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have_v be_v allege_v then_o unto_o noah_n especial_o to_o who_o it_o may_v have_v be_v say_v who_o be_v thou_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v wise_a than_o all_o man_n and_o to_o know_v more_o than_o all_o the_o world_n thou_o that_o have_v a_o faith_n by_o thyself_o and_o have_v no_o man_n to_o bear_v thou_o company_n think_v not_o that_o all_o adam_n posterity_n all_o the_o child_n of_o holy_a henoch_n and_o methusalem_n be_v all_o deceive_v but_o thyself_o alone_o will_v not_o these_o and_o such_o like_a objection_n have_v discourage_v any_o man_n yet_o behold_v the_o force_n of_o faith_n noah_n have_v god_n word_n for_o it_o and_o therefore_o
the_o same_o david_n confess_v psal._n 39.12_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n before_o god_n &_o a_o soiourner_n as_o all_o his_o father_n be_v &_o thereupon_o desire_v god_n to_o hear_v his_o prayer_n harken_v to_o his_o cry_n &_o not_o to_o keep_v silence_n at_o his_o tear_n as_o though_o he_o have_v say_v inasmuch_o as_o i_o sojourn_v with_o thou_o thou_o be_v to_o hear_v my_o complaint_n for_o as_o a_o soiourner_n care_n nor_o look_n for_o nothing_o but_o depend_v on_o they_o for_o all_o thing_n with_o who_o he_o sojourn_v so_o must_v we_o cast_v all_o our_o care_n on_o god_n for_o he_o care_v for_o we_o he_o be_v our_o landlord_n we_o be_v his_o farmour_n and_o tenant_n we_o hold_v the_o earth_n from_o he_o by_o no_o lease_n for_o year_n but_o at_o his_o will_n and_o it_o be_v lend_v we_o let_v we_o therefore_o but_o have_v care_n to_o please_v this_o our_o landlord_n and_o care_n for_o nothing_o five_o we_o must_v give_v continual_a thanks_n and_o praise_n to_o god_n for_o his_o good_a blessing_n we_o receive_v in_o this_o world_n for_o all_o be_v he_o and_o we_o be_v but_o stranger_n thus_o do_v all_o god_n saint_n in_o old_a time_n jacob_n he_o be_v less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o god_n mercy_n but_o especial_o there_o be_v one_o memorable_a example_n of_o david_n and_o the_o church_n in_o his_o day_n 1._o chronicle_n 29.13.14.15.16_o when_o he_o have_v prepare_v abundant_o for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o prostrate_v himself_o before_o god_n and_o in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o the_o people_n say_a thus_o riches_n and_o honour_n come_v of_o thou_o therefore_o our_o god_n we_o thank_v thou_o and_o praise_v thy_o glorious_a name_n but_o who_o be_o i_o and_o what_o be_v my_o people_n that_o we_o shall_v offer_v unto_o thou_o for_o all_o be_v thou_o and_o of_o thy_o own_o have_v we_o give_v thou_o for_o we_o be_v stranger_n before_o thou_o and_o sojourner_n as_o all_o our_o father_n be_v thankfulness_n beseem_v all_o man_n especial_o stranger_n therefore_o as_o pilgrim_n do_v thankful_o accept_v the_o favour_n show_v they_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n so_o must_v we_o all_o the_o blessing_n god_n give_v we_o in_o this_o world_n where_o we_o be_v but_o stranger_n six_o and_o last_o we_o must_v hasten_v to_o the_o kingdom_n as_o a_o pilgrim_n do_v to_o his_o journey_n end_n or_o to_o his_o own_o country_n and_o till_o he_o can_v be_v always_o think_v of_o it_o and_o sigh_v after_o it_o so_o must_v we_o who_o be_v not_o dweller_n but_o sojourner_n in_o these_o house_n of_o clay_n long_o after_o heaven_n and_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v he_o do_v coâ—et_o to_o remove_v from_o hence_o and_o to_o dwell_v with_o the_o lord_n stranger_n â—re_n not_o to_o take_v such_o pleasure_n in_o foreign_a country_n as_o to_o forget_v their_o own_o so_o christian_n must_v not_o be_v so_o in_o love_n with_o this_o world_n as_o to_o forget_v or_o neglect_v the_o