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of_o thou_o than_o who_o shall_v those_o thing_n be_v which_o thou_o have_v provide_v heb._n 3._o 7._o wherefore_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n etc._n etc._n man_n think_v it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o be_v singular_a and_o precise_a that_o it_o be_v better_a when_o there_o be_v less_o preach_v and_o less_o knowledge_n that_o small_a sin_n be_v not_o to_o be_v stand_v upon_o but_o god_n enlighten_v the_o soul_n make_v we_o to_o see_v the_o vanity_n and_o sinfulness_n of_o such_o thought_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o bring_v the_o understanding_n to_o attend_v and_o consider_v there_o be_v much_o lie_v upon_o it_o act_n 16._o 14._o the_o lord_n open_v the_o heart_n of_o lydia_n so_o that_o she_o attend_v unto_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o paul_n that_o be_v weigh_v they_o in_o her_o heart_n sermon_n xxxviii_o psal._n cxix_o 34._o yea_o i_o shall_v observe_v it_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o last_o clause_n i_o shall_v observe_v it_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n the_o point_n be_v doct._n that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o keep_v god_n law_n but_o we_o must_v keep_v it_o with_o the_o whole_a heart_n here_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o 1._o that_o god_n require_v the_o heart_n 2._o the_o whole_a heart_n 1._o god_n require_v the_o heart_n in_o his_o service_n the_o heart_n be_v the_o christian_n sacrifice_n the_o fountain_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v main_o look_v after_o without_o this_o 1._o external_n profession_n be_v nothing_o most_o christian_n have_v nothing_o for_o christ_n but_o a_o good_a opinion_n or_o some_o outward_a profâ—…on_n judas_n be_v a_o disciple_n but_o satan_n enter_v into_o his_o heart_n luke_n 22._o 3._o ananias_n join_v himself_o to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n but_o satan_n fill_v his_o heart_n act_v 5._o 3._o simon_n magus_n be_v baptize_v but_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o god_n act_v 8._o 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my_o day_n go_v after_o he_o find_v he_o out_o in_o his_o wander_n so_o psalm_n 116._o 12._o what_o shall_v i_o render_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n towards_o i_o they_o find_v their_o way_n to_o he_o though_o shut_v up_o with_o sin_n and_o danger_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o to_o plead_v with_o god_n for_o temporal_a salvation_n we_o must_v make_v grace_n and_o nothing_o but_o grace_n the_o ground_n of_o our_o hope_n and_o this_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o word_n 2._o as_o it_o be_v applicable_a to_o eternal_a salvation_n and_o then_o 1._o the_o ground_n of_o all_o be_v mercy_n or_o pity_n of_o the_o creature_n misery_n the_o lord_n be_v not_o move_v to_o bestow_v grace_n upon_o sinner_n for_o any_o goodness_n that_o he_o find_v in_o they_o or_o can_v foresee_v in_o they_o for_o he_o find_v none_o and_o can_v foresee_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o grace_n rom._n 11._o 35._o who_o have_v give_v he_o first_o and_o it_o shall_v 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