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and_o a_o delight_n they_o take_v on_o for_o a_o time_n not_o the_o effect_n of_o solid_a judgement_n and_o resolution_n a_o joy_n easy_o control_v and_o overcome_v with_o other_o delight_n therefore_o christ_n require_v a_o denial_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o a_o close_a adherence_n to_o he_o and_o his_o doctrine_n and_o have_v tell_v we_o matth._n 10.37_o he_o that_o love_v father_n and_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o and_o luke_n 14.26_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n this_o be_v a_o love_n to_o which_o all_o other_o love_n must_v give_v way_n and_o be_v subordinate_a many_o love_v the_o truth_n a_o little_a but_o love_v other_o thing_n more_o will_v be_v at_o no_o cost_n for_o it_o solomon_n give_v advice_n prov._n 23.23_o buy_v the_o truth_n and_o sell_v it_o not_o in_o lesser_a point_n we_o must_v do_v nothing_o against_o the_o truth_n for_o though_o the_o matter_n contend_v for_o be_v never_o so_o small_a yet_o sincerity_n be_v a_o great_a point_n but_o in_o the_o great_a truth_n we_o shall_v purchase_v the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o at_o any_o rate_n and_o be_v faithful_a to_o christ_n what_o ever_o it_o cost_v we_o 4._o this_o slight_a love_n may_v arise_v from_o worldly_a respect_n now_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v say_v they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v it_o shall_v arise_v upon_o eternal_a reason_n and_o consideration_n of_o the_o other_o world_n which_o only_o produce_v abide_v affection_n heb._n 10.39_o we_o be_v not_o of_o they_o that_o draw_v back_o to_o perdition_n but_o of_o they_o that_o believe_v to_o the_o save_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o close_v with_o christianity_n that_o must_v be_v fix_v as_o our_o
holiness_n and_o his_o unchangeable_a love_n which_o do_v not_o vary_v and_o alter_v with_o our_o condition_n heb._n 12.6_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chasten_v and_o scourge_v every_o son_n who_o he_o receive_v he_o be_v our_o god_n still_o though_o he_o seem_v to_o deal_v hardly_o with_o we_o we_o learn_v of_o christ_n on_o the_o very_a cross_n to_o cry_v my_o god_n matth._n 27.46_o and_o if_o we_o can_v find_v enough_o in_o he_o when_o the_o creature_n and_o our_o natural_a comfort_n fail_v it_o be_v meet_v we_o shall_v lose_v they_o heb._n 3.18_o though_o the_o figtree_n shall_v not_o blossom_n etc._n etc._n yet_o i_o will_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v joy_v in_o the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o god_n comfort_n and_o when_o these_o thing_n be_v suggest_v to_o we_o god_n comfort_v our_o heart_n 3._o when_o by_o these_o mean_v god_n work_v comfort_n in_o we_o joy_n be_v often_o call_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o joy_n in_o 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of_o men._n job_n 34.29_o when_o he_o give_v quietness_n who_o then_o can_v make_v trouble_v and_o when_o he_o hide_v his_o face_n who_o then_o can_v behold_v he_o whether_o it_o be_v do_v against_o a_o nation_n or_o against_o a_o man_n only_o our_o peace_n and_o trouble_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n and_o at_o his_o dispose_n it_o be_v true_a he_o exercise_v his_o sovereignty_n according_a to_o law_n and_o in_o his_o internal_a government_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n penal_o withdraw_v his_o comfort_a spirit_n and_o leave_v we_o to_o our_o doubt_n and_o trouble_n and_o fear_n by_o the_o reward_v our_o obedience_n and_o faithfulness_n with_o the_o manifest_a token_n of_o his_o love_n as_o the_o matter_n shall_v require_v it_o be_v enough_o for_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n that_o god_n alone_o do_v powerful_o dispense_v peace_n or_o trouble_v and_o when_o he_o will_v give_v comfort_n none_o can_v make_v his_o gift_n void_a for_o it_o be_v at_o his_o command_n and_o in_o both_o 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the_o old_a path_n where_o be_v the_o good_a way_n and_o walk_v therein_o and_o the_o same_o be_v true_a of_o particular_a opinion_n and_o controversy_n about_o religion_n till_o we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o own_o steadfastness_n 2_o pet._n 3.17_o we_o stand_v by_o the_o steadfastness_n of_o other_o when_o we_o profess_v the_o truth_n mere_o because_o of_o company_n and_o when_o the_o chain_n â—s_v break_v we_o all_o fall_n to_o piece_n now_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v well_o settle_v leave_v we_o appear_v to_o the_o world_n with_o a_o various_a face_n which_o breed_v atheism_n in_o other_o and_o shame_n to_o ourselves_o it_o be_v possible_a in_o particular_a thing_n future_a light_n may_v disprove_v present_a practice_n but_o then_o we_o must_v be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o very_a sufficient_a account_n of_o it_o luther_n when_o he_o be_v charge_v with_o apostasy_n consitetuâ—_n se_fw-la esse_fw-la apostatam_fw-la sed_fw-la beatum_fw-la &_o sanctum_fw-la qui_fw-la 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