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or_o desire_v to_o please_v or_o liberty_n or_o some_o other_o delight_n move_v one_o to_o hear_v confession_n or_o to_o some_o other_o spiritual_a work_n here_o it_o be_v hardly_o discern_v which_o of_o these_o most_o affect_v the_o mind_n of_o he_o that_o labour_v or_o work_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n that_o some_o of_o the_o forementioned_a inducement_n do_v more_o move_v than_o god_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n when_o one_o hear_v more_o willing_o the_o rich_a noble_a young_a and_o beautiful_a than_o the_o poor_a ignoble_a old_a and_o deform_v and_o when_o one_o be_v delight_v to_o be_v often_o and_o long_o with_o those_o than_o with_o these_o and_o perhaps_o with_o less_o fruit_n when_o notwithstanding_o they_o have_v as_o holy_a conscience_n as_o those_o or_o more_o holy_a and_o be_v as_o obedient_a or_o more_o to_o counsel_n as_o they_o and_o as_o much_o or_o more_o study_v perfection_n as_o they_o and_o as_o much_o or_o more_o please_v god_n as_o they_o 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please_v shall_v be_v give_v unto_o he_o he_o be_v undoubted_o in_o the_o way_n to_o true_a liberty_n who_o tie_v himself_o by_o the_o inviolable_a observance_n of_o the_o divine_a precept_n and_o counsel_n &_o his_o own_o vow_n who_o refrain_v his_o mind_n and_o sense_n from_o pleasure_n who_o employ_v the_o member_n of_o his_o body_n in_o no_o unlawful_a thing_n who_o hearty_o love_v the_o yoke_n of_o obedience_n who_o labour_v with_o all_o his_o may_v how_o he_o may_v please_v god_n the_o more_o any_o one_o apply_v himself_o to_o these_o thing_n the_o soon_o he_o obtain_v true_a liberty_n and_o be_v more_o strong_o root_v in_o it_o but_o who_o in_o this_o world_n free_o do_v his_o own_o will_n in_o all_o thing_n as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v he_o be_v entangle_v in_o divers_a snare_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o when_o he_o think_v himself_o most_o free_a then_o be_v he_o most_o strong_o and_o sure_o hold_v in_o the_o slavery_n and_o captivity_n of_o the_o devil_n he_o have_v a_o argument_n of_o true_a liberty_n who_o desire_v none_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o alienate_v and_o estrange_v the_o mind_n from_o the_o familiarity_n of_o god_n such_o be_v superiority_n frequent_a employment_n in_o exterior_a thing_n too_o great_a solicitude_n for_o the_o commodity_n of_o the_o flesh_n dissolution_n of_o mind_n distraction_n in_o diversity_n of_o business_n temerarious_a discussion_n of_o the_o life_n and_o conscience_n of_o other_o excuse_v or_o diminish_v our_o own_o defect_n manifestation_n or_o aggravation_n of_o the_o defect_n of_o our_o neighbour_n another_o argument_n of_o liberty_n be_v a_o secure_a confidence_n of_o mind_n concern_v the_o remission_n of_o one_o sin_n both_z as_o to_o the_o blame_n and_o pain_n of_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o fervour_n of_o heart_n which_o sometime_o burn_v in_o the_o heart_n as_o fire_n in_o a_o furnace_n which_o make_v a_o man_n who_o be_v before_o cold_a and_o languid_a hot_a and_o inflame_v in_o prayer_n which_o 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