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whole_o and_o altogether_o take_v up_o in_o his_o thought_n and_o affection_n about_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o christ_n and_o never_o to_o be_v enjoy_v till_o his_o appear_v in_o glory_n this_o hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o future_a glory_n so_o work_v upon_o he_o as_o he_o become_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o crucify_a to_o the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o and_o account_v they_o as_o they_o be_v indeed_o nothing_o but_o vanity_n and_o lie_n and_o as_o all_o his_o hope_n be_v in_o heaven_n so_o all_o his_o endeavour_n be_v only_o for_o this_o that_o he_o may_v not_o fail_v &_o fall_v short_a of_o those_o everlasting_a enjoyment_n and_o accord_o he_o resolve_v that_o whatever_o it_o cost_v he_o in_o do_v or_o suffer_v for_o christ_n sake_n come_v life_n come_v death_n he_o care_v not_o so_o he_o may_v have_v his_o desire_n in_o these_o in_o this_o way_n of_o believe_v all_o the_o saint_n now_o in_o heaven_n come_v thither_o no_o temptation_n 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that_o there_o be_v aâ—_n abundance_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o word_n enough_o to_o enlighten_v and_o enliven_v all_o the_o world_n if_o they_o will_v heed_n and_o attend_v they_o whâ—_n dare_v say_v that_o god_n word_n and_o spirit_n be_v noâ—_n sufficient_a to_o instruct_v we_o in_o all_o thing_n necessary_a and_o to_o lead_v we_o into_o all_o truth_n for_o papist_n quarrel_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o scripture-revelation_n i_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o it_o now_o it_o serve_v my_o turn_n if_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o god_n have_v make_v a_o sufficient_a revelation_n of_o his_o will_n and_o the_o way_n of_o our_o salvation_n 3._o that_o god_n may_v not_o leave_v himself_o without_o many_o witness_n we_o have_v also_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n that_o show_v we_o the_o way_n of_o glorify_v he_o 3._o else_o how_o can_v the_o apostle_n upon_o this_o one_o ground_n prove_v the_o gentile_n to_o be_v inexcusable_a in_o their_o idolatry_n rom._n 1.19_o 20._o and_o be_v there_o not_o also_o a_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o his_o providential_a dispensation_n that_o lead_v man_n to_o repentance_n rom._n 2.4_o yes_o the_o psalmist_n show_v it_o at_o large_a psal._n 107._o and_o this_o among_o other_o seem_v to_o be_v one_o thing_n that_o be_v very_o observable_a in_o that_o psalm_n viz._n that_o man_n otherwise_o void_a of_o all_o piety_n and_o such_o as_o care_v little_a for_o god_n company_n at_o other_o time_n when_o distress_n and_o danger_n assault_v they_o even_o by_o nature_n and_o natural_a conscience_n be_v lead_v to_o call_v upon_o god_n this_o show_v sufficient_o that_o their_o neglect_n of_o god_n in_o time_n of_o prosperity_n be_v a_o stifle_a the_o natural_a principle_n of_o religion_n implant_v in_o all_o man_n for_o the_o improvement_n of_o divine_a providence_n 4._o to_o say_v no_o more_o god_n have_v make_v we_o reasonable_a creature_n and_o give_v we_o a_o mind_n to_o understand_v so_o as_o to_o choose_v the_o good_a and_o refuse_v the_o evil_n and_o have_v we_o not_o all_o of_o we_o a_o conscience_n to_o accuse_v and_o excuse_v to_o encourage_v we_o in_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o affright_v we_o from_o all_o that_o be_v evil_a in_o one_o word_n the_o way_n of_o life_n be_v lay_v before_o we_o and_o we_o have_v eye_n to_o see_v it_o if_o we_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o walk_v in_o it_o man_n do_v not_o go_v to_o hell_n as_o a_o beast_n go_v to_o the_o slaughter-house_n or_o as_o one_o lead_v blindfolded_a not_o know_v whither_o he_o go_v but_o they_o refuse_v the_o way_n of_o life_n and_o choose_v the_o way_n of_o death_n as_o i_o hope_v to_o show_v hereafter_o more_o at_o large_a now_o let_v i_o sum_n up_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v and_o thus_o argue_v if_o god_n have_v prepare_v a_o all-sufficient_a salvation_n and_o provide_v all_o mean_n necessary_a for_o the_o apply_v of_o it_o what_o have_v we_o to_o complain_v of_o more_o than_o what_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o may_v not_o the_o lord_n say_v 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