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that_o accuse_v the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o insufficiency_n and_o how_o will_v thou_o blush_v and_o be_v ashamed_a and_o confound_v when_o in_o the_o great_a day_n the_o lord_n shall_v plead_v the_o excellency_n and_o vindicate_v the_o sufficiency_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o bless_a book_n in_o opposition_n to_o all_o the_o mixture_n of_o man_n tradition_n with_o divine_a institution_n three_o god_n will_v nor_o can_v bare_v with_o mixture_n in_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n because_o to_o bring_v they_o in_o be_v to_o accuse_v and_o charge_n god_n with_o weakness_n and_o folly_n 24._o heb._n 3.4_o 5_o 6._o john_n 4.23_o 24._o as_o if_o god_n be_v not_o careful_a enough_o nor_o faithful_a enough_o nor_o mindful_a enough_o nor_o wise_a enough_o nor_o prudent_a nor_o understanding_n enough_o to_o order_v direct_v and_o guide_v his_o people_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o worship_n but_o must_v be_v behold_v to_o the_o wisdom_n 39.5_o psal_n 39.5_o prudence_n and_o care_n of_o 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they_o will_v be_v more_o comely_a in_o one_o another_o eye_n holiness_n be_v lovely_a yea_o loveliness_n itself_o purity_n be_v a_o christian_n splendour_n and_o glory_n there_o be_v no_o beauty_n to_o that_o of_o sanctity_n nothing_o beautify_v and_o bespangle_n a_o man_n like_o holiness_n holiness_n be_v so_o lovely_a and_o so_o comely_a a_o thing_n that_o it_o draw_v all_o eye_n and_o heart_n to_o a_o admiration_n of_o it_o holiness_n be_v so_o great_a a_o beauty_n that_o it_o put_v a_o beauty_n upon_o all_o other_o excellency_n in_o a_o man_n that_o holiness_n be_v a_o very_a beautiful_a thing_n and_o that_o it_o make_v all_o those_o beautiful_a that_o have_v it_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o no_o devil_n can_v deny_v and_o therefore_o o_o sir_n as_o ever_o you_o will_v be_v ebautiful_a and_o lovely_a labour_v to_o be_v holy_a the_o natural_a beauty_n of_o sarah_n rebeccah_n rachel_n 14.25_o 2_o sam._n 14.25_o joseph_n and_o absalon_n be_v no_o beauty_n to_o that_o beauty_n lustre_n 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be_v as_o well_o able_a to_o tell_v the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o to_o number_v the_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o tell_v the_o several_a commodity_n or_o to_o number_v up_o the_o variety_n of_o blessing_n or_o multitude_n of_o mercy_n that_o come_v fly_v in_o upon_o the_o wing_n of_o godliness_n godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o both_o life_n that_o be_v both_o of_o earthly_a favour_n and_o of_o eternal_a blessing_n also_o it_o be_v profitable_a not_o for_o some_o thing_n but_o for_o every_o thing_n both_o temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a blessing_n do_v grow_v upon_o this_o tree_n of_o life_n holiness_n there_o be_v no_o trade_n to_o the_o trade_n of_o godliness_n prov._n 22.4_o by_o humility_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v riches_n and_o honour_n and_o life_n
look_v which_o way_n you_o will_v the_o spirit_n still_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o great_a principle_n of_o holiness_n holiness_n be_v the_o very_a picture_n of_o god_n and_o certain_o no_o hand_n can_v carve_v that_o excellent_a picture_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n holiness_n be_v the_o divine_a nature_n and_o none_o can_v impart_v that_o to_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n a_o man_n never_o come_v to_o see_v his_o sin_n nor_o to_o be_v sick_a of_o his_o sin_n nor_o to_o loathe_v his_o sin_n nor_o to_o arraign_v his_o sin_n nor_o to_o condemn_v his_o sin_n nor_o to_o judge_v himself_o for_o his_o sin_n evangelical_o till_o he_o come_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n a_o man_n never_o come_v to_o spit_v out_o the_o sweet_a morsel_n of_o sin_n he_o never_o come_v to_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o only_a isaac_n and_o to_o cut_v his_o delicate_a agag_n in_o piece_n and_o to_o strangle_v his_o dalilah_n and_o in_o good_a earnest_n to_o set_v upon_o a_o utter_a 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