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success_n thereof_o i_o have_v seem_v to_o labour_v in_o vain_a i_o have_v spend_v my_o strength_n for_o nought_o be_v in_o vain_a it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v worldly_a wise_n but_o another_o to_o be_v wise_a unto_o salvation_n as_o balaam_n say_v behold_v i_o have_v receive_v commandment_n to_o bless_v and_o he_o have_v bless_v and_o i_o cannâ—t_v reverse_v it_o so_o we_o ought_v to_o assert_v the_o commandment_n and_o say_n of_o god_n in_o the_o very_a same_o manner_n as_o they_o stand_v record_v in_o his_o statute_n book_n the_o bible_n and_o not_o otherwise_o however_o too_o many_o do_v corrupt_a and_o handle_v the_o word_n of_o god_n deceitful_o by_o their_o prophesy_v not_o right_a thing_n but_o smooth_a thing_n and_o deceit_n yet_o stiâ—l_v they_o can_v reverse_v it_o so_o as_o to_o alter_v the_o truth_n and_o signification_n thereof_o nor_o yet_o to_o make_v one_o titâ—le_n of_o the_o law_n to_o fail_v it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o what_o true_a prophet_n or_o writer_n 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self-righteousness_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 50_o 65._o of_o mix_v holiness_n p._n 63._o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o sermon_n herein_o be_v show_v how_o it_o be_v with_o we_o from_o our_o first_o conception_n and_o birth_n until_o our_o death_n p._n 81._o the_o manner_n whereof_o be_v show_v and_o may_v be_v most_o clear_o conceive_v from_o those_o several_a word_n whereby_o it_o be_v express_v in_o scripture_n of_o die_v decease_a depart_v yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n gather_v to_o his_o father_n fall_v asleep_a p._n 83._o of_o see_v death_n p._n 88_o in_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o dreadful_a to_o such_o as_o be_v indeed_o the_o child_n of_o god_n p._n 96._o the_o content_n of_o the_o five_o sermon_n of_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v christ_n or_o rather_o of_o have_v christ_n form_v within_o we_o and_o that_o not_o in_o part_n only_o but_o whole_o and_o throughout_o before_o we_o see_v death_n p._n 98._o how_o to_o order_v our_o 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come_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n set_v thy_o house_n in_o order_n for_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v a_o serious_a and_o thorough_a consideration_n concern_v death_n and_o immortality_n be_v the_o principal_a inducement_n which_o do_v first_o bring_v i_o acquaint_v with_o the_o way_n of_o god_n for_o i_o have_v think_v much_o thereon_o from_o my_o tender_a year_n and_o now_o as_o i_o approach_v day_n after_o day_n near_o in_o time_n towards_o it_o so_o i_o ought_v to_o have_v it_o yet_o much_o more_o in_o remembrance_n with_o continue_a thought_n and_o search_v of_o heart_n how_o i_o may_v grapple_v with_o that_o last_o enemy_n how_o either_o to_o pluck_v out_o or_o blunt_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n that_o the_o grave_n may_v not_o have_v the_o victory_n over_o i_o that_o be_v so_o far_o overcome_v i_o as_o to_o consign_v i_o over_o unto_o the_o second_o death_n i_o will_v not_o therefore_o by_o my_o own_o good_a will_v 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the_o breast_n plaâ—e_v of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o shield_n of_o faâ—â—h_n and_o the_o helmet_n of_o salvation_n and_o the_o sword_n of_o thâ—_n spirit_n eph._n 6._o 14_o 16_o 17._o but_o then_o more_o especial_o be_v he_o to_o look_v to_o it_o that_o all_o this_o armour_n be_v good_a and_o serviceable_a or_o at_o least_o it_o shall_v be_v render_v so_o when_o he_o come_v to_o withstand_v with_o it_o in_o the_o evil_a day_n true_o this_o be_v a_o point_n of_o great_a weight_n and_o have_v need_n be_v very_o well_o observe_v and_o attend_v unto_o for_o the_o general_n mistake_v among_o people_n be_v which_o have_v destroy_v thousand_o and_o ten_o thousand_o just_a like_o that_o of_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n in_o mat._n 27._o which_o take_v their_o lamp_n but_o no_o oil_n with_o they_o and_o whilst_o the_o bridegroom_n tarry_v they_o all_o slumber_n and_o sleep_v and_o then_o they_o be_v awake_v on_o a_o sudden_a by_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v come_v and_o then_o they_o have_v 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he_o do_v hate_n evil._n you_o that_o love_v the_o lord_n hate_v evil_a psal_n 97._o 10._o now_o this_o be_v a_o hate_v of_o evil_a with_o a_o perfect_a hatred_n when_o we_o do_v not_o only_o hate_v loath_a and_o have_v indignation_n against_o evil_n but_o we_o hate_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o least_o stain_v tinctured_a and_o spot_v with_o the_o evil._n nay_o yet_o further_o this_o be_v true_a hate_v of_o evil_a when_o although_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o evil_a yet_o it_o be_v the_o ground_n or_o soil_n where_o this_o evil_a the_o poisonous_a herb_n grow_v and_o spring_v up_o we_o do_v not_o only_o hate_v the_o poisonous_a herb_n itself_o but_o even_o the_o very_a ground_n that_o bear_v it_o and_o round_o about_o for_o its_o sake_n wâ—eâ—_n in_o our_o thought_n and_o soul_n the_o ground_n be_v by_o we_o accurse_v for_o its_o sake_n that_o although_o no_o man_n hate_v his_o own_o flesh_n but_o love_n and_o cherish_v it_o as_o the_o scripture_n 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but_o i_o trust_v in_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o god_n my_o time_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n psal_n 31._o 13_o 14_o 15._o so_o thâ—t_a man_n can_v so_o much_o as_o kill_v the_o body_n unless_o god_n do_v first_o suffer_v it_o for_o without_o his_o will_n a_o sparrow_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o none_o of_o have_v power_n of_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o duty_n and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o which_o it_o have_v be_v sometime_o suffer_v thus_o far_o luke_n 22._o 51._o as_o to_o be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a and_o violent_a man_n until_o the_o time_n that_o god_n send_v for_o and_o require_v luke_n 12._o 20._o this_o life_n of_o we_o by_o sickness_n outward_a accident_n old_a age_n or_o such_o like_a but_o further_a as_o to_o any_o power_n receive_v by_o we_o of_o take_v up_o our_o life_n again_o here_o we_o must_v leave_v jesus_n christ_n for_o as_o to_o that_o we_o can_v 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almighty_a power_n who_o work_v and_o we_o see_v he_o not_o that_o order_v it_o can_v never_o be_v that_o so_o noble_a and_o excellent_a a_o creature_n shall_v proceed_v from_o such_o a_o mean_a beginning_n the_o father_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n do_v nothing_o at_o all_o towards_o the_o infusion_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v pure_a and_o only_o the_o creation_n of_o god_n and_o as_o for_o the_o vile_a part_n the_o body_n they_o do_v no_o more_o towards_o it_o by_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n than_o the_o husbandman_n do_v to_o make_v the_o corn_n grow_v by_o his_o scatter_v the_o grain_n in_o the_o earth_n they_o be_v but_o instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o meanness_n of_o they_o if_o the_o blind_a world_n can_v see_v so_o much_o he_o do_v the_o more_o magnify_v his_o own_o power_n he_o may_v have_v create_v all_o mankind_n as_o he_o do_v the_o first_o immediate_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o fullness_n of_o stature_n or_o to_o grow_v up_o as_o 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