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frustra_fw-la fit_a per_fw-la plura_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o keep_v god_n to_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v want_v nothing_o here_o be_v a_o double_a duty_n require_v from_o the_o alsufficiency_n of_o god_n to_o all_o his_o covenant-people_n 1._o to_o walk_v with_o god_n walk_v before_o i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o my_o face_n in_o conspectu_fw-la meo_fw-la as_o in_o my_o sight_n as_o be_v under_o my_o eye_n in_o whatever_o thou_o do_v put_v thy_o hand_n unto_o there_o be_v three_o expression_n take_v in_o a_o man_n whole_a duty_n towards_o god_n in_o the_o way_n and_o in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o conversation_n 1_o walk_v with_o god_n gen._n 5.24_o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n 1_o it_o be_v a_o term_n of_o reconciliation_n that_o the_o enmity_n between_o god_n and_o the_o man_n be_v take_v away_o for_o they_o be_v friend_n that_o walk_v together_o amos_n 3.3_o 2._o two_o can_v walk_v together_o unless_o they_o be_v agree_v so_o that_o a_o man_n must_v be_v in_o 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that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v communion_n with_o god_n therein_o 2_o there_o be_v a_o follow_v of_o god_n or_o a_o walk_n after_o he_o num._n 14.24_o it_o be_v call_v follow_v of_o the_o lamb_n that_o imply_v three_o thing_n 1_o a_o late-walking_a by_o rule_n for_o a_o man_n must_v go_v no_o where_o but_o where_o he_o see_v the_o footstep_n of_o god_n before_o he_o 2_o it_o be_v come_v up_o unto_o the_o exactness_n of_o the_o rule_n that_o he_o do_v follow_v the_o lord_n exact_o he_o do_v not_o miss_v one_o step_v where_o he_o see_v god_n to_o have_v go_v before_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o eph._n 5.15_o be_v walk_v circumspect_o 3_o it_o be_v walk_v with_o god_n unto_o the_o end_n and_o so_o it_o imply_v a_o perseverance_n it_o be_v not_o a_o go_v a_o part_n of_o the_o way_n after_o god_n and_o then_o to_o turn_v back_o from_o follow_v he_o but_o it_o be_v to_o follow_v after_o he_o and_o to_o continue_v unto_o the_o end_n and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o 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