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this_o duty_n that_o you_o will_v not_o go_v into_o your_o shop_n till_o you_o have_v be_v with_o god_n in_o private_a and_o there_o offer_v up_o your_o morning_n sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n i_o beseech_v you_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o your_o precious_a soul_n plead_v no_o excuse_n from_o worldly_a business_n the_o devil_n and_o your_o own_o corrupt_a heart_n will_v find_v many_o occasion_n to_o divert_v you_o from_o the_o duty_n but_o say_v to_o they_o as_o abraham_n to_o his_o servant_n stay_v you_o here_o while_o i_o go_v and_o worship_v the_o lord_n yonder_o shall_v thou_o omit_v thy_o morning_n devotion_n for_o any_o worldly_a business_n thou_o will_v thereby_o hazard_v the_o loss_n of_o thy_o precious_a soul_n for_o the_o gain_n of_o a_o little_a worldly_a wealth_n which_o can_v yield_v thou_o no_o true_a comfort_n and_o what_o will_v it_o avail_v thou_o to_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v thy_o own_o soul_n mark_v 8._o 36._o friend_n let_v this_o 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to_o raise_v up_o thy_o affection_n therein_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o two_o 1._o make_v choice_n of_o such_o a_o place_n for_o the_o performance_n thereof_o where_o thou_o may_v use_v thy_o voice_n and_o not_o be_v hear_v of_o other_o the_o voice_n in_o prayer_n will_v be_v find_v very_o effectual_a both_o to_o keep_v thy_o heart_n close_o to_o the_o duty_n and_o to_o quicken_v thy_o affection_n therein_o 2._o if_o notwithstanding_o thou_o find_v thy_o mind_n have_v be_v wander_v in_o prayer_n after_o worldly_a matter_n it_o will_v be_v a_o good_a course_n in_o thy_o closet_n devotion_n to_o pray_v those_o head_n over_o again_o which_o thou_o deliver_v without_o any_o observation_n labour_v as_o to_o keep_v thy_o heart_n close_o to_o the_o duty_n so_o to_o perform_v it_o with_o more_o fervency_n and_o earnestness_n of_o affection_n chap._n x._o contain_v direction_n for_o the_o manner_n of_o follow_v thy_o particular_a call_v have_v thus_o begin_v the_o day_n with_o prayer_n thou_o must_v then_o betake_v thyself_o to_o the_o duty_n of_o thy_o particular_a call_v for_o particular_a calling_n be_v of_o god_n appointment_n as_o for_o our_o own_o good_a and_o the_o good_a of_o our_o family_n so_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o other_o in_o follow_v whereof_o have_v special_a regard_n both_o to_o thy_o end_n and_o manner_n of_o perform_v they_o 1._o for_o thy_o end_n follow_v not_o thy_o worldly_a business_n mere_o for_o gain_n and_o advantage_n thereby_o to_o get_v a_o estate_n but_o chief_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n who_o require_v every_o one_o to_o labour_v in_o some_o honest_a call_v that_o thereby_o thou_o may_v serve_v and_o follow_v his_o providence_n in_o the_o use_n of_o those_o mean_n he_o have_v appoint_v for_o the_o get_v a_o comfortable_a subsistence_n for_o thyself_o and_o family_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v in_o some_o measure_n be_v profitable_a in_o thy_o generation_n and_o serviceable_a to_o the_o public_a good_a mind_v above_o all_o thing_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o what_o thou_o do_v who_o be_v glorify_v not_o only_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o holy_a and_o religious_a duty_n but_o also_o by_o a_o conscionable_a performance_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o thy_o particular_a place_n and_o call_v 2._o for_o the_o manner_n of_o follow_v thy_o call_v observe_v these_o rule_n 1._o be_v diligent_a therein_o to_o live_v without_o a_o call_v or_o not_o to_o labour_v therein_o be_v both_o sinful_a and_o unwarrantable_a every_o son_n of_o adam_n ought_v to_o mind_n some_o particular_a call_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o command_n which_o god_n lay_v upon_o man_n immediate_o after_o his_o fall_n gen._n 3._o 19_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n shall_v thou_o eat_v bread_n till_o thou_o return_v unto_o the_o ground_n which_o
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apostraphe_n of_o moses_n to_o god_n exod._n 5._o 22._o wherefore_o have_v thou_o so_o evil_a entreâ—…ted_v this_o people_n have_v it_o be_v gracious_a answer_n and_o return_v chap._n 6._o 1._o then_o say_v the_o lord_n now_o shall_v thou_o see_v what_o i_o will_v do_v to_o pharaoh_n ejaculatory_a prayer_n though_o they_o be_v short_a and_o sudden_a yet_o pâ—…oceeding_v from_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v as_o fervent_a and_o prevalent_a as_o solemn_a prayer_n and_o indeed_o these_o frequent_o use_v argue_v a_o heavenly_a mind_n and_o a_o holy_a familiarity_n with_o god_n but_o still_o beware_v that_o these_o short_a and_o occasional_a prayer_n be_v not_o make_v to_o serve_v thou_o instead_o of_o and_o to_o shut_v out_o thy_o set_n and_o solemn_a duty_n these_o will_v be_v of_o use_n to_o help_v thou_o in_o thy_o fix_a duty_n and_o may_v not_o excuse_v thou_o from_o they_o iii_o direction_n to_o young_a man_n touch_v the_o manner_n of_o follow_v their_o calling_n be_v just_a and_o honest_a in_o thy_o deal_n with_o man_n avoid_v as_o