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father_n nor_o as_o token_n of_o his_o special_a love_n as_o towards_o his_o child_n and_o therefore_o although_o the_o wicked_a man_n and_o cruel_a oppressor_n bear_v himself_o upon_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o all_o thing_n succeed_v with_o he_o and_o he_o thrive_v in_o his_o design_n yet_o in_o truth_n he_o have_v no_o more_o cause_n than_o the_o devil_n himself_o have_v because_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o world_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n mighty_o prevail_a against_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n for_o these_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v special_a love_n token_n that_o they_o be_v sign_n of_o a_o fearful_a future_a wrath_n because_o by_o they_o they_o have_v thrust_v and_o heap_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o condemnation_n second_o the_o creature_n not_o sanctify_v by_o the_o word_n and_o prayer_n prayer_n be_v impure_o use_v and_o therefore_o general_a be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o most_o who_o profane_o and_o brutish_o receive_v they_o without_o 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20.5_o the_o like_a aught_o we_o to_o do_v in_o all_o our_o recreation_n and_o have_v receive_v our_o comfort_n from_o any_o thing_n we_o must_v turn_v we_o to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o our_o prayer_n which_o be_v thanksgiving_n not_o only_o for_o enjoy_v the_o creature_n but_o that_o we_o have_v it_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o promise_n neither_o only_a for_o the_o use_n but_o for_o the_o right_n and_o holy_a use_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o portion_n but_o of_o a_o few_o the_o two_o precept_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v worthy_a our_o continual_a meditation_n and_o practice_n pray_v continual_o 17.18_o in_o all_o thing_n give_v thanks_n how_o many_o be_v so_o far_o from_o this_o as_o that_o they_o either_o can_v or_o be_v ashamed_a to_o pray_v and_o praise_n god_n for_o their_o liberal_a provision_n in_o meat_n and_o drink_v a_o man_n can_v imagine_v the_o brutishness_n of_o number_n of_o man_n and_o perhaps_o repute_a christian_n in_o this_o behalf_n who_o no_o more_o lift_v up_o their_o heart_n or_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n than_o the_o bruit_n beast_n themselves_o which_o devour_v the_o food_n but_o can_v consider_v that_o they_o be_v feed_v by_o some_o other_o thing_n without_o the_o food_n itself_o such_o person_n as_o little_a conceive_v that_o in_o adam_n all_o the_o creature_n and_o the_o right_n in_o they_o be_v lose_v so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o right_n leave_v in_o they_o but_o by_o leave_n from_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n as_o little_a do_v they_o depend_v upon_o god_n for_o his_o blessing_n which_o be_v the_o staff_n of_o their_o life_n but_o rather_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o god_n mercy_n they_o grow_v up_o into_o security_n and_o forgetfulness_n of_o he_o yea_o lift_v up_o their_o heel_n against_o he_o and_o corrupt_v themselves_o in_o the_o thing_n they_o use_v give_v up_o themselves_o unto_o intemperance_n idleness_n filthy_a lust_n speech_n and_o action_n thanksgiving_n and_o all_o because_o god_n be_v not_o at_o their_o table_n but_o 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to_o please_v their_o master_n break_v the_o sabbath_n by_o work_v or_o carri_v home_o work_n by_o journey_v by_o lie_v and_o deceive_v such_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o that_o fill_v their_o master_n house_n by_o bribery_n and_o cruelty_n whereas_o they_o be_v to_o please_v they_o always_o with_o keep_v good_a conscience_n arras_n the_o servant_n of_o wicked_a saul_n who_o be_v none_o of_o the_o best_a refuse_v to_o be_v executioner_n of_o his_o wicked_a sentence_n against_o the_o lord_n priest_n 22.17_o although_o his_o commandment_n can_v have_v bear_v they_o out_o well_o enough_o let_v christian_n servant_n much_o more_o abhor_v to_o please_v any_o flesh_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o from_o this_o place_n frame_v this_o conclusion_n in_o their_o own_o heart_n must_v i_o please_v my_o master_n in_o all_o thing_n how_o much_o more_o than_o must_v i_o be_v careful_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o please_v my_o master_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n not_o answer_v again_o master_n servant_n 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the_o thing_n then_o here_o condemn_v be_v that_o too_o ordinary_a a_o sin_n of_o servant_n when_o as_o they_o either_o private_o mutter_v and_o grudge_v against_o the_o commandment_n and_o correction_n of_o their_o master_n and_o mistress_n or_o else_o more_o open_o thwart_v and_o contradict_v they_o yea_o by_o crooked_a and_o snarl_a word_n provoke_v their_o indignation_n just_o against_o they_o by_o