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the_o soul_n the_o health_n and_o vigour_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v the_o physical_a image_n of_o god_n but_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o ethical_a or_o qualitative_a image_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o glory_n the_o beginning_n of_o heaven_n the_o first_o fruit_n and_o forerunner_n of_o eternal_a life_n it_o be_v a_o know_a maxim_n that_o which_o partake_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v totius_fw-la quicquid_fw-la participate_v de_fw-fr naturâ_fw-la totius_fw-la est_fw-la pars_fw-la totius_fw-la a_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a the_o file_n of_o gold_n be_v gold_n ramenta_fw-la auri_fw-la sunt_fw-la preciosa_fw-la grace_n be_v very_o precious_a true_a sanctify_a save_a grace_n be_v glory_n the_o holy_a people_n be_v the_o most_o precious_a honourable_a people_n in_o the_o world_n since_o thou_o be_v precious_a 4._o isa_n 43._o 4._o in_o my_o sight_n thou_o have_v be_v honourable_a and_o i_o have_v love_v thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o righteous_a be_v more_o excellent_a 26._o prov._n 12._o 26._o than_o his_o neighbour_n see_v how_o many_o honourable_a title_n god_n do_v honour_v his_o saint_n in_o scripture_n with_o 1._o they_o be_v his_o portion_n deut._n 32._o 9_o 2._o they_o be_v his_o pleasant_a portion_n jer._n 12._o 10._o 3._o they_o be_v his_o inheritance_n isa_n 19_o 25._o other_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n but_o the_o saint_n be_v his_o inheritance_n 4._o they_o be_v the_o dear_o belove_v of_o his_o soul_n jer._n 12._o 7._o 5._o they_o be_v his_o treasure_n his_o peculiar_a treasure_n exod._n 19_o 5._o and_o his_o peculiar_a people_n 1_o pet._n same_o segallah_n et_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o 2._o 9_o titus_n 2._o 14._o 6._o they_o be_v the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n zech._n 2._o 8._o whoso_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n 7._o they_o be_v his_o glory_n isa_n 46._o 13._o 8._o they_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n glory_n isa_n 60._o 7._o 9_o they_o be_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n isa_n 62._o 3._o 10._o they_o be_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n exod._n 17._o 16._o the_o word_n may_v be_v read_v thus_o because_o the_o hand_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o by_o many_o they_o be_v translate_v 11._o the_o throne_n of_o glory_n jer._n 4._o 21._o 12._o the_o ornament_n of_o god_n exek_n 7._o 20._o 13._o the_o beauty_n of_o his_o ornament_n exek_n 7._o 20._o 14._o the_o beauty_n of_o his_o ornament_n set_v in_o majesty_n ezek._n 7._o 20._o 15._o a_o crown_n of_o glory_n isa_n 62._o 3._o 16._o a_o royal_a diadem_n isa_n 62._o 3._o 17._o last_o the_o excellent_a in_o the_o earth_n psalm_n 16._o 3._o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o excellent_a in_o the_o earth_n the_o jewel_n of_o the_o world_n you_o may_v enlarge_v in_o your_o own_o thought_n this_o then_o serve_v to_o inform_v the_o mistake_v and_o blind_a world_n that_o grace_n be_v no_o disgrace_n that_o holiness_n be_v no_o dis-enobling_a but_o a_o most_o generous_a princely_a and_o glorious_a thing_n brave_a spirit_n as_o the_o world_n account_v they_o think_v preciseness_n a_o inglorious_a and_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n a_o base_a thing_n that_o take_v off_o from_o their_o grandeur_n and_o generosity_n salvian_n generosity_n coguntur_fw-la esse_fw-la mali_fw-la ne_fw-la viles_fw-la habeantur_fw-la salvian_n salvian_n complain_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o great_a one_o be_v deter_v from_o serious_a holiness_n because_o it_o be_v contemptible_a it_o be_v gentlemanlike_a to_o be_v wicked_a but_o peasant_n or_o vassal-like_a to_o be_v godly_a whereas_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v the_o noble_a and_o sweet_a liberty_n but_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n the_o vile_a slavery_n though_o your_o jolly_a spirit_n think_v they_o be_v the_o free_a man_n on_o earth_n the_o apostle_n nip_v their_o courage_n
