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puff_v up_o do_v not_o behave_v itself_o unseemly_a seek_v not_o her_o own_o be_v not_o easy_o provoke_v think_v no_o evil_a rejoice_v not_o in_o iniquity_n but_o rejoice_v in_o the_o truth_n bear_v all_o thing_n believe_v all_o thing_n hope_v all_o thing_n endure_v all_o thing_n five_o there_o be_v no_o love_n but_o be_v failable_a except_o this_o of_o charity_n and_o charity_n never_o fail_v and_o therefore_o charity_n six_o there_o be_v no_o love_n have_v a_o reward_n like_o this_o of_o charity_n for_o charity_n have_v a_o eternal_a reward_n in_o glory_n annex_v unto_o it_o so_o that_o when_o the_o creature_n action_n do_v flow_v from_o this_o inward_a principle_n of_o real_a love_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o therewith_o compound_v they_o become_v action_n of_o charity_n and_o of_o high_a acceptation_n with_o the_o lord_n but_o when_o this_o ingredience_n be_v want_v neither_o person_n nor_o performance_n be_v approve_v of_o the_o lord_n as_o faith_n the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n zachariah_n unto_o israel_n of_o old_a when_o you_o fast_v and_o mourn_v in_o the_o five_o and_o seven_o month_n even_o those_o seaventy_n year_n do_v you_o at_o all_o fast_o unto_o i_o even_o unto_o i_o and_o when_o you_o do_v eat_v and_o when_o you_o do_v drink_v do_v not_o you_o eat_v for_o yourselves_o and_o drink_v for_o yourselves_o and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o their_o meat-offering_n drink-offering_n their_o fasting_n and_o mourning_n their_o solemn_a meeting_n and_o religious_a service_n find_v not_o acceptance_n with_o the_o lord_n sure_o their_o heart_n be_v destitute_a of_o charity_n there_o want_v this_o compound_n of_o a_o real_a love_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o real_a desire_n to_o promote_v the_o interest_n of_o his_o truth_n in_o the_o power_n and_o purity_n of_o it_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o name_n and_o to_o be_v a_o example_n to_o other_o thereunto_o but_o contrary_o all_o their_o performance_n be_v rather_o dedicate_v to_o carnal_a self_n and_o worldly_a interest_n with_o who_o the_o horseleech_n daughter_n their_o corrupt_a affection_n be_v join_v in_o affinity_n and_o therefore_o all_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o lord_n esteem_v many_o shall_v come_v to_o i_o say_v christ_n in_o that_o day_n say_v lord_n lord_n open_a unto_o we_o have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n cast_v out_o devil_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n do_v many_o wondrous_a work_n then_o will_v i_o profess_v unto_o they_o i_o know_v they_o not_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n mat._n 7.22_o 23._o wherefore_o consider_v when_o as_o self-end_n and_o worldly_a interest_n become_v our_o wheel_n of_o motion_n in_o religion_n our_o reward_n from_o god_n then_o be_v like_a to_o be_v rejection_n from_o his_o presence_n in_o eternity_n motive_n the_o fourteen_o or_o a_o use_n of_o encouragement_n we_o may_v be_v further_o move_v and_o encourage_v to_o a_o careful_a use_n and_o improvement_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a mean_n 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