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not_o haste_v his_o end_n as_o he_o be_v counsel_v by_o his_o wife_n chap._n 2._o 9_o and_o beg_v of_o god_n to_o turn_v from_o he_o namely_o his_o wrath_n or_o not_o to_o set_v his_o iniquity_n before_o he_o his_o secret_a sin_n in_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n as_o psalm_n 90._o 7_o 8_o 9_o that_o he_o may_v rest_v or_o be_v spare_v a_o little_a to_o recover_v strength_n and_o not_o consume_v or_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o blow_n of_o his_o hand_n as_o psalm_n 39_o 10_o 13._o till_o he_o shall_v accomplish_v as_o a_o hireling_n his_o day_n job_n 7._o 1._o and_o 14._o 5_o 6._o 14._o see_v also_o that_o caution_n eccles_n 7._o 17._o why_o shall_v thou_o die_v before_o thy_o time_n of_o like_a import_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o say_n of_o hezekiah_n that_o in_o the_o cut_n off_o his_o day_n threaten_v he_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o residue_n of_o his_o year_n his_o age_n be_v depart_v from_o he_o he_o have_v cut_v off_o like_o a_o weaver_n his_o life_n isaiah_n 38._o 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he_o see_v good_a matthew_n 6._o 19_o 32_o 33._o etc._n etc._n yea_o even_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o all_o the_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n most_o to_o be_v esteem_v love_a and_o respect_v in_o their_o place_n and_o in_o subordination_n to_o he_o yet_o be_v to_o be_v hate_v by_o we_o for_o he_o and_o in_o comparison_n of_o he_o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o say_v our_o saviour_n and_o in_o come_v hate_v not_o father_n and_o mother_n wife_n and_o child_n brethren_n and_o sister_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n matthew_n 10._o 37_o 39_o luke_n 14._o 26_o 33._o they_o seek_v not_o the_o lord_n after_o the_o due_a order_n that_o with_o their_o mouth_n show_v much_o love_n but_o their_o heart_n go_v after_o their_o covetousness_n ezekiel_n 33._o 31._o nor_o they_o that_o love_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n more_o than_o that_o which_o come_v of_o god_n alone_o john_n 5._o 44._o and_o 12_o 43._o that_o rather_o than_o part_v with_o or_o hazard_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o one_o will_v let_v go_v the_o other_o or_o put_v or_o keep_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o certain_a way_n or_o meeting_n with_o it_o and_o so_o for_o lie_a vanity_n forsake_v their_o own_o mercy_n as_o also_o he_o that_o will_v first_o go_v bury_v his_o father_n that_o so_o he_o may_v keep_v the_o good_a will_n of_o such_o relation_n while_o they_o live_v and_o so_o make_v sure_o the_o inheritance_n portion_n or_o advantage_n he_o may_v have_v from_o they_o at_o their_o death_n then_o promise_v to_o himself_o to_o follow_v he_o with_o a_o more_o full_a spirit_n and_o likewise_o he_o that_o will_v first_o go_v bid_v they_o farewell_n that_o be_v at_o home_n at_o his_o house_n that_o in_o a_o design_n to_o keep_v the_o friendship_n of_o the_o world_n and_o worldly_a relation_n and_o friend_n will_v seek_v their_o consent_n or_o a_o fair_a and_o possible_o come_v off_o that_o he_o may_v not_o incur_v hatred_n and_o reproach_n 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swift_a to_o hear_v that_o word_n of_o truth_n in_o what_o condition_n so_o ever_o we_o be_v come_v as_o we_o be_v to_o it_o listen_v to_o and_o receive_v it_o with_o all_o acception_n as_o a_o faithful_a say_n full_a of_o truth_n and_o goodness_n for_o we_o at_o all_o time_n that_o jesus_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n to_o hear_v always_o before_o we_o speak_v or_o do_v that_o thence_o we_o may_v be_v right_o teach_v strengthen_v and_o qualify_v so_o to_o speak_v and_o do_v as_o those_o that_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o that_o royal_a law_n of_o liberty_n be_v more_o ready_a to_o hear_v then_o to_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o fool_n james_n 1._o 19_o eccles_n 5._o 1._o prov._n 22._o 17_o 21._o and_o so_o the_o way_n to_o seek_v righteousness_n profitable_o that_o we_o may_v attain_v it_o be_v to_o seek_v it_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n roman_n 9_o 30_o 32._o to_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o he_o gal._n 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generation_n of_o they_o that_o seek_v his_o face_n and_o so_o seek_v righteousness_n and_o strength_n there_o psalm_n 24._o 4_o 6._o with_o isaiah_n 45._o 24_o 25._o and_o therefore_o also_o call_v upon_o we_o to_o seek_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o strength_n lead_v we_o to_o this_o as_o the_o way_n to_o it_o in_o his_o fundamental_a instruction_n seek_v his_o face_n evermore_o remember_v his_o marvellous_a work_n that_o he_o have_v do_v his_o wonder_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o mouth_n psam_fw-la 105._o 4_o 5._o they_o then_o seek_v he_o not_o after_o the_o due_a order_n that_o first_o seek_v to_o frame_v or_o work_v up_o their_o own_o heart_n to_o a_o belief_n or_o hope_n in_o god_n or_o confident_a expectation_n of_o good_a from_o he_o before_o they_o hear_v or_o dare_v receive_v and_o consider_v the_o word_n of_o faith_n as_o true_a for_o they_o but_o seek_v to_o find_v the_o act_n or_o grace_n of_o faith_n first_o in_o their_o own_o heart_n that_o from_o thence_o they_o 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