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the_o poor_a they_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n they_o shall_v be_v all_o judge_v alike_o and_o shall_v all_o stand_v up_o alike_o before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n distance_n among_o man_n may_v persuade_v the_o vain_a mind_n of_o man_n that_o there_o be_v something_o that_o make_v they_o differ_v but_o with_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o so_o and_o it_o be_v a_o small_a thing_n as_o well_o as_o a_o vain_a to_o profess_v we_o know_v god_n when_o in_o work_v we_o deny_v he_o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o all_o this_o be_v that_o thou_o may_v make_v thy_o way_n prosperous_a and_o then_o thou_o shall_v have_v good_a success_n the_o word_n have_v many_o efficacy_n prosperous_a that_o be_v to_o have_v all_o thing_n go_v well_o with_o he_o and_o his_o undertake_n to_o answer_v his_o design_n whereas_o many_o time_n it_o do_v not_o but_o the_o contrary_a and_o the_o counsel_n of_o wise_a man_n be_v turn_v backward_o and_o though_o they_o conceive_v one_o thing_n yet_o 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i_o take_v unto_o i_o faithful_a witness_n uriah_n the_o priest_n who_o be_v not_o faithful_a to_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n a_o man_n may_v be_v faithful_a in_o particular_a action_n between_o man_n and_o man_n and_o yet_o be_v very_o false_a and_o unfaithful_a in_o the_o universal_a course_n of_o his_o life_n between_o he_o and_o god_n as_o this_o uriah_n be_v who_o make_v the_o new_a fashion_a altar_n for_o ahaz_n while_o the_o lord_n christ_n be_v upon_o earth_n he_o have_v not_o the_o possession_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o earth_n though_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o he_o be_v maintain_v by_o the_o benevolence_n of_o his_o servant_n deny_v himself_o in_o his_o honour_n and_o in_o his_o ease_n have_v no_o will_n of_o his_o own_o but_o the_o will_n of_o duty_n overcome_v the_o will_n of_o nature_n o_o why_o shall_v not_o we_o aspire_v to_o be_v like_o our_o master_n etc._n etc._n but_o how_o few_o make_v this_o example_n they_o hos_fw-la 10.11_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o tread_v out_o the_o corn_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v man_n that_o in_o service_n be_v carry_v with_o a_o single_a eye_n it_o be_v easy_a with_o jehu_n to_o pretend_v reformation_n and_o also_o proffer_v to_o do_v much_o for_o god_n under_o a_o cloak_n of_o covetousness_n or_o pre-eminence_n to_o make_v themselves_o rich_a and_o great_a i_o fear_v that_o be_v the_o design_n of_o many_o and_o its_o strange_a to_o see_v what_o poor_a respect_n will_v sway_v with_o man_n in_o this_o kind_n in_o thing_n of_o the_o great_a consequence_n as_o saul_n honour_v i_o before_o the_o people_n and_o mal._n 1._o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v pollute_v by_o the_o priest_n they_o offer_v pollute_v bread_n they_o will_v have_v be_v glad_a it_o have_v be_v better_a but_o the_o people_n be_v new_o come_v out_o of_o captivity_n and_o do_v snuff_n at_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o therefore_o they_o say_v they_o must_v take_v what_o the_o people_n will_v bring_v else_o they_o 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and_o all_o this_o be_v to_o please_v god_n for_o christ_n do_v not_o please_v himself_o in_o what_o he_o do_v there_o be_v self-pleasing_a and_o men-pleasing_a which_o act_v many_o man_n in_o their_o service_n but_o there_o be_v few_o with_o christ_n and_o paul_n that_o do_v all_o they_o do_v that_o they_o may_v please_v god_n john_n 8.29_o i_o be_o not_o alone_a but_o the_o father_n be_v with_o i_o for_o i_o do_v always_o the_o thing_n that_o please_v he_o etc._n etc._n four_o christ_n be_v zealous_a for_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n be_v dear_a to_o he_o with_o how_o much_o earnestness_n do_v he_o assert_v the_o truth_n against_o the_o heretic_n the_o pharisee_n sadducee_n and_o herodian_o in_o his_o time_n he_o whip_v buyer_n and_o seller_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n nay_o if_o his_o disciple_n be_v a_o instrument_n of_o satan_n he_o say_v get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n etc._n etc._n 2_o joh._n 10._o if_o they_o bring_v not_o this_o word_n receive_v 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