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god_n and_o his_o good_a mean_n to_o sleep_v or_o be_v idle_a in_o we_o but_o we_o must_v set_v our_o hand_n to_o his_o plough_n labour_n in_o his_o vineyard_n work_v the_o salvation_n of_o ourselves_o and_o other_o work_v i_o say_v and_o that_o for_o life_n even_o with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a 2.12_o phil._n 2.12_o the_o carter_n drive_v by_o the_o way_n let_v i_o crave_v your_o honourable_a patience_n for_o a_o familiar_a and_o homely_a comparison_n sudden_o his_o wheel_n chap_v into_o a_o dangerous_a pit_n and_o the_o poor_a man_n well_o perceive_v the_o difficulty_n and_o strait_n to_o escape_v present_o fall_v down_o on_o his_o knee_n and_o beseech_v his_o god_n jupiter_n to_o come_v and_o help_v but_o a_o voice_n be_v return_v unto_o he_o say_v set_a thy_o shoulder_n to_o the_o wheel_n and_o lash_v on_o thy_o horse_n and_o then_o i_o will_v help_v thou_o even_o so_o the_o help_n of_o god_n save_v health_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o generation_n of_o seeker_n which_o be_v not_o 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say_v justè_fw-la cor_fw-la nostrum_fw-la vendicat_fw-la quisuum_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la dedit_fw-la he_o i_o say_v have_v redeem_v we_o and_o therefore_o ought_v we_o to_o cleanse_v our_o heart_n from_o all_o sin_n and_o give_v all_o to_o his_o service_n this_o be_v the_o point_n which_o i_o aim_v at_o viz._n the_o trial_n of_o out_o integrity_n when_o a_o man_n can_v say_v with_o good_a conscience_n as_o psal_n 139._o try_v i_o o_o god_n and_o know_v my_o heart_n prove_v i_o and_o know_v my_o thought_n and_o consider_v if_o there_o be_v any_o way_n of_o wickedness_n in_o i_o or_o at_o the_o least_o as_o it_o be_v psal_n 7.3_o if_o there_o be_v any_o wickedness_n in_o my_o hand_n sure_o brethren_n i_o say_v to_o you_o that_o be_v the_o elect_a of_o god_n let_v we_o thus_o examine_v our_o own_o heart_n upon_o our_o bed_n 4._o psal_n 4._o and_o in_o our_o chamber_n secret_o and_o cleanse_v ourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n all_o filthiness_n i_o say_v both_o of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o last_o passage_n of_o this_o point_n viz._n the_o speciality_n of_o the_o part_n and_o power_n infect_v 5._o infect_v 5._o the_o speciality_n of_o the_o part_n and_o power_n infect_v of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n there_o be_v a_o law_n in_o rome_n de_fw-fr purgandis_fw-la fontibus_fw-la and_o it_o hold_v good_a in_o scripture_n where_o we_o must_v purge_v our_o heart_n which_o be_v fons_fw-la vitoa_o tam_fw-la naturalis_fw-la quà m_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la and_o in_o purge_v of_o our_o heart_n we_o must_v cleanse_v our_o body_n yea_o and_o our_o soul_n also_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n whence_o note_n doct._n we_o must_v mortify_v our_o body_n and_o mortify_v our_o soul_n and_o so_o give_v the_o whole_a to_o god_n service_n rom._n 12.1_o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n by_o the_o mercy_n god_n that_o you_o give_v up_o your_o body_n and_o soul_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n in_o stead_n of_o the_o body_n of_o 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and_o of_o the_o former_a general_a part_n of_o my_o text_n viz._n the_o work_n of_o mortification_n thus_o far_o now_o follow_v the_o other_o viz._n vivification_n and_o grow_v up_o etc._n etc._n where_o before_o we_o further_o pass_v consider_v with_o i_o a_o little_a this_o copulative_a particle_n and._n and_o i_o his_o word_n stand_v as_o a_o bridge_n in_o the_o passage_n of_o my_o text_n may_v it_o please_v you_o to_o stand_v upon_o it_o a_o little_a and_o look_v both_o way_n you_o shall_v observe_v the_o apostle_n order_n who_o order_n be_v first_o dehort_v from_o sin_n and_o then_o exhort_v to_o holiness_n first_o kill_v the_o old_a man_n with_o the_o fill_v thy_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o then_o raise_v the_o new_a man_n which_o according_a to_o god_n be_v create_v in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n first_o cleanse_v yourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n and_o then_o grow_v up_o to_o full_a holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 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