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moses_n to_o israel_n have_v a_o remarkable_a importance_n what_o do_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o only_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n deut._n 10._o 12._o and_o what_o be_v it_o to_o fear_v he_o but_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n to_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o to_o love_v he_o and_o to_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n without_o this_o fear_n we_o shall_v easy_o fall_v into_o presumption_n or_o into_o carnal_a security_n we_o shall_v not_o strive_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n nor_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v our_o call_v and_o election_n sure_a we_o shall_v not_o give_v a_o earnest_a heed_n unto_o the_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v hear_v heb._n 2._o 1._o if_o we_o do_v not_o fear_v lest_o a_o promise_n be_v leave_v of_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n any_o of_o we_o shall_v seem_v to_o come_v short_a of_o it_o heb._n 4._o 1._o we_o shall_v not_o labour_v to_o enter_v into_o that_o rest_n v._n 11._o for_o who_o will_v labour_v to_o get_v a_o thing_n which_o he_o very_o think_v he_o have_v as_o good_a as_o in_o possession_n or_o who_o will_v labour_v to_o keep_v a_o thing_n which_o he_o very_o think_v he_o can_v never_o lose_v i_o will_v not_o here_o stand_v to_o show_v the_o manifold_a danger_n of_o their_o opinion_n who_o say_v they_o be_v justify_v from_o eternity_n and_o their_o sin_n so_o forgive_v before_o commit_v that_o they_o can_v fall_v total_o much_o less_o final_o from_o grace_n although_o my_o text_n will_v bear_v i_o out_o in_o such_o a_o profitable_a severity_n nor_o dare_v i_o otherwise_o be_v severe_a to_o any_o difference_n in_o opinion_n than_o as_o i_o find_v it_o corruptive_a of_o christian_a practice_n the_o case_n be_v clear_a that_o our_o apostle_n have_v commend_v his_o philippian_n for_o have_v always_o obey_v the_o gospel_n do_v not_o there_o make_v a_o stop_n as_o if_o they_o have_v do_v enough_o already_o or_o 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every_o one_o to_o render_v a_o strict_a account_n and_o this_o alone_o may_v serve_v to_o keep_v we_o in_o all_o humility_n of_o mind_n that_o the_o more_o we_o have_v the_o more_o we_o owe_v and_o for_o so_o much_o the_o more_o we_o be_v accountable_a and_o for_o the_o more_o we_o be_v unable_a to_o render_v a_o satisfactory_a account_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o we_o shall_v be_v appal_v at_o the_o day_n of_o reckon_a it_o be_v true_a indeed_o what_o st._n john_n say_v that_o by_o keep_v the_o commandment_n we_o may_v come_v to_o have_v a_o 14._o right_n to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o by_o suffer_v for_o god_n may_v be_v count_v worthy_a of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n affliction_n suffer_v in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v say_v to_o 4._o work_v for_o we_o a_o weight_n of_o glory_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o we_o may_v be_v profitable_a servant_n in_o god_n account_n because_o the_o unprofitable_a be_v command_v to_o be_v cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n matth._n 25._o 30._o and_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n be_v express_v by_o a_o 4._o crown_n of_o righteousness_n as_o if_o eternity_n of_o life_n be_v become_v our_o due_n but_o all_o this_o only_a by_o the_o force_n of_o god_n promise_n who_o can_v lie_v or_o by_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n be_v please_v to_o make_v with_o we_o not_o by_o virtue_n of_o our_o obedience_n as_o that_o that_o be_v equal_a to_o our_o reward_n which_o when_o it_o be_v in_o its_o apogaeo_n at_o the_o utmost_a top_n of_o its_o exaltation_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o glory_n which_o shall_v be_v 18._o reveal_v in_o we_o for_o however_o st._n paul_n have_v preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o preach_v it_o too_o without_o 18._o charge_n not_o live_v of_o the_o gospel_n which_o yet_o by_o right_n he_o may_v have_v do_v but_o make_v 14._o his_o own_o hand_n to_o serve_v and_o minister_v to_o his_o necessity_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v burdensome_a unto_o any_o yet_o he_o profess_v he_o have_v nothing_o to_o glory_n of_o for_o so_o gratuitous_a a_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n because_o a_o moral_a necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o he_o and_o woe_n have_v be_v to_o he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o preach_v it_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 16._o our_o bless_a saviour_n so_o put_v the_o case_n as_o to_o illustrate_v it_o with_o a_o colour_n luke_n 17._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o admit_v a_o servant_n be_v very_o diligent_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o duty_n ever_o go_v when_o he_o be_v send_v ever_o come_v when_o he_o be_v call_v and_o ever_o do_v as_o he_o be_v bid_v do_v the_o master_n give_v thanks_o to_o that_o diligent_a servant_n for_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v he_o i_o trow_v not_o say_v our_o saviour_n even_o so_o you_o as_o our_o lord_n go_v on_o to_o application_n when_o you_o shall_v have_v do_v all_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v you_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o have_v do_v but_o our_o duty_n and_o have_v be_v liable_a to_o wrath_n if_o we_o have_v not_o do_v it_o away_o then_o with_o those_o philosopher_n st._n 52._o austin_n speak_v of_o qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la vitam_fw-la beatam_fw-la fabricare_fw-la vellent_fw-la who_o design_v themselves_o a_o heaven_n of_o their_o own_o skill_n and_o industry_n and_o away_o with_o those_o pharisee_n not_o only_o of_o our_o saviour_n but_o of_o these_o our_o own_o time_n who_o custom_n it_o be_v to_o thank_v god_n for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o like_o other_o man_n and_o confine_v sanctity_n to_o the_o man_n of_o their_o sect_n do_v separate_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n as_o from_o publican_n and_o sinner_n sinner_n not_o to_o be_v approach_v by_o man_n of_o their_o purity_n stand_v far_o off_o be_v their_o language_n for_o we_o be_v holy_a than_o you_o isa._n 65._o 5._o conform_v we_o rather_o to_o st._n paul_n the_o special_a badge_n of_o who_o saintship_n be_v the_o profoundness_n of_o his_o humility_n for_o as_o the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n do_v call_v 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