world_n to_o come_v if_o they_o do_v â—hey_n be_v unworthy_a of_o it_o and_o show_v themselves_o not_o stranger_n â—s_a abraham_n here_o be_v but_o man_n of_o this_o world_n who_o have_v their_o â—ortion_n in_o this_o life_n psal._n 17.14_o in_o perform_v these_o six_o action_n man_n show_v themselves_o branger_n in_o this_o world_n and_o thus_o must_v we_o do_v even_o in_o the_o â—idst_n of_o all_o worldly_a prosperity_n if_o we_o look_v â—uer_o to_o enjoy_v the_o glory_n of_o a_o better_a and_o thus_o do_v we_o shall_v be_v child_n of_o faithful_a abraham_n who_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n as_o one_o that_o dwell_v in_o tent_n the_o second_o point_n for_o the_o manner_n how_o abraham_n dwell_v in_o canaan_n be_v that_o he_o build_v himself_o no_o house_n nor_o make_v orchard_n or_o garden_n but_o dwell_v in_o tent_n or_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v such_o house_n as_o now_o be_v use_v in_o war_n and_o be_v yet_o call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n tent_n or_o pavilion_n who_o matter_n be_v not_o wood_n nor_o stone_n but_o cloth_n stuff_n or_o skin_n and_o be_v easy_o rear_v and_o soon_o take_v down_o and_o when_o a_o man_n depart_v he_o may_v carry_v his_o house_n with_o he_o that_o abraham_n do_v thus_o appear_v in_o the_o story_n write_v of_o he_o he_o come_v to_o bethell_n and_o there_o pitch_v his_o tent_n gen._n 12.8_o and_o gen._n 13.18_o he_o remove_v his_o tent_n and_o 18.1_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o sit_v in_o his_o tent_n door_n and_o 18.9_o be_v ask_v where_o sarah_n be_v answer_v she_o be_v within_o in_o the_o tent_n and_o these_o tent_n be_v call_v his_o place_n gen._n 18.33_o and_o his_o house_n 24.2_o out_o of_o all_o which_o place_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o dwell_v in_o tent_n and_o that_o not_o only_o at_o his_o first_o come_n when_o he_o have_v not_o time_n to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n but_o even_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n after_o his_o come_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o why_o do_v abraham_n dwell_v in_o tent_n and_o not_o in_o house_n be_v it_o because_o then_o there_o be_v no_o house_n not_o so_o for_o there_o be_v city_n build_v even_o afore_o the_o flood_n gen._n 4.17_o cain_n build_v a_o city_n no_o marvel_n therefore_o if_o there_o be_v many_o after_o as_o sodom_n and_o all_o her_o sister_n and_o though_o it_o appear_v not_o they_o dig_v into_o the_o earth_n for_o natural_a stone_n yet_o have_v they_o brick_n which_o they_o make_v themselves_o genesis_n 11.3_o and_o sure_o the_o world_n which_o build_v the_o huge_a tower_n of_o babel_n gen._n 11._o will_v not_o stick_v to_o build_v themselves_o house_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v say_v that_o those_o city_n sodom_n gomorrah_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o multitude_n of_o tent_n together_o for_o we_o read_v genes_n 19.3_o that_o lot_n dwell_v in_o sodom_n receive_v 2._o angel_n into_o his_o house_n and_o in_o the_o 4._o verse_n that_o the_o sodomite_n come_v and_o environ_v his_o house_n round_o about_o to_o take_v they_o think_v they_o have_v be_v man_n and_o when_o lot_n refuse_v to_o deliver_v they_o that_o they_o press_v sore_o upon_o the_o house_n to_o have_v break_v up_o the_o door_n but_o all_o this_o may_v have_v be_v spare_v if_o it_o have_v be_v nothing_o but_o a_o tent_n which_o a_o child_n may_v cut_v in_o piece_n with_o a_o knife_n it_o be_v manifest_a then_o that_o there_o be_v house_n in_o those_o day_n why_o then_o do_v abraham_n build_v none_o be_v it_o because_o he_o be_v poor_a &_o can_v not_o nor_o so_o for_o contrariwise_o gen._n 12.5_o he_o carry_v with_o