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the_o way_n to_o eternal_a life_n shall_v be_v maim_v and_o unperfit_a that_o contrariwise_a it_o be_v to_o be_v think_v most_o perfect_a and_o absolute_a which_o in_o so_o few_o word_n set_v down_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v set_v down_o and_o simp_o as_o everye_o man_n may_v understand_v all_o thing_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v well_o and_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v insomuch_o that_o there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v these_o thing_n but_o he_o shall_v also_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o bless_a life_n to_o come_v or_o else_o david_n be_v a_o false_a prophet_n which_o no_o man_n in_o his_o right_a mind_n will_v say_v and_o if_o this_o be_v so_o indeed_o why_o do_v man_n strive_v so_o much_o about_o this_o matter_n and_o one_o so_o cruel_o rage_v against_o another_o verily_a because_o such_o be_v the_o curiosity_n of_o man_n brain_n and_o desire_v of_o knowledge_n that_o omit_v that_o which_o be_v especial_o to_o be_v regard_v they_o all_o for_o the_o most_o part_n entangle_v 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if_o neither_o king_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o king_n david_n nor_o learned_a man_n by_o th'authorite_n of_o the_o prophet_n david_n can_v be_v keep_v within_o compass_n of_o their_o duty_n yet_o have_v all_o the_o godly_a in_o this_o psalm_n where_o in_o this_o so_o great_a a_o discord_n of_o religion_n they_o may_v repose_v themselves_o that_o so_o they_o may_v never_o whatsoever_o encombrance_n they_o suffer_v of_o any_o be_v discourage_v in_o their_o mind_n but_o constantlye_o proceed_v and_o persevere_v in_o the_o way_n prescribe_v they_o here_o which_o be_v the_o kingly_a and_o prophetical_a way_n certain_a and_o assure_v to_o that_o most_o happy_a and_o heavenly_a life_n go_v too_o therefore_o my_o dear_a brethren_n what_o complot_n soever_o bloody_a man_n devise_v among_o themselves_o to_o destroy_v we_o whatsoever_o contentious_a person_n and_o common_a brangler_n dispute_v and_o reason_n among_o themselves_o let_v we_o hold_v this_o way_n to_o life_n describe_v unto_o we_o 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it_o 17_o even_o so_o faith_n if_o it_o have_v no_o work_n be_v dead_a in_o itself_o the_o place_n touch_v faith_n be_v most_o large_a and_o profitable_a among_o divine_n and_o very_o requisite_a of_o every_o man_n to_o be_v know_v for_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o true_a and_o natural_a knowledge_n and_o use_n thereof_o alone_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o the_o atteinement_n of_o life_n but_o the_o same_o have_v be_v whither_o through_o the_o ignorance_n of_o some_o man_n or_o wickedness_n i_o can_v tell_v but_o undoubted_o through_o the_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n so_o enwrap_v with_o many_o hard_a and_o difficult_a question_n that_o the_o same_o which_o be_v plain_a and_o simple_a be_v now_o become_v difficult_a and_o obscure_a we_o have_v regard_n of_o this_o place_n and_o time_n and_o omit_v the_o question_n which_o perhaps_o may_v be_v handle_v more_o fit_o in_o the_o school_n will_v allege_v only_o those_o thing_n that_o shall_v seem_v most_o profitable_a to_o the_o 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