all_o which_o they_o manifest_a that_o they_o have_v no_o feel_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n no_o conscience_n of_o god_n authority_n seat_v in_o the_o person_n of_o their_o master_n no_o wisdom_n to_o suffer_v and_o forbear_v no_o not_o for_o their_o own_o peace_n sake_n nor_o respect_n of_o god_n commandment_n which_o forbid_v in_o they_o all_o mutter_n and_o undutiful_a answer_v again_o a_o sure_a sign_n of_o a_o wicked_a and_o rebellious_a heart_n hence_o we_o may_v note_v how_o the_o lord_n strengthen_v his_o own_o ordinance_n in_o the_o foundation_n of_o humane_a society_n that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o thwart_v in_o word_n no_o not_o in_o stubborn_a and_o disdainful_a look_n and_o much_o less_o by_o any_o action_n resist_v against_o which_o whosoever_o rebellious_o rise_v up_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n resist_v not_o man_n but_o god_n and_o his_o ordinance_n and_o shall_v themselves_o be_v resist_v of_o god_n not_o picker_n 10._o by_o the_o former_a servant_n be_v teach_v to_o bridle_v their_o tongue_n by_o this_o precept_n their_o hand_n the_o word_n proper_o note_v the_o set_n somewhat_o apart_o to_o one_o private_a use_n which_o be_v not_o he_o and_o be_v use_v 〈◊〉_d act._n 5.2_o annanias_n keep_v away_o and_o crafty_o convey_v to_o his_o private_a use_n that_o which_o shall_v have_v go_v another_o way_n so_o that_o servant_n be_v forbid_v to_o pilfer_v the_o least_o part_n of_o their_o master_n good_n to_o dispose_v to_o their_o own_o or_o other_o use_n without_o the_o acquaintance_n of_o their_o master_n and_o herein_o under_o this_o principal_a kind_n all_o manner_n of_o unfaithfulness_n be_v inclusive_o condemn_v as_o the_o opposition_n in_o the_o next_o word_n show_v but_o show_v all_o good_a faithfulness_n now_o that_o servant_n who_o at_o this_o day_n be_v so_o unjust_a may_v be_v terrify_v from_o so_o heinous_a a_o sin_n let_v they_o know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o book_n full_a of_o curse_n and_o plague_n which_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o they_o and_o enter_v into_o their_o house_n the_o book_n be_v large_a twenty_o cubit_n long_o and_o ten_o cubit_n broad_a 5._o it_o be_v full_a of_o curse_n even_o from_o one_o end_n unto_o the_o other_o it_o shall_v come_v swift_o upon_o they_o for_o it_o be_v a_o fly_a book_n it_o shall_v bring_v a_o fire_n with_o it_o to_o consume_v a_o man_n whole_a substance_n and_o without_o repentance_n prepare_v unto_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n be_v a_o sin_n which_o shut_v out_o of_o heaven_n 1._o cor._n 6.10_o object_n but_o i_o hope_v i_o can_v be_v count_v a_o thief_n for_o this_o detect_v i_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o any_o man_n good_n else_o i_o may_v make_v a_o little_a bold_a with_o my_o master_n and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a wherein_o i_o neither_o can_v nor_o will_v hurt_v he_o answ._n but_o this_o lessn_v not_o the_o theft_n because_o it_o be_v from_o the_o master_n but_o augment_v it_o for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o injury_n a_o stranger_n much_o less_o one_o who_o be_v so_o near_o unto_o we_o every_o man_n will_v say_v it_o be_v more_o capital_a to_o smite_v the_o master_n than_o a_o stranger_n nay_o the_o lord_n less_o endure_v it_o in_o a_o child_n towards_o the_o father_n or_o a_o servant_n towards_o the_o master_n then_o in_o one_o stranger_n towards_o another_o and_o it_o be_v sure_a that_o he_o that_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o rob_v they_o make_v less_o be_v it_o not_o for_o fear_v of_o law_n of_o rob_v stranger_n so_o say_v solomon_n prov._n 28.24_o he_o that_o rob_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o say_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n be_v a_o companion_n of_o a_o destroyer_n that_o be_v will_v easy_o join_v with_o open_a robber_n to_o spoil_v other_o of_o their_o good_n also_o beside_o to_o say_v it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a thing_n and_o my_o master_n be_v neither_o better_o nor_o worse_o for_o it_o the_o truth_n be_v thou_o that_o will_v crack_v thy_o conscience_n for_o a_o small_a trifle_n will_v not_o great_o strain_v if_o achan_n more_o goodly_a wedge_n come_v in_o thy_o way_n he_o that_o be_v unfaithful_a in_o the_o lesser_a will_v be_v unfaithful_a in_o the_o great_a serve_v the_o devil_n for_o a_o penny_n thou_o will_v be_v more_o serviceable_a for_o a_o pound_n and_o augment_v thy_o labour_n as_o he_o do_v his_o wage_n and_o whether_o it_o hurt_v thy_o master_n or_o no_o that_o be_v not_o the_o question_n it_o hurt_v thy_o own_o soul_n by_o transgress_v the_o commandment_n and_o incur_v the_o curse_n of_o it_o further_o whereas_o some_o servant_n may_v true_o say_v that_o their_o master_n be_v hard_a and_o straight_o and_o requite_v their_o service_n scarce_o with_o food_n and_o raiment_n yet_o give_v this_o no_o leave_n to_o pilfer_v the_o least_o commodity_n from_o he_o and_o what_o be_v this_o else_o then_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o hard_a master_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n nay_o rather_o as_o jacob_n go_v through_o a_o hard_a service_n of_o above_o 20._o year_n through_o summer_n drought_n and_o winter_n frost_n 30.33_o yet_o in_o the_o end_n he_o profess_v that_o his_o righteousness_n shall_v answer_v for_o he_o and_o that_o nothing_o miscarry_v under_o his_o hand_n but_o he_o make_v it_o good_a so_o shall_v servant_n in_o their_o year_n so_o just_o carry_v themselves_o as_o in_o the_o end_n of_o their_o term_n
