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ourselves_o unto_o the_o former_a fact_n of_o ignorance_n but_o as_o he_o which_o have_v call_v we_o be_v holy_a so_o let_v we_o be_v holy_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o conversation_n please_v god_n not_o make_v our_o boast_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n desire_n 15._o as_o the_o covetous_a who_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o wealth_n and_o prosperity_n and_o contemn_v the_o lord_n ground_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o hope_n upon_o vain_a thing_n lawful_a whereby_o oftentimes_o we_o be_v stir_v up_o to_o execute_v thing_n offensive_a unto_o god_n which_o yet_o may_v carry_v colour_n of_o warrant_n by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n wherein_o the_o inward_a affection_n of_o the_o hart_n appear_v not_o only_o not_o mortify_v but_o rather_o reviue_v to_o sin_n if_o we_o due_o look_v into_o our_o desire_n we_o shall_v find_v out_o few_o or_o none_o that_o true_o tend_v to_o that_o mortification_n which_o be_v require_v but_o rather_o to_o the_o advance_v of_o the_o pride_n of_o our_o flesh_n against_o the_o humility_n of_o the_o spirit_n man_n let_v none_o think_v it_o irksome_a or_o tedious_a to_o leave_v this_o that_o the_o first_o step_n to_o the_o perfection_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v to_o deny_v himself_o which_o denial_n be_v keep_v under_o of_o all_o the_o corrupt_a motion_n which_o rise_v in_o ourselves_o and_o covet_v to_o break_v forth_o in_o action_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o our_o god_n have_v command_v and_o if_o that_o be_v hard_a to_o perform_v that_o which_o be_v further_o require_v be_v more_o hard_a and_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n himself_o 24_o which_o i_o dare_v not_o deny_v 34._o if_o any_o man_n say_v he_o will_v follow_v i_o let_v he_o forsake_v himself_o and_o yet_o that_o not_o enough_o let_v he_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o and_o in_o another_o place_n if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o 23._o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n daily_o and_o follow_v i_o we_o be_v command_v to_o 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