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conflict_n 1._o secure_v your_o propriety_n in_o god_n 1_o sam._n 30._o david_n at_o ziklag_n 2._o and_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o cause_n as_o 2_o chron._n 20._o 3._o and_o the_o weighty_a consequence_n of_o a_o good_a cause_n else_o we_o shall_v be_v slave_n 4._o have_v a_o eye_n upon_o christ_n your_o leader_n in_o this_o conflict_n psalm_n 45.3_o 4._o 5._o keep_v mutual_a communion_n one_o with_o another_o as_o mal._n 3.16_o act_n 28.15_o 6._o set_a faith_n on_o work_n as_o heb._n 11.34_o and_o the_o more_o because_o of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o to_o do_v consider_v the_o promise_n of_o 1._o god_n assistance_n psalm_n 27.14_o 2._o good_a success_n as_o john_n 1.6_o and_o john_n 26.33_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n i_o have_v overcome_v the_o world_n 3._o recompense_n to_o man_n resolute_a in_o good_a 7._o enlarge_v your_o love_n for_o love_n work_v much_o in_o 1._o feeble_n woman_n 2._o in_o fearful_a ewe_n for_o their_o child_n their_o lamb_n 3._o jacob_n hard_a service_n be_v short_a and_o easy_a upon_o this_o score_n 8._o keep_v a_o clear_a conscience_n this_o will_v make_v a_o man_n bold_a and_o courageous_a 9_o improve_v experience_n these_o will_v add_v much_o confidence_n to_o courage_n 10._o go_v on_o in_o this_o spiritual_a combare_a self-denying_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o god_n as_o verse_n 10._o before_o 1_o sam._n 17.45_o see_v psalm_n 20.6_o 7_o 8._o but_o psalm_n 68.17_o 18._o the_o chariot_n of_o god_n be_v twenty_o thousand_o thousand_o of_o angel_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o have_v lead_v captivity_n captive_a etc._n etc._n thus_o i_o have_v finish_v three_o use_v from_o the_o first_o seven_o particular_n of_o the_o point_n 1._o use_n inform_v we_o of_o the_o great_a danger_n the_o church_n be_v in_o because_o of_o the_o tare_n heresy_n error_n and_o schism_n which_o 1._o apostate_n romanist_n 2._o ancient_a heretic_n and_o 3._o modern_a separatist_n anabaptist_n brownist_n and_o independent_o have_v sow_o and_o by_o they_o 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etc._n 2._o or_o ourselves_o isalm_n 19.12_o gal._n 6.3_o jam._n 1_o 22._o the_o expression_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v very_o significant_a where_o 1._o the_o heart_n be_v put_v for_o the_o mind_n and_o soul_n with_o all_o its_o part_n hallebh_n guacobh_v 2._o deceitful_a wily_a fraudulent_a prone_a to_o supplant_v circumvent_v and_o deceive_v as_o jer._n 9.4_o every_o brother_n will_v supplant_v or_o trip_v up_o his_o heel_n and_o jehu_n do_v 2_o king_n 10.10_o hence_o jacob_n have_v his_o name_n from_o hold_v his_o brother_n by_o the_o heel_n gen._n 25.26_o and_o 27.36_o hosea_n 12.3_o or_o it_o signify_v also_o perverse_a full_a of_o pravity_n crooked_a and_o uneven_a as_o way_n full_a of_o wind_n and_o turn_n and_o ergo_fw-la hard_o to_o find_v ap._n so_o it_o be_v with_o man_n heart_n full_a of_o wind_n turn_n nook_n and_o corner_n wiles_n and_o sleight_n isa_n 29.15_o 16._o wo_n to_o they_o that_o seek_v deep_a that_o will_v pretend_v one_o thing_n intend_v another_o and_o inward_o purpose_n quite_o contrary_a to_o what_o the_o tongue_n and_o outward_a carriage_n and_o behaviour_n do_v pretend_v and_o promise_v psalm_n 31.6_o and_o 55.13_o 14.20.21_o ap._n we_o have_v have_v experience_n enough_o of_o this_o 3._o above_o all_o thing_n miccol_n prae_fw-la omnibus_fw-la or_o person_n above_o aught_o it_o be_v so_o sly_a and_o wily_a that_o no_o creature_n in_o wicked_a subtlety_n and_o dissemble_a can_v go_v beyond_o it_o 4._o and_o desperate_o wicked_a we_o anush_v hu_o et_fw-la anxium_fw-la ipsum_fw-la it_o be_v but_o one_o word_n in_o the_o text_n and_o be_v diverse_o render_v viz._n 1._o desperate_a or_o 2._o deadly_a or_o 3._o conjunstim_fw-la desperate_o bend_v unto_o and_o set_v upon_o deadly_a mischief_n and_o deceitful_o to_o destroy_v psalm_n 64.5_o as_o 1._o abner_n do_v by_o amasa_n 2_o sam._n 20.9_o 10._o 2._o and_o they_o by_o the_o prophet_n jer._n 11.18_o 19_o and_o 12.6_o 3._o and_o ishmael_n by_o gedaliah_n jer._n 40.14_o 16._o and_o 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people_n of_o what_o condition_n soever_o they_o be_v nevertheless_o the_o manifold_a command_n of_o god_n and_o the_o abundant_a council_n and_o advice_n which_o be_v give_v in_o this_o particular_a case_n i_o shall_v no_o long_o insist_v upon_o this_o point_n in_o any_o other_o instance_n or_o further_a inlargement_n only_o i_o shall_v pray_v hearty_o for_o the_o amendment_n of_o these_o forementioned_a fault_n which_o be_v of_o so_o much_o concernment_n to_o church_n and_o kingdom_n and_o to_o the_o right_a order_n of_o all_o public_a affair_n i_o do_v now_o descend_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n duty_n consist_v in_o the_o walk_n and_o the_o manner_n and_o end_n of_o such_o walk_a here_o in_o as_o in_o the_o former_a point_n i_o shall_v conjoin_v both_o these_o particular_n into_o one_o main_a point_n of_o doctrine_n for_o our_o use_n which_o will_v make_v the_o doctrine_n full_a and_o use_v offectual_a touch_v the_o walk_n in_o this_o text_n you_o must_v understand_v 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