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displease_v with_o thy_o deliverer_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v not_o set_v thou_o free_a at_o a_o cheap_a rate_n than_o that_o of_o take_v off_o the_o weight_n that_o keep_v thou_o down_o that_o be_v by_o mortify_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o affection_n and_o lust_n by_o command_v thou_o to_o be_v clean_o and_o pure_a and_o holy_a and_o that_o for_o this_o oblige_a reason_n because_o thy_o happiness_n do_v depend_v on_o thy_o be_v such_o will_v thou_o grumble_v at_o thy_o physician_n for_o be_v severe_o faithful_a to_o thou_o in_o use_v the_o mean_n of_o thy_o recovery_n or_o will_v thou_o not_o rather_o bethink_v thyself_o with_o the_o royal_a psal_n mist_n quid_fw-la retribuam_fw-la what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n and_o blessing_n bestow_v upon_o i_o if_o this_o redeemer_n of_o thou_o be_v poor_a as_o in_o his_o member_n indeed_o he_o be_v will_v thou_o not_o give_v he_o a_o yearly_a pension_n devote_v a_o part_n of_o thy_o revenue_n to_o 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in_o the_o broad_a way_n which_o lead_v to_o destruction_n imagine_v strong_o that_o thy_o saviour_n do_v long_o as_o much_o for_o thy_o obedience_n as_o king_n david_n do_v to_o drink_v of_o the_o well_o of_o bethlem_n 15._o christ_n as_o perfect_o out_o of_o kindness_n as_o david_n out_o of_o curiosity_n will_v thou_o not_o do_v as_o much_o for_o christ_n as_o david_n soldier_n do_v for_o he_o what_o they_o do_v to_o please_v david_n be_v at_o the_o peril_n of_o their_o life_n but_o what_o thou_o do_v to_o please_v christ_n be_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o thy_o own_o and_o it_o be_v so_o natural_a for_o a_o man_n to_o pursue_v his_o own_o interest_n that_o there_o be_v no_o better_a way_n to_o make_v a_o rebel_n become_v obedient_a than_o by_o convince_a he_o of_o this_o that_o it_o be_v his_o interest_n to_o be_v so_o as_o well_o as_o duty_n although_o a_o man_n be_v such_o a_o passionate_a idolizer_n of_o his_o wealth_n that_o he_o will_v part_v with_o his_o blood_n a_o great_a 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rom._n 3._o 27._o and_o as_o the_o whole_a moral_a law_n be_v publish_v by_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n which_o any_o man_n may_v see_v who_o will_v not_o wink_v in_o the_o five_o six_o and_o seven_o chapter_n of_o st._n matthew_n so_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n think_v fit_a to_o give_v it_o upon_o a_o 1._o mountain_n nor_o be_v it_o unworthy_a our_o observation_n that_o throughout_o the_o new_a testament_n though_o there_o be_v many_o time_n a_o precept_n without_o a_o promise_v annex_v to_o it_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o one_o promise_v which_o be_v not_o clog_v with_o some_o precept_n as_o if_o our_o saviour_n have_v esteem_v it_o a_o easy_a thing_n to_o make_v we_o believe_v and_o orthodox_n christian_n than_o obedient_a and_o sincere_a one_o according_a to_o which_o he_o elsewhere_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o only_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o father_n 21._o not_o that_o call_v upon_o his_o name_n but_o that_o do_v his_o will._n nay_o as_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v honour_v god_n the_o better_a the_o more_o thou_o study_v to_o be_v like_o he_o for_o he_o we_o love_v most_o who_o we_o most_o imitate_v and_o he_o honour_v god_n best_o who_o do_v best_a resemble_v he_o and_o what_o kind_n of_o resemblance_n he_o most_o require_v st._n john_n have_v tell_v we_o twice_o together_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n and_o three_o chapter_n to_o wit_n our_o be_v pure_a as_o he_o be_v pure_a v._n 3._o and_o our_o be_v righteous_a as_o he_o be_v righteous_a v._n 7._o and_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n have_v muster_v up_o his_o precept_n with_o the_o several_a promise_n annex_v make_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o corollary_n or_o rather_o abridgement_n of_o the_o whole_a not_o at_o all_o with_o a_o command_n that_o we_o be_v happy_a as_o god_n be_v happy_a but_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v you_o perfect_a as_o he_o be_v perfect_a ult_n thus_o as_o brief_o and_o yet_o as_o full_o as_o i_o can_v possible_o 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