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that_o forsake_v he_o first_o 2_o chron._n 15.2_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o you_o while_o you_o be_v with_o he_o and_o if_o you_o seek_v he_o he_o will_v be_v find_v of_o you_o but_o if_o you_o forsake_v he_o he_o will_v forsake_v you_o 1_o chron._n 28.9_o if_o thou_o seek_v he_o he_o will_v be_v find_v of_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o forsake_v â—im_v he_o will_v cast_v thou_o off_o for_o ever_o 4._o especial_o will_v christ_n be_v good_a to_o man_n seek_v after_o he_o for_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v and_o obey_v he_o for_o he_o be_v no_o pharaoh_n to_o require_v brick_n and_o give_v no_o straw_n create_v grace_n lay_v the_o debt_n upon_o we_o and_o his_o redeem_n grace_n provide_v the_o power_n and_o help_v that_o we_o may_v discharge_v it_o now_o when_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o debt_n and_o confess_v our_o impotency_n to_o pay_v it_o and_o our_o willingness_n to_o return_v to_o our_o duty_n will_v christ_n fail_v we_o a_o conscience_n of_o our_o duty_n be_v a_o great_a matter_n but_o a_o desire_n of_o grace_n to_o perform_v it_o be_v more_o therefore_o come_v as_o creature_n earnest_o desire_v to_o do_v their_o creator_n will_n and_o to_o promote_v his_o glory_n god_n will_v not_o refuse_v the_o soul_n that_o lie_v so_o submissive_o at_o his_o foot_n sermon_n iv._o col_fw-fr 1.17_o and_o he_o be_v before_o all_o thing_n and_o by_o he_o all_o thing_n consist_v the_o apostle_n have_v assert_v the_o dignity_n of_o christ_n person_n by_o ascribe_v the_o work_n of_o creation_n to_o he_o now_o the_o work_n of_o conservation_n and_o providence_n by_o the_o same_o divine_a power_n by_o which_o christ_n make_v all_o thing_n he_o do_v