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to_o outward_a act_v holiness_n or_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o uprightness_n to_o inward_a sincerity_n or_o holiness_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o so_o his_o meaning_n be_v if_o thou_o be_v pure_a in_o thy_o way_n and_o sincere_a in_o thy_o end_n if_o thy_o outward_a man_n and_o inward_a man_n be_v wash_v and_o reform_v then_o he_o will_v awake_v etc._n etc._n observe_v hence_o first_o holy_a person_n fit_a for_o holy_a duty_n and_o only_o they_o sin_n be_v our_o separation_n from_o god_n and_o holy_a duty_n be_v act_n of_o communion_n with_o he_o how_o then_o shall_v sin_v and_o duty_n stand_v together_o make_v thy_o supplication_n seek_v unto_o god_n but_o be_v thou_o pure_a and_o upright_a what_o have_v unholy_a person_n to_o do_v about_o holy_a thing_n god_n can_v like_v the_o service_n of_o those_o who_o be_v unlike_o he_o prayer_n purify_v yet_o purify_n must_v be_v a_o preparative_n to_o prayer_n psal_n 66.18_o if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n if_o i_o lodge_v 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any_o thing_n that_o live_v grovel_v on_o the_o earth_n a_o leaf_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o a_o pearl_n or_o a_o diamond_n because_o a_o leaf_n have_v a_o life_n in_o it_o which_o these_o have_v not_o that_o opinion_n of_o voluptuous_a atheist_n or_o epicure_n deliver_v we_o by_o the_o preacher_n have_v a_o truth_n in_o it_o a_o live_a dog_n be_v better_a than_o a_o dead_a lion_n eccl._n 9.4_o for_o though_o as_o that_o voice_n speak_v from_o heaven_n revel_v 14.13_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o though_o curse_a be_v the_o live_a that_o live_v without_o the_o lord_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o poor_a dead_a dog_n be_v better_a than_o the_o proud_a lion_n alive_a yet_o consider_v man_n only_o within_o the_o line_n and_o compass_v of_o natural_a life_n then_o he_o that_o live_v in_o the_o worst_a condition_n be_v better_a than_o he_o that_o once_o be_v in_o high_a dignity_n but_o now_o be_v
p._n 49._o we_o must_v not_o despise_v small_a beginning_n p._n 52._o sorrow_n be_v not_o easy_o shake_v off_o p._n 347._o sovereignty_n of_o god_n p._n 284._o soul_n take_v two_o way_n in_o scripture_n p._n 412._o three_o thing_n weary_a and_o load_v the_o soul_n p._n 413._o soul_n and_o life_n in_o man_n be_v distinct_a 418._o spirit_n a_o threefold_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 480._o spirit_n of_o man_n take_v three_o way_n p_o 528._o star_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 207._o the_o difference_n of_o the_o star_n ib._n &_o 208._o the_o number_n of_o the_o know_a star_n p._n 208._o the_o know_a star_n represent_v in_o forty_o one_o image_n ibid._n all_o the_o star_n be_v particular_o place_v in_o the_o heaven_n for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n p._n 212._o man_n very_o apt_a to_o commit_v idolatry_n with_o the_o star_n p._n 212_o 215._o god_n know_v the_o number_n and_o name_n of_o all_o the_o star_n p._n 213._o some_o star_n more_o excellent_a than_o other_o ib._n the_o power_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n shine_v forth_o from_o the_o star_n p._n 214._o six_o thing_n show_v the_o power_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o make_v and_o order_v the_o star_n p._n 215._o star_n can_v do_v nothing_o of_o themselves_o but_o as_o god_n order_n p_o 217._o they_o be_v for_o sign_n but_o not_o for_o infallible_a sign_n p._n 219._o it_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o study_v the_o star_n p._n 220._o strength_n of_o two_o sort_n p._n 158._o strength_n of_o god_n open_v ibid._n strength_n signify_v by_o five_o