guilt_n of_o the_o profane_a be_v write_v in_o capital_a legible_a letter_n upon_o the_o frontispiece_n of_o his_o conversation_n every_o eye_n may_v see_v it_o as_o a_o good_a tree_n bring_v forth_o good_a pareus_n vita_fw-la est_fw-la index_n animi_fw-la index_n futuri_fw-la &_o index_n aeterni_fw-la see_v mat._n 12._o from_o 34_o to_o v._o 37._o cor_fw-la instar_fw-la promptuarii_n est_fw-la bonorum_fw-la &_o malorum_fw-la pareus_n fruit_n so_o a_o bad_a tree_n bring_v forth_o bad_a fruit_n man_n do_v not_o gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n nor_o fig_n of_o thistle_n as_o a_o good_a man_n out_o of_o the_o good_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o good_a thing_n so_o a_o evil_a man_n out_o of_o the_o evil_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o evil_a thing_n a_o good_a man_n speak_v good_a word_n and_o do_v good_a work_n and_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o rom._n 2._o 6._o god_n will_v reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o deed_n your_o heart_n can_v never_o be_v good_a when_o your_o tongue_n and_o life_n be_v bad_a your_o lord_n christ_n speak_v express_o out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v the_o doom_n of_o the_o profane_a be_v dreadful_a to_o instance_n but_o in_o two_o particular_n 1._o the_o unclean_a shall_v not_o enter_v into_o or_o pass_v over_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n isa_n 35._o 8._o and_o a_o high_a way_n shall_v be_v there_o and_o a_o way_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o way_n of_o holiness_n the_o unclean_a place_n see_v the_o dutch_a annotat_fw-la on_o the_o place_n shall_v not_o pass_v over_o it_o etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n of_o that_o place_n be_v this_o the_o true_a church_n shall_v be_v no_o barren_a wilderness_n or_o untrodden_a desert_n but_o in_o it_o shall_v be_v show_v the_o true_a way_n to_o salvation_n by_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n who_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o give_v we_o his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o regenerate_v and_o renew_v we_o to_o a_o holy_a life_n but_o the_o unclean_a or_o profane_a shall_v not_o pass_v in_o this_o high_a way_n of_o holiness_n the_o dog_n shall_v be_v without_o out_o of_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o true_a church_n revel_v 22._o 15._o 2._o the_o unclean_a shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n that_o most_o holy_a place_n and_o bless_a state_n be_v a_o heavenly_a mansion_n and_o preferment_n for_o dove_n not_o for_o vultute_n for_o sheep_n not_o for_o goat_n or_o swine_n not_o for_o the_o unclean_a but_o for_o the_o holy_a no_o anathema_n must_v be_v there_o revel_v pignet_n regnum_fw-la coelorum_fw-la clausum_fw-la est_fw-la incredulâ—â—_n blasphemis_fw-la execratis_fw-la &_o iis_fw-la qui_fw-la secundum_fw-la carnem_fw-la ambulant_a sed_fw-la idem_fw-la apertum_fw-la eâ—t_fw-la electis_fw-la &_o vocatis_fw-la sanctis_fw-la pignet_n 21._o 27._o and_o there_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n enter_v into_o it_o any_o thing_n that_o defile_v neither_o whatsoever_o work_v abomination_n or_o make_v a_o lie_n but_o they_o which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o lamb_n book_n of_o life_n the_o inheritance_n above_o be_v a_o possession_n for_o the_o sanctify_a and_o none_o else_o act_v 26._o 18._o that_o goodly_a country_n the_o eternal_a canaan_n be_v divide_v among_o the_o saint_n it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a portion_n of_o a_o holy_a peculiar_a people_n but_o the_o flame_v tophet_n