he_o from_o his_o own_o country_n all_o the_o substance_n he_o possess_v and_o what_o that_o be_v be_v particularise_v gen._n 13.2_o he_o be_v very_o rich_a in_o cattle_n in_o silver_n and_o in_o gold_n his_o riches_n be_v both_o great_a &_o of_o the_o best_a so_o they_o he_o can_v but_o will_v not_o but_o why_o will_v he_o not_o be_v it_o upon_o a_o proud_a humour_n or_o in_o a_o conceit_a singularity_n because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v like_o other_o man_n but_o have_v a_o singular_a way_n of_o his_o own_o no_o abraham_n be_v none_o of_o those_o who_o allow_v nothing_o but_o that_o that_o be_v do_v of_o themselves_o and_o who_o think_v nothing_o good_a if_o it_o be_v ordinary_a for_o he_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n and_o famous_a for_o his_o faith_n so_o than_o none_o of_o these_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o his_o so_o do_v the_o reason_n then_o why_o abraham_n and_o other_o holy_a patriarch_n use_v to_o dwell_v in_o tent_n and_o not_o to_o build_v they_o house_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n civil_a and_o holy_a the_o civil_a or_o politic_a respect_n that_o they_o have_v be_v this_o they_o hold_v themselves_o god_n servant_n do_v depend_v on_o his_o word_n and_o therefore_o do_v submit_v themselves_o to_o go_v up_o and_o down_o the_o world_n whither_o soever_o god_n do_v call_v they_o be_v then_o to_o remove_v every_o day_n they_o know_v not_o when_o nor_o whither_o it_o be_v therefore_o both_o the_o fit_a and_o cheap_a to_o dwell_v in_o tent_n which_o be_v soon_o pitch_v up_o and_o soon_o take_v down_o neither_o need_v it_o to_o seem_v strange_a that_o they_o can_v live_v for_o cold_a in_o those_o poor_a thin_a tent_n all_o the_o year_n long_o for_o the_o country_n and_o climate_n there_o be_v always_o temperate_a enough_o for_o cold_a and_o rather_o incline_v to_o too_o much_o heat_n the_o holy_a or_o religious_a respect_n be_v this_o they_o hold_v themselves_o but_o stranger_n upon_o earth_n &_o therefore_o will_v not_o build_v themselves_o city_n or_o house_n as_o look_v or_o care_v to_o live_v upon_o earth_n but_o dwell_v in_o tent_n as_o seem_v desirous_a
to_o remove_v from_o the_o earth_n to_o heaven_n the_o soon_o the_o better_a and_o this_o do_v the_o father_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n not_o that_o they_o think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o build_v city_n or_o dwell_v in_o house_n but_o that_o they_o may_v testify_v their_o religion_n and_o their_o expectation_n of_o another_o world_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o profane_a age_n wherein_o they_o live_v wherein_o there_o be_v almost_o none_o that_o either_o regard_v remember_v or_o acknowledge_v a_o world_n to_o come_v and_o this_o be_v not_o the_o particular_a or_o singular_a deed_n of_o abraham_n alone_o all_o holy_a man_n in_o those_o day_n live_v in_o tent_n gen._n 9.21_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o noah_n dwell_v in_o tent_n though_o then_o he_o be_v king_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o so_o do_v lot_n also_o as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v with_o abraham_n gen._n 13.5_o let_v hâ—d_n sheep_n and_o cattle_n and_o tent_n and_o thus_o they_o do_v because_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v they_o 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than_o protest_v that_o though_o god_n kill_v he_o yet_o he_o will_v trust_v in_o he_o &_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o salvation_n chap._n 13.15_o see_v abraham_n faith_n will_v lead_v he_o from_o country_n to_o country_n and_o job_n will_v carry_v he_o through_o life_n and_o death_n and_o noble_a david_n be_v