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worship_n it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o let_v they_o have_v their_o desire_n to_o the_o full_a ib._n verse_n xii_o obs_n 1_o whatsoever_o be_v urge_v or_o practise_v in_o matter_n of_o worship_n it_o must_v have_v warrant_v out_o of_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n 85_o ob_n 2_o we_o shall_v look_v upon_o the_o scripture_n as_o concern_v ourselves_o 92_o ob_n 3_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n worship_n be_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o great_a thing_n 96_o 1_o because_o they_o be_v from_o a_o great_a god_n ib._n 2_o the_o lustre_n of_o the_o great_a god_n shine_v in_o they_o ib._n 3_o they_o be_v the_o mystery_n of_o god_n will_v 97_o 4_o they_o be_v of_o great_a concernment_n 98_o 5_o they_o have_v great_a power_n on_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n ib._n 6_o they_o make_v all_o those_o great_a that_o receive_v they_o 99_o 7_o they_o be_v great_a in_o god_n account_n ib._n obs_n 4_o the_o word_n be_v matter_n for_o the_o great_a spirit_n to_o exercise_v themselves_o about_o 101_o ob_n 5_o 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the_o word_n be_v otherwise_o ib._n 5_o he_o begin_v to_o listen_v to_o thing_n that_o be_v against_o the_o word_n 112_o 6_o he_o will_v not_o search_v thorough_o into_o truth_n ib._n 7_o a_o engagement_n in_o some_o unlawful_a practice_n ib._n 8_o weighty_a argument_n now_o become_v weak_a ib._n 9_o he_o violent_o reject_v the_o word_n ib._n obs_n 8_o that_o which_o man_n corrupt_a heart_n will_v not_o close_v withal_o they_o put_v it_o upon_o christ_n as_o if_o christ_n have_v deliver_v they_o from_o it_o 113_o verse_n xiii_o obs_n 1_o man_n may_v continue_v in_o outward_a profession_n and_o yet_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o god_n law_n may_v be_v strange_a to_o they_o 115_o ob_n 2_o most_n man_n offer_v up_o nothing_o to_o god_n in_o sacrifice_n but_o flesh_n 116_o ob_n 3_o to_o aim_n at_o self_n in_o serve_v god_n eat_v out_o true_a devotion_n 117_o ob_n 4_o if_o self_n be_v regard_v all_o be_v reject_v 119_o ob_n 5_o man_n may_v be_v much_o in_o holy_a service_n and_o yet_o their_o 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all_o place_n be_v place_n of_o misery_n when_o god_n forsake_v a_o people_n ib._n verse_n fourteen_o obs_n 1_o god_n punish_v for_o sin_n when_o man_n be_v most_o secure_a 126_o ob_n 2_o it_o be_v god_n favour_n that_o make_v a_o man_n 127_o ob_n 3_o the_o great_a excellency_n god_n raise_v a_o man_n to_o the_o vile_a be_v his_o sin_n to_o forget_v god_n 128_o ob_n 4_o when_o man_n heart_n be_v far_o off_o from_o god_n then_o be_v they_o forward_a in_o superstition_n 128_o objection_n answer_v 129_o ob_n 5_o man_n be_v more_o subject_a to_o secure_v themselves_o from_o outward_a thing_n than_o from_o god_n wrath_n 132_o ob_n 6_o when_o man_n bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o thought_n they_o shall_v consider_v what_o be_v god_n thought_n 133_o obs_n 7_o brave_a thing_n be_v subject_a to_o god_n devour_a fire_n 134_o chap._n ix_o verse_n i._o obs_n 1_o that_o be_v a_o sad_a war_n where_o the_o conqueror_n have_v cause_n to_o be_v sad_a at_o the_o conquest_n 137_o use_v for_o 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