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deal_n as_o fast_o as_o she_o despise_v the_o simplicity_n of_o grace_n pag._n 208_o deny_v self_n ease_v for_o god_n ease_n pag._n 368_o deserter_n and_o dâ—scouragers_n of_o such_o minister_n of_o god_n as_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o be_v unblamable_a 389._o all_o partial_a lover_n passionate_a lover_n indirect_a lover_n vain_a glorious_a lover_n false-hearted_a lover_n second_o hand_n and_o pinch_a lover_n of_o the_o minister_n to_o be_v tax_v ibid._n such_o as_o be_v at_o defiance_n and_o hatred_n of_o their_o minister_n be_v odious_a pag._n 399_o dallier_n with_o the_o gospel_n or_o attender_n upon_o it_o for_o a_o season_n reprove_v pag._n 489_o delight_n in_o obey_v the_o sad_a command_n of_o god_n afford_v solid_a comfort_n pag._n 550_o dispensation_n against_o the_o power_n of_o truth_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n of_o our_o time_n 553._o sundry_a instance_n mention_v ibid._n decline_a of_o the_o temper_n of_o our_o time_n in_o zeal_n to_o the_o gospel_n just_o to_o be_v bewail_v pag._n 884_o e._n earthiness_n of_o our_o mould_n and_o nature_n one_o cause_n why_o god_n fill_v the_o scripture_n with_o strange_a and_o rare_a wonder_n pag._n 2_o one_o error_n in_o a_o weighty_a business_n be_v admit_v bring_v on_o many_o 248._o reason_n and_o instance_n to_o clear_v the_o point_n ibid._n one_o a_o pritch_n take_v against_o the_o minister_n 2_o unquietness_n in_o marriage_n 3._o neglect_v of_o debt_n at_o first_o 4._o the_o not_o curb_v of_o the_o tongue_n objection_n against_o it_o and_o answer_v thereto_o ibid._n special_a error_n to_o be_v avoid_v pag._n 255_o the_o ease_n of_o grace_n how_o it_o be_v wrought_v and_o to_o who_o it_o belong_v vide_fw-la obey_v the_o gospel_n the_o ease_n of_o the_o first_o mercy_n ought_v not_o to_o beget_v slight_v of_o it_o 370._o but_o rather_o to_o bind_v the_o heart_n to_o god_n ibid._n the_o ease_n of_o mercy_n shall_v for_o ever_o make_v god_n yoke_n seem_v easy_a ibid._n and_o teach_v we_o experience_n for_o time_n to_o 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cast_v myself_o whole_o upon_o it_o for_o pardon_n grace_n and_o life_n if_o i_o perish_v i_o perish_v venture_v so_o and_o prosper_v second_o proceed_v to_o other_o command_n the_o same_o lord_n of_o command_n bid_v we_o love_v one_o another_o for_o love_n fulfil_v the_o law_n faith_n joh._n 14._o jam._n 3._o 1_o tim._n 1._o all_o other_o command_v issue_n from_o faith_n the_o end_n thereof_o be_v love_n out_o of_o a_o pure_a and_o good_a conscience_n and_o love_v unfeigned_a fear_v this_o command_n also_o the_o person_n of_o man_n who_o be_v thy_o immediate_a object_n of_o love_n may_v perhaps_o seem_v contemptible_a to_o thou_o for_o what_o can_v he_o do_v unto_o thou_o whether_o thou_o love_v or_o love_v not_o but_o he_o that_o make_v thou_o and_o he_o too_o and_o have_v plant_v you_o both_o in_o the_o body_n of_o his_o church_n under_o christ_n the_o head_n he_o it_o be_v who_o bid_v thou_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n love_v he_o by_o reproof_n and_o murder_v he_o not_o love_v he_o 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for_o this_o time_n let_v we_o pray_v etc._n etc._n the_o end_n of_o the_o ninteenth_fw-mi lecture_n the_o twenty_o lecture_n continue_v upon_o the_o 14._o verse_n verse_n fourteen_o then_o he_o go_v down_o and_o wash_v himself_o seven_o time_n in_o jordan_z and_o his_o flesh_n come_v again_o unto_o he_o as_o the_o flesh_n of_o a_o little_a child_n and_o he_o be_v clean_o we_o end_v last_o time_n with_o some_o exhortation_n but_o brethren_n because_o i_o think_v i_o hear_v some_o say_v be_v it_o a_o thing_n within_o my_o power_n to_o compass_v there_o be_v nothing_o which_o i_o more_o wish_v then_o to_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o my_o inner_a man_n quest_n but_o i_o find_v no_o power_n to_o it_o tell_v i_o therefore_o how_o i_o may_v attain_v it_o answer_n for_o answer_v whereto_o i_o will_v finish_v the_o whole_a doctrine_n with_o those_o mean_n which_o direct_v hereto_o faith_n mean_n dâ—â—ecting_v to_o obey_v 1._o faith_n the_o first_o and_o one_o main_n be_v get_v 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