not_o behind_o for_o his_o part_n for_o he_o will_v lose_v his_o kingdom_n if_o god_n will_v have_v it_o so_o 2._o sam._n 15.26_o if_o say_v david_n god_n say_v i_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o thou_o lo_o here_o i_o be_o let_v he_o do_v to_o i_o not_o what_o i_o in_o my_o reason_n can_v wish_v but_o what_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o eye_n behold_v now_o in_o these_o holy_a man_n the_o practice_n and_o obedience_n of_o true_a faith_n it_o prescribe_v not_o god_n the_o measure_n there_o and_o thus_o do_v we_o have_v our_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n though_o we_o live_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o we_o shall_v do_v the_o rather_o because_o general_o the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o 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to_o make_v manifest_a the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o his_o child_n the_o lord_n say_v job_n know_v my_o way_n and_o try_v i_o job_n 23.10_o deuteronomie_n 8.2_o remember_v all_o the_o way_n say_v moses_n to_o the_o israelite_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n lead_v thou_o this_o forty_o year_n for_o to_o prove_v thou_o and_o to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n hence_o james_n call_v temptation_n the_o trial_n of_o faith_n james_n chapter_n 1._o verse_n 2.3_o and_o paul_n make_v patience_n the_o fruit_n of_o tribulation_n roman_n chapter_n 5._o verse_n 3._o for_o look_v as_o the_o shower_n in_o the_o spring_n time_n cause_v the_o bud_n to_o appear_v so_o do_v affliction_n make_v manifest_a god_n grace_n in_o his_o child_n patience_n hope_v and_o other_o virtue_n lie_v close_o in_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o day_n of_o peace_n but_o when_o tribulation_n come_v than_o they_o break_v forth_o and_o show_v themselves_o hence_o we_o learn_v that_o it_o be_v not_o always_o a_o token_n 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the_o promise_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n in_o their_o day_n they_o receive_v christ_n true_o by_o faith_n and_o so_o see_v his_o day_n but_o his_o actual_a incarnation_n in_o the_o flesh_n they_o live_v not_o to_o see_v whereas_o it_o be_v say_v that_o by_o faith_n they_o obtain_v testimony_n here_o first_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o man_n that_o make_v he_o acceptable_a to_o god_n but_o faith_n only_o god_n regard_v no_o man_n person_n he_o accept_v not_o of_o a_o man_n because_o he_o be_v a_o king_n or_o because_o he_o be_v wise_a or_o rich_a or_o strong_a etc._n etc._n but_o if_o a_o man_n believe_v than_o the_o lord_n be_v ready_a to_o give_v testimony_n of_o he_o that_o he_o like_v well_o of_o he_o in_o regard_v
witness_n but_o rather_o be_v except_v against_o as_o altogether_o unworthy_a and_o so_o will_v prove_v a_o discredit_n to_o his_o friend_n cause_n &_o a_o shame_n to_o himself_o so_o it_o be_v with_o we_o in_o christ_n cause_n if_o we_o profess_v in_o word_n &_o deny_v indeed_o we_o discredit_v christ_n and_o his_o profession_n &_o shame_v ourselves_o for_o ever_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a not_o only_o in_o word_n and_o judgement_n but_o in_o life_n &_o conversation_n to_o make_v a_o true_a &_o constant_a confession_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o truth_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o exhortation_n now_o follow_v the_o 2._o point_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o verse_n namely_o the_o manner_n how_o god_n church_n &_o people_n may_v put_v in_o practice_n this_o worthy_a exhortation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v constant_a in_o the_o faith_n and_o this_o