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duty_n which_o be_v all_o the_o price_n she_o shall_v pay_v for_o it_o thus_o the_o very_a heathen_a can_v say_v dii_fw-la laboribus_fw-la omne_fw-la vendunt_fw-la god_n sell_v all_o his_o blessing_n for_o man_n labour_n it_o be_v all_o one_o charge_n to_o he_o yet_o thus_o he_o give_v both_o grace_n and_o knowledge_n and_o god_n promise_n of_o mercy_n be_v no_o exemption_n to_o man_n from_o duty_n he_o promise_v deliverance_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n yet_o for_o that_o will_v he_o be_v inquire_v after_o ezek._n 36._o 12._o 37._o ora_n labora_fw-la &_o admotâ_fw-la manu_fw-la invocanda_fw-la est_fw-la minerva_fw-la be_v good_a say_n of_o wise_a heathen_n duty_n be_v the_o way_n to_o mercy_n oh_o then_o take_v heed_n of_o be_v weary_a of_o duty_n which_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n a_o child_n of_o god_n may_v be_v weary_a in_o it_o but_o never_o of_o it_o for_o he_o be_v a_o serve_a son_n mal._n 3._o 17._o if_o once_o you_o become_v too_o good_a for_o duty_n you_o will_v assure_o prove_v too_o weak_a for_o holiness_n a_o little_a child_n gather_v strength_n by_o its_o due_a and_o daily_o suck_v the_o breast_n but_o if_o it_o be_v tongue-tied_n or_o hinder_v from_o suck_v by_o any_o other_o impediment_n it_o will_v sensible_o as_o well_o as_o insensible_o soon_o pine_v away_o our_o spiritual_a life_n be_v as_o our_o natural_a life_n both_o which_o life_n be_v within_o we_o yet_o neither_o of_o they_o do_v arise_v and_o be_v nourish_v from_o ourselves_o but_o from_o something_o that_o be_v without_o we_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o you_o stand_v in_o as_o much_o need_n of_o daily_a bread_n for_o your_o soul_n as_o you_o do_v
16._o and_o pray_v lord_n quicken_v i_o in_o thy_o way_n psal_n 119._o 37._o as_o endeavour_n without_o god_n can_v so_o god_n without_o endeavour_n will_v not_o quicken_v that_o spiritual_a principle_n the_o flint_n must_v be_v strike_v upon_o the_o steel_n or_o there_o be_v no_o fetch_v of_o fire_n out_o of_o it_o you_o shall_v stir_v up_o yourself_o for_o and_o interest_n christ_n in_o all_o your_o duty_n that_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o gideon_n may_v go_v hand_n in_o hand_n together_o jud._n 7._o 18._o 20._o the_o 4._o rule_n be_v do_v duty_n for_o right_a end_n as_o well_o as_o from_o a_o right_a principle_n by_o a_o right_a strength_n and_o with_o a_o right_a supply_n right_o end_n of_o duty_n be_v 1._o that_o god_n may_v be_v honour_v by_o it_o 2._o that_o your_o thankfulness_n to_o the_o god_n of_o your_o mercy_n may_v be_v express_v 3._o that_o those_o duty_n may_v be_v profitable_a to_o other_o tit._n 3._o 8._o and_o last_o that_o your_o soul_n may_v meet_v 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