etc._n 2_o cor._n 12._o 2._o 3._o concern_v the_o manner_n of_o our_o speech_n manner_n first_o because_o every_o man_n speech_n by_o nature_n be_v corrupt_a savoury_a therefore_o strive_v to_o make_v it_o gracious_a and_o powder_v with_o salt_n col._n 4._o 6._o that_o be_v well_o season_v and_o savoury_a not_o savour_v of_o the_o flesh_n and_o corruption_n but_o we_o must_v drive_v out_o or_o dry_v up_o the_o corruption_n of_o they_o with_o the_o salt_n of_o grace_n against_o many_o who_o powder_n their_o speech_n with_o oath_n and_o curse_n and_o filthy_a rottenness_n or_o fondidle_v speech_n savour_v of_o the_o filthy_a sink_n and_o puddle_n within_o second_o it_o must_v be_v just_a and_o sincere_a sincere_a the_o truth_n of_o our_o heart_n psal._n 15._o 2._o without_o dissimulation_n or_o lie_n see_v god_n make_v the_o tongue_n to_o express_v the_o heart_n a_o fearful_a thing_n it_o be_v that_o most_o man_n speech_n be_v turn_v into_o mere_a compliment_n heavenly_a three_o it_o 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love_v above_o all_o and_o that_o for_o himself_o good_a be_v the_o chief_a good_a this_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o whole_a first_o table_n the_o first_o and_o the_o great_a commandment_n mark_n 12._o 33._o to_o love_n god_n witb_v all_o the_o heart_n all_o the_o understanding_n all_o the_o soul_n and_o all_o the_o strength_n be_v more_o than_o all_o burn_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_n as_o the_o scribe_n confess_v whereupon_o the_o text_n infer_v he_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cordaté_fw-fr discreet_o wise_o and_o that_o in_o christ_n judgement_n this_o be_v wisdom_n to_o give_v god_n the_o first_o place_n first_o thought_n first_o service_n chief_a praise_n and_o precedency_n 36._o for_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o
conceive_v a_o sweetness_n in_o earthly_a thing_n and_o be_v present_o distract_v from_o the_o love_n of_o the_o creator_n to_o the_o love_n of_o the_o creature_n now_o spiritual_a wisdom_n require_v that_o we_o diminish_v the_o love_n of_o the_o creature_n that_o we_o may_v in_o crease_n our_o love_n of_o the_o creator_n but_o if_o they_o will_v run_v upon_o the_o world_n then_o turn_v the_o course_n of_o they_o a_o little_a to_o consider_v the_o vanity_n and_o misery_n of_o this_o evil_a world_n the_o paint_a vizor_n of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o it_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o life_n the_o deceitfulness_n of_o riches_n how_o they_o be_v not_o we_o what_o evil_n and_o encumbrance_n we_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o world_n what_o fool_n they_o have_v make_v we_o in_o treasure_v on_o earth_n who_o home_n and_o expectation_n be_v in_o heaven_n 4._o humble_a if_o thy_o thought_n concern_v thyself_o or_o other_o thy_o brethren_n labour_v to_o think_v better_o of_o other_o than_o thyself_o for_o thou_o see_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o they_o as_o in_o thyself_o phil._n 2._o 3._o let_v every_o one_o esteem_n better_o of_o another_o than_o of_o himself_o yea_o the_o more_o thou_o seem_v to_o excel_v other_o in_o gift_n the_o more_o humble_a labour_n to_o be_v a_o hard_a rule_n and_o difficult_a to_o be_v practise_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v often_o commend_v to_o we_o as_o rom._n 12._o 16._o make_v yourselves_o equal_a to_o they_o of_o the_o low_a sort_n and_o elsewhere_o for_o this_o purpose_n conceive_v not_o only_o what_o thou_o have_v receive_v but_o what_o thou_o want_v and_o what_o good_a thing_n thou_o be_v without_o and_o then_o with_o paul_n say_v thou_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v to_o perfection_n 12._o 5._o if_o thy_o thought_n concern_v any_o sin_n it_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v to_o hate_v and_o renoâ—nce_n to_o bewail_v and_o mourn_v for_o it_o in_o thyself_o or_o other_o for_o there_o be_v a_o slynesse_n and_o subtlety_n in_o sin_n which_o while_o we_o think_v 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