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which_o if_o we_o add_v the_o same_o apostle_n affirm_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v write_v aforetime_o by_o way_n of_o comfort_n be_v write_v for_o our_o learning_n that_o we_o through_o patience_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o scripture_n may_v have_v hope_n rom._n 15.4_o as_o in_o like_a manner_n that_o what_o be_v story_v of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o israelite_n be_v write_v for_o our_o admonition_n to_o the_o intent_n we_o shall_v not_o offend_v as_o they_o also_o do_v so_o we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o precept_n of_o their_o law_n be_v intend_v for_o our_o direction_n and_o obedience_n for_o if_o god_n mercy_n and_o judgement_n upon_o they_o be_v write_v for_o our_o learning_n no_o doubt_n but_o his_o precept_n be_v as_o which_o the_o other_o be_v design_v to_o enforce_v four_o and_o last_o though_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n do_v not_o oblige_v we_o by_o be_v give_v to_o the_o israelite_n though_o in_o the_o primary_n intention_n thereof_o it_o be_v design_v for_o the_o israelite_n only_o and_o consequent_o can_v not_o so_o induce_v a_o obligation_n upon_o any_o other_o yet_o as_o it_o be_v secondary_o intend_v for_o the_o gentile_a world_n so_o soon_o as_o god_n shall_v bring_v it_o into_o the_o church_n so_o which_o exclude_v all_o doubt_n of_o our_o obligation_n to_o it_o it_o be_v adopt_v by_o our_o saviour_n into_o his_o law_n and_o by_o he_o both_o confirm_v and_o fulfil_v but_o because_o that_o be_v too_o copious_a as_o well_o as_o too_o important_a a_o argument_n to_o find_v a_o room_n here_o i_o will_v respite_v the_o handle_n thereof_o to_o the_o follow_a discourse_n where_o i_o will_v full_o and_o distinct_o consider_v it_o these_o two_o thing_n only_o will_v be_v add_v here_o to_o prevent_v all_o mistake_n concern_v our_o obligation_n to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n 1._o that_o when_o i_o say_v it_o be_v intend_v to_o oblige_v we_o and_o according_o adopt_v by_o our_o saviour_n into_o his_o law_n we_o understand_v it_o 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according_o as_o have_v be_v elsewhere_o creed_n elsewhere_o explication_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n show_v make_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n one_o of_o the_o capital_a article_n of_o our_o belief_n disc._n iii_o that_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o confirm_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n this_o evidence_v in_o part_n in_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n from_o christ_n confirm_v of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o main_a intendment_n of_o it_o and_o from_o his_o retain_v some_o of_o its_o usance_n and_o transfer_v they_o into_o his_o own_o religion_n the_o like_a in_o the_o moral_a law_n from_o christ_n sermon_n upon_o the_o mount_n and_o from_o the_o evidence_n there_o be_v both_o there_o and_o elsewhere_o of_o christ_n establish_v and_o inculcate_v the_o great_a precept_n of_o piety_n sobriety_n and_o justice_n what_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v our_o saviour_n fear_n concern_v himself_o and_o doctrine_n where_o he_o so_o studious_o avert_v 5.17_o avert_v mat._n 5.17_o any_o design_n of_o destroy_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n in_o process_n of_o time_n come_v to_o be_v fulfil_v the_o jew_n represent_v the_o author_n of_o it_o as_o a_o friend_n of_o publican_n and_o sinner_n as_o the_o heathen_a do_v the_o religion_n itself_o as_o a_o sanctuary_n of_o all_o impious_a person_n for_o whereas_o say_v celsus_n 147._o celsus_n vid._n orig._n contr_n celsum_fw-la l._n 3._o p._n 147._o that_o great_a enemy_n of_o christianity_n all_o other_o religion_n be_v wont_a to_o use_v such_o address_n as_o these_o when_o they_o invite_v man_n to_o initiate_v themselves_o in_o their_o respective_a rite_n whosoever_o be_v pure_a in_o hand_n and_o wise_a in_o tongue_n and_o again_o whosoever_o be_v pure_a from_o all_o impiety_n that_o have_v a_o soul_n conscious_a to_o itself_o of_o no_o evil_a and_o have_v live_v well_o and_o just_o let_v he_o come_v and_o initiate_v himself_o in_o these_o mystery_n but_o procul_fw-la o_o procul_fw-la este_fw-la