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will_n by_o have_v a_o respect_n or_o a_o eye_n to_o god_n commandment_n psal_n 119._o 6._o and_o do_v it_o because_o it_o be_v his_o will_n look_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o faith_n so_o be_v it_o in_o the_o case_n of_o obedience_n then_o a_o man_n believe_v when_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o faith_n be_v only_o the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o believe_v only_o because_o it_o be_v the_o word_n and_o will_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v believe_v if_o a_o man_n believe_v such_o a_o truth_n because_o he_o have_v good_a argument_n and_o reason_n for_o it_o by_o which_o he_o be_v lead_v to_o believe_v it_o this_o be_v science_n but_o not_o faith_n thus_o be_v it_o in_o obedience_n to_o do_v thing_n command_v upon_o other_o ground_n than_o the_o commandment_n be_v not_o obedience_n suppose_v a_o man_n do_v the_o same_o same_o thing_n that_o god_n command_v and_o yet_o know_v not_o that_o god_n command_v it_o this_o be_v no_o obedience_n or_o if_o a_o man_n do_v know_v that_o it_o be_v command_v but_o do_v it_o not_o because_o it_o be_v command_v neither_o be_v this_o obedience_n to_o god_n for_o as_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n so_o where_o there_o be_v no_o knowledge_n of_o a_o law_n there_o be_v no_o obedience_n in_o all_o true_a obedience_n there_o must_v be_v a_o knowledge_n of_o and_o a_o eye_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n rom._n 12._o 2._o prove_v what_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o be_v search_v and_o try_v and_o so_o allow_v the_o good_a and_o acceptable_a will_n of_o the_o lord_n ephes_n 5._o 17._o understanding_n what_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v both_o which_o place_n imply_v thus_o much_o that_o that_o only_o be_v obedience_n indeed_o which_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n of_o be_v god_n will_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v god_n will_n and_o not_o to_o do_v it_o because_o it_o be_v his_o will_n be_v not_o obedience_n by_o this_o may_v a_o man_n try_v his_o obedience_n if_o thy_o heart_n can_v sincere_o witness_v that_o the_o ground_n of_o thy_o obedience_n and_o all_o thy_o action_n therein_o be_v god_n will_n that_o thou_o see_v it_o be_v his_o will_n to_o have_v it_o do_v and_o because_o it_o be_v his_o will_n thou_o do_v it_o such_o obedience_n be_v upon_o the_o right_a ground_n but_o by_o this_o may_v the_o unsoundnesse_n of_o many_o a_o man_n obedience_n be_v discover_v some_o man_n come_v due_o to_o public_a duty_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n but_o what_o be_v the_o ground_n be_v it_o the_o will_n of_o god_n or_o the_o law_n of_o man_n or_o the_o talk_n of_o the_o world_n that_o bring_v they_o thereunto_o many_o a_o man_n be_v diligent_a in_o his_o call_n follow_v it_o close_o and_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n command_v of_o god_n so_o to_o do_v but_o if_o a_o man_n do_v it_o not_o because_o god_n will_v it_o but_o because_o desire_v of_o gain_n carry_v he_o on_o or_o necessity_n of_o maintenance_n force_v he_o thereto_o this_o be_v no_o obedience_n to_o god_n but_o obedience_n to_o his_o covetousness_n or_o obedience_n to_o his_o necessity_n which_o call_v upon_o he_o for_o diligence_n and_o painfulness_n 2_o second_o ground_n of_o obedience_n the_o grace_n of_o faith_n true_a obedience_n must_v spring_v and_o flow_v from_o faith_n s._n paul_n speak_v rom._n 16._o 26._o of_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v that_o obedience_n which_o in_o believe_v we_o give_v to_o god_n but_o yet_o in_o a_o large_a sense_n all_o obedience_n may_v be_v call_v the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n because_o by_o it_o we_o give_v god_n that_o obedience_n