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15.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o ask_v of_o isai_n how_o you_o may_v fast_o to_o please_v god_n and_o he_o will_v answer_v it_o be_v to_o loose_v the_o band_n of_o wickedness_n to_o undo_v the_o heavy_a burden_n and_o to_o let_v the_o oppress_v go_v free_a to_o deal_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a to_o bring_v the_o poor_a that_o be_v cast_v out_o to_o thy_o house_n when_o thou_o see_v a_o naked_a man_n to_o cover_v he_o etc._n etc._n be_v 58.6_o 7._o ask_v of_o micah_n wherewith_o thou_o shall_v come_v before_o god_n to_o please_v he_o and_o he_o will_v answer_v what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o and_o to_o love_v mercy_n etc._n etc._n micah_n 6.6_o 8._o ask_v of_o s._n peter_n who_o it_o be_v that_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n &_o he_o will_v answer_v it_o be_v he_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o work_v righteousness_n act._n 10.34_o ask_v of_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n who_o be_v a_o bless_a man_n and_o he_o will_v answer_v bless_a be_v they_o 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heaven_n but_o if_o any_o come_v with_o a_o conscience_n defile_v with_o know_a sin_n god_n forsake_v that_o man_n and_o leave_v he_o to_o false_a teacher_n to_o be_v seduce_v and_o mislead_v to_o his_o ruin_n thus_o the_o point_n be_v clear_v that_o he_o who_o will_v hear_v with_o profit_n must_v first_o empty_v his_o soul_n of_o all_o sinful_a lust_n the_o use_v follow_v use_v 1_o see_v such_o preparative_n duty_n be_v require_v for_o a_o profitable_a hear_n of_o god_n word_n every_o wise_a christian_n shall_v examine_v himself_o how_o well_o he_o have_v perform_v those_o duty_n and_o by_o they_o plough_v up_o the_o fallow_a ground_n of_o his_o heart_n that_o the_o good_a seed_n may_v be_v receive_v into_o a_o good_a soil_n more_o particular_o whether_o before_o his_o hear_n he_o have_v labour_v to_o empty_v his_o heart_n of_o earthly_a thought_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v at_o leisure_n for_o god_n whether_o he_o have_v use_v to_o season_v his_o mind_n with_o heavenly_a thought_n 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our_o praise_n if_o when_o we_o hear_v god_n word_n deliver_v by_o a_o mortal_a man_n yet_o we_o esteem_v it_o as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o immortal_a and_o ever_o bless_v god_n a_o good_a rule_n than_o it_o be_v that_o we_o esteem_v the_o word_n speak_v by_o the_o minister_n as_o the_o word_n send_v from_o the_o lord_n almighty_n these_o rule_n if_o they_o be_v due_o observe_v will_v further_o we_o diverse_a way_n to_o the_o right_a hear_n of_o god_n word_n with_o profit_n 1._o they_o will_v work_v in_o we_o attentivenesse_n to_o mark_v all_o that_o be_v speak_v for_o even_o among_o man_n if_o the_o speaker_n be_v have_v in_o honour_n his_o word_n will_v be_v receive_v with_o heedfulness_n and_o attention_n it_o be_v say_v of_o simon_n magus_n that_o all_o the_o people_n give_v heed_n to_o he_o from_o the_o least_o to_o the_o great_a say_v this_o man_n be_v the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n and_o to_o he_o they_o have_v regard_n because_o that_o of_o long_a time_n he_o have_v bewitch_v 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king_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n isa_n 36.13_o meaning_n that_o because_o he_o be_v a_o great_a king_n therefore_o they_o shall_v give_v good_a audience_n to_o his_o word_n so_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a king_n even_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n that_o speak_v unto_o we_o it_o will_v command_v our_o attention_n and_o make_v we_o hear_v with_o heed_n and_o observation_n let_v this_o then_o be_v take_v for_o a_o first_o benefit_n that_o a_o due_a esteem_n of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n will_v cause_v attention_n in_o our_o hear_n 2._o a_o due_a esteem_n of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n will_v make_v we_o willing_a to_o hear_v