profani_fw-la 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be_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n according_a as_o be_v before_o observe_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o imposition_n of_o they_o but_o so_o that_o i_o may_v not_o stand_v upon_o a_o thing_n so_o plain_a do_v that_o lord_n of_o we_o express_o require_v we_o to_o own_v he_o our_o saviour_n put_v by_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n to_o fall_v down_o before_o himself_o by_o say_v it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o yea_o he_o only_a shall_v thou_o serve_v matth._n 4.10_o now_o though_o what_o have_v be_v say_v extend_v to_o all_o god_n command_n because_o they_o all_o bear_v the_o stamp_n of_o his_o authority_n yet_o be_v it_o especial_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o yield_a obedience_n to_o such_o command_n as_o have_v a_o more_o immediate_a aspect_n upon_o god_n these_o more_o immediate_o imply_v the_o own_n of_o that_o authority_n he_o have_v over_o the_o son_n of_o men._n for_o the_o full_a declaration_n therefore_o of_o our_o own_o duty_n in_o this_o behalf_n i_o will_v now_o set_v those_o command_n before_o you_o and_o show_v how_o we_o own_v he_o for_o our_o god_n by_o yield_a obedience_n to_o they_o 1._o to_o begin_v with_o invocation_n or_o praeyer_n one_o of_o the_o prime_a act_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o which_o therefore_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o frequent_o and_o earnest_o inculcate_v concern_v which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o pay_v he_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o god_n for_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n desire_v the_o preservation_n of_o their_o own_o be_v inasmuch_o as_o that_o desire_n necessary_o prompt_v they_o to_o look_v abroad_o for_o it_o if_o they_o think_v not_o themselves_o able_a to_o procure_v it_o in_o case_n any_o man_n do_v not_o thus_o seek_v it_o of_o god_n it_o must_v be_v because_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v it_o to_o come_v from_o he_o but_o either_o from_o himself_o or_o from_o mere_a natural_a cause_n but_o what_o other_o be_v this_o than_o 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but_o he_o now_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n which_o be_v either_o imply_v or_o express_o contain_v in_o the_o not_o have_v any_o other_o god_n beside_o the_o true_a 1._o that_o we_o shall_v not_o substitute_v any_o other_o in_o his_o room_n 2._o that_o we_o shall_v not_o receive_v any_o other_o god_n into_o copartnership_n with_o he_o and_o 3._o three_o and_o last_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o attribute_v to_o any_o thing_n else_o any_o part_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o 1._o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v rather_o imply_v than_o express_v but_o so_o strong_o imply_v that_o there_o can_v be_v any_o the_o least_o doubt_n of_o it_o for_o beside_o that_o the_o one_o true_a god_n do_v here_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o call_v upon_o we_o to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o all_o those_o command_n which_o we_o be_v now_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o very_a word_n wherein_o this_o commandment_n be_v express_v do_v à _fw-fr fortiori_fw-la imply_v the_o not_o substitute_v any_o other_o in_o his_o room_n for_o if_o we_o may_v not_o have_v any_o other_o before_o or_o beside_o he_o much_o less_o may_v we_o admit_v of_o any_o to_o the_o utter_a exclusion_n of_o he_o and_o build_v their_o honour_n upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o other_o but_o such_o transgressor_n be_v the_o heathen_a or_o at_o least_o a_o great_a part_n of_o they_o after_o god_n have_v for_o their_o sin_n give_v they_o over_o to_o vain_a imagination_n as_o worship_v in_o stead_n of_o he_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n such_o man_n by_o who_o their_o several_a nation_n have_v receive_v any_o great_a advantage_n particular_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o in_o fine_a the_o brute_n beast_n yea_o inanimate_a creature_n but_o how_o much_o they_o act_v against_o the_o light_n of_o their_o own_o reason_n as_o well_o as_o the_o precept_n of_o this_o great_a lawgiver_n