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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n paul_n church_n in_o london_n april_n 17._o 1659._o and_o now_o publish_v at_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n by_o nath._n ingelo_n d.d._n and_o fellow_n of_o eton_n coll._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o iustin._n martyr_n print_v for_o l._n fawn_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o parrot_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1659._o dr._n ingelo_n sermon_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n right_o honourable_a and_o right_a worshipful_a it_o be_v a_o excellent_a say_n of_o a_o martyr_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o that_o be_v of_o all_o thing_n by_o which_o we_o most_o industrious_o design_v the_o advancement_n of_o god_n service_n there_o be_v none_o so_o acceptable_a unto_o he_o as_o those_o endeavour_n by_o which_o we_o strive_v to_o make_v man_n better_o he_o need_v not_o any_o of_o our_o service_n but_o he_o accept_v what_o we_o do_v in_o conformity_n to_o his_o godlike_a action_n and_o as_o they_o do_v natural_o terminate_v themselves_o in_o the_o happiness_n of_o his_o creature_n in_o which_o the_o divine_a goodness_n please_v itself_o so_o he_o take_v our_o hearty_a diligence_n in_o good_a part_n when_o we_o show_v ourselves_o true_a coworker_n with_o he_o this_o be_v the_o great_a honour_n of_o which_o a_o creature_n be_v capable_a and_o the_o high_a instance_n of_o subserviency_n to_o our_o maker_n our_o saviour_n have_v say_v this_o in_o other_o word_n 5.17_o my_o father_n work_v till_o now_o and_o i_o work_v my_o father_n though_o he_o rest_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n from_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n have_v make_v the_o world_n such_o as_o he_o have_v design_v it_o to_o be_v yet_o he_o continue_v the_o work_n of_o the_o gracious_a 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treasury_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o this_o sermon_n which_o exhort_v we_o unto_o the_o pursuit_n of_o goodness_n that_o by_o it_o we_o may_v attain_v a_o noble_a conformity_n to_o god_n and_o do_v honour_n to_o he_o by_o the_o lively_a expression_n of_o it_o in_o our_o action_n as_o man_n can_v be_v make_v good_a only_o by_o resemblance_n of_o that_o archetype_n image_n so_o i_o know_v nothing_o by_o which_o one_o may_v so_o plain_o manifest_v the_o excellency_n of_o goodness_n as_o by_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o that_o none_o do_v true_o worship_v he_o but_o such_o as_o be_v like_o he_o in_o disposition_n and_o practice_n all_o the_o world_n have_v acknowledge_v the_o imperfection_n of_o human_a nature_n and_o those_o which_o have_v have_v the_o happiness_n to_o understand_v better_a than_o other_o have_v perceive_v that_o its_o defect_n be_v only_o to_o be_v make_v up_o by_o a_o participation_n of_o a_o divine_a nature_n neither_o have_v they_o 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good_a doemon_n and_o lover_n of_o mankind_n and_o whilst_o everybody_o give_v their_o opinion_n some_o say_a he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o heavenly_a god_n come_v down_o in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n to_o teach_v the_o world_n and_o to_o reform_v human_a naure_n be_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o a_o happy_a spur_n to_o prick_v on_o sluggish_a man_n to_o virtue_n and_o happiness_n than_o which_o a_o great_a good_n can_v not_o come_v to_o man_n so_o the_o lycaonian_o as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n see_v one_o of_o lystra_n 14.11_o which_o be_v a_o cripple_n from_o his_o mother_n womb_n enjoy_v the_o use_n of_o his_o foot_n by_o the_o charity_n of_o saint_n paul_n cry_v out_o the_o god_n be_v come_v down_o to_o we_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n as_o they_o esteem_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o good_a they_o be_v right_a but_o think_v every_o good_a thing_n to_o be_v god_n by_o a_o gross_a mistake_n they_o 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