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superior_a and_o honour_a according_o and_o the_o more_o kind_a and_o indulgent_a he_o be_v the_o more_o honour_n be_v due_a any_o behaviour_n that_o betray_v a_o slight_a esteem_n or_o a_o presumptuous_a contempt_n of_o god_n be_v offensive_a to_o he_o and_o they_o that_o carry_v themselves_o so_o have_v reason_n to_o try_v and_o condemn_v the_o spirit_n which_o they_o be_v act_v by_o he_o be_v our_o father_n in_o heaven_n and_o we_o his_o child_n on_o earth_n eccles_n 5.2_o he_o sit_v upon_o a_o throne_n and_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o we_o worship_n at_o his_o footstool_n 7._o the_o spirit_n stir_v up_o filial_a affection_n to_o god_n in_o prayer_n this_o make_v it_o a_o delightful_a exercise_n as_o indeed_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v child_n count_v it_o a_o burdensome_a task_n to_o go_v to_o a_o father_n or_o be_v they_o not_o rather_o glad_a of_o the_o opportunity_n of_o converse_n with_o those_o that_o be_v so_o dear_a to_o they_o a_o slave_n indeed_o have_v a_o aversion_n to_o 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53.3_o they_o that_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o he_o and_o have_v no_o dependence_n on_o he_o do_v not_o care_n so_o much_o as_o to_o look_v towards_o he_o but_o where_o faith_n be_v exercise_v the_o eye_n be_v fix_v and_o therefore_o believe_v be_v very_o often_o express_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n by_o see_v john_n 8.56_o heb._n 11.13_o 3._o to_o esteem_n and_o prize_v it_o as_o the_o cast_n of_o the_o word_n behind_o we_o psalm_n 50.17_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o contempt_n so_o the_o keep_n of_o our_o eye_n upon_o any_o object_n intimate_v the_o value_n which_o we_o have_v for_o it_o and_o indeed_o who_o can_v take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o height_n and_o depth_n and_o length_n and_o breadth_n those_o unmeasurable_a dimension_n of_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n eph._n 3.18_o 19_o without_o have_v his_o heart_n raise_v to_o a_o holy_a admiration_n so_o as_o to_o cry_v out_o with_o david_n how_o excellent_a be_v thy_o love_a kindness_n oh_o god_n psalm_n 36.7_o 4._o to_o consider_v it_o 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will_v omit_v to_o mediate_v for_o they_o or_o that_o his_o mediation_n be_v not_o to_o be_v eye_v by_o they_o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o father_n love_n do_v prevent_v as_o it_o be_v this_o act_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v the_o very_a ground_n which_o it_o be_v build_v upon_o for_o christ_n have_v never_o be_v appoint_v to_o this_o work_n if_o god_n have_v not_o love_v we_o 2._o that_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v altogether_o free_a and_o undeserved_a he_o be_v true_o give_v and_o whatsoever_o be_v proper_a gift_n be_v not_o bestow_v as_o a_o recompense_n to_o any_o previous_a endeavour_n but_o in_o a_o way_n of_o most_o gracious_a voluntary_a disposal_n it_o may_v be_v withhold_v deny_v and_o keep_v back_o without_o the_o least_o shadow_n of_o unrighteousness_n or_o wrong_n to_o the_o creature_n god_n be_v under_o no_o obligation_n to_o give_v the_o spirit_n to_o any_o but_o what_o by_o his_o own_o promise_n he_o have_v lay_v upon_o himself_o and_o 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