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apostle_n at_o jerusalem_n act_v 5._o 41._o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o interest_n will_v give_v a_o high_a relish_n to_o all_o his_o suffering_n make_v his_o torment_n and_o his_o tormentor_n to_o become_v his_o great_a instrument_n and_o mean_n of_o pleasure_n §_o 22._o thus_o we_o see_v in_o all_o case_n both_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a every_o man_n be_v for_o himself_o and_o intend_v his_o own_o interest_n in_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v which_o he_o undertake_v either_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o profit_n or_o of_o his_o pleasure_n and_o reputation_n the_o interest_n of_o his_o flesh_n or_o of_o his_o spirit_n his_o present_a interest_n or_o his_o future_a still_o it_o be_v one_o interest_n or_o other_o which_o lead_v he_o on_o unto_o the_o best_a or_o the_o worst_a performance_n in_o the_o world_n be_v any_o man_n covetous_a and_o extreme_o close_o sist_v he_o think_v it_o be_v for_o his_o interest_n as_o be_v the_o way_n to_o be_v rich_a in_o money_n which_o be_v the_o 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have_v meditate_a so_o much_o upon_o this_o kind_n of_o subject_a why_o i_o have_v strike_v so_o many_o blow_v upon_o this_o great_a anvil_n make_v so_o many_o long_a discourse_n though_o on_o occasion_n of_o divers_a text_n touch_v the_o equity_n and_o the_o law_n of_o our_o saviour_n gospel_n and_o indispensable_a necessity_n of_o our_o obedience_n unto_o the_o end_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v true_o this_o because_o i_o have_v think_v it_o most_o my_o own_o and_o other_o man_n interest_n so_o to_o do_v and_o till_o we_o be_v able_a to_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o convince_v ourselves_o and_o other_o that_o it_o be_v most_o for_o our_o interest_n to_o bear_v the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n law_n and_o the_o burden_n of_o his_o cross_n when_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o we_o it_o be_v very_o sure_a that_o neither_o of_o we_o shall_v bear_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o as_o be_v require_v whereas_o it_o be_v as_o sure_a on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o as_o we_o never_o neglect_v our_o 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reward_n be_v both_o immortal_a and_o immense_a nor_o can_v i_o think_v of_o a_o more_o rational_a or_o a_o more_o satisfactory_a account_n why_o the_o commandment_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o common_o heed_v by_o we_o with_o more_o circumspection_n than_o those_o of_o christ_n but_o that_o we_o fear_v they_o more_o and_o believe_v he_o less_o or_o value_v the_o interest_n of_o our_o body_n above_o the_o interest_n of_o our_o soul_n or_o prefer_v the_o seem_a certainty_n of_o what_o be_v present_a before_o the_o hope_n and_o expectance_n of_o what_o be_v future_a and_o have_v rather_o become_v the_o owner_n of_o earthly_a contentment_n in_o possession_n than_o to_o be_v deal_v for_o reversion_n in_o heaven_n itself_o §_o 23._o and_o therefore_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v be_v able_a even_o to_o feel_v and_o by_o consequence_n to_o arrive_v at_o the_o conviction_n of_o experience_n that_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n law_n be_v real_o easy_a in_o it_o self_n and_o the_o burden_n of_o his_o cross_n be_v in_o comparison_n very_o light_a and_o that_o they_o have_v both_o a_o secret_a virtue_n of_o give_v rest_n unto_o the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o labour_n and_o of_o refresh_v the_o heavy_a lade_v for_o so_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o express_o in_o the_o two_o next_o verse_n before_o the_o text_n let_v we_o be_v conversant_a incessant_o in_o all_o the_o mean_n of_o attain_v to_o a_o true_a christian_a faith_n that_o so_o by_o cordial_o believe_v we_o may_v passionate_o love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n and_o that_o love_v he_o as_o we_o ought_v we_o may_v by_o consequence_n delight_n in_o do_v that_o which_o he_o require_v and_o by_o consequence_n may_v attain_v to_o that_o reward_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v for_o as_o our_o faith_n and_o our_o love_n do_v what_o we_o can_v will_v beget_v obedience_n if_o the_o first_o be_v unfeigned_a and_o the_o second_o without_o dissimulation_n so_o it_o be_v sure_a that_o our_o obedience_n will_v end_v in_o bliss_n 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