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and_o delight_n and_o that_o 1._o as_o a_o act_n of_o the_o understanding_n 2._o as_o a_o act_n of_o the_o will._n but_o now_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o speak_v of_o faith_n in_o this_o point_n more_o particular_o as_o it_o be_v a_o willing_a receive_n of_o jesus_n christ_n a_o receive_v of_o he_o kind_o and_o grateful_o and_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v of_o it_o distinct_o to_o you_o there_o be_v you_o must_v know_v a_o love_n that_o be_v ever_o join_v with_o faith_n faith_n work_v by_o love_n and_o that_o love_n be_v set_v upon_o jesus_n christ_n single_o and_o alone_o for_o his_o
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that_o be_v contentful_a and_o pleasurable_a be_v gainful_a to_o they_o so_o that_o in_o the_o scripture_n covetousness_n sometime_o signify_v that_o desire_n of_o man_n to_o commit_v sin_n after_o they_o have_v once_o commit_v it_o and_o be_v leave_v by_o god_n to_o take_v pleasure_n and_o contentment_n in_o it_o second_o as_o it_o be_v a_o general_a sin_n in_o that_o sense_n so_o also_o as_o it_o be_v a_o uncontentedness_n with_o a_o man_n outward_a condition_n i_o say_v it_o be_v a_o uncontentedness_n in_o heb._n 13.5_o it_o be_v say_v let_v your_o conversation_n be_v without_o covetousness_n and_o be_v content_a with_o such_o thing_n as_o you_o have_v uncontentedness_n be_v less_o than_o discontent_n for_o he_o be_v uncontented_a who_o be_v not_o well_o please_v but_o he_o be_v discontent_v who_o fret_v murmur_n repine_v that_o think_v much_o of_o god_n distribution_n and_o that_o envy_v another_o that_o have_v more_o than_o himself_o so_o you_o have_v it_o lay_v down_o in_o 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