distinct_a word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n pag._n 289._o strength_n of_o god_n insuperable_a p._n 289._o the_o strength_n of_o god_n appear_v in_o three_o thing_n pag._n 290._o sun_n at_o god_n command_n p._n 189._o shadow_n of_o the_o sun_n go_v back_o in_o hezekiahs_n time_n p._n 193._o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o act_n of_o favour_n renew_v to_o the_o world_n every_o day_n p._n 196_o supplication_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o p._n 29._o supplication_n proper_o what_o it_o be_v p._n 266._o t_o temptation_n make_v the_o saint_n sometime_o weary_a of_o their_o life_n p._n 420._o great_a affliction_n lay_v we_o open_v to_o great_a temptation_n p._n 430._o thousand_o how_o take_v in_o scripture_n p._n 151._o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o what_o it_o mean_v ib._n time_n be_v very_o swift_a p._n 334._o swift_n as_o and_o swift_a than_o a_o post_n show_v in_o ten_o particular_n p._n 335._o tradition_n and_o immediate_a revelation_n the_o rule_n till_o the_o word_n be_v write_v p._n 56._o trust_v what_o it_o be_v p._n 89._o a_o twofold_a effect_n of_o trust_n ibid._n trust_v of_o hypocrite_n like_o a_o spider_n web_n in_o five_o thing_n p._n 90_o 91._o truth_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o error_n p._n 59_o truth_n can_v be_v have_v with_o ease_n pag._n 61._o four_o thing_n fit_v we_o for_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n ib._n truth_n be_v to_o be_v high_o esteem_v p._n 71._o we_o shall_v yield_v to_o one_o another_o in_o controversy_n as_o far_o as_o truth_n will_v let_v we_o p._n 146._o truth_n be_v ever_o the_o same_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o to_o truth_n p._n 307._o great_a truth_n must_v be_v resolute_o maintain_v p._n 308._o type_n what_o it_o be_v proper_o p._n 32._o five_o vision_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n not_o in_o his_o essence_n p._n 231._o we_o can_v see_v god_n full_o on_o earth_n in_o his_o word_n and_o work_n p._n 228_o 232._o that_o we_o see_v so_o little_a of_o god_n shall_v humble_v we_o p._n 233._o visitation_n of_o god_n threefold_a p._n 527._o until_o note_v a_o continue_a act_n p._n 132._o w_n wash_v what_o it_o import_v ceremonial_a wash_n p._n 365_o 366._o wicked_a man_n have_v their_o name_n from_o unquietness_n p._n 309._o they_o often_o abound_v with_o earthly_a thing_n p._n 324._o they_o have_v a_o just_a title_n to_o the_o earthly_a thing_n which_o they_o enjoy_v p._n 325_o 326._o how_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o a_o wicked_a man_n to_o seek_v unto_o god_n and_o how_o not_o p._n 362._o 363._o to_o be_v account_v wicked_a be_v a_o sore_a affliction_n p._n 434._o wicked_a man_n in_o what_o sense_n they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v prosperity_n p._n 448._o to_o be_v wicked_a or_o to_o do_v wicked_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o grace_n p._n 476._o a_o wicked_a man_n who_o describe_v in_o five_o particular_n p._n 476_o etc._n etc._n all_o man_n be_v either_o godly_a or_o wicked_a p._n 482._o wise_a what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wise_a in_o heart_n p._n 156._o god_n be_v infinite_o wise_a p._n 157._o witness_v and_o party_n must_v not_o be_v the_o same_o man_n p_o 295._o woe_n of_o two_o sort_n pag._n 542._o woe_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o wicked_a p._n 543._o word_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o watch_v over_o our_o word_n p._n 5._o it_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o give_v check_n to_o the_o idle_a or_o evil_a word_n of_o other_o ib._n word_n like_o a_o strong_a wind_n show_v in_o six_o particular_n p._n 8_o 9_o god_n be_v not_o take_v with_o