consist_v in_o three_o duty_n 1._o they_o must_v cast_v away_o that_o which_o press_v down_o 2._o they_o must_v cast_v away_o that_o sin_n that_o hang_v so_o fast_o on_o or_o sin_n which_o so_o ready_o do_v compass_v we_o about_o 3._o they_o must_v run_v the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o they_o with_o patience_n whosoever_o in_o god_n church_n either_o jew_n or_o gentile_n can_v perform_v these_o 3._o thing_n shall_v be_v able_a no_o doubt_n to_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n &_o continue_v constant_a in_o the_o faith_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o these_o 3._o in_o order_n the_o 1._o thing_n then_o to_o be_v do_v be_v this_o we_o must_v cast_v away_o that_o which_o press_v down_o or_o thus_o cast_v away_o the_o weight_n or_o burden_n for_o so_o much_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n signify_v even_o that_o burden_n which_o so_o press_v down_o the_o poor_a christian_a that_o he_o can_v go_v on_o forward_o in_o the_o course_n of_o godliness_n and_o christianity_n by_o burden_n or_o weight_n here_o we_o must_v understand_v 5._o thing_n 1._o the_o love_n of_o this_o temporal_a life_n 2._o care_v for_o earthly_a thing_n 3._o riches_n &_o temporal_a wealth_n 4._o worldly_n honour_n &_o preferment_n 5._o worldly_n delight_n and_o pleasure_n all_o these_o be_v thing_n which_o lie_v heavy_a on_o man_n soul_n as_o weighty_a burden_n which_o press_v it_o down_o especial_o then_o when_o the_o soul_n shall_v lift_v up_o itself_o to_o seek_v heavenly_a thing_n so_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o sour_a riches_n pleasure_n &_o care_n for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v call_v thorn_n which_o choke_v the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o a_o man_n heart_n and_o make_v it_o unfruitful_a and_o surfeit_v &_o drunkenness_n be_v say_v to_o be_v thing_n which_o oppress_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v it_o heavy_a and_o easy_a it_o be_v to_o show_v by_o many_o testimony_n that_o all_o these_o five_o thing_n do_v press_v down_o the_o heart_n especial_o then_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v lift_v up_o in_o the_o seek_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n now_o in_o this_o that_o these_o 5._o thing_n be_v weighty_a burden_n we_o may_v learn_v first_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o in_o these_o our_o day_n every_o where_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n be_v publish_v preach_v &_o expound_v take_v so_o little_a place_n in_o man_n heart_n whether_o we_o regard_v knowledge_n &_o understanding_n or_o affection_n and_o obedience_n for_o god_n word_n be_v a_o word_n of_o power_n mighty_a in_o operation_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v then_o that_o the_o ground_n be_v barren_a where_o it_o be_v cast_v why_o make_v it_o not_o man_n learned_a &_o religious_a ans._n sure_o in_o every_o place_n where_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v preach_v especial_o among_o we_o these_o five_o thing_n possess_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n &_o exercise_v all_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o after_o long_o preach_v there_o be_v little_a fruit_n or_o profit_n either_o for_o knowledge_n or_o obedience_n for_o where_o the_o heart_n be_v press_v down_o with_o the_o weight_n of_o these_o earthly_a thing_n there_o the_o word_n of_o god_n can_v take_v no_o place_n nor_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o this_o be_v general_o true_a among_o we_o though_o we_o hear_v god_n word_n from_o year_n to_o year_n and_o thereby_o may_v increase_v in_o knowledge_n &_o obedience_n if_o we_o will_v yet_o in_o