we_o give_v he_o heb._n 11._o 8._o by_o faith_n abraham_n obey_v god_n faith_n quicken_v and_o enable_v to_o obedience_n so_o as_o without_o it_o we_o can_v give_v god_n no_o obedience_n therefore_o rom._n 3._o 3â—_n faith_n stablish_v the_o law_n because_o it_o be_v faith_n that_o help_v a_o man_n to_o perform_v all_o the_o obedience_n he_o perform_v to_o it_o faith_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o obedience_n thus_o 1_o first_o a_o man_n must_v first_o believe_v what_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v before_o he_o will_v go_v about_o to_o yield_v it_o any_o obedience_n 2_o second_o all_o obedience_n flow_v from_o a_o man_n lay_v hold_n on_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o that_o covenant_n god_n article_n with_o we_o and_o bind_v himself_o to_o enable_v to_o obedience_n ezek._n 36._o 27._o now_o this_o covenant_n must_v be_v lay_v hold_v on_o for_o ability_n and_o strength_n to_o obedience_n before_o a_o man_n can_v obey_v god_n it_o be_v true_a in_o obedience_n to_o every_o commandment_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o four_o isay_n 56._o 4._o that_o keep_v my_o sabbath_n and_o take_v hold_v of_o my_o covenant_n in_o the_o covenant_n there_o be_v promise_v strength_n unto_o obedience_n and_o this_o covenant_n be_v take_v hold_v on_o strength_n to_o obedience_n be_v give_v now_o that_o which_o lay_v hold_v upon_o the_o covenant_n be_v faith_n which_o from_o the_o 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answer_n of_o peace_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o manifest_v itself_o with_o such_o outward_a expression_n the_o publican_n smite_v upon_o his_o breast_n luke_n 18._o and_o ephraim_n smite_v upon_o his_o thigh_n jer._n 31._o 19_o and_o ezra_n rend_v his_o garment_n pluck_v the_o hair_n off_o his_o head_n and_o beard_n ezra_n 9_o 3._o all_o but_o to_o testify_v the_o deep_a and_o hearty_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n by_o this_o may_v man_n take_v a_o trial_n of_o their_o repentance_n if_o thou_o have_v have_v a_o leaven_a spirit_n a_o embitter_v spirit_n &_o have_v lament_v after_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n 7._o 2._o who_o thou_o have_v lose_v by_o thy_o sin_n as_o thou_o will_v have_v lament_v after_o a_o dear_a lose_a friend_n if_o thou_o have_v be_v in_o the_o water_n of_o marah_n the_o great_a thy_o grief_n have_v be_v the_o great_a cause_n of_o comfort_n have_v thou_o in_o the_o truth_n of_o repentance_n but_o so_o formal_a so_o slight_a be_v the_o sorrow_n of_o many_o heart_n for_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v a_o clear_a case_n they_o be_v stranger_n to_o repentance_n 3_o three_o a_o forsake_v a_o utter_a vivendi_fw-la post_fw-la luctum_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la non_fw-la redeas_fw-la ad_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la iterum_fw-la facias_fw-la quod_fw-la iterum_fw-la plangas_fw-la non_fw-fr est_fw-fr paenitens_fw-la sed_fw-la irrisor_fw-la qui_fw-la adhuc_fw-la agit_fw-fr unde_fw-la penitent_a bern._n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la bene_fw-la vivendi_fw-la ejection_n and_o rejection_n of_o all_o our_o former_a sinful_a lust_n and_o way_n prov._n 28._o he_o that_o confess_v and_o forsake_v repentance_n not_o only_o confess_v but_o forsake_v the_o confess_a sin_n job_n 34_o 32._o if_o i_o have_v do_v iniquity_n i_o will_v do_v no_o more_o that_o be_v the_o language_n and_o the_o resolution_n of_o true_a repentance_n ephes_n 4_o 28._o let_v he_o that_o steal_v steal_v no_o more_o true_a repentance_n make_v man_n do_v as_o god_n do_v when_o he_o repent_v he_o gen._n 6._o 6_o 7._o and_o it_o repent_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n on_o earth_n and_o it_o grieve_v he_o at_o his_o heart_n but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v