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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 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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 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he_o i_o believe_v therefore_o i_o sanctify_v the_o lordsday_n i_o believe_v and_o therefore_o i_o do_v duty_n of_o obedience_n then_o be_v thy_o obedience_n true_a fruit_n of_o paradise_n because_o it_o grow_v upon_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n but_o if_o thy_o obedience_n arise_v from_o a_o root_n only_o of_o morality_n it_o be_v but_o hedge_n fruit_n 3_o third_z ground_n of_o obedience_n be_v the_o true_a love_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n indeed_o obedience_n must_v not_o be_v upon_o constraint_n but_o in_o one_o sense_n it_o be_v by_o constraint_n yet_o by_o the_o constraint_n of_o love_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o for_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n constrain_v we_o love_n have_v such_o a_o active_a power_n that_o it_o constrain_v we_o to_o obedience_n not_o only_o that_o love_n which_o christ_n bear_v to_o we_o but_o which_o we_o bear_v to_o he_o obedience_n to_o god_n must_v be_v filial_a obedience_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 14._o as_o obedient_a child_n now_o the_o obedience_n of_o a_o son_n to_o his_o father_n flow_v from_o love_n the_o love_n of_o his_o father_n set_v he_o on_o work_n to_o do_v what_o his_o father_n command_v the_o good_a son_n in_o the_o vineyard_n mat._n 21._o when_o his_o father_n bid_v he_o go_v work_n in_o his_o vineyard_n he_o at_o first_o say_v i_o will_v not_o but_o afterward_o he_o repent_v and_o go_v and_o wrought_v in_o the_o vineyard_n now_o what_o be_v it_o that_o make_v he_o obey_v his_o father_n his_o father_n promise_v no_o wage_n if_o he_o will_v go_v work_n nor_o threaten_v he_o any_o evil_n if_o he_o do_v not_o work_v but_o there_o be_v only_o a_o bare_a command_n mat._n 21._o 28._o
that_o need_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a timothy_n be_v a_o study_a man_n a_o man_n of_o rare_a and_o singular_a gift_n and_o endowment_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o if_o he_o will_v be_v a_o approve_a workman_n s._n paul_n will_v have_v he_o study_v to_o do_v it_o he_o will_v not_o have_v he_o rest_v on_o his_o habitual_a preparation_n but_o will_v have_v he_o actual_o fit_v himself_o for_o his_o work_n when_o he_o be_v to_o work_v now_o thus_o be_v the_o case_n in_o the_o sacrament_n there_o must_v be_v a_o habitual_a and_o a_o actual_a preparation_n to_o it_o a_o man_n that_o will_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n must_v first_o be_v furnish_v with_o such_o grace_n and_o disposition_n as_o a_o communicant_a aught_o to_o have_v and_o though_o he_o have_v such_o grace_n as_o be_v requisite_a to_o habitual_a preparation_n yet_o may_v he_o not_o therefore_o all_o on_o a_o sudden_a rush_n to_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o without_o any_o more_o ado_n receive_v the_o sacrament_n but_o first_o 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