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little_a favour_n as_o they_o have_v for_o religion_n do_v yet_o frequent_o commend_v the_o virtue_n they_o want_v and_o condemn_v their_o own_o vice_n in_o other_o men._n so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o religion_n have_v the_o testimony_n and_o good_a opinion_n of_o all_o man_n and_o when_o they_o who_o be_v most_o averse_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o do_v in_o innumerable_a case_n judge_v of_o thing_n according_a to_o its_o rule_n and_o the_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n when_o they_o i_o say_v express_v such_o a_o inward_a sense_n of_o its_o excellency_n that_o they_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v they_o indecency_n of_o their_o own_o vice_n when_o they_o see_v they_o in_o other_o man_n who_o can_v believe_v but_o that_o it_o have_v its_o foundation_n in_o our_o very_a nature_n chap._n v._o from_o those_o hope_n and_o fear_n that_o possess_v man_n upon_o their_o do_v well_o or_o ill_o the_o last_o argument_n i_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o prove_a religion_n to_o 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his_o action_n shall_v fill_v his_o soul_n with_o joy_n and_o comfort_n and_o afford_v he_o the_o true_a pleasure_n and_o most_o solid_a contentment_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o live_v in_o a_o continue_a expectation_n of_o nothing_o but_o good_a here_o and_o leave_v the_o world_n with_o a_o good_a hope_n of_o a_o glorious_a reward_n hereafter_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v gladness_n say_v the_o wiseman_n prov._n 10.28_o he_o be_v not_o only_o full_a of_o comfort_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o he_o but_o that_o which_o he_o hope_v for_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o action_n be_v such_o a_o acceptableness_n both_o with_o god_n and_o man_n as_o be_v matter_n of_o great_a satisfaction_n to_o he_o the_o fruit_n that_o he_o expect_v from_o his_o labour_n be_v quietness_n and_o assurance_n peace_n and_o joy_n because_o he_o know_v his_o actionsare_n such_o as_o can_v just_o create_v he_o any_o enemy_n and_o which_o he_o know_v god_n 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