our_o fault_n reprooved_a with_o submission_n and_o patience_n old_a eli_n be_v a_o example_n hereof_o for_o when_o samuel_n tell_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n in_o cocker_a of_o his_o son_n and_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n threaten_v against_o he_o for_o the_o same_o he_o answer_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n let_v he_o do_v what_o seem_v he_o 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heed_n say_v he_o to_o speak_v that_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v into_o my_o mouth_n num._n 23.12_o and_o so_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o speak_v it_o will_v cause_v we_o to_o think_v ourselves_o bind_v to_o do_v what_o he_o say_v for_o no_o christian_a be_v so_o shameless_a that_o will_v say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v what_o god_n do_v command_v and_o therefore_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o when_o man_n be_v resolve_v not_o to_o obey_v they_o will_v rather_o deny_v that_o it_o be_v god_n word_n that_o be_v bring_v unto_o they_o then_o that_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o obey_v his_o word_n so_o the_o jew_n do_v when_o jeremy_n at_o their_o request_n have_v inquire_v of_o god_n for_o they_o and_o tell_v they_o in_o god_n name_n that_o they_o shall_v abide_v in_o their_o own_o land_n and_o not_o go_v into_o egypt_n they_o be_v resolve_v that_o it_o be_v more_o expedient_a for_o they_o to_o go_v then_o to_o stay_v tell_v jeremy_n to_o his_o face_n thou_o speak_v false_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n have_v not_o send_v thou_o to_o say_v go_v not_o into_o egypt_n to_o sojourn_v there_o jer._n 43.2_o and_o so_o among_o we_o no_o man_n that_o profess_v to_o serve_v the_o true_a god_n will_v plain_o deny_v submission_n to_o his_o word_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v that_o if_o we_o bring_v with_o we_o a_o due_a respect_n to_o god_n and_o his_o word_n it_o will_v make_v we_o attentive_a when_o we_o hear_v and_o patient_a when_o we_o be_v reprove_v and_o obedient_a when_o we_o be_v command_v that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v ii_o the_o next_o thing_n in_o which_o we_o be_v to_o show_v reverence_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hear_v be_v a_o dutiful_a behaviour_n in_o the_o outward_a man_n for_o even_o among_o man_n if_o boy_n play_v the_o boy_n among_o their_o fellow_n that_o be_v if_o they_o be_v waggish_a and_o bold_a and_o presumptuous_a before_o their_o equal_n no_o man_n will_v great_o regard_v it_o but_o if_o they_o shall_v do_v so_o before_o their_o master_n face_n it_o be_v irreverence_n and_o rudeness_n not_o to_o be_v bear_v with_o and_o we_o ourselves_o in_o our_o own_o house_n where_o we_o be_v among_o our_o equal_n and_o friend_n may_v use_v that_o liberty_n both_o of_o speech_n and_o behaviour_n which_o will_v savour_v of_o contempt_n and_o disrespect_n if_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o noble_a man_n or_o of_o a_o counsellor_n or_o of_o a_o prince_n and_o so_o when_o we_o come_v into_o god_n presence_n more_o soberness_n and_o more_o modest_a and_o awful_a behaviour_n will_v be_v require_v of_o we_o then_o be_v necessary_a when_o we_o be_v at_o home_n or_o abroad_o among_o our_o neighbour_n and_o therefore_o when_o we_o come_v to_o hear_v god_n speak_v unto_o we_o we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n that_o we_o do_v not_o by_o our_o gesture_n bewray_v a_o undutiful_a respect_n to_o god_n or_o his_o ordinance_n for_o better_o observe_v of_o which_o duty_n i_o shall_v point_v at_o some_o such_o rule_n as_o i_o find_v to_o have_v be_v either_o require_v or_o observe_v among_o god_n people_n that_o out_o of_o they_o every_o man_n may_v select_v such_o direction_n as_o may_v be_v useful_a and_o expedient_a for_o himself_o i._n first_o then_o i_o find_v in_o god_n book_n that_o when_o god_n appear_v to_o moses_n be_v now_o to_o reveile_v his_o law_n unto_o he_o he_o first_o of_o all_o command_v he_o draw_v not_o nigh_o hither_o put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o off_o thy_o foot_n for_o the_o place_n whereon_o thou_o stand_v be_v holy_a ground_n exod._n 3.5_o and_o so_o the_o angel_n that_o
