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will_v not_o make_v it_o their_o adoption_n or_o choice_n but_o rather_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o their_o exacter_n controller_n of_o liberty_n and_o will_n *_o and_o look_v upon_o god_n *_o as_o a_o egyptian_a taskmaster_n they_o will_v carry_v it_o as_o a_o burden_n which_o they_o will_v throw_v off_o if_o they_o may_v have_v their_o mind_n *_o but_o i_o dare_v undertake_v to_o show_v that_o all_o true_a reason_n be_v for_o religion_n and_o nothing_o of_o truth_n against_o it_o religion_n do_v we_o the_o great_a service_n and_o courtesy_n to_o our_o mind_n it_o do_v good_a direct_o and_o immediate_o to_o our_o body_n by_o the_o good_a consequent_n on_o the_o mind_n government_n it_o relieve_v we_o in_o case_n of_o the_o great_a inward_a evil_n guiltiness_n malignity_n rancour_n malice_n which_o if_o not_o remove_v we_o must_v be_v most_o miserable_a and_o it_o possess_v we_o of_o true_a inward_a good_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v that_o verify_v which_o solomon_n say_v of_o wisdom_n 17._o her_o way_n be_v way_n of_o pleasantness_n and_o all_o her_o path_n be_v peace_n sermon_n ii_o act_n xiii_o 38._o be_v it_o know_v unto_o you_o therefore_o man_n and_o brethren_n that_o through_o this_o man_n be_v preach_v unto_o you_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_a estimate_n of_o what_o consequence_n this_o be_v to_o we_o and_o how_o much_o we_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o divine_a goodness_n for_o this_o great_a benefit_n of_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n let_v we_o look_v into_o the_o evil_a that_o we_o be_v rid_v and_o discharge_v of_o by_o this_o act_n of_o god_n let_v we_o look_v into_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o sin_n sin_n as_o it_o reflect_v upon_o god_n be_v a_o act_n either_o of_o neglect_n or_o contempt_n and_o how_o shall_v we_o answer_v it_o if_o we_o be_v guilty_a upon_o either_o account_n if_o either_o we_o neglect_v our_o bind_a duty_n or_o cast_v contempt_n and_o scorn_n upon_o our_o sovereign_n by_o who_o power_n we_o be_v raise_v out_o of_o nothing_o into_o be_v at_o who_o pleasure_n we_o be_v continue_v in_o be_v and_o at_o who_o appointment_n we_o shall_v go_v out_o of_o these_o being_n that_o now_o we_o have_v and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o withhold_v our_o soul_n from_o he_o one_o moment_n though_o the_o state_n and_o welfare_n of_o they_o to_o all_o eternity_n do_v depend_v thereupon_o let_v we_o also_o consider_v what_o sin_n be_v in_o itself_o it_o be_v a_o violation_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n the_o law_n of_o heaven_n from_o which_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v clothe_v with_o omnipotency_n in_o who_o be_v the_o fullness_n of_o power_n and_o liberty_n never_o do_v vary_v from_o eternity_n nor_o will_v to_o eternity_n for_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n be_v establish_v in_o righteousness_n what_o then_o do_v we_o think_v it_o be_v for_o we_o sorry_a creature_n to_o take_v upon_o we_o to_o control_v the_o immutable_a and_o unalterable_a law_n of_o everlasting_a righteousness_n goodness_n and_o truth_n upon_o which_o the_o universe_n depend_v then_o again_o sin_n in_o respect_n of_o bystander_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o very_o bad_a consequence_n and_o of_o ill_a influence_n because_o of_o the_o prejudice_n of_o example_n for_o we_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o follow_v example_n than_o to_o live_v by_o rule_n and_o nothing_o be_v more_o frequent_a than_o for_o man_n to_o pretend_v use_n custom_n and_o practice_n even_o against_o a_o establish_a law_n and_o we_o justify_v ourselves_o as_o we_o think_v by_o do_v as_o other_o do_v and_o that_o we_o be_v not_o singular_a and_o alone_a in_o what_o we_o say_v and_o practice_n that_o which_o we_o call_v moral_a evil_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o the_o great_a ugliness_n and_o deformity_n in_o the_o world_n the_o filthiness_n of_o sin_n be_v express_v in_o scripture_n under_o the_o name_n of_o those_o thing_n