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happiness_n they_o have_v no_o motive_n to_o love_n god_n but_o they_o have_v to_o hate_v he_o with_o all_o their_o power_n as_o the_o true_a but_o most_o just_a cause_n of_o the_o misery_n which_o they_o suffer_v they_o can_v love_v god_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o love_v he_o because_o order_n require_v it_o order_n i_o say_v which_o be_v the_o inviolable_a law_n of_o all_o intelligent_a being_n in_o what_o state_n soever_o they_o be_v happy_a or_o miserable_a therefore_o since_o they_o deserve_v that_o which_o they_o suffer_v they_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o disorder_n and_o will_v be_v incorrigible_a in_o their_o wickedness_n to_o all_o eternity_n what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o this_o matter_n be_v only_o to_o show_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v evil_a nor_o aught_o to_o be_v reject_v which_o may_v make_v we_o love_v god_n have_v recourse_n to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o live_v according_a to_o order_n if_o i_o be_o deceive_v i_o desire_v to_o be_v better_o inform_v for_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a consequence_n chap._n ix_o the_o church_n in_o its_o prayer_n address_n its_o self_n to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o why_o we_o shall_v pray_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n angel_n and_o saint_n but_o not_o as_o occasional_a cause_n of_o inward_a grace_n the_o angel_n and_o even_o the_o devil_n have_v power_n over_o body_n as_o occasional_a cause_n by_o this_o mean_v the_o devil_n may_v tempt_v we_o and_o the_o angel_n promote_v the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n i._o jesus_n christ_n consider_v in_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v alone_o the_o true_a propitiatory_a or_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o grace_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o must_v apply_v ourselves_o to_o he_o alone_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o nevertheless_o we_o may_v call_v upon_o god_n nay_o we_o must_v worship_n or_o call_v upon_o none_o but_o he_o as_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o good_n we_o may_v pray_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n to_o angel_n and_o saint_n not_o as_o true_a cause_n nor_o as_o occasional_a or_o distributive_a cause_n of_o grace_n but_o as_o friend_n of_o god_n or_o intercessor_n with_o jesus_n christ_n we_o may_v also_o pray_v to_o the_o angel_n as_o our_o protector_n against_o the_o devil_n or_o as_o occasional_a cause_n of_o certain_a effect_n which_o may_v dispose_v we_o to_o receive_v inward_a grace_n profitable_o but_o i_o must_v explain_v those_o truth_n more_o at_o large_a for_o they_o be_v of_o the_o great_a importance_n for_o regulate_v our_o prayer_n our_o worship_n and_o all_o our_o duty_n ii_o the_o church_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n general_o address_v her_o prayer_n to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o when_o she_o
unite_v ourselves_o to_o corporeal_a object_n and_o separate_v ourselves_o from_o they_o without_o love_v or_o fear_v they_o but_o the_o sure_a way_n be_v to_o break_v off_o all_o correspondence_n with_o they_o as_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a p._n 99_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o imagination_n this_o term_n be_v obscure_a and_o confuse_a what_o it_o be_v in_o general_n several_a sort_n of_o imagination_n its_o effect_n be_v dangerous_a of_o that_o which_o the_o world_n call_v wit._n that_o quality_n be_v very_o opposite_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v fatal_a to_o those_o who_o possess_v it_o and_o to_o those_o who_o esteem_n and_o admire_v it_o in_o other_o though_o they_o have_v it_o not_o themselves_o p._n 109._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o passion_n what_o they_o be_v their_o dangerous_a effect_n we_o must_v moderate_v they_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o first_o part._n p._n 119._o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o duty_n chap._n i._n good_a man_n often_o do_v wicked_a action_n the_o love_n of_o order_n must_v be_v enlighten_v to_o make_v it_o regular_a three_o