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recovery_n but_o if_o he_o neglect_v the_o mean_n if_o he_o perish_v it_o will_v be_v no_o marvel_n if_o thy_o child_n and_o servant_n be_v holy_a can_v thou_o expect_v the_o fire_n of_o grace_n shall_v continue_v or_o increase_v whilst_o thou_o take_v away_o the_o fuel_n do_v thou_o think_v that_o spiritual_a life_n can_v be_v maintain_v without_o spiritual_a meat_n in_o private_a also_o be_v watchful_a over_o thy_o family_n that_o all_o under_o thy_o charge_n be_v present_a at_o holy_a duty_n as_o sing_v pray_v repetition_n of_o sermon_n and_o the_o like_a thou_o be_v careful_a that_o in_o the_o week_n day_n they_o do_v work_v diligent_o and_o why_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v as_o careful_a that_o they_o do_v god_n work_v on_o his_o day_n be_v thy_o work_n of_o great_a concernment_n than_o god_n or_o do_v thou_o love_v thyself_o the_o poor_a wither_a world_n i_o mean_v above_o the_o bless_a god_n examine_v those_o who_o wait_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o public_a what_o good_a they_o have_v get_v what_o lesson_n they_o have_v learn_v from_o the_o great_a master_n of_o assembly_n our_o saviour_n after_o sermon_n ask_v those_o of_o his_o family_n have_v you_o understand_v all_o these_o say_n mat._n 13.5_o hereby_o thou_o will_v make_v they_o more_o attentive_a in_o public_a ordinance_n and_o better_a their_o memory_n as_o also_o by_o this_o mean_n thou_o may_v quicken_v thy_o own_o affection_n suffer_v none_o of_o thy_o house_n to_o spend_v any_o part_n of_o the_o day_n either_o in_o idleness_n pastime_n or_o worldly_a business_n thou_o be_v accountable_a to_o god_n as_o well_o for_o sin_n of_o permission_n as_o for_o sin_n of_o commission_n and_o it_o will_v another_o day_n be_v impute_v to_o thy_o charge_n if_o the_o day_n be_v profane_v by_o thy_o carelessness_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o suffer_v for_o other_o do_v not_o suffer_v other_o in_o sin_n five_o let_v discipline_n be_v set_v up_o in_o thy_o family_n when_o jacob_n will_v dedicate_v his_o house_n to_o god_n he_o command_v all_o his_o family_n to_o change_v their_o garment_n and_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a god_n their_o change_n of_o garment_n do_v signify_v that_o change_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n which_o he_o desire_v shall_v be_v his_o household_n livery_n gen._n 35.1_o 2._o as_o the_o governor_n of_o a_o family_n must_v be_v a_o priest_n to_o pray_v and_o a_o prophet_n to_o teach_v so_o also_o a_o king_n to_o rule_v to_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o evil_a doer_n and_o a_o encouragement_n to_o they_o that_o do_v well_o in_o his_o family_n let_v not_o wickedness_n dwell_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n job_n 11.14_o zophar_n mean_v not_o a_o natural_a or_o personal_a though_o so_o the_o word_n be_v sometime_o take_v as_o 2_o cor._n 5.1_o but_o a_o domestical_a and_o civil_a tabernacle_n though_o sin_n may_v come_v into_o thy_o house_n by_o child_n or_o servant_n commission_n yet_o it_o must_v not_o dwell_v there_o but_o be_v cast_v out_o by_o severe_a reprehension_n wickedness_n be_v a_o bold_a guest_n it_o will_v come_v uncalled_a but_o it_o must_v be_v more_o bold_a than_o welcome_a it_o must_v not_o dwell_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n it_o be_v say_v of_o cato_n he_o will_v bear_v with_o fault_n any_o where_n rather_o than_o at_o home_n bishop_n jewel_n at_o night_n call_v his_o servant_n to_o a_o account_n how_o they_o have_v