fine_a word_n p._n 259._o worldly_n thing_n have_v no_o consistence_n they_o be_v always_o in_o motion_n p._n 336_o 337._o they_o pass_v as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o be_v 341._o worldly_n estate_n of_o good_a man_n as_o transitory_a as_o that_o of_o evil_a man_n p_o 342._o work_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v record_v for_o after_o time_n p._n 57_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o inquire_v into_o former_a time_n p._n 58._o it_o be_v but_o little_a of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o see_v in_o his_o work_n p._n 228_o â32_n y_fw-fr yesterday_n take_v three_o way_n in_o scripture_n p._n 62._o a_o table_n of_o those_o scripture_n which_o be_v occasional_o clear_v and_o brief_o illustrate_v in_o the_o foregoing_a exposition_n the_o first_o number_n direct_v to_o the_o chapter_n the_o second_o to_o the_o verse_n the_o three_o to_o the_o page_n of_o the_o book_n genesis_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 1._o 199._o 1._o 8._o 201._o 1._o 14._o 207._o 2._o 2._o 442._o 3._o 16._o 277._o 4._o 6._o 25._o 4._o 10._o 371_o 6._o 6._o 498._o 7._o 23._o 99_o 11._o 5._o 15._o 11._o 15._o 474._o 18._o 21._o 474._o 18._o 25._o 11._o 19_o 16._o 126._o 22._o 12._o 474._o 25._o 23._o 49_o 289_o 25._o 32._o 524._o 27._o 33._o 331._o 28._o 19_o 133._o 29._o 31._o 137._o 31._o 24._o 194_o 385_o 31._o 47._o 106._o 32._o 9_o 10_o 11._o 256_o 42._o 11_o 19_o 31._o 406_o exodus_fw-la chap._n verse_n pag._n 10._o 28._o 166._o 13._o 4._o 73._o 15._o 11._o 380._o 20._o 6._o 31._o 23._o 1._o 389._o 23._o 1._o 125._o 23._o 2._o 164._o 33._o 20._o 229._o 34._o 7._o 36â_n leviticus_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 4._o 388_o 390_o 4._o 15._o 388_o 19_o 15._o 48_o 26._o 44._o 123._o number_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 8._o 10._o 389._o 23._o 21._o 135._o 24._o 17._o 204._o deuteronomy_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2._o 11._o 401._o 3._o 23._o 30_o 4._o 19_o 212_o 8._o 2._o 474_o 10._o 12._o 54._o 11._o 24._o 204._o 18._o 9_o 218._o 21._o 6_o 7._o 368._o 29._o 26._o 213._o 32._o 13._o 204._o 33._o 9_o 303_o joshua_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 6._o 5._o 134._o 7._o 7_o 8._o 240._o 10._o 12._o 190._o judge_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 5._o 20._o 217_o 6._o 21._o 150_o 7._o 31._o 134_o 14._o 12._o 140_o 1_o samuel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 18._o 346._o 1._o 19_o 501_o 15._o 29._o 242_o 377_o 15._o 32._o 286._o 17._o 33._o 375._o 22._o 18._o 289._o 24._o 14._o 26_o 28._o 19_o 63_o 2_o samuel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 5._o 8._o 495._o 12._o 12._o 102._o 19_o 24._o 217_o 21._o 1._o 437._o 22._o 19_o 93._o 1_o king_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 4._o 32_o 33._o 75_o 7._o 21._o 100_o 8._o 29._o 24._o 2_o king_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 4._o 29._o 285_o 9_o 26._o 62_o 14._o 9_o 150_o 20._o 9_o 10._o 193_o 21._o 13._o 55â_n 2_o chronicle_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 30._o 5._o 60_o nehemiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 6._o 9_o 126_o esther_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 7._o 8._o 327_o 9_o 29_o 31._o 99_o job_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 12._o 12_o 13._o 473_o 13._o 3._o 255_o 14._o 18._o 173_o 15._o 19_o 322_o 18._o 4._o â74_n 19_o 6._o 14_o 20._o 22._o 111_o 21._o 2._o 171_o 23._o 13._o 243_o 26._o 7._o 186_o 26._o 12._o 245_o 30._o 23._o 293_o 33._o 11._o 77_o 33._o 19_o 416_o 33._o 23._o 151_o 34._o 29._o 327_o 37._o 18._o 200_o 201_o 38._o 22._o 202_o 38._o 31._o 217_o 40._o 13._o 327_o 42._o 5_o 6._o 252_o psalm_n psal_n verse_n pag._n 2._o 1._o 205_o 2._o 