judgement_n unto_o israel_n he_o deal_v not_o so_o with_o every_o nation_n neither_o have_v they_o know_v his_o way_n but_o now_o in_o this_o last_o age_n of_o the_o world_n this_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o life_n at_o least_o for_o propound_v be_v make_v common_a to_o all_o people_n now_o every_o man_n be_v invite_v unto_o repentance_n 30._o the_o partition_n wall_n be_v break_v down_o the_o veil_n be_v rend_v and_o the_o mystery_n which_o be_v keep_v secret_a from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n be_v publish_v to_o all_o nation_n rom._n 16.26_o use_v 1._o this_o place_n thus_o right_o interpret_v yield_v no_o patronage_n to_o that_o devise_n of_o universal_a election_n place_n which_o they_o draw_v from_o the_o universal_a vocation_n of_o man_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o many_o be_v call_v not_o every_o particular_a man_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n have_v always_o be_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n beside_o of_o they_o that_o be_v call_v 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testament_n which_o must_v be_v know_v to_o be_v accomplish_v in_o the_o new_a which_o for_o this_o cause_n must_v as_o far_o excel_v the_o other_o in_o light_n and_o brightness_n themselves_o as_o the_o body_n the_o shadow_n or_o the_o thing_n itself_o the_o figure_n and_o picture_n of_o it_o true_o to_o this_o say_v one_o that_o the_o exposition_n must_v be_v more_o clear_a than_o the_o text_n 2._o the_o promise_v make_v to_o the_o church_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v many_o more_o and_o far_o more_o ample_a then_o to_o the_o old_a as_o that_o from_o the_o least_o to_o the_o great_a all_n shall_v know_v the_o lord_n 11.9_o that_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v lift_v up_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n that_o all_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n as_o the_o water_n cover_v the_o sea_n the_o which_o if_o they_o be_v fulfil_v than_o this_o great_a light_n have_v appear_v 3._o the_o generality_n of_o the_o doctrine_n 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than_o that_o they_o enjoy_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o can_v scarce_o endure_v to_o hear_v of_o any_o exchange_n 3._o these_o lust_n be_v fit_a for_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n unmortify_v ephes._n 2.3_o we_o have_v in_o time_n past_o our_o conversation_n among_o the_o gentile_n in_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o now_o etc._n etc._n which_o let_v such_o professor_n think_v off_o who_o frame_v themselves_o too_o much_o to_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n in_o meat_n drink_n apparel_n sport_n and_o other_o thing_n perhaps_o more_o unlawful_a than_o these_o for_o thus_o to_o walk_v argue_v little_a or_o no_o conscience_n or_o feeling_n either_o of_o sin_n or_o grace_n 13.11_o and_o the_o gentle_a name_n the_o apostle_n give_v it_o be_v a_o sleepy_a walk_n such_o may_v indeed_o carry_v the_o title_n of_o christian_n but_o the_o work_n of_o christianity_n be_v not_o present_v where_o there_o be_v a_o fight_n of_o lust_n against_o the_o soul_n but_o not_o of_o the_o spirit_n against_o lust_n and_o much_o less_o where_o these_o furnace_n be_v feed_v and_o fewelled_a and_o the_o flame_n be_v not_o daily_o die_v and_o extinguish_v use_v 2._o this_o teach_v that_o only_o true_a religion_n teach_v true_a mortification_n 〈◊〉_d and_o suffer_v not_o a_o man_n to_o walk_v after_o his_o lust_n though_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o flesh_n yet_o he_o can_v walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n all_o false_a religion_n carry_v indeed_o pretence_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o zidkiah_n smite_v michaiah_n and_o say_v when_o go_v the_o spirit_n from_o i_o to_o thou_o 22.24_o but_o the_o true_a religion_n only_o have_v the_o promise_n and_o presence_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o indeed_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n 5.12_o every_o water_n in_o judea_n can_v not_o heal_v the_o lame_a but_o only_o the_o water_n of_o the_o pool_n of_o bethesdah_n in_o which_o the_o angel_n stir_v arbanah_n and_o pharphar_n the_o river_n of_o damascus_n although_o in_o show_n much_o more_o 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