condition_n require_v to_o make_v a_o action_n perfect_o virtuous_a we_o shall_v study_v the_o duty_n of_o man_n in_o general_n and_o take_v some_o time_n every_o day_n to_o examine_v the_o order_n and_o circumstance_n of_o they_o in_o particular_a page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n must_v be_v refer_v to_o his_o attribute_n to_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o love_n god_n alone_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o power_n which_o consist_v chief_o in_o clear_a judgement_n and_o in_o motion_n govern_v by_o those_o judgement_n p._n 4._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n it_o be_v that_o alone_a which_o enlighten_v the_o mind_n in_o consequence_n of_o certain_a natural_a law_n who_o efficacy_n be_v determine_v by_o our_o desire_n as_o occasional_a cause_n the_o judgement_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o universal_a reason_n p._n 14._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o the_o divine_a love_n our_o will_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o continual_a impression_n of_o the_o love_n which_o god_n bear_v to_o himself_o the_o only_a true_a good_n we_o can_v love_v evil_a but_o we_o may_v take_v that_o for_o evil_a which_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil._n so_o we_o can_v hate_v good_a but_o the_o true_a good_a be_v real_o the_o evil_a of_o wicked_a man_n or_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o their_o misery_n that_o god_n may_v be_v good_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o our_o love_n must_v be_v like_o he_o or_o always_o subject_a to_o the_o divine_a law_n motion_n or_o duty_n p._n 21._o chap._n v._n the_o three_o divine_a person_n imprint_v each_o their_o proper_a character_n on_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o duty_n give_v equal_a honour_n to_o they_o all_o three_o though_o our_o duty_n consist_v only_o in_o inward_a judgement_n and_o motion_n yet_o we_o must_v show_v they_o by_o outward_a sign_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o society_n with_o other_o men._n p._n 30._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o society_n in_o general_n two_o sort_n of_o society_n every_o thing_n shall_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o eternal_a society_n different_a kind_n of_o love_n and_o honour_n the_o general_a head_n of_o our_o duty_n towards_o men._n they_o must_v be_v external_n and_o relative_n the_o danger_n of_o pay_v inward_a duty_n to_o men._n the_o conversation_n of_o the_o world_n very_o dangerous_a p._n 36._o chap._n vii_o the_o duty_n of_o esteem_n be_v due_a to_o all_o mankind_n to_o the_o low_a of_o man_n to_o the_o great_a sinner_n to_o our_o enemy_n and_o persecutor_n to_o merit_n as_o well_o as_o to_o nature_n it_o be_v difficult_a to_o regulate_v exact_o these_o duty_n and_o those_o of_o benevolence_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o personal_a and_o relative_a merit_n and_o their_o various_a combination_n a_o general_a rule_n and_o the_o most_o certain_a one_o that_o can_v be_v give_v in_o this_o matter_n p._n 42._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o benevolence_n and_o respect_n we_o shall_v procure_v all_o man_n the_o true_a good_n and_o not_o relative_a good_n who_o it_o be_v that_o fulfil_v the_o duty_n of_o benevolence_n the_o unreasonable_a complaint_n of_o worldly_a men._n the_o duty_n of_o respect_n shall_v be_v proportion_v to_o the_o greatness_n of_o participate_v power_n p._n 52._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o duty_n due_a to_o sovereign_n two_o sovereign_a power_n the_o difference_n between_o they_o their_o natural_a right_n right_n of_o concession_n of_o the_o obedience_n of_o subject_n p._n 61._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o domestic_a duty_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n the_o ground_n of_o these_o duty_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o parent_n towards_o their_o child_n with_o relation_n to_o the_o eternal_a and_o civil_a society_n of_o their_o instruction_n in_o the_o sciency_n and_o morality_n parent_n shall_v give_v their_o child_n a_o good_a example_n they_o shall_v govern_v they_o by_o reason_n they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o