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psal._n 73._o vers_fw-la 25_o 26._o the_o heathen_n be_v not_o altogether_o ignorant_a of_o god_n his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n rom._n 1.19_o 20._o but_o our_o redemption_n by_o his_o son_n our_o communion_n with_o he_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o consequent_o our_o salvation_n and_o blessedness_n by_o our_o union_n with_o he_o be_v whole_o hide_v from_o they_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o knowledge_n appear_v 1._o by_o the_o misery_n of_o ignorance_n without_o it_o the_o wise_a be_v fool_n very_a sot_n of_o no_o understanding_n jer._n 4.22_o all_o sin_n and_o disobedience_n flow_v from_o want_n of_o this_o knowledge_n jer._n 9.3_o hos._n 4.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n 2._o by_o the_o happiness_n that_o follow_v it_o all_o grace_n attend_v it_o faith_n psal._n 9.10_o the_o whole_a new_a man_n col._n 3.10_o 2_o pet._n 1.2_o 3._o and_o all_o blessedness_n joh._n 17.3_o certain_o if_o the_o study_n of_o man_n be_v above_o other_o natural_a study_n oh_o what_o be_v the_o study_n of_o 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service_n to_o make_v we_o bless_v he_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o his_o servant_n psal._n 35.27_o he_o delight_v to_o do_v we_o good_a jer._n 32.40_o and_o to_o give_v we_o the_o kingdom_n luk._n 12.32_o man_n gross_o ignorant_a foul_o misconceive_v of_o his_o service_n they_o look_v on_o it_o as_o cord_n and_o bond_n but_o indeed_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o bless_v as_o it_o no_o blessedness_n but_o it_o psal._n 84.4_o oh_o the_o incomprehensible_a love_n in_o which_o he_o have_v choose_v we_o what_o be_v there_o in_o we_o worthy_a of_o his_o choice_n be_v we_o wise_a no_o we_o be_v foolish_a tit._n 3.3_o be_v we_o strong_a no_o we_o be_v of_o no_o strength_n rom._n 5.6_o be_v we_o noble_a no_o we_o be_v servant_n to_o lust_n to_o corruption_n to_o filthiness_n and_o most_o filthy_a in_o that_o â—ervice_n tit._n 3.3_o 2_o petr._n 2.19_o psal._n 14.3_o be_v we_o any_o thing_n no_o we_o be_v very_o nothing_o â—nd_v to_o he_o less_o than_o nothing_o 2_o cor._n 12.11_o â—sa_fw-la 40.17_o yet_o have_v god_n choose_v the_o foolish_a â—hings_n of_o the_o world_n to_o confound_v the_o wise_a god_n â—ath_v choose_v the_o weak_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n to_o confound_v the_o mighty_a and_o the_o base_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thing_n despise_v have_v god_n choose_v yea_o and_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o to_o bring_v to_o nought_o thing_n that_o be_v 1_o cor._n 1.27_o 28._o but_o in_o he_o what_o be_v there_o which_o be_v not_o infinite_o excellent_a infinite_o desirable_a delectable_a sâ—all_v he_o then_o choose_v such_o dung_n to_o be_v his_o child_n heir_n his_o peculiar_a inheritance_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o when_o he_o offer_v himself_o choose_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o all_o glory_n to_o be_v our_o father_n our_o lord_n our_o portion_n 4._o the_o affection_n also_o be_v say_v to_o know_v that_o which_o they_o love_v in_o which_o they_o delight_v and_o for_o which_o they_o longue_fw-fr we_o therefore_o must_v know_v god_n to_o love_n fear_v he_o delight_n in_o he_o and_o longue_fw-fr after_o he_o frequent_o in_o every_o page_n of_o scripture_n i_o meet_v not_o only_o with_o god_n precept_n in_o these_o duty_n but_o the_o saint_n practice_n to_o provoke_v our_o heart_n to_o love_n we_o must_v consider_v he_o 1._o in_o himself_o he_o be_v good_a psal._n 100.5_o only_o good_a matth._n 19.17_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n exo._n 34.6_o he_o be_v love_n 1_o joh._n 4.16_o altogether_o lovely_a cant._n 5.16_o 2._o in_o relation_n to_o we_o he_o be_v our_o father_n husband_n life_n etc._n etc._n as_o before_o 3._o in_o his_o deal_n with_o we_o he_o have_v manifest_v his_o love_n to_o we_o above_o all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n in_o our_o creation_n advance_v we_o above_o all_o crown_v we_o with_o glory_n psal._n 8.5_o 6._o in_o our_o redemption_n prefer_v we_o above_o the_o angel_n assume_v we_o and_o refuse_v their_o nature_n heb._n 2.16_o now_o then_o take_v great_a heed_n that_o your_o love_n be_v true_a relative_n affection_n be_v not_o right_a if_o the_o measure_n be_v not_o right_a a_o husband_n love_v as_o another_o man_n be_v not_o love_v as_o a_o husband_n admit_v no_o rival_n or_o partner_n in_o his_o love_n no_o creature_n not_o ourselves_o must_v be_v prefer_v before_o he_o or_o equal_v to_o he_o we_o must_v love_v he_o more_o than_o life_n for_o his_o love_n be_v better_a than_o life_n psal._n 63.3_o he_o our_o quicken_a spirit_n we_o his_o body_n he_o our_o head_n we_o his_o member_n why_o shall_v not_o the_o hand_n prefer_v the_o head_n or_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n before_o itself_o as_o we_o may_v love_v he_o for_o his_o gift_n so_o much_o more_o for_o himself_o stir_v up_o your_o unthankful_a nature_n to_o this_o