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speak_v to_o god_n in_o our_o prayer_n or_o praise_n of_o his_o name_n and_o the_o same_o reason_n hold_v and_o therefore_o the_o same_o rule_n shall_v be_v observe_v when_o we_o come_v to_o hear_v god_n speak_v to_o we_o in_o his_o word_n we_o must_v not_o be_v rash_a and_o bold_a and_o over-familiar_a with_o our_o lord_z and_o master_n but_o hear_v with_o reverence_n when_o he_o speak_v unto_o we_o and_o tremble_v at_o his_o word_n when_o he_o command_v we_o and_o lay_v upon_o we_o a_o charge_n of_o obedience_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v good_a for_o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o we_o be_v upon_o earth_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o keep_v distance_n and_o never_o appear_v before_o he_o without_o token_n of_o submission_n and_o reverence_n now_o this_o reverence_n may_v be_v see_v and_o observe_v in_o three_o thing_n 1._o in_o a_o reverend_a esteem_n of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n 2._o in_o a_o dutiful_a behaviour_n while_o we_o be_v in_o his_o presence_n and_o 3._o in_o a_o modest_a quietness_n &_o silence_n while_o he_o be_v speak_v unto_o we_o 1_n in_o a_o reverend_a esteem_n of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n when_o we_o so_o think_v of_o they_o and_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v present_a as_o beseem_v his_o greatness_n and_o their_o worth_n and_o dignity_n and_o this_o duty_n we_o shall_v perform_v if_o we_o observe_v two_o rule_n 1._o that_o we_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o glory_n so_o far_o surpass_v not_o only_o our_o mean_a condition_n but_o our_o shallow_a apprehension_n as_o that_o we_o be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o abide_v his_o presence_n than_o a_o weak_a eye_n be_v able_a to_o look_v upon_o the_o sun_n in_o his_o strength_n and_o therefore_o s._n paul_n describe_v god_n to_o be_v the_o bless_a and_o only_a potentate_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n who_o only_o have_v immortality_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o light_n which_o no_o man_n can_v approach_v unto_o who_o no_o man_n have_v see_v nor_o can_v see_v 1._o tim._n 6.15_o 16._o in_o these_o word_n the_o glory_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v set_v out_o by_o three_o thing_n 1._o by_o his_o own_o greatness_n he_o be_v a_o potentate_n a_o king_n and_o a_o lord_n that_o have_v immortality_n and_o light_n 2._o by_o a_o comparison_n with_o all_o other_o great_a one_o he_o be_v the_o only_a potentat_fw-la the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n 3._o by_o his_o surpass_a glory_n far_o above_o all_o conceit_n and_o apprehension_n of_o man_n he_o dwell_v in_o the_o light_n that_o no_o man_n can_v approach_v unto_o no_o man_n have_v see_v he_o nor_o can_v see_v he_o thus_o every_o word_n do_v some_o way_n set_v out_o his_o incomparable_a glory_n which_o be_v consider_v according_o will_v breed_v a_o awful_a esteem_n thereof_o and_o a_o tremble_a before_o he_o and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o seraphim_n do_v cover_v their_o face_n when_o he_o appear_v unto_o they_o and_o the_o post_n of_o the_o door_n move_v when_o he_o speak_v and_o the_o prophet_n cry_v out_o woe_n be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n and_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v the_o king_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n isai_n 6.2_o 4._o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n when_o moses_n like_o the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n not_o know_v what_o he_o ask_v desire_v to_o see_v god_n glory_n he_o be_v tell_v that_o no_o man_n can_v see_v god_n face_n and_o live_v god_n backpart_n he_o be_v vouchsafe_v to_o see_v that_o be_v some_o small_a lustre_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o yet_o then_o he_o have_v need_v