use_v they_o ill_o child_n owe_v obedience_n to_o their_o parent_n in_o all_o thing_n p._n 69._o chap._n xi_o the_o original_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o condition_n reason_n alone_o ought_v to_o govern_v but_o force_n be_v now_o necessary_a the_o lawful_a use_n of_o force_n be_v to_o make_v man_n submit_v to_o reason_n according_a to_o the_o primitive_a law_n the_o right_n of_o superior_n the_o duty_n of_o superior_n and_o inferior_n p._n 81._o chap._n xii_o of_o our_o duty_n towards_o our_o equal_n we_o shall_v give_v they_o the_o place_n they_o desire_v in_o our_o mind_n and_o heart_n we_o shall_v express_v our_o inward_a disposition_n in_o favour_n of_o they_o by_o our_o outward_a air_n and_o behaviour_n and_o by_o real_a service_n we_o shall_v yield_v they_o the_o superiority_n and_o pre-eminence_n the_o hot_a and_o most_o passionate_a friendship_n be_v not_o the_o most_o solid_a and_o durable_a we_o shall_v not_o make_v more_o intimate_a friend_n than_o we_o can_v keep_v p._n 90._o chap._n xiii_o a_o continuatian_a of_o the_o same_o subject_a if_o we_o will_v be_v belove_v we_o must_v make_v ourselves_o amiable_a the_o quality_n which_o make_v a_o man_n amiable_a rule_n for_o conversation_n of_o different_a air_n of_o christian_a friendship_n p._n 100_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o duty_n which_o every_o man_n owe_v to_o himself_o which_o consist_v in_o general_a in_o labour_v for_o his_o own_o perfection_n and_o happiness_n p._n 110._o a_o treatise_n of_o morality_n part_n i._n chap._n i._n universal_a reason_n be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n himself_o all_o man_n have_v some_o communication_n with_o god_n true_a and_o false_a just_a and_o unjust_a be_v the_o same_o in_o respect_n of_o all_o intelligent_a being_n and_o of_o god_n himself_o what_o truth_n and_o order_n be_v and_o what_o we_o must_v do_v to_o avoid_v error_n and_o sin_n god_n be_v essential_o just_a he_o love_v the_o creature_n according_a as_o they_o be_v amiable_a or_o as_o they_o resemble_v he_o we_o must_v be_v perfect_a to_o be_v happy_a virtue_n or_o the_o perfection_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o a_o submission_n to_o the_o immutable_a order_n and_o not_o in_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n the_o error_n of_o some_o of_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n in_o this_o matter_n ground_v upon_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o simplicity_n and_o immutability_n of_o the_o divine_a conduct_n i._o the_o reason_n of_o man_n be_v the_o word_n 3._o see_v the_o first_o and_o second_o christian_n meditation_n or_o the_o illustration_n on_o the_o nature_n of_o idea_n search_v after_o truth_n tom._n 3._o or_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n himself_o for_o every_o creature_n be_v a_o particular_a be_v but_o the_o reason_n of_o man_n be_v universal_a ii_o if_o my_o own_o particular_a mind_n be_v my_o reason_n and_o my_o light_n my_o mind_n will_v also_o be_v the_o 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immutable_a order_n and_o the_o divine_a law_n rather_o than_o refer_v themselves_o to_o the_o counsel_n of_o man_n who_o most_o common_o flatter_v they_o they_o shall_v also_o consult_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o state_n and_o consider_v they_o as_o the_o ordinary_a rule_n of_o their_o conduct_n so_o likewise_o the_o bishop_n if_o they_o will_v not_o abuse_v their_o authority_n be_v bind_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n which_o they_o have_v promise_v to_o keep_v at_o their_o consecration_n xi_o but_o for_o subject_n i_o think_v it_o certain_a that_o they_o ought_v to_o obey_v blind_o and_o without_o reserve_v when_o only_o their_o own_o interest_n be_v concern_v for_o provide_v their_o obedience_n to_o one_o of_o the_o two_o power_n do_v not_o make_v they_o omit_v the_o payment_n of_o that_o which_o they_o owe_v to_o god_n or_o to_o the_o opposite_a power_n without_o doubt_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v to_o censure_v the_o action_n of_o their_o 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yet_o we_o be_v scarce_o ever_o allow_v to_o cast_v of_o the_o respect_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o how_o much_o soever_o they_o