destroy_v man_n who_o i_o have_v create_v from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n both_o man_n and_o beast_n etc._n etc._n for_o it_o repent_v i_o that_o i_o have_v make_v they_o nay_o repentance_n in_o man_n go_v further_o one_o noah_n find_v grace_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o be_v spare_v from_o the_o common_a destruction_n but_o here_o not_o one_o lust_n or_o sin_n find_v grace_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o man_n that_o true_o repent_v but_o all_o must_v be_v drown_v in_o the_o flood_n of_o the_o tear_n of_o repentance_n it_o be_v with_o a_o man_n that_o have_v the_o grief_n of_o true_a repentance_n as_o it_o be_v with_o nehemiah_n neh._n 13._o 7_o 8._o i_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o understand_v of_o the_o evil_a that_o eliashib_n have_v do_v for_o tobia_n in_o prepare_v he_o a_o chamber_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o it_o grieve_v i_o sore_o but_o he_o rest_v not_o there_o but_o go_v further_a therefore_o i_o cast_v forth_o all_o the_o householdstuff_n of_o tobiah_n out_o of_o the_o chamber_n what_o shall_v tobiah_n do_v with_o a_o chamber_n there_o therefore_o he_o not_o only_o out_v tobiah_n but_o out_o go_v all_o his_o stuff_n too_o so_o do_v repentance_n when_o it_o consider_v all_o the_o evil_a that_o satan_n and_o corruption_n have_v do_v and_o how_o they_o have_v take_v up_o chamber_n in_o the_o heart_n that_o shall_v be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n it_o be_v grieve_v sore_o and_o thereupon_o it_o out_v satan_n and_o all_o his_o stuff_n neither_o satan_n nor_o his_o stuff_n shall_v be_v chamber_v there_o any_o long_o so_o do_v repentance_n dispossess_v satan_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o christ_n dispossess_v his_o body_n of_o he_o mark_v 9_o 25._o thou_o dumb_a and_o deaf_a spirit_n i_o charge_v thou_o to_o come_v out_o of_o he_o 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follow_v this_o forsake_v and_o cast_v off_o our_o sin_n because_o with_o true_a repentance_n these_o two_o thing_n ever_o go_v first_o a_o abomination_n and_o loathe_n of_o sin_n the_o man_n that_o repent_v horrible_o loathe_v his_o sin_n by_o which_o he_o have_v offend_v job_n 42._o 6._o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o repent_v ezek._n 20._o 43._o you_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o sight_n for_o all_o your_o evil_n that_o you_o have_v commit_v second_o a_o indignation_n against_o sin_n 2_o cor._n 7._o what_o indignation_n hosea_n 14._o 8._o ephraim_n shall_v say_v what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v any_o more_o with_o idol_n now_o that_o which_o a_o man_n loathe_v and_o that_o
brotherly_a fellowship_n brotherhood_n imply_v sometime_o fellowship_n as_o zech._n 11._o 14._o i_o will_v break_v the_o brotherhood_n between_o judah_n and_o israel_n the_o natural_a relation_n between_o they_o can_v not_o be_v break_v but_o their_o mutual_a society_n and_o fellowship_n shall_v be_v break_v they_o shall_v be_v divide_v and_o disperse_v each_o from_o other_o so_o then_o they_o that_o love_v the_o godly_a love_v their_o brotherhood_n their_o company_n their_o conference_n and_o communion_n with_o they_o this_o evidenceâ—_n tâ—â—_n truth_n of_o david_n love_n psal_n 1â—_n 3._o all_o my_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n my_o delight_n be_v in_o their_o company_n and_o conference_n many_o in_o the_o world_n magnify_v the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n yea_o some_o over_o magnify_v they_o while_o they_o will_v give_v divine_a worship_n to_o they_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n make_v little_a account_n of_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n nay_o hate_v they_o imprison_v 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