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worldliness_n it_o be_v not_o a_o pin_n to_o choose_v whether_o they_o be_v pagan_n or_o christian_n for_o act_v thus_o heathenish_o thus_o brutish_o they_o do_v but_o pollute_v that_o sacred_a and_o worthy_a name_n the_o apostle_n say_v i_o be_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 9.21_o not_o without_o the_o law_n to_o god_n but_o under_o the_o law_n to_o christ._n this_o lead_v to_o second_o use_n of_o reprehension_n it_o may_v serve_v to_o reprove_v three_o sort_n 1._o those_o that_o endure_v not_o to_o hear_v of_o christ_n lordship_n and_o command_n that_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v this_o dominion_n of_o christ_n nor_o let_v he_o be_v lord_n in_o his_o own_o house_n but_o do_v what_o in_o they_o lie_v to_o deprive_v he_o of_o that_o honour_n to_o which_o he_o have_v so_o good_a a_o right_n but_o who_o deny_v christ_n lordship_n 1._o they_o that_o will_v not_o hear_v his_o voice_n obey_v his_o call_n accept_v his_o inâ—itations_n in_o the_o gospel_n he_o invit_v they_o to_o himself_o pray_v they_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n through_o he_o entreat_v they_o to_o come_v and_o put_v themselves_o under_o his_o government_n and_o take_v his_o yoke_n on_o they_o and_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v but_o in_o effect_n say_v we_o be_v lord_n we_o will_v not_o come_v at_o thou_o jer._n 2.31_o we_o be_v well_o enough_o and_o shall_v do_v well_o enough_o without_o he_o and_o what_o need_v such_o care_n and_o strictness_n he_o come_v and_o wait_v and_o knock_v at_o their_o door_n but_o they_o slight_v he_o and_o will_v not_o open_a he_o pray_v they_o that_o they_o will_v look_v into_o their_o heart_n mind_v their_o soul_n consider_v their_o eternal_a condition_n but_o they_o quench_v the_o spirit_n smother_v the_o light_n and_o resist_v all_o these_o motion_n they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o nor_o suffer_v he_o to_o come_v into_o they_o that_o they_o may_v have_v life_n 2._o those_o that_o addict_v themselves_o to_o 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heart_n what_o a_o christian_a and_o yet_o sensual_a a_o christian_a and_o yet_o proud_a a_o christian_a believe_v in_o christ_n a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n and_o yet_o give_v to_o pleasure_n what_o a_o christian_a and_o yet_o worldly_a 4._o such_o as_o serve_v the_o world_n and_o yet_o pretend_v to_o serve_v christ_n christ_n tell_v you_o it_o can_v be_v you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n mat._n 6.24_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o join_v these_o together_o those_o that_o be_v slave_n to_o the_o naaman_n of_o iniquity_n that_o do_v not_o only_o possess_v money_n but_o be_v possess_v of_o money_n that_o with_o judas_n will_v sell_v christ_n for_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n that_o rise_v early_a and_o lie_v down_o late_o and_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o carefulness_n that_o will_v compass_v sea_n and_o land_n to_o get_v gain_n these_o make_v gold_n their_o god_n their_o covetousness_n be_v just_o term_v idolatry_n col._n 3.5_o alas_o my_o brethren_n what_o be_v their_o in_o the_o 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