abuse_v their_o authority_n they_o do_v not_o lose_v their_o dignity_n nor_o their_o character_n by_o unjust_a command_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v still_o honour_n god_n in_o their_o person_n and_o they_o on_o their_o part_n shall_v remember_v that_o they_o have_v a_o master_n who_o will_v deal_v with_o they_o as_o they_o have_v treat_v their_o subject_n and_o that_o they_o as_o well_o as_o other_o man_n aught_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o divine_a law_n to_o which_o god_n himself_o if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v be_v subject_a and_o though_o they_o may_v be_v satisfy_v perhaps_o that_o they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o force_v obedience_n from_o their_o subject_n yet_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v angry_a if_o in_o some_o difficult_a and_o intricate_a case_n they_o make_v a_o scruple_n of_o obey_v they_o or_o do_v not_o ready_o perform_v their_o command_n for_o man_n 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a_o respect_n nor_o so_o general_a and_o blind_a a_o obedience_n as_o we_o do_v to_o the_o sovereign_n even_o as_o we_o ought_v to_o obey_v the_o sovereign_n in_o so_o universal_a a_o manner_n as_o we_o do_v the_o law_n and_o the_o power_n of_o god_n because_o they_o be_v not_o invest_v with_o the_o whole_a power_n of_o the_o prince_n no_o more_o than_o the_o prince_n be_v with_o the_o whole_a power_n and_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n but_o we_o owe_v they_o a_o obedience_n proportionable_a to_o their_o power_n and_o to_o the_o knowledge_n we_o have_v that_o they_o execute_v the_o order_n of_o their_o master_n and_o we_o if_o we_o be_v persuade_v that_o they_o encroach_v upon_o we_o or_o require_v of_o we_o such_o duty_n as_o the_o prince_n do_v not_o expect_v or_o approve_v of_o we_o may_v free_v ourselves_o from_o their_o exaction_n by_o a_o dextrous_a management_n or_o by_o such_o way_n as_o do_v not_o violate_v the_o respect_n that_o be_v due_a to_o they_o in_o regard_n of_o 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to_o eternal_a throne_n where_o we_o shall_v judge_v with_o he_o the_o great_a one_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o day_n when_o the_o fire_n shall_v devour_v their_o riches_n and_o make_v all_o their_o grandeur_n to_o disappear_v chap._n x._o of_o the_o domestic_a duty_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n the_o ground_n of_o these_o duty_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o parent_n towards_o their_o child_n with_o relation_n to_o the_o eternal_a and_o civil_a society_n of_o their_o instruction_n in_o the_o sciency_n and_o morality_n parent_n shall_v give_v their_o child_n a_o good_a example_n they_o shall_v govern_v they_o by_o reason_n they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o use_v they_o ill_o child_n owe_v obediene_n to_o their_o parent_n in_o all_o thing_n i._o those_o that_o govern_v the_o state_n have_v not_o a_o continual_a relation_n to_o all_o the_o particular_a member_n of_o which_o it_o be_v compose_v and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o people_n who_o never_o in_o their_o life_n receive_v any_o 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that_o can_v never_o agree_v with_o self-love_n how_o dextrous_a soever_o it_o be_v in_o accommodate_v every_o thing_n to_o its_o own_o end_n for_o we_o can_v without_o the_o great_a regret_n see_v ourselves_o stripe_v of_o our_o excellence_n and_o grandeur_n in_o the_o very_a seat_n of_o our_o pride_n and_o vanity_n perhaps_o our_o equal_a may_v give_v we_o a_o great_a example_n of_o virtue_n in_o put_v himself_o below_o we_o we_o may_v admire_v his_o humility_n and_o perhaps_o imitate_v it_o natural_o and_o out_o of_o pride_n for_o many_o time_n the_o proud_a man_n be_v the_o most_o civil_a and_o oblige_a but_o if_o he_o will_v have_v we_o love_v he_o he_o must_v give_v we_o a_o honourable_a and_o delightful_a place_n in_o his_o mind_n and_o heart_n he_o must_v flatter_v our_o unjust_a and_o proud_a concupiscence_n then_o though_o in_o appearance_n he_o be_v not_o so_o obsequious_a and_o obedient_a to_o our_o will_n he_o will_v be_v better_o qualify_v for_o a_o friend_n and_o will_v 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