psalm_n 139._o 21_o 22._o do_v not_o i_o hate_v they_o o_o lord_n that_o hate_v thou_o and_o be_o not_o i_o grieve_v with_o these_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o thou_o i_o hate_v they_o with_o perfect_a hatred_n i_o count_v they_o my_o enemy_n 23._o v._n search_v i_o o_o lord_n and_o know_v my_o heart_n try_v i_o and_o know_v my_o thought_n and_o yet_o have_v it_o not_o get_v great_a foot_n among_o we_o and_o make_v wicked_a man_n get_v up_o the_o head_n and_o wickedness_n to_o grow_v and_o abound_v everywhere_o the_o wicked_a walk_n on_o every_o side_n when_o the_o vile_a man_n be_v exalt_v psalm_n 12._o last_o verse_n 5._o article_n the_o five_o article_n speak_v of_o covetousness_n and_o oppression_n the_o one_o as_o the_o root_n the_o other_o as_o the_o fruit_n and_o effect_v thereof_o we_o need_v not_o to_o insist_v to_o show_v what_o a_o sin_n the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n and_o covetousness_n be_v the_o scripture_n hold_v it_o forth_o as_o idolatry_n col._n 3._o 5._o mortify_v 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people_n spend_v their_o time_n in_o seek_v after_o the_o thing_n of_o a_o present_a world_n and_o according_a as_o they_o prosper_v or_o be_v cross_v in_o these_o thing_n according_o do_v they_o think_v themselves_o happy_a or_o miserable_a and_o there_o be_v minister_n not_o a_o few_o that_o as_o they_o enter_v so_o do_v they_o follow_v the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n for_o the_o thing_n of_o a_o present_a world_n and_o be_v more_o for_o care_v for_o these_o thing_n then_o for_o the_o soul_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n and_o more_o eager_a in_o pursue_v a_o increase_n and_o augmentation_n in_o these_o thing_n then_o in_o pursue_v the_o thing_n that_o concern_v the_o beat_n down_o of_o satan_n kingdom_n and_o the_o promove_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o hence_o also_o it_o be_v as_o from_o a_o main_a cause_n that_o minister_n not_o a_o few_o prove_v unfaithful_a in_o their_o duty_n and_o unsuitable_a in_o a_o day_n of_o temptation_n rather_o 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