our_o heart_n sprinkle_v from_o a_o evil_a conscience_n and_o our_o body_n wash_v with_o pure_a water_n heb._n 10._o 22._o sanctify_v the_o lord_n god_n in_o your_o heart_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 15._o cast_v down_o imagination_n and_o every_o high_a thing_n that_o exalt_v itself_o against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o bring_v into_o captivity_n every_o thought_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 10._o 5._o excellent_a subject_a matter_n be_v lay_v down_o for_o they_o phil._n 4._o 8._o there_o be_v god_n and_o his_o law_n to_o be_v meditate_a on_o creation_n redemption_n providence_n the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o there_o be_v a_o large_a field_n for_o thought_n to_o range_v in_o and_o the_o soul_n be_v continual_o send_v some_o forth_o we_o be_v to_o cherish_v the_o good_a and_o cast_v the_o bad_a away_o it_o have_v be_v say_v thought_n be_v free_a every_o man_n may_v have_v what_o he_o will_v to_o himself_o in_o the_o deep_a of_o his_o heart_n not_o thorough_o 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opprobrious_a and_o slight_a term_n upon_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n thâ—se_o who_o be_v not_o open_o profane_a will_v reply_v they_o do_v not_o intend_v scripture_n in_o so_o speak_v but_o be_v against_o the_o unseasonable_a citation_n thereof_o by_o such_o a_o one_o there_o be_v some_o who_o will_v have_v we_o be_v christian_n only_o at_o church_n or_o prayer_n and_o think_v it_o unbecoming_a to_o hear_v or_o discourse_n of_o the_o word_n but_o at_o those_o time_n who_o moses_n have_v long_o since_o answer_v and_o undoubted_o he_o know_v what_o be_v most_o acceptable_a and_o well_o please_v unto_o god._n these_o word_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o thou_o shall_v teach_v they_o diligent_o unto_o thy_o child_n and_o thou_o shall_v talk_v of_o they_o when_o thou_o sit_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o when_o thou_o walk_v by_o the_o way_n and_o when_o thou_o lie_v down_o and_o when_o thou_o rise_v up_o deut._n 6._o 6_o 7._o it_o be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v in_o the_o synagogue_n but_o at_o home_n not_o only_o in_o their_o family_n worship_n but_o when_o they_o walk_v abroad_o be_v this_o commandment_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o to_o christian_n also_o have_v we_o not_o as_o great_a promise_n and_o strict_a obligation_n to_o duty_n as_o they_o have_v be_v we_o not_o to_o glorify_v god_n in_o our_o word_n as_o well_o as_o they_o or_o shall_v they_o be_v all_o confine_v to_o worldly_a business_n idle_a tale_n and_o impertinency_n and_o not_o be_v allot_v to_o the_o one_o thing_n needful_a our_o eternal_a welfare_n this_o will_v be_v more_o right_a and_o seemly_a if_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o next_o life_n be_v little_a and_o perish_a and_o those_o here_o great_a and_o endure_a for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o some_o can_v not_o be_v more_o busy_a in_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o and_o negligent_a to_o the_o other_o when_o it_o be_v just_a contrary_n for_o in_o a_o little_a while_n and_o these_o shall_v not_o be_v 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scandalous_a reflection_n upon_o the_o king_n and_o government_n and_o so_o according_o they_o will_v be_v throw_v into_o the_o flame_n if_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v now_o so_o mighty_o grow_v and_o prevail_v as_o it_o do_v in_o those_o first_o and_o pure_a time_n but_o see_v they_o be_v still_o extant_a to_o corrupt_v the_o mind_n and_o manner_n of_o people_n something_o be_v to_o be_v say_v more_o particular_o behold_v in_o this_o thou_o be_v not_o just_a i_o will_v answer_v thou_o that_o god_n be_v great_a than_o man_n why_o do_v thou_o strive_v against_o he_o for_o he_o give_v not_o account_n of_o any_o of_o his_o matter_n job_n 33._o 12_o 13._o he_o do_v more_o exceed_v the_o great_a monarch_n than_o this_o vast_a globe_n of_o the_o world_n a_o single_a dust_n of_o the_o balance_n and_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v the_o least_o account_n of_o whatever_o he_o enjoin_v we_o therefore_o shall_v you_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o do_v they_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n leu._n 22._o 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