spend_v the_o day_n and_o after_o prayer_n admonish_v they_o according_o thy_o duty_n be_v to_o warn_v the_o unruly_a 1_o thess_n 5.13_o to_o acquaint_v they_o of_o sin_n how_o near_a and_o dear_a soever_o to_o thou_o with_o the_o dishonour_n they_o bring_v thereby_o to_o god_n the_o disgrace_n to_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o disadvantage_n and_o destruction_n to_o their_o own_o soul_n if_o the_o fault_n be_v the_o first_o or_o of_o infirmity_n or_o not_o so_o great_a a_o sin_n as_o to_o waste_v the_o conscience_n and_o poison_v thy_o family_n by_o its_o pattern_n let_v the_o medicine_n thou_o apply_v for_o its_o cure_n be_v mild_a earthen_a glass_n must_v be_v tender_o wash_v when_o iron_n vessel_n must_v be_v scour_v with_o wisp_n of_o some_o have_v compassion_n make_v a_o difference_n judas_n v._n 22._o who_o will_v that_o be_v wise_a give_v the_o same_o physic_n to_o a_o infant_n which_o will_v purge_v a_o lusty_a grow_v person_n isa_n 28.27_o 28._o for_o the_o fitches_n be_v not_o thresh_v with_o a_o thresh_a instrument_n neither_o be_v a_o cartwheel_n turn_v about_o with_o the_o cummin_n but_o the_o fitches_n be_v beat_v out_o with_o a_o staff_n and_o the_o cummin_n with_o a_o rod._n if_o the_o crime_n be_v crimsom_n and_o scandalous_a or_o repeat_v or_o justify_v rebuke_v sharp_o hard_a knot_n must_v have_v strong_a and_o sharp_a wedge_n other_o save_v with_o fear_n pull_v they_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n judas_n v._n 23._o in_o such_o a_o case_n weak_a physic_n will_v only_o stir_v not_o remove_v the_o disease_n and_o thereby_o leave_v the_o patient_n in_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o it_o find_v he_o nettle_n touch_v gentle_o sting_v the_o more_o a_o prick_n with_o a_o rapier_n be_v more_o dangerous_a sometime_o then_o a_o wound_n with_o a_o sword_n because_o the_o latter_a widen_v the_o orifice_n and_o thereby_o make_v the_o place_n more_o open_a to_o the_o plaster_n which_o shall_v heal_v it_o it_o be_v much_o better_a for_o they_o to_o be_v preserve_v in_o brine_n and_o pickle_n then_o to_o rot_v in_o flesh-pleasing_a and_o fondness_n kindness_n and_o bear_v with_o such_o in_o thy_o family_n be_v like_o the_o kiss_n of_o judas_n to_o christ_n a_o betray_v they_o and_o like_o joabs_n salutation_n to_o abner_n destroy_v and_o kill_v they_o be_v sure_a therefore_o not_o to_o bear_v with_o any_o under_o thy_o charge_n in_o sin_n have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n but_o rather_o reprove_v they_o he_o be_v a_o drone_n unserviceable_a to_o his_o house_n his_o hive_n who_o have_v lose_v this_o sting_n of_o reproof_n pious_a asa_n will_v not_o suffer_v sin_n in_o his_o own_o mother_n asa_n remove_v his_o mother_n maachah_n from_o be_v queen_n because_o she_o make_v a_o idol_n in_o a_o grove_n and_o asa_n cut_v down_o her_o idol_n and_o stamp_v it_o and_o burn_v it_o at_o the_o brook_n kidron_n 2_o chron._n 15.16_o patient_a job_n will_v not_o suffer_v sin_n in_o his_o own_o wife_n thou_o speak_v like_o a_o foolish_a woman_n job_n 2.6_o plainhearted_a jacob_n will_v not_o suffer_v sin_n his_o his_o own_o child_n you_o have_v trouble_v i_o to_o make_v i_o to_o stink_v among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n curse_a be_v their_o anger_n for_o it_o be_v fierce_a and_o their_o wrath_n for_o it_o be_v cruel_a gen._n 34.30_o and_o 49.7_o david_n will_v not_o abide_v sin_n in_o a_o servant_n psal_n 101.7_o nor_o edward_n the_o six_o in_o his_o own_o sister_n let_v thy_o reproof_n against_o sin_n be_v mingle_v with_o and_o so_o