many_o there_o be_v little_a show_n of_o either_o and_o the_o cause_n be_v in_o these_o worldly_a care_n which_o take_v place_n in_o our_o heart_n for_o this_o be_v a_o most_o certain_a truth_n that_o so_o long_o as_o our_o heart_n be_v addict_v to_o the_o greedy_a seek_v after_o these_o earthly_a thing_n honour_n pleasure_n etc._n etc._n so_o long_o will_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v barren_a the_o good_a seed_n of_o god_n word_n may_v be_v sow_v therein_o but_o little_a fruit_n shall_v come_v thereof_o save_o brier_n and_o weed_n which_o will_v increase_v our_o damnation_n again_o whereas_o the_o love_n of_o temporal_a life_n &_o care_n of_o earthly_a thing_n etc._n etc._n be_v sore_a burden_n press_v down_o a_o man_n heart_n from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n and_o make_v it_o heavy_a and_o sad_a and_o dead_a in_o regard_n of_o all_o spiritual_a exercise_n and_o contemplation_n hereby_o we_o be_v teach_v oftentimes_o to_o give_v ourselves_o to_o elevate_v and_o lift_v up_o our_o mind_n and_o heart_n to_o god_n partly_o by_o meditation_n in_o his_o word_n partly_o by_o invocation_n on_o his_o name_n and_o partly_o by_o thanksgiving_n and_o to_o do_v these_o thing_n the_o better_a we_o must_v remember_v to_o set_v apart_o some_o special_a time_n every_o day_n for_o this_o special_a work_n so_o as_o we_o may_v say_v with_o david_n psal._n 25.1_o lord_n i_o lift_v up_o my_o heart_n unto_o thou_o david_n be_v well_o acquint_v with_o this_o exercise_n and_o so_o be_v daniel_n for_o both_o of_o they_o use_v this_o as_o we_o may_v read_v psa._n 55.17_o evening_n and_o morning_n say_v david_n and_o at_o noon_n will_v i_o pray_v &_o make_v a_o noise_n and_o daniel_n use_v to_o pray_v unto_o god_n 3._o time_n a_o day_n wherein_o 6.10_o he_o will_v hearty_o &_o unfeigned_o call_v upon_o god_n with_o thanksgiving_n and_o great_a reason_n we_o shall_v do_v so_o for_o we_o live_v in_o this_o world_n wherein_o be_v innumerable_a weighty_a thing_n which_o press_v down_o our_o heart_n from_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n &_o therefore_o we_o must_v often_o practise_v ourselves_o in_o holy_a meditation_n &_o prayer_n unto_o god_n that_o so_o we_o may_v lift_v up_o our_o soul_n unto_o god_n from_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n to_o use_v a_o fit_a comparison_n we_o know_v that_o those_o who_o keep_v clock_n if_o they_o will_v have_v the_o clock_n still_o go_v must_v once_o or_o twice_o a_o day_n wind_v up_o the_o plummet_n which_o cause_n the_o wheel_n to_o go_v about_o because_o they_o be_v still_o draw_v downward_o even_o so_o see_v our_o heart_n have_v plummet_n of_o lead_n which_o be_v worldly_a care_n and_o desire_n to_o press_v they_o down_o from_o seek_v up_o to_o heaven_n we_o must_v do_v with_o our_o heart_n as_o the_o clock-keeper_n do_v with_o his_o plummet_n wind_v they_o up_o unto_o god_n every_o day_n &_o for_o this_o end_n must_v set_v apart_o some_o particular_a time_n to_o do_v the_o same_o in_o holy_a duty_n why_o do_v god_n command_v the_o 7._o day_n to_o be_v sanctify_v and_o set_v apart_o from_o all_o bodily_a exercise_n &_o worldly_a care_n undoubted_o it_o be_v for_o this_o end_n to_o cause_n man_n to_o elevate_v their_o heart_n from_o all_o worldly_a thing_n to_o seek_v the_o thing_n above_o else_o if_o the_o mind_n shall_v be_v always_o press_v down_o with_o worldly_a care_n it_o can_v never_o attain_v to_o heaven_n joy_n he_o that_o have_v not_o conscience_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n to_o lift_v up_o his_o heart_n to_o heaven_n by_o prayer_n and_o hear_v god_n word_n with_o meditation_n thereon_o can_v possible_o have_v any_o 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