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displease_v with_o thy_o deliverer_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v not_o set_v thou_o free_a at_o a_o cheap_a rate_n than_o that_o of_o take_v off_o the_o weight_n that_o keep_v thou_o down_o that_o be_v by_o mortify_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o affection_n and_o lust_n by_o command_v thou_o to_o be_v clean_o and_o pure_a and_o holy_a and_o that_o for_o this_o oblige_a reason_n because_o thy_o happiness_n do_v depend_v on_o thy_o be_v such_o will_v thou_o grumble_v at_o thy_o physician_n for_o be_v severe_o faithful_a to_o thou_o in_o use_v the_o mean_n of_o thy_o recovery_n or_o will_v thou_o not_o rather_o bethink_v thyself_o with_o the_o royal_a psal_n mist_n quid_fw-la retribuam_fw-la what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n and_o blessing_n bestow_v upon_o i_o if_o this_o redeemer_n of_o thou_o be_v poor_a as_o in_o his_o member_n indeed_o he_o be_v will_v thou_o not_o give_v he_o a_o yearly_a pension_n devote_v a_o part_n of_o thy_o revenue_n to_o 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and_o cross_n of_o christ_n if_o he_o be_v but_o once_o bring_v to_o a_o inviolable_a belief_n without_o all_o scruple_n or_o peradventure_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v live_v eternal_o either_o in_o heaven_n or_o in_o hell_n and_o that_o it_o be_v clear_o for_o his_o interest_n to_o do_v or_o suffer_v as_o christ_n command_v he_o because_o in_o order_n to_o his_o escape_n from_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o one_o and_o in_o order_n to_o his_o attainment_n of_o all_o the_o beatitude_n in_o the_o other_o he_o will_v present_o break_v off_o his_o sin_n by_o righteousness_n as_o daniel_n charge_v nabuchadnezzar_n he_o 27._o will_v be_v ready_a for_o restitution_n to_o every_o one_o who_o he_o have_v injure_v as_o zachee_n the_o publican_n when_o he_o repent_v he_o will_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n as_o the_o jew_n be_v admonish_v by_o john_n the_o baptist._n he_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o be_v think_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v shame_n for_o christ_n sake_n as_o the_o 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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