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the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o their_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n show_v to_o god_n name_n in_o minister_a to_o his_o saint_n heb._n 6.10_o and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n will_v prove_v the_o genuineness_n and_o sincerity_n of_o the_o corinthian_n love_n 2_o cor._n 8.8_o if_o we_o will_v prove_v that_o our_o love_n be_v not_o adulterate_a or_o spurious_a but_o right_o indeed_o we_o must_v be_v free_a and_o forward_o this_o way_n in_o minister_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o that_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o certain_o while_o we_o grudge_n they_o any_o part_n of_o our_o estate_n they_o have_v little_a share_n in_o our_o heart_n annex_v read_v mr._n gouge_n sermon_n of_o good_a work_n with_o mr._n baxters_n direction_n or_o letter_n annex_v to_o say_v as_o nabal_n shall_v i_o take_v my_o bread_n and_o my_o flesh_n and_o give_v it_o unto_o man_n who_o i_o know_v not_o whence_o they_o be_v or_o if_o we_o give_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v it_o grudge_o not_o as_o a_o 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acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n who_o such_o a_o repoof_n concern_v he_o will_v justify_v himself_o though_o his_o lip_n prove_v he_o perverse_a and_o though_o it_o may_v further_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o plead_v with_o he_o as_o jer._n 2.35_o to_o deny_v the_o truth_n here_o be_v quite_o opposite_a to_o self-denial_n again_o some_o there_o be_v in_o another_o extreme_a for_o who_o god_n have_v do_v much_o yet_o be_v cloud_v with_o melancholy_a etc._n etc._n they_o can_v see_v so_o clear_a as_o otherwise_o they_o may_v and_o thereupon_o soon_o question_n yea_o deny_v any_o good_a wrought_v in_o they_o the_o condition_n of_o these_o be_v far_o better_a than_o the_o other_o speak_v of_o before_o yet_o they_o be_v to_o be_v pity_v and_o such_o a_o humour_n not_o to_o be_v feed_v or_o encourage_v it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o deny_v ourselves_o and_o another_o to_o deny_v god_n goodness_n to_o we_o it_o be_v no_o way_n contrary_a to_o self-denial_n for_o a_o christian_n to_o 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reason_n that_o be_v no_o piece_n of_o self-denial_n intend_v or_o require_v here_o that_o will_v be_v to_o make_v the_o christian_a religion_n unreasonable_a and_o how_o great_a a_o reproach_n will_v that_o cast_v upon_o religion_n what_o be_v man_n but_o animal_n rationale_fw-la or_o ens_fw-la ratione_fw-la praeditum_fw-la a_o creature_n endue_v with_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v as_o natural_a to_o he_o as_o congruous_a to_o that_o form_n and_o kind_a of_o be_v which_o his_o creator_n have_v give_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v use_v his_o reason_n as_o that_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n shall_v shine_v and_o give_v forth_o their_o light_n and_o it_o be_v certain_o the_o high_a and_o noble_a use_n our_o reason_n serve_v for_o to_o help_v we_o in_o the_o discovery_n of_o truth_n and_o to_o direct_v we_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o good_n therefore_o no_o doubt_n we_o may_v be_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n upon_o more_o honourable_a term_n than_o nahash_n will_v have_v put_v upon_o the_o 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good_a work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d accensum_fw-la study_v bonorum_fw-la operum_fw-la as_o beza_n fervent_o give_v unto_o good_a work_n as_o in_o our_o old_a english_a translation_n zeal_n be_v a_o word_n of_o various_a acceptation_n in_o general_n it_o signify_v heat_n and_o fervour_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ferveo_fw-la in_o heb._n 10.27_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o read_v fiery_a indignation_n in_o our_o old_a translation_n violent_a fire_n this_o word_n be_v transfer_v to_o the_o heat_n and_o fervour_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o affection_n which_o be_v of_o diverse_a kind_n as_o 1._o there_o be_v a_o natural_a zeal_n as_o some_o natural_o be_v of_o lively_a active_a spirit_n full_a of_o mettle_n as_o we_o use_v to_o say_v luther_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v natural_o of_o such_o a_o temper_n as_o bucer_n say_v of_o he_o nihil_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la non_fw-la vehemens_fw-la what_o a_o happy_a thing_n it_o be_v when_o such_o a_o temper_n 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