the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n be_v the_o lot_n of_o the_o profane_a 2._o this_o point_n bring_v sad_a tiding_n to_o the_o persecutor_n that_o hate_v holy_a person_n and_o holy_a thing_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o holiness_n who_o labour_n persecutor_n 2._o the_o persecutor_n to_o delace_n the_o image_n and_o spiritual_a worship_n of_o christ_n to_o pull_v down_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o root_v ouâ—_n holiness_n from_o the_o earth_n whatsoever_o these_o man_n pretence_n 12._o châ—istianos_n ad_fw-la â—ones_fw-la et_fw-la puâ—oâ—os_fw-la 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the_o world_n with_o the_o selfsame_a face_n for_o figure_n and_o feature_n as_o for_o all_o man_n in_o the_o same_o nation_n to_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o and_o in_o all_o the_o mode_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o same_o religion_n as_o the_o emperor_n wise_o tell_v that_o satirist_n object_v why_o he_o have_v so_o many_o man_n of_o so_o many_o opinion_n in_o his_o army_n yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v the_o white_a of_o holiness_n which_o they_o shoot_v at_o the_o shine_a lustre_n of_o the_o saint_n spiritual_a worship_n and_o holy_a conversation_n draw_v a_o cloud_n over_o they_o and_o put_v a_o check_n upon_o they_o therefore_o they_o hate_v and_o persecute_v the_o original_n moral_a cause_n of_o defame_v the_o name_n of_o spoil_v the_o good_n of_o confiscate_v the_o estate_n of_o hate_v and_o persecute_v the_o person_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o inbred_a enmity_n in_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n against_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n gen._n 3._o 15._o and_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o isaac_n the_o son_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o of_o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o the_o bond_n woman_n have_v this_o expression_n gal._n 4._o 29._o but_o as_o then_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n persecute_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n even_o so_o it_o be_v now_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o panther_n that_o he_o hate_v a_o man_n with_o such_o antipathy_n that_o he_o will_v run_v at_o the_o very_a picture_n of_o a_o man_n to_o tear_v it_o in_o piece_n so_o vile_a ungodly_a wretch_n act_v by_o the_o devil_n the_o old_a murderer_n john_n 8._o 44._o hate_v the_o very_a picture_n of_o christ_n wherever_o they_o see_v it_o these_o belove_v be_v very_o far_o off_o from_o the_o bless_a estate_n of_o sanctification_n of_o which_o we_o have_v be_v speak_v that_o be_v it_o in_o their_o power_n they_o will_v not_o suffer_v a_o saint_n to_o breath_n nor_o permit_v holiness_n to_o spring_n and_o blossom_n in_o the_o earth_n oh_o that_o 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non_fw-la sic_fw-la pia_fw-la nec_fw-la dei_fw-la
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some_o of_o these_o their_o only_a treasure_n and_o happiness_n they_o dote_v upon_o they_o addict_v themselves_o to_o they_o trust_v to_o they_o and_o in_o they_o and_o love_v they_o more_o than_o god_n but_o a_o saint_n that_o know_v god_n make_v jehovah_n his_o god_n he_o have_v but_o one_o the_o live_n and_o true_a god_n to_o honour_v love_n and_o serve_v who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o his_o life_n and_o blessedness_n 3_o psal_n 36._o 9_o psal_n 87._o 7._o col._n 3._o 3_o in_o who_o all_o his_o spring_n be_v in_o who_o with_o jesus_n christ_n all_o his_o comfort_n live_v and_o from_o who_o by_o jesus_n christ_n all_o his_o felicity_n be_v convey_v to_o make_v he_o happy_a in_o both_o world_n the_o new_a creature_n have_v a_o new_a heart_n according_a to_o that_o full_a and_o free_a promise_n ezek._n 36._o 26._o a_o new_a heart_n will_v
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