9_o 503_o 4._o 2._o 4_o 8._o 3._o 221_o 9_o 18._o 501_o 14._o 5._o 55_o 17._o 14._o 324_o 18._o 7._o 102_o 18._o 25_o 26._o 35_o 19_o 1._o 221_o 19_o 4._o 9_o 221_o 19_o 5._o 194_o 22._o 29._o 507_o 24._o 1_o 2._o 185_o 33._o 6._o 7_o 36._o 6._o 175_o 36._o 9_o 501_o 46._o 2._o 175_o 50._o 16._o 363_o 50._o 18._o 377_o 51._o 4._o 21_o 51._o 9_o 367_o 56._o 5._o 352_o 58._o 8._o 177_o 61._o 7._o 55_o 69._o 6_o 7._o 139_o 73._o 4._o 313_o 73._o 9_o 9_o 73._o 15._o 33_o âââ_o âââ_o 187_o 76._o 6._o 195_o 77._o 9_o 501_o 77._o 9_o 78_o 81._o 12._o 129_o 82._o 5._o 329_o 89._o 15._o 134_o 89._o 25._o 389_o 90._o 6._o 151_o 90._o 11._o 403_o 91._o 13._o 203_o 94._o 9_o 487_o 95._o 10._o 88_o 100_o 3._o 444_o 102_o 27._o 225_o 103_o 14._o 505_o 104._o 32._o 174_o 105._o 15._o 195_o 106._o 23._o 137_o 108._o 1._o 57_o 108._o 9_o 203_o 110._o 7._o 545_o 119._o 116._o 139_o 119._o 121._o 12_o 121._o 5._o 529_o 130._o 3._o 539_o 139._o 14_o 15._o 443_o 143._o 2._o 154_o 144._o 5._o 172_o 148._o 8._o 192_o proverb_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 22._o 4_o 1._o 32._o 26_o 7._o 27._o 210_o 8._o 27._o 202_o 18._o 23._o 30_o 19_o 11._o 226_o 24._o 4._o 21â_n 23._o â_o 28._o 234_o 27._o 19_o 250_o 28._o 14._o 161_o 29._o 15._o â23_n 31._o 8._o 225_o ecclesiastes_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 16._o 13_o 2._o 18._o 117_o 5._o 2_o 259_o 6._o 10._o 379_o 7._o 13._o 14_o 8._o 4._o 241_o 8._o 11._o 163_o 9_o 2._o 482_o 10._o 7._o 328_o 12._o 1._o 78_o canticless_a chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 6._o 458_o 2._o 4._o 274_o 5._o 10._o 151_o 5._o 12._o 367_o isaiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 18._o 255_o 367_o 3._o 1._o 93_o 3._o 9_o 138_o 347_o 6._o 5._o 230._o 252_o 8._o 9_o 167_o 10._o 26._o 312_o 11._o 4._o 7_o 11._o 3._o 425_o 14._o 23._o 91_o 19_o 25._o 444_o 24._o 20._o 187_o 25._o 4._o 278_o 26._o 19_o 507_o 27._o 8._o 556_o 27._o 11._o 446_o 27._o 4._o 167_o 28._o 15._o 312_o 28._o 7._o 110_o 28._o 21_o 560_o 30._o 7._o 246_o 30._o 13._o 314_o 32._o 17._o 46_o 32._o 2._o 454_o 33._o 14._o 91_o 38._o 10_o 12._o 414_o 38._o 3._o 265_o 40._o 31._o 340_o 40._o 4._o 173_o 40._o 28._o 158_o 41._o 15._o 172_o 42._o 25._o 179_o 43._o 26._o 258_o 43._o 13._o 194_o 44._o 20._o 390_o 44._o 24_o 25._o 218_o 45._o 11._o 240_o 446_o 47._o 3._o 556_o 49._o 15_o 16._o 80_o 81_o 49._o 23._o 246_o 51._o 9_o 41_o 245_o 53._o 8._o 55_o 53._o 9_o 12._o 359_o 55._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 378_o 57_o 17._o 77_o 57_o 20._o 206_o 57_o 1st_a 404_o 58._o 3._o 82_o 154_o 59_o 6._o 97_o 62._o 6._o 501_o 64._o 1._o 174_o 64._o 6_o 7._o 25_o 350_o 484_o 65._o 24._o 39_o 66._o 5._o 124_o 66._o 12._o 557_o jeremiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2._o 22._o 370_o 2._o 29._o 154_o 2._o 31._o 80_o 2._o 32._o 79_o 2._o 34._o 467_o 7._o 1_o 2._o 97_o 7._o 4_o 9_o 363_o 8._o 6._o 406_o 8._o 14._o 239_o 10._o 24._o 403_o 11._o 13._o 141_o 12._o 1._o 153_o 15._o 2._o 26_o 15._o 1._o 238_o 18._o 4._o 503_o 22._o 24._o 17_o 23._o 10._o 4â6_n 23._o 14._o 126_o 27._o 6._o 323_o 30._o 14._o â79_n 31._o 35._o 216_o 31._o 28._o 36_o 50._o 20._o 467_o 50._o 7._o 45_o âââ_o ââ_o âââ_o lamentation_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 3._o 36._o 18_o 3._o 59_o 14_o 3._o 37._o 195_o 4._o 6._o 313._o ezekiel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 3._o 8_o 9_o 160_o 6._o 9_o 88_o 16._o 49._o 126_o 18._o 25._o 154_o 20._o 47._o 311_o 21._o 3._o 310_o 32._o 7._o 191_o 36._o 31._o 413_o daniel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2._o 35._o 112._o 4._o 35._o 239_o 7._o 9_o 460_o 8._o 5._o 109_o 341_o 9_o 14._o 37â_n hosea_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2._o 2._o 154_o 2._o 21_o 22._o 217_o 4._o 14._o â6_n