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this_o duty_n for_o fear_v of_o the_o world_n reproach_n thou_o may_v lie_v down_o at_o last_o with_o the_o world_n honour_n but_o thou_o will_v rise_v again_o to_o everlasting_a shame_n 2._o object_n but_o my_o servant_n they_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o instruction_n they_o think_v their_o conscience_n be_v free_a and_o that_o no_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v impose_v upon_o they_o etc._n etc._n sol._n 1._o and_o what_o if_o they_o shall_v pretend_v the_o like_a freedom_n of_o conscience_n as_o they_o call_v it_o for_o the_o not_o do_v of_o thy_o work_n in_o thy_o employment_n will_v thou_o think_v it_o a_o sufficient_a salvo_n and_o why_o will_v thou_o take_v it_o for_o a_o discharge_n from_o do_v god_n work_v 2._o i_o answer_v they_o be_v not_o free_a by_o any_o law_n of_o god_n nay_o they_o be_v bind_v if_o abraham_n must_v teach_v his_o household_n the_o way_n of_o jehovah_n sure_o his_o household_n must_v submit_v to_o be_v instruct_v else_o the_o commandment_n be_v void_a and_o 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in_o heaven_n and_o the_o church_n be_v his_o household_n heb._n 3._o 6._o and_o it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v now_o as_o much_o as_o ever_o when_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n and_o be_v confident_a you_o ignorant_a christian_n that_o christ_n your_o master_n will_v untie_v all_o knot_n which_o you_o can_v untie_v yourselves_o qui_fw-la docet_fw-la corda_fw-la cathedram_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la carry_v your_o doubt_n to_o he_o free_o finis_fw-la
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ministry_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o those_o minister_n who_o have_v leisure_n answerable_a to_o their_o great_a part_n and_o ability_n will_v enrich_v the_o church_n of_o god_n with_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o study_n and_o experience_n whilst_o god_n continue_v they_o in_o this_o life_n that_o so_o their_o work_n may_v neither_o be_v neglect_v as_o posthumou_n nor_o suspect_v as_o spurious_a this_o little_a treatise_n now_o put_v into_o thy_o hand_n thou_o may_v be_v assure_v be_v print_v according_a to_o the_o copy_n leave_v write_v by_o the_o author_n own_o hand_n the_o subject_n here_o handle_v be_v most_o noble_a viz._n the_o imitation_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o grand_a exemplar_n and_o perfect_a pattern_n to_o all_o christian_n though_o we_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o the_o only_a or_o main_a end_n either_o of_o christ_n life_n and_o death_n be_v to_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n yet_o we_o say_v that_o one_o end_n thereof_o be_v to_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n 1_o 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jesus_n christ_n by_o his_o spirit_n lead_v thou_o christian_n reader_n into_o all_o truth_n so_o pray_v thou_o in_o christ_n simeon_n ash_n sam._n clark_n wil._n taylor_n london_n jan._n 27._o 1657._o imprimatur_fw-la edm._n calamy_n christ_n the_o perfect_a pattern_n of_o a_o christian_n practice_n marry_o wolnoth_n aug._n 27._o 1648._o 1_o john_n 2._o 6._o he_o that_o say_v he_o abide_v in_o christ_n ought_v himself_o so_o to_o walk_v as_o he_o walk_v the_o apostle_n have_v lay_v down_o the_o sum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o former_a chapter_n do_v in_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a chapter_n make_v the_o application_n of_o it_o there_o be_v four_o principal_a duty_n to_o which_o he_o exhort_v in_o this_o chapter_n viz._n 1._o to_o sanctity_n and_o holiness_n of_o walk_v vers_n 1._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la vers_fw-la 6._o 2._o to_o brotherly_a love_n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la 14._o 3._o to_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n 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