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do_v not_o work_v upon_o a_o man_n as_o upon_o a_o block_n and_o we_o be_v to_o rouse_v up_o ourselves_o and_o to_o attend_v upon_o this_o work_n with_o the_o great_a seriousness_n imaginable_a the_o prophet_n complain_v isa._n 64._o 7._o there_o be_v none_o that_o call_v upon_o thy_o name_n that_o stir_v up_o himself_o to_o take_v hold_n of_o thou_o without_o this_o it_o be_v but_o dead_a and_o cold_a work_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o it_o be_v but_o dry_a literal_a work_n not_o that_o fervent_a effectual_a prayer_n which_o will_v change_v the_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jam._n 5._o 16._o the_o
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and_o the_o subordination_n of_o their_o dispensation_n to_o christ_n and_o salvation_n by_o he_o moses_n be_v the_o person_n by_o who_o the_o law_n be_v give_v and_o elias_n be_v a_o principal_a prophet_n the_o law_n be_v represent_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n by_o elias_n both_o do_v frequent_o foretell_v and_o prefigure_v the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v then_o write_v be_v usual_o call_v by_o this_o term_n law_n and_o prophet_n act_n 24._o 14._o believe_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o mat._n 11._o 13._o for_o all_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n prophesy_v until_o john_n luke_n 16._o 24._o they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n let_v they_o hear_v they_o so_o act_v 26._o 22._o i_o witness_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o those_o which_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n say_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v so_o mark_v 7._o 11._o whatsoever_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v to_o you_o do_v you_o the_o same_o to_o they_o for_o this_o be_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n well_o then_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v frequent_o and_o solemn_o thus_o call_v law_n and_o prophet_n the_o messiah_n be_v speak_v of_o and_o foretell_v in_o both_o and_o the_o godly_a before_o his_o come_n wait_v for_o he_o as_o such_o one_o place_n i_o have_v almost_o forget_v rom._n 3._o 21._o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n without_o the_o law_n be_v manifest_v be_v witness_v by_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n which_o show_v that_o not_o only_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n be_v set_v forth_o but_o also_o his_o institution_n and_o gospel_n dispensation_n well_o to_o manifest_v this_o consent_n here_o be_v law_n and_o prophet_n moses_n and_o elias_n friendly_a confer_v with_o christ_n or_o rather_o attend_v upon_o he_o as_o servant_n upon_o their_o lord_n christ_n and_o moses_n christ_n and_o the_o prophet_n be_v not_o at_o variance_n as_o the_o 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that_o spirit_n of_o unsubjection_n which_o be_v so_o natural_a to_o we_o rom._n 8._o 7._o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n for_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v psalm_n 2._o 3._o let_v we_o break_v their_o band_n asunder_o and_o cast_v away_o their_o cord_n from_o we_o duty_n be_v more_o displease_v to_o the_o flesh_n than_o happiness_n and_o we_o like_o pardon_n and_o life_n more_o than_o we_o like_v strictness_n purity_n and_o that_o watch_v and_o strive_v and_o wait_v and_o exercise_v ourselves_o unto_o godliness_n which_o the_o scripture_n call_v for_o use_v to_o press_v we_o to_o get_v this_o disease_n cure_v and_o our_o heart_n reconcile_v to_o our_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o to_o our_o happiness_n these_o consideration_n may_v be_v a_o help_n to_o you_o 1._o god_n be_v a_o governor_n as_o well_o as_o a_o benefactor_n and_o must_v be_v respect_v in_o both_o relation_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o only_o 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