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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d second_o why_o struggle_v man_n for_o sovereignty_n and_o can_v never_o be_v content_v since_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o all_o kingdom_n be_v he_o let_v we_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o our_o necessity_n shall_v be_v cast_v to_o we_o three_o and_o last_o of_o all_o let_v we_o beware_v how_o we_o utter_v this_o prayer_n for_o it_o appertain_v not_o unto_o the_o wicked_a but_o to_o the_o godly_a not_o to_o the_o wicked_a for_o if_o god_n shall_v take_v he_o at_o his_o word_n his_o condemnation_n shall_v come_v upon_o he_o at_o unaware_o perversum_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la optare_fw-la ut_fw-la veniat_fw-la quem_fw-la time_n ne_fw-la veniat_fw-la augustine_n psalm_n 97._o &_o dicere_fw-la veniat_fw-la regnum_fw-la tuum_fw-la cum_fw-la time_n ne_fw-la exaudiaris_fw-la aug._n psalm_n 147._o it_o be_v only_o the_o child_n of_o god_n who_o as_o the_o hart_n bray_v for_o the_o well-spring_n of_o water_n can_v 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disobedient_n but_o to_o son_n and_o obeyer_n for_o none_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o they_o that_o know_v the_o will_n of_o their_o master_n and_o do_v it_o and_o as_o it_o have_v this_o reference_n with_o the_o preface_n viz_o a_o reference_n of_o instruction_n so_o when_o you_o look_v upon_o it_o in_o the_o reference_n it_o carry_v with_o the_o precede_a petition_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o reference_n and_o relation_n demonstrative_a for_o as_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o above_o all_o thing_n he_o have_v care_n of_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o name_n for_o it_o be_v write_v my_o glory_n i_o will_v not_o give_v to_o another_o again_o as_o he_o be_v the_o suprem_fw-mi sovereign_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n have_v therein_o a_o kingdom_n of_o power_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o glory_n so_o here_o we_o have_v the_o evident_a demonstration_n of_o our_o confidence_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o subjoin_v this_o as_o a_o touchstone_n to_o try_v whether_o ourzeale_v to_o his_o honour_n or_o our_o thirst_n for_o the_o righteousness_n and_o approach_n of_o his_o kingdom_n be_v true_a and_o sincere_a or_o not_o and_o by_o this_o to_o see_v whether_o we_o do_v his_o will_n or_o not_o desire_v we_o thereby_o because_o of_o the_o flattery_n wherewith_o we_o flatter_v ourselves_o in_o the_o use_n of_o that_o common_a proverb_n ad_fw-la deum_fw-la omnes_fw-la ire_n volunt_fw-la post_fw-la deum_fw-la pauci_fw-la to_o try_v and_o examine_v ourselves_o whether_o we_o be_v true_o of_o that_o number_n or_o not_o who_o can_v say_v thy_o kingdom_n come_v for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o hearer_n but_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v use_v now_o from_o