manage_v that_o they_o may_v manifest_v love_n to_o to_o their_o soul_n when_o the_o nail_n be_v dip_v in_o grease_n it_o enter_v without_o rent_v the_o board_n when_o reprehension_n be_v dip_v in_o and_o tip_v with_o love_n it_o will_v probable_o enter_v the_o heart_n without_o cut_v it_o in_o piece_n with_o rage_n and_o revenge_n prudence_n may_v do_v much_o towards_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o offender_n profit_v in_o this_o particular_a though_o thy_o word_n shall_v be_v soft_a yet_o thy_o argument_n shall_v be_v hard_a against_o the_o sin_n commit_v to_o this_o end_n let_v thy_o reproof_n be_v as_o near_o as_o may_v be_v in_o scripture_n phrase_n that_o the_o offendor_n may_v see_v it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o man_n as_o god_n who_o rebuke_v he_o for_o his_o fault_n the_o word_n be_v a_o hammer_n if_o well_o lay_v on_o it_o will_v drive_v the_o nail_n of_o
serve_v god_n with_o more_o pomp_n than_o other_o but_o i_o be_o confident_a they_o serve_v he_o to_o less_o profit_n than_o other_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o worship_v i_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n matth._n 15.9_o their_o worship_n be_v in_o god_n account_v no_o worship_n they_o who_o make_v temple_n altar_n and_o ceremony_n of_o their_o own_o head_n think_v that_o they_o have_v remember_v god_n but_o he_o tell_v they_o plain_o that_o they_o have_v forget_v he_o hos_fw-la 8.11_o 13_o 14._o man_n manifest_a abundance_n of_o arrogancy_n in_o undertake_v to_o prescribe_v new_a and_o neat_a way_n of_o worship_n than_o god_n himself_o as_o if_o they_o excel_v his_o majesty_n in_o wisdom_n but_o little_o do_v they_o think_v how_o exceed_o by_o such_o practice_n they_o provoke_v he_o to_o fury_n will-worship_n will-worship_n ezek._n 8.3_o 4_o 5_o per_fw-la tot_fw-la ezek._n 43.8_o in_o their_o set_n of_o their_o threshold_n by_o my_o threshold_n and_o their_o post_n by_o my_o post_n they_o have_v even_o defile_v my_o holy_a name_n by_o the_o abomination_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v wherefore_o i_o have_v consume_v they_o in_o my_o anger_n so_o ezek._n 6.9_o 2_o chron._n 7.20_o chap._n iu._n what_o it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o make_v religion_n his_o business_n or_o to_o exercise_v himself_o to_o godliness_n i_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o particular_a promise_v be_v to_o show_v what_o it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o exercise_v himself_o to_o godliness_n it_o impli_v these_o three_o thing_n first_o to_o give_v it_o the_o precedency_n in_o all_o our_o action_n that_o which_o a_o man_n make_v his_o business_n he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o mind_n whatsoever_o he_o omit_v a_o good_a husband_n will_v serve_v his_o shop_n before_o his_o sport_n and_o will_v sometime_o offer_v a_o handsome_a &_o warrantable_a kind_n of_o disrespect_n to_o his_o friend_n that_o his_o call_n may_v have_v his_o company_n he_o will_v have_v some_o excuse_n or_o other_o to_o avoid_v diversion_n and_o force_v his_o way_n to_o his_o trade_n through_o all_o opposition_n and_o all_o because_o he_o make_v it_o his_o business_n he_o that_o make_v religion_n his_o business_n carry_v himself_o towards_o his_o general_n as_o this_o man_n do_v towards_o his_o particular_a call_n in_o his_o whole_a life_n he_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o be_v so_o mannerly_a and_o dutiful_a as_o to_o give_v god_n the_o upper_a hand_n all_o the_o way_n he_o know_v that_o his_o god_n must_v