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this_o love_n of_o darkness_n be_v a_o strong_a armour_n 12._o love_n be_v a_o strong_a cord_n as_o a_o threefold_a cord_n not_o easy_o break_v because_o man_n love_v darkness_n they_o not_o only_a conceit_n they_o be_v in_o light_n when_o they_o be_v in_o darkness_n but_o they_o love_v it_o they_o will_v not_o be_v remove_v from_o it_o if_o you_o break_v this_o cord_n of_o love_n you_o break_v their_o life_n you_o undo_v they_o what_o not_o love_v themselves_o what_o not_o love_n that_o which_o all_o the_o world_n good_a and_o bad_a say_z be_v good_a what_o not_o honour_n good_a nor_o riches_n good_a oh_o how_o sweet_a be_v these_o thing_n to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n they_o be_v join_v together_o with_o inseparable_a love_n and_o except_o god_n himself_o with_o his_o mighty_a arm_n break_v in_o sunder_o this_o cord_n it_o will_v never_o be_v break_v the_o thirteen_o name_n be_v flesh_n â—al_n 5._o 1â—_n 17._o for_o the_o flesh_n lust_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n 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strange_a paradox_n to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o fifteen_o name_n be_v propriety_n but_o herein_o i_o know_v i_o touch_v your_o copyhold_a and_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v 45._o john_n 8._o 45._o though_o i_o tell_v you_o the_o truth_n i_o know_v you_o will_v not_o believe_v i_o oh_o this_o propriety_n be_v that_o that_o be_v dear_a to_o we_o that_o be_v when_o we_o ascribe_v this_o or_o that_o thing_n to_o ourselves_o i_o have_v propriety_n in_o this_o thing_n it_o be_v i_o and_o my_o only_a and_o we_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n we_o may_v do_v what_o we_o please_v with_o it_o you_o think_v it_o be_v your_o own_o but_o know_v you_o have_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v give_v you_o and_o it_o may_v be_v you_o confess_v that_o but_o you_o think_v it_o be_v give_v you_o for_o yourselves_o and_o you_o think_v you_o may_v keep_v it_o for_o yourselves_o no_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o but_o a_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v he_o whatever_o it_o be_v and_o thou_o be_v to_o â—mploy_v it_o for_o he_o another_o have_v as_o much_o right_a â—n_n it_o as_o thou_o if_o god_n call_v for_o it_o therefore_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d deceive_v it_o be_v none_o of_o thou_o it_o be_v god_n but_o if_o you_o will_v claim_v it_o all_o and_o you_o will_v have_v all_o the_o right_a in_o it_o then_o i_o say_v you_o must_v disclaim_v your_o â—ighâ—_n in_o christ_n and_o i_o say_v to_o you_o as_o peter_n say_v to_o simon_n magus_n 20._o your_o money_n and_o you_o perish_v together_o thou_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o portion_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n ay_o but_o here_o propriety_n have_v his_o armour_n and_o he_o be_v arm_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 8._o he_o that_o care_v not_o for_o his_o family_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n i_o must_v â—ake_v care_n of_o myself_o of_o my_o wife_n of_o my_o child_n true_o friend_n through_o the_o depravation_n of_o reason_n we_o have_v so_o corrupt_v the_o scripture_n and_o so_o misâ—pplyed_v it_o to_o our_o own_o destruction_n wrest_v scripture_n and_o pick_v out_o some_o place_n mere_o to_o serve_v our_o own_o turn_n and_o no_o otherwise_o but_o i_o will_v to_o god_n you_o have_v so_o much_o care_n of_o your_o wife_n and_o child_n as_o you_o shall_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n go_v on_o i_o do_v not_o forbid_v you_o to_o care_n but_o walk_v on_o in_o your_o care_n and_o in_o your_o calling_n but_o consider_v â—ill_v you_o therefore_o count_v these_o thing_n your_o own_o â—nd_v not_o another_o as_o well_o as_o you_o if_o his_o necessity_n call_v for_o it_o let_v i_o tell_v thou_o god_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o provide_v for_o thou_o that_o way_n 29._o
nay_o they_o can_v relish_v any_o thing_n high_a that_o which_o be_v spiritual_a heavenly_a and_o divine_a and_o like_o god_n that_o they_o turn_v at_o and_o quarrel_n at_o because_o it_o be_v out_o of_o their_o element_n and_o all_o because_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o bread_n of_o god_n they_o can_v come_v at_o the_o book_n be_v still_o seal_v 14._o they_o have_v not_o their_o sense_n exercise_v to_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_n between_o the_o precious_a and_o the_o vile_a the_o word_n be_v not_o in_o they_o aningrafted_a word_n turn_v the_o stock_n into_o its_o own_o nature_n they_o be_v not_o convert_v mould_v into_o the_o word_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v able_a to_o save_v their_o soul_n 21._o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v they_o get_v no_o good_a by_o the_o meat_n they_o eat_v they_o feed_v upon_o husk_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o fat_a calf_n luk._n 15._o 23._o 13._o nor_o on_o thefeast_n of_o fat_a thingsful_a of_o marrow_n nor_o of_o the_o wine_n on_o the_o lees_n 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