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world_n and_o refuse_v to_o go_v forth_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n to_o serve_v he_o who_o will_v think_v that_o sabbath-profanation_n be_v so_o shameless_a in_o family_n call_v christian_n why_o shall_v a_o poor_a excuse_n hinder_v man_n and_o woman_n from_o the_o church_n which_o must_v not_o from_o the_o market_n how_o many_o halt_v do_v some_o make_v when_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o church_n to_o sanctify_v the_o lord's-day_n in_o their_o conscionable_a attendance_n upon_o god_n ordinance_n what_o a_o unseemly_a thing_n be_v it_o to_o skulk_v at_o home_n or_o at_o a_o neighbour_n house_n to_o chatt_n and_o talk_n away_o to_o feast_n away_o sleep_v away_o surfeit_v away_o bibb_n and_o fiddle_n smoak_n and_o pipe_n for_o carnal_a pleasure_n to_o visit_v away_o and_z for_o profit_n to_o travel_v away_o the_o lord's-day_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v wait_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o wisdom_n o_o what_o pity_n be_v it_o that_o obscure_a
the_o lord_n and_o from_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o power_n 2_o thes._n 1._o 7_o 8_o 9_o what_o a_o misery_n be_v it_o that_o thou_o have_v live_v to_o see_v so_o many_o gospel-year_n with_o rain_n and_o sunshine_n have_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o labour_n of_o god_n husbandman_n and_o of_o their_o seed_n and_o shall_v have_v come_v into_o the_o barn_n as_o a_o shock_n of_o corn_n in_o his_o season_n yet_o now_o at_o last_o thou_o prove_v no_o better_a than_o a_o bundle_n of_o tare_n ah_o what_o a_o curse_n be_v it_o to_o be_v thus_o long-lived_a be_v it_o not_o a_o sad_a spectacle_n to_o see_v governor_n of_o family_n in_o gray-hair_n and_o without_o the_o leave_n of_o outward_a religious_a duty_n in_o their_o house_n matt._n 21._o 19_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o such_o that_o they_o have_v unhappy_o improve_v the_o stock_n of_o sin_n as_o long_o and_o as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v and_o that_o a_o long-lived_a eternity_n of_o punishment_n be_v their_o desert_n matt._n 25._o 41._o 4._o the_o sweetness_n of_o friend_n shall_v be_v take_v friend_n 4._o their_o friend_n from_o the_o wicked_a god_n withdraw_v from_o they_o spiritual_a and_o they_o have_v no_o better_o then_o carnal_a friend_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o please_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n although_o this_o be_v account_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v hatred_n to_o their_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n leu._n 19_o 17._o thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a rebuke_n thy_o neighbour_n and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n upon_o he_o o_o what_o a_o curse_n be_v it_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o friend_n as_o be_v hurtful_a to_o our_o soul_n to_o wit_n of_o loose_a jovial_a vain_a person_n o_o what_o a_o curse_n be_v it_o to_o have_v no_o better_a friend_n than_o such_o as_o be_v friend_n to_o our_o sin_n and_o enemy_n to_o our_o soul_n admit_v that_o a_o worlding_n or_o a_o loose_a liver_n may_v carry_v friendly_a from_o a_o principle_n of_o common_a honesty_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o reputation_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o they_o can_v and_o whilst_o such_o they_o will_v not_o show_v a_o christian_a care_n over_o the_o affair_n of_o great_a moment_n namely_o the_o education_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o decease_a in_o virtue_n and_o piety_n compute_v then_o what_o comfort_n a_o wicked_a man_n find_v in_o his_o friend_n or_o rather_o come_v and_o lament_v the_o misery_n