be_v worship_v that_o his_o family_n must_v be_v serve_v and_o that_o his_o call_n must_v be_v follow_v for_o religion_n do_v not_o nullify_v only_o rectify_v his_o carriage_n towards_o his_o earthly_a vocation_n but_o each_o in_o their_o order_n that_o which_o be_v first_o in_o regard_n of_o excellency_n be_v first_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o industry_n he_o be_v not_o so_o unnatural_a as_o to_o serve_v his_o cattle_n before_o his_o child_n nor_o so_o atheistical_a as_o to_o serve_v his_o body_n and_o the_o world_n before_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o saviour_n he_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o his_o infinite_a engagement_n to_o the_o bless_a god_n that_o he_o allot_v some_o time_n every_o day_n for_o his_o religious_a duty_n and_o he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o pay_v god_n home_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o ability_n whosoever_o he_o compound_v with_o or_o pay_v short_a as_o he_o sail_v along_o through_o the_o tempestuous_a sea_n of_o this_o world_n towards_o his_o eternal_a haven_n of_o rest_n he_o have_v many_o temporal_a affair_n in_o his_o company_n but_o he_o be_v special_o careful_a that_o they_o keep_v their_o distance_n and_o strike_v sail_n through_o the_o whole_a voyage_n if_o his_o worldly-business_n offer_v like_o hagar_n to_o justle_v or_o quarrel_n for_o pre-eminence_n with_o their_o superior_a religion_n he_o will_v if_o possible_o chide_v they_o into_o subjection_n and_o cause_n they_o to_o submit_v but_o rather_o cast_v they_o out_o then_o suffer_v they_o to_o usurp_v authority_n over_o their_o mistress_n he_o that_o mind_v religion_n by_o the_o by_o will_v if_o other_o thing_n intervene_v put_v it_o back_o and_o be_v glad_a of_o a_o excuse_n to_o wave_v that_o company_n to_o which_o he_o have_v no_o love_n nay_o he_o do_v in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n prefer_v his_o swine_n as_o the_o gadarens_n before_o his_o soul_n set_v the_o servant_n on_o horseback_n and_o suffer_v the_o master_n to_o go_v on_o foot_n his_o voice_n to_o religion_n be_v like_o the_o jew_n to_o the_o poor_a man_n in_o vile_a raiment_n stand_v thou_o there_o or_o fit_a thou_o here_o under_o my_o footstool_n and_o his_o word_n to_o the_o world_n be_v like_o they_o to_o the_o man_n in_o goodly_a apparel_n come_v up_o hither_o or_o sit_v thou_o here_o in_o a_o good_a place_n james_z 2.2_o 3._o he_o do_v like_o jacob_n lay_v the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o care_n and_o diligence_n upon_o the_o young_a son_n the_o body_n and_o the_o left_a hand_n upon_o 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of_o heaven_n serve_v the_o lord_n with_o fear_n and_o rejoice_v with_o tremble_a psa_n 2.11_o god_n allow_v a_o humble_a familiarity_n in_o the_o walk_v of_o obedience_n yet_o he_o will_v always_o have_v the_o child_n of_o man_n to_o know_v their_o distance_n and_o though_o this_o habit_n of_o fear_n must_v be_v ever_o in_o our_o heart_n as_o fire_n be_v constant_o on_o the_o altar_n yet_o he_o expect_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v blow_v up_o and_o flame_v out_o at_o the_o time_n of_o offer_v sacrifice_n 8._o â—â—od_fw-la non_fw-la netur_fw-la coâ—â—â—m_fw-la uâ—_n &_o quod_fw-la â—temâ—â—ur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—li_fw-la ur_fw-la act._n de_fw-fr ira_fw-la c_o lib._n 8._o our_o great_a reverence_n be_v then_o most_o needful_a when_o we_o approach_v the_o great_a god_n in_o
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