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be_v a_o plentiful_a rewarder_n of_o all_o that_o seek_v he_o and_o the_o saviour_n of_o all_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o 14.13_o and_o the_o work_n of_o such_o shall_v follow_v they_o even_o thus_o shall_v we_o do_v ourselves_o good_a with_o they_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o think_v all_o too_o little_a for_o ourselves_o and_o those_o which_o be_v we_o child_n and_o it_o will_v one_o day_n be_v wish_v that_o we_o have_v thus_o do_v good_a to_o ourselves_o by_o they_o rather_o than_o to_o be_v servant_n yea_o slave_n to_o our_o child_n in_o provide_v greedy_o for_o they_o for_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o with_o the_o most_o while_o we_o dare_v scarce_o take_v any_o part_n of_o our_o good_n to_o honest_a and_o necessary_a use_n lest_o we_o shall_v thereby_o pluck_v from_o they_o therein_o verify_v the_o say_n of_o the_o wise_a 5.15_o this_o be_v a_o evil_a sickness_n that_o in_o all_o point_n as_o we_o come_v so_o shall_v we_o go_v and_o what_o profit_n have_v we_o that_o we_o 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therefore_o much_o more_o if_o all_o these_o remedy_n be_v use_v 1_o that_o we_o do_v no_o man_n hurt_v 2_o but_o good_a as_o occasion_n shall_v be_v offer_v 3_o nor_o hurt_v ourselves_o by_o they_o but_o benefit_n our_o soul_n we_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o we_o shall_v disgrace_v covetousness_n in_o we_o one_o of_o the_o great_a mischief_n that_o the_o devil_n can_v work_v us._n for_o if_o we_o do_v take_v heed_n that_o no_o man_n in_o any_o deal_n might_n charge_v we_o just_o with_o unmercifulnesse_n or_o injustice_n nor_o our_o own_o conscience_n if_o our_o hand_n and_o our_o heart_n do_v go_v where_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o relieve_v and_o discharge_v duty_n note_n
also_o to_o live_v well_o and_o godly_a of_o the_o which_o make_v clean_o and_o purge_v the_o heart_n as_o this_o be_v no_o fit_a place_n to_o speak_v so_o they_o must_v have_v learn_v it_o and_o have_v attain_v to_o it_o who_o be_v here_o mention_v that_o be_v such_o as_o have_v covenant_v unfeigned_o to_o watch_v and_o observe_v the_o same_o therefore_o to_o return_v see_v the_o heart_n be_v a_o deep_a dungeon_n and_o pit_n full_a of_o all_o unclean_a thought_n and_o yet_o deceive_a man_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v think_v far_o otherwise_o and_o suspect_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o 1._o king_n 15.8_o see_v in_o all_o their_o action_n some_o one_o or_o other_o portion_n of_o it_o be_v ready_a to_o corrupt_v and_o stain_v even_o the_o best_a of_o they_o so_o that_o not_o the_o holy_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n can_v pure_o and_o holy_o be_v fulfil_v without_o the_o careful_a hold_v in_o of_o it_o it_o be_v worthy_o and_o for_o just_a cause_n make_v one_o part_n of_o this_o wholesome_a 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