to_o be_v put_v to_o the_o cleft_n of_o a_o rock_n and_o to_o be_v cover_v with_o god_n hand_n lest_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v overcome_v he_o with_o its_o lustre_n exod._n 33.19_o etc._n etc._n and_o from_o the_o same_o ground_n it_o be_v that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n after_o they_o have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n speak_v unto_o they_o in_o mount_n sina_n they_o be_v amaze_v and_o say_v if_o we_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n any_o more_o we_o shall_v die_v for_o who_o be_v there_o of_o all_o flesh_n that_o have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o live_a god_n speak_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n as_o we_o have_v and_o live_v deut._n 5.25_o thus_o the_o angel_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v be_v affect_v if_o god_n at_o any_o time_n have_v manifest_v himself_o to_o they_o in_o glory_n and_o thus_o and_o in_o this_o manner_n we_o shall_v think_v of_o god_n when_o he_o speak_v to_o we_o in_o his_o word_n and_o always_o carry_v a_o reverend_a awe_n towards_o his_o majesty_n whensoever_o we_o be_v before_o he_o so_o jacob_n do_v when_o god_n have_v reveil_v himself_o unto_o he_o in_o a_o vision_n by_o night_n and_o he_o be_v now_o awake_v out_o of_o his_o sleep_n he_o say_v sure_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n and_o i_o know_v it_o not_o and_o he_o be_v afraid_a say_v the_o text_n and_o say_v how_o dreadful_a be_v this_o place_n this_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n gen._n 28.16_o 17._o note_v in_o this_o passage_n 1._o how_o jacob_n be_v affect_v at_o god_n presence_n he_o be_v afraid_a meaning_n that_o he_o be_v strike_v with_o a_o awful_a conceit_n of_o god_n majesty_n in_o who_o presence_n he_o be_v and_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v when_o we_o come_v into_o god_n presence_n and_o hear_v he_o utter_v the_o wonderful_a thing_n of_o his_o law_n we_o shall_v in_o all_o awful_a reverence_n humble_v ourselves_o before_o he_o 2._o note_v what_o jacob_n say_v upon_o consideration_n of_o god_n presence_n first_o he_o say_v god_n be_v in_o this_o place_n he_o mean_v that_o god_n by_o appear_v and_o reveil_v himself_o to_o his_o servant_n do_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v there_o present_a though_o jacob_n never_o think_v of_o any_o such_o thing_n and_o so_o when_o god_n please_v to_o reveile_v himself_o unto_o we_o by_o his_o word_n though_o we_o do_v not_o see_v or_o discern_v it_o with_o our_o bodily_a eye_n yet_o we_o must_v know_v that_o god_n be_v there_o present_a because_o he_o reveil_v himself_o second_o jacob_n say_v how_o dreadful_a be_v this_o place_n this_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o house_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o because_o god_n show_v himself_o by_o his_o vision_n in_o this_o place_n therefore_o the_o place_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v as_o god_n house_n even_o as_o heaven_n itself_o in_o which_o it_o please_v he_o to_o dwell_v and_o so_o when_o we_o come_v into_o the_o church_n the_o place_n where_o god_n do_v speak_v with_o we_o and_o have_v promise_v his_o presence_n we_o shall_v esteem_v that_o as_o god_n house_n where_o he_o dwell_v and_o as_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n thus_o we_o shall_v think_v of_o god_n and_o his_o presence_n when_o he_o speak_v unto_o we_o out_o of_o his_o word_n and_o that_o be_v the_o first_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o we_o for_o declare_v of_o our_o reverence_n towards_o he_o 2._o that_o we_o esteem_v the_o word_n speak_v by_o god_n minister_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o almighty_a god_n this_o s._n paul_n commend_v in_o the_o thessalonian_o for_o this_o cause_n say_v he_o we_o thank_v god_n without_o cease_v because_o when_o you_o receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o you_o hear_v of_o we_o you_o receive_v it_o not_o as_o the_o word_n of_o man_n but_o as_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o