n be_v punctual_o observe_v to_o whosoever_o much_o be_v give_v of_o he_o much_o shall_v be_v require_v answerable_a to_o the_o improvement_n of_o what_o be_v deliver_v in_o trust_n shall_v the_o acceptance_n be_v i_o have_v insist_v somewhat_o more_o large_o on_o this_o point_n because_o our_o text_n have_v a_o particular_a aspect_n thereon_o the_o word_n be_v utter_v upon_o occasion_n of_o eli_n then_o judge_v in_o israel_n his_o not_o use_v authority_n to_o these_o purpose_n his_o forbear_n to_o redress_v a_o grievous_a abuse_n commit_v by_o his_o own_o son_n to_o the_o disservice_n and_o dishonour_n of_o god_n whence_o to_o person_n of_o his_o rank_n be_v this_o law_n especial_o direct_v upon_o they_o be_v this_o duty_n chief_o incumbent_n on_o they_o assure_o as_o sure_o as_o god_n be_v true_a if_o they_o will_v observe_v the_o duty_n the_o reward_n shall_v be_v confer_v god_n will_v certain_o not_o only_o preserve_v the_o honour_n they_o have_v already_o but_o will_v accumulate_v more_o honour_n on_o they_o these_o be_v general_a truth_n the_o particular_a application_n of_o they_o be_v we_o god_n i_o pray_v vouchsafe_v his_o grace_n and_o blessing_n that_o it_o may_v be_v make_v to_o our_o benefit_n and_o comfort_n iii_o i_o shall_v now_o show_v why_o the_o duty_n be_v require_v of_o we_o or_o how_o reasonable_a it_o be_v i_o must_v not_o and_o the_o matter_n be_v so_o palpable_a that_o i_o need_v not_o spend_v many_o word_n on_o that_o god_n sure_o do_v not_o exact_a honour_n from_o we_o because_o he_o need_v it_o because_o he_o be_v the_o better_a for_o it_o because_o 103._o he_o for_o its_o self_n delight_v therein_o for_o beside_o that_o he_o can_v want_v any_o thing_n without_o himself_o that_o he_o can_v any-wise_a need_v mortal_a breath_n to_o praise_v he_o or_o hand_n of_o flesh_n to_o serve_v he_o who_o have_v million_o of_o better_a creature_n than_o we_o absolute_o at_o his_o devotion_n and_o can_v with_o a_o word_n create_v million_o of_o million_o more_o fit_a than_o we_o to_o honour_v he_o the_o best_a estimation_n we_o can_v have_v of_o he_o be_v much_o below_o he_o the_o best_a expression_n we_o can_v make_v be_v very_o unworthy_a of_o he_o he_o be_v infinite_o excellent_a beyond_o what_o we_o can_v imagine_v or_o declare_v his_o name_n be_v exalt_v above_o all_o blessing_n and_o praise_n his_o 30._o glory_n be_v above_o the_o earth_n and_o heaven_n so_o that_o all_o our_o endeavour_n to_o honour_v he_o be_v in_o comparison_n to_o what_o be_v due_a but_o defect_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n disparagement_n to_o he_o it_o be_v only_o then_o which_o shall_v affect_v our_o ingenuity_n to_o consider_v his_o pure_a goodness_n that_o move_v he_o for_o our_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n to_o demand_v it_o of_o we_o 1._o for_o that_o to_o honour_n god_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a work_n of_o reason_n that_o for_o which_o primary_o we_o be_v design_v and_o frame_v for_o as_o other_o thing_n be_v make_v to_o afford_v the_o matter_n and_o occasion_n so_o man_n be_v design_v to_o exercise_v the_o act_n of_o glorify_v god_n whence_o the_o performance_n thereof_o do_v preserve_v and_o perfect_v 76._o our_o nature_n to_o neglect_v it_o be_v unnatural_a and_o monstrous_a 2._o for_o that_o also_o it_o be_v a_o most_o pleasant_a duty_n he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n have_v lose_v all_o natural_a
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