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his_o own_o and_o reserve_v himself_o from_o he_o man_n service_n of_o god_n may_v be_v account_v reasonable_a beza_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cultus_fw-la rationalis_fw-la beza_n as_o make_v he_o a_o reasonable_a creature_n and_o not_o a_o brute_n rom._n 12._o 1._o 2._o it_o be_v injustice_n he_o that_o be_v his_o own_o and_o life_n to_o himself_o detain_v from_o god_n that_o which_o be_v his_o and_o that_o be_v injustice_n and_o as_o the_o heathen_a poet_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n all_o virtue_n be_v comprehend_v in_o justice_n so_o injustice_n run_v through_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o sin_n and_o all_o sin_n be_v radical_o comprehend_v in_o this_o in_o man_n be_v his_o own_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n in_o the_o parable_n be_v condemn_v for_o not_o improve_n his_o master_n talon_n to_o his_o use_n and_o the_o unjust_a steward_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o his_o office_n for_o imbezel_v his_o master_n good_n and_o there_o be_v injustice_n find_v in_o 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but_o be_v his_o own_o principle_n rule_n and_o end_v but_o see_v he_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o his_o own_o happiness_n it_o be_v folly_n for_o he_o to_o live_v to_o himself_o if_o man_n in_o his_o full_a state_n of_o perfection_n be_v not_o his_o own_o happiness_n how_o much_o less_o can_v he_o be_v now_o in_o his_o indigent_a empty_a state_n when_o man_n change_v his_o ultimate_a end_n from_o himself_o to_o god_n he_o now_o return_v to_o the_o true_a wisdom_n and_o be_v deliver_v from_o that_o folly_n that_o sin_n have_v possess_v he_o with_o for_o man_n imagine_v they_o can_v make_v themselves_o happy_a else_o they_o will_v not_o