of_o all_o such_o person_n and_o family_n consider_v that_o for_o the_o want_n of_o this_o faithful_a christian_a friendship_n and_o trust_n the_o child_n of_o irreligious_a worldly_a family_n be_v in_o apparent_a danger_n to_o follow_v the_o step_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o friend_n and_o so_o perpetuate_v and_o as_o it_o be_v entayl_n god_n curse_n upon_o the_o house_n still_o how_o shall_v family_n in_o matter_n of_o trust_n for_o posterity_n be_v careful_a in_o choose_v feoffee_n i_o mean_v chief_o about_o religion_n that_o it_o may_v not_o die_v in_o a_o pious_a family_n of_o child_n when_o their_o parent_n dye_v if_o seneca_n esteem_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n civil_a or_o moral_a friendship_n it_o teach_v we_o to_o esteem_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n christian_n friendship_n 78._o friendship_n non_fw-la judicabam_fw-la i_o cum_fw-la illos_fw-la superstites_fw-la relinquerem_fw-la mori_fw-la putabam_fw-la inquam_fw-la i_n victurum_fw-la non_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la illos_fw-la etc._n etc._n ep._n 78._o i_o say_v seneca_n esteem_v my_o friend_n so_o much_o myself_o that_o i_o think_v myself_o never_o dead_a while_o they_o live_v that_o although_o i_o live_v not_o on_o earth_n with_o they_o yet_o be_v dead_a i_o live_v by_o they_o so_o that_o i_o seem_v rather_o to_o deposit_n my_o life_n as_o well_o as_o my_o care_n with_o they_o then_o to_o depart_v this_o life_n not_o unlike_o one_o of_o our_o late_a english_a senator_n expression_n viz._n essay_n viz._n l._n bacon_n essay_n a_o friend_n be_v far_o more_o than_o a_o man_n self_n man_n have_v their_o time_n and_o dye_v in_o the_o desire_n of_o some_o thing_n which_o they_o principal_o take_v to_o heart_n the_o bestow_v of_o a_o child_n the_o finish_n of_o a_o work_n or_o the_o like_a if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o true_a friend_n he_o may_v rest_v almost_o secure_a that_o the_o care_n of_o these_o thing_n shall_v continue_v after_o he_o so_o that_o a_o man_n have_v as_o it_o be_v two_o life_n in_o his_o desire_n obj._n but_o solomon_n in_o one_o place_n say_v that_o the_o rich_a have_v many_o friend_n prov._n 14._o 20._o and_o in_o another_o wealth_n make_v many_o friend_n prov._n 19_o 4_o what_o matter_n then_o money_n be_v my_o friend_n my_o estate_n be_v my_o friend_n ans._n solomon_n in_o both_o place_n discover_v the_o covetousness_n and_o partiality_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n who_o for_o advantage-sake_n sell_v the_o truth_n in_o witness-bearing_a and_o accept_v person_n in_o judgement_n and_o who_o know_v not_o how_o apt_a man_n be_v to_o be_v draw_v with_o silver_n and_o gold_n twist_n ibid._n twist_n utilis_fw-la amicitia_fw-la ultimum_fw-la habet_fw-la locum_fw-la &_o quas_fw-la amicitias_fw-la utilitas_fw-la conglutinate_v easdem_fw-la resoluit_fw-la cic._n in_o laelia_n pater_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la inter_fw-la bonos_fw-es ibid._n of_o all_o sort_n of_o friend_n money-friend_n be_v the_o worst-friend_n to_o the_o purse_n not_o to_o the_o person_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o if_o they_o judge_v the_o gift_n or_o fee_n too_o little_a than_o they_o conclude_v their_o service_n and_o trust_v too_o cheap_a and_o they_o will_v do_v far_o less_o or_o quite_o neglect_v their_o duty_n the_o truth_n be_v a_o real_a substantial_a friend_n be_v the_o conscientious_a man_n neh._n 7._o 2._o daniel_n chap._n 6._o 4_o 5._o verse_n it_o be_v a_o true_a say_n friendship_n can_v be_v there_o where_o goodness_n be_v not_o he_o that_o love_v pureness_n of_o heart_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o lip_n the_o king_n shall_v 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