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exhortation_n second_o some_o direction_n how_o to_o take_v off_o our_o heart_n from_o love_v the_o world_n first_o we_o shall_v not_o love_v the_o world_n because_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o love_v the_o world_n whatever_o be_v forbid_v we_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o will_v you_o live_v in_o sin_n be_v sin_n a_o small_a matter_n sin_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o a_o law_n you_o will_v say_v well_o here_o be_v the_o law_n love_v not_o the_o world_n if_o you_o love_v the_o world_n you_o transgress_v this_o law_n therefore_o doubt_n live_v in_o the_o transgression_n of_o this_o law_n it_o be_v a_o ill_a thing_n to_o live_v in_o sin_n ezek._n 18.4_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_n shall_v die_v be_v it_o what_o soul_n it_o will_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o high_a or_o low_a learned_a or_o ignorant_a rich_a or_o poor_a if_o they_o live_v in_o sin_n they_o shall_v die_v it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n to_o live_v in_o sin_n a_o please_a sin_n a_o profitable_a sin_n a_o honourable_a sin_n if_o you_o 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great_a king_n of_o all_o king_n the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n love_v not_o the_o world_n say_v god_n say_v peter_n lord_n we_o have_v be_v toil_a all_o the_o night_n and_o catch_v nothing_o nevertheless_o at_o thy_o command_n i_o will_v throw_v out_o the_o net_n so_o the_o command_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v hearken_v to_o it_o at_o thy_o command_n lord_n i_o will_v not_o love_v the_o world_n nor_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o 35._o jer._n 6._o there_o be_v the_o rechabite_v their_o father_n command_v they_o to_o drink_v no_o wine_n to_o plant_v no_o vineyard_n to_o build_v no_o house_n and_o one_o come_v to_o they_o and_o set_v wine_n before_o they_o and_o fill_v cup_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o drink_v wine_n say_v they_o v._o 6._o we_o will_v drink_v no_o wine_n for_o jonadab_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n our_o father_n command_v we_o say_v you_o shall_v drink_v no_o wine_n neither_o you_o nor_o your_o son_n for_o ever_o neither_o shall_v you_o build_v 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