will_v easy_o appear_v if_o we_o survey_v the_o several_a object_n of_o their_o 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nature_n or_o deserve_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o god_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n impli_v the_o most_o perfect_a one_o and_o consequent_o such_o as_o be_v not_o tie_v up_o to_o rule_n but_o be_v free_a in_o its_o motion_n and_o operation_n all_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n as_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n observe_v be_v build_v upon_o this_o great_a principle_n that_o he_o be_v a_o rewarder_n of_o such_o as_o diligent_o seek_v he_o which_o principle_n can_v have_v no_o place_n where_o there_o be_v no_o freedom_n in_o act_v and_o the_o suppose_a deity_n be_v oblige_v not_o only_o to_o shine_v alike_o upon_o the_o evil_a and_o the_o good_a but_o either_o to_o afford_v or_o withhold_v its_o shine_a as_o the_o law_n of_o its_o creation_n admonish_v yea_o as_o it_o please_v those_o cloud_n that_o be_v below_o it_o from_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n pass_v we_o to_o man_n such_o as_o many_o of_o those_o be_v who_o the_o heathen_a worship_v where_o again_o we_o shall_v 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sun_n go_v down_o upon_o your_o wrath_n by_o let_v it_o not_o be_v protract_v long_o than_o its_o due_a time_n suppose_v the_o apostle_n to_o allude_v to_o that_o of_o deut._n 24.15_o where_o command_n be_v give_v by_o god_n not_o to_o let_v the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o the_o hireling_n wage_n mean_v thereby_o as_o the_o forego_n word_n persuade_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o at_o his_o day_n and_o when_o it_o be_v due_a lest_o for_o the_o want_n of_o it_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n against_o his_o master_n yet_o when_o i_o consider_v with_o myself_o that_o the_o former_a part_n of_o those_o word_n be_v you_o angry_a and_o sin_n not_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o four_o verse_n of_o the_o four_o psalm_n according_a to_o the_o septuagint_a version_n the_o latter_a part_n whereof_o
as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v the_o intere_v himself_o in_o her_o affair_n and_o the_o wife_n not_o only_o intermeddle_v not_o with_o such_o as_o be_v proper_a to_o his_o cognizance_n but_o endeavour_n to_o approve_v herself_o to_o he_o in_o the_o management_n of_o her_o own_o last_o when_o the_o man_n treat_v the_o wife_n as_o his_o associate_n or_o rather_o as_o himself_o and_o the_o wife_n demean_v herself_o to_o he_o as_o her_o director_n and_o superior_a then_o there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o happy_a compliance_n with_o the_o divine_a institution_n and_o with_o one_o another_o but_o a_o just_a foundation_n of_o universal_a applause_n and_o all_o wise_a and_o good_a person_n think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o honour_v the_o man_n for_o know_v how_o to_o temper_v his_o authority_n so_o as_o to_o make_v it_o acceptable_a and_o pleasant_a as_o the_o wife_n for_o be_v able_a by_o the_o obligingness_n of_o her_o behaviour_n to_o transform_v he_o into_o a_o adorer_n of_o she_o and_o make_v he_o change_v his_o sovereignty_n into_o kindness_n and_o condescension_n part_n iii_o whether_o or_o no_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v marriage_n may_v be_v dissolve_v which_o be_v resolve_v to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o either_o the_o death_n of_o one_o of_o the_o party_n or_o fornication_n of_o that_o liberty_n which_o our_o law_n allow_v to_o marry_v again_o where_o the_o party_n have_v be_v seven_o year_n absent_a from_o and_o ignorant_a of_o each_o other_o be_v which_o be_v show_v to_o proceed_v upon_o the_o presumption_n of_o the_o absent_a party_n death_n that_o fornication_n be_v a_o just_a ground_n of_o dissolve_v the_o marriage_n and_o that_o nothing_o in_o god_n law_n hinder_v either_o the_o innocent_a or_o nocent_a party_n to_o marry_v again_o but_o that_o the_o cognizance_n of_o the_o cause_n belong_v to_o those_o who_o be_v in_o authority_n a_o essay_n towards_o the_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o just_a ground_n of_o a_o divorce_n than_o fornication_n or_o some_o 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