all_o guile_n and_o deceit_n so_o all_o subtle_a equivocation_n and_o mental_a reservation_n tend_v to_o the_o wrong_v thy_o neighbour_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v able_a to_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 13._o 18._o i_o trust_v i_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n in_o all_o thing_n willing_a to_o live_v honest_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a how_o plentiful_a the_o scripture_n be_v in_o press_a man_n to_o deal_v just_o and_o honest_o with_o all_o man_n even_o in_o weight_n and_o measure_n and_o that_o both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n say_v the_o lord_n to_o his_o people_n levit._n 19_o 35_o 36._o just_a balance_n and_o just_a weight_n a_o just_a epha_n and_o a_o just_a hin_n shall_v you_o have_v the_o epha_n be_v a_o dry_a measure_n or_o a_o measure_n for_o dry_a thing_n as_o our_o bushel_n be_v and_o the_o hin_n be_v a_o measure_n for_o liquid_a thing_n as_o our_o pottle-pot_n or_o gallon_n under_o these_o two_o name_n all_o other_o measure_n be_v comprehend_v which_o god_n require_v shall_v be_v just_a and_o true_a without_o all_o falsehood_n and_o deceit_n and_o deut._n 25._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v in_o thy_o bag_n divers_a weight_n of_o one_o kind_n he_o mean_v a_o great_a and_o a_o small_a thou_o shall_v not_o have_v in_o thy_o house_n divers_a measure_n a_o great_a and_o a_o small_a one_o to_o buy_v with_o another_o to_o sell_v with_o or_o a_o great_a to_o be_v show_v to_o the_o magistrate_n or_o officer_n when_o they_o come_v to_o view_v thâ—…_n weight_n and_o measure_n and_o a_o less_o to_o sell_v with_o and_o vers_fw-la 15._o but_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o perfect_a and_o a_o just_a weight_n a_o perfect_a and_o a_o just_a measure_n shall_v thou_o have_v and_o vers_fw-la 16._o all_o that_o do_v such_o thing_n and_o all_o that_o do_v unrighteous_o in_o what_o kind_n soever_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o apostle_n in_o their_o exhortation_n do_v much_o press_v upon_o god_n people_n just_a and_o honest_a deal_n one_o with_o another_o as_o rom._n 12._o 17._o provide_v thing_n honest_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o man_n the_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v very_o emphatical_a and_o imply_v a_o forecast_a care_n that_o they_o do_v nothing_o that_o be_v dishonest_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n phil._n 4._o 8._o whatsoever_o thing_n be_v honest_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v just_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v of_o good_a report_n think_v on_o these_o thing_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v be_v sure_o you_o mind_v such_o thing_n and_o 1_o thes._n 4._o 6._o let_v no_o man_n go_v beyond_o or_o defraud_v his_o brother_n in_o any_o matter_n because_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o avenger_n of_o all_o such_o theâ—…_n apostle_n seem_v to_o anticipate_v the_o secure_a thought_n of_o the_o fraudulent_a promise_v themselves_o impunity_n tell_v they_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o avenger_n of_o all_o those_o who_o shall_v by_o any_o deceit_n defraud_v their_o brethren_n yet_o what_o abominable_a fraud_n and_o deceit_n be_v daily_o act_v in_o matter_n of_o commerce_n and_o trade_v between_o neighbour_n and_o neighbour_n chap._n xi_o set_v forth_o several_a fraud_n and_o deceit_n too_o frequent_o act_v in_o matter_n of_o commerce_n and_o trade_n between_o neighbour_n and_o neighbour_n with_o some_o general_a rule_n for_o the_o prevent_n of_o they_o 1._o how_o many_o do_v use_v all_o the_o be_v they_o can_v to_o make_v their_o ware_n look_v better_a and_o fair_a than_o indeed_o they_o be_v that_o so_o they_o may_v get_v more_o for_o their_o commodity_n than_o in_o truth_n they_o deserve_v which_o be_v one_o kind_n of_o deceit_n 2._o how_o many_o by_o lie_v and_o equivocate_a do_v put_v off_o their_o â—…ad_a ware_n at_o the_o high_a price_n commend_v that_o for_o the_o best_a of_o the_o kind_n which_o they_o know_v to_o be_v stark_o naught_o and_o so_o sell_v their_o conscience_n with_o their_o commodity_n for_o a_o very_a inconsiderable_a advantage_n sure_o those_o be_v sad_a gain_n that_o make_v a_o man_n lose_v peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o heaven_n at_o last_o 3._o how_o many_o be_v apt_a to_o work_v upon_o the_o unskilfulness_n and_o ignorance_n or_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o buyer_n if_o they_o find_v he_o unskilful_a in_o the_o commodity_n he_o be_v buy_v how_o be_v they_o apt_a to_o work_v upon_o it_o and_o to_o demand_v a_o unreasonable_a price_n of_o he_o far_o above_o the_o worth_n of_o it_o or_o if_o the_o buyer_n have_v more_o than_o ordinary_a need_n of_o such_o a_o commodity_n how_o apt_a be_v the_o seller_n to_o take_v advantage_n of_o his_o urgent_a necessity_n make_o he_o to_o pay_v more_o for_o the_o same_o than_o it_o be_v real_o worth_a which_o be_v cruel_a injustice_n or_o when_o poor_a people_n expose_v their_o ware_n to_o sale_n which_o they_o have_v wrought_v up_o to_o buy_v bread_n 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