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2._o take_v heed_n therefore_o you_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o god_n here_o 2._o lest_o he_o be_v ashamed_a of_o you_o another_o day_n do_v as_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n they_o build_v here_o and_o there_o altar_n and_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v on_o the_o lord_n neither_o be_v he_o ashamed_a of_o they_o to_o be_v call_v their_o god_n be_v thou_o call_v puritan_n answer_v i_o be_o not_o so_o pure_a as_o i_o shall_v be_v i_o pray_v god_n make_v i_o pure_a you_o must_v be_v pure_a else_o you_o shall_v never_o see_v god_n we_o must_v also_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o esteem_v not_o base_o nor_o be_v ashamed_a of_o they_o that_o suffer_v for_o christ_n sake_n shun_v and_o avoid_v their_o company_n lest_o forsooth_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v wear_v friend_n to_o puritan_n to_o those_o the_o world_n so_o call_v and_o count_v and_o that_o for_o their_o goodness_n woe_n be_v to_o we_o if_o we_o be_v not_o friend_n and_o favourer_n of_o they_o this_o be_v indeed_o a_o main_a mark_n 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and_o look_v for_o more_o obedience_n and_o not_o in_o do_v only_o but_o suffer_v 17._o for_o god_n will_v not_o have_v the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o his_o servant_n to_o rust_v 2._o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v great_a thing_n of_o the_o people_n in_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n 9_o he_o will_v pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n upon_o they_o knowledge_n shall_v abound_v young_a man_n shall_v see_v vision_n 10._o &c_n &c_n now_o see_v its_o foretold_a we_o shall_v be_v holy_a in_o these_o time_n the_o lord_n therefore_o must_v use_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o effect_v the_o same_o whereof_o affliction_n be_v one_o 1._o this_o confute_v that_o opinion_n of_o the_o papist_n 1_o that_o teach_v that_o the_o church_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n shall_v always_o so_o prosper_v and_o flourish_v in_o wealth_n and_o be_v conspicuous_a and_o glorious_a and_o have_v victory_n over_o the_o enemy_n thereof_o which_o be_v rather_o the_o mark_n of_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n which_o be_v ever_o great_a in_o number_n and_o more_o pompous_a for_o though_o god_n give_v his_o church_n breathe_n to_o be_v gather_v and_o to_o edify_v themselves_o yet_o be_v it_o scarce_o at_o any_o time_n free_a from_o trouble_n 2._o it_o rebuke_v those_o among_o ourselves_o 2._o that_o the_o gospel_n shall_v bring_v all_o peace_n and_o ease_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o see_v any_o trouble_n come_v for_o it_o etc._n they_o be_v offend_v it_o be_v true_a god_n give_v peace_n and_o plenty_n as_o handmaid_n to_o wait_v upon_o the_o gospel_n yet_o either_o for_o chastisement_n for_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o trial_n of_o his_o servant_n profit_v the_o gospel_n have_v trouble_n and_o man_n must_v be_v content_a and_o take_v the_o gospel_n with_o whatsoever_o trouble_v and_o thank_v god_n too_o and_o think_v they_o be_v gainer_n but_o many_o will_v have_v the_o rose_n not_o the_o prickle_n follow_v christ_n for_o loaf_n and_o in_o hope_n for_o preferment_n but_o hear_v that_o 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true_o righteous_a though_o not_o perfect_o yet_o in_o some_o respect_n perfect_o to_o 28._o namely_o 1._o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n jesus_n impute_v unto_o they_o by_o faith_n they_o that_o have_v their_o sin_n pardon_v in_o his_o death_n and_o his_o righteousness_n impute_v to_o they_o be_v true_o righteous_a yea_o and_o perfect_o too_o as_o ever_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n 2._o by_o inherent_a righteousness_n wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n child_n and_o believer_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n whereby_o they_o be_v sanctify_v throughout_o though_o not_o perfect_o yet_o those_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o call_v righteous_a though_o they_o be_v but_o so_o in_o part_n and_o have_v remnant_n of_o corruption_n abide_v in_o they_o yet_o they_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o better_a part_n as_o a_o heap_n of_o corn_n that_o lie_v on_o the_o floor_n though_o there_o be_v chaff_n in_o it_o and_o that_o much_o 3._o for_o that_o they_o endeavour_v and_o daily_a labour_n after_o more_o righteousness_n as_o one_o be_v call_v a_o scholar_n or_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o trade_n he_o be_v enter_v into_o though_o happy_o he_o can_v do_v but_o a_o little_a only_a endeavour_n for_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n therein_o of_o which_o elsewhere_o 1._o this_o set_v out_o the_o exceed_a goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n 1_o that_o vouchsafe_v thus_o to_o come_v and_o call_v such_o poor_a and_o sinful_a creature_n as_o we_o be_v pester_v with_o such_o a_o deal_n of_o blindeness_n and_o so_o manifest_a corruption_n yet_o see_v he_o see_v a_o heart_n in_o we_o to_o hate_v they_o and_o suppress_v they_o he_o will_v not_o reckon_v of_o we_o after_o they_o and_o though_o we_o have_v but_o a_o little_a grace_n yet_o because_o it_o be_v true_a and_o of_o his_o own_o work_n that_o we_o have_v and_o that_o we_o will_v fain_o have_v more_o he_o account_v of_o we_o according_a to_o that_o we_o will_v be_v and_o not_o that_o we_o be_v 2._o this_o be_v a_o 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