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like_o course_n take_v we_o for_o the_o keep_n in_o of_o this_o holy_a fire_n in_o our_o heart_n consideration_n by_o the_o fuel_n of_o divine_a meditation_n three_o useful_a consideration_n feed_v it_o every_o morning_n every_o day_n and_o that_o by_o the_o fuel_n of_o divine_a meditation_n frequent_o meditate_v as_o upon_o what_o have_v be_v already_o propound_v so_o also_o upon_o these_o two_o or_o three_o other_o consideration_n 1._o who_o work_n it_o be_v that_o we_o do_v even_o the_o work_n of_o the_o great_a god_n such_o be_v all_o good_a work_n work_n 1._o good_a work_n be_v god_n work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o work_n of_o god_n joh._n 6.28_o his_o work_n because_o command_v by_o he_o and_o do_v for_o he_o which_o be_v due_o consider_v it_o can_v but_o quicken_v the_o soul_n up_o to_o this_o service_n wherein_o we_o serve_v so_o great_a so_o good_a a_o master_n this_o we_o do_v in_o whatever_o the_o work_n be_v if_o a_o good_a work_n servant_n in_o serve_v their_o 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pit_n etc._n etc._n which_o we_o find_v so_o use_v and_o render_v gen._n 27.40_o where_o isaac_n speak_v to_o his_o son_n esau_n tell_v he_o when_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n thou_o shall_v break_v the_o yoke_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n vparacta_n &_o frange_n frange_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d frange_n jugum_fw-la say_v montanus_n excutias_n &_o solvas_fw-la say_v the_o vulgar_a latin_a thou_o shall_v break_v off_o shake_v off_o and_o thus_o daniel_n there_o advise_v that_o cruel_a tyrant_n that_o he_o shall_v break_v off_o his_o former_a sin_n of_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n by_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o righteousness_n and_o mercy_n which_o do_v with_o a_o upright_a heart_n he_o may_v thereby_o hope_v to_o divert_v those_o judgement_n of_o god_n which_o hang_v over_o his_o head_n divert_v they_o though_o not_o by_o way_n of_o merit_n no_o it_o be_v not_o one_o good_a work_n or_o yet_o many_o be_v all_o but_o duty_n that_o can_v make_v 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which_o be_v according_o perform_v and_o make_v good_a to_o he_o thus_o god_n will_v not_o be_v indebt_v to_o any_o man_n for_o what_o ever_o service_n he_o do_v to_o he_o unbeliever_n they_o may_v obtain_v a_o temporal_a reward_n for_o such_o service_n as_o they_o do_v unto_o god_n to_o his_o church_n or_o people_n by_o their_o act_n of_o outward_a piety_n charity_n mercy_n but_o as_o for_o that_o eternal_a recompense_n of_o reward_n that_o they_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o this_o belong_v only_o to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n to_o those_o that_o be_v redeem_a purify_a justify_v sanctify_v by_o he_o and_o therefore_o to_o press_v what_o be_v propound_v let_v this_o be_v the_o first_o work_n that_o you_o set_v about_o seek_v you_o out_o for_o your_o interest_n in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n first_o seek_v after_o a_o in_o interest_n in_o jesus_n christ_n that_o you_o may_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o these_o benefit_n by_o he_o and_o so_o become_v his_o peculiar_a people_n 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the_o marketplace_n mat._n 20.6_o so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n many_o of_o which_o be_v as_o st._n luke_n call_v they_o act_v 17.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lose_v dissolute_a person_n spend_v their_o time_n in_o do_v of_o nothing_o or_o of_o that_o which_o be_v as_o bad_a or_o worse_o than_o nothing_o but_o so_o be_v it_o not_o with_o those_o who_o christ_n call_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n those_o who_o be_v call_v into_o the_o vineyard_n be_v call_v to_o work_v there_o go_v work_n to_o day_n in_o my_o vineyard_n say_v the_o father_n to_o his_o son_n in_o that_o other_o parable_n mat._n 21.28_o those_o who_o christ_n call_v effectual_o into_o his_o church_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v not_o loiterer_n but_o labourer_n worker_n all_o 2._o and_o that_o of_o good_a work_n work_n 2._o to_o good_a work_n that_o be_v a_o title_n which_o the_o heathen_n give_v unto_o some_o of_o their_o king_n &_o prince_n they_o call_v they_o as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v the_o 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