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you_o as_o unto_o child_n my_o son_n despise_v not_o thou_o the_o chasten_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o faint_v when_o thou_o be_v rebuke_v of_o he_o yea_o observe_v yet_o further_o that_o god_n chastize_v of_o his_o child_n for_o their_o sin_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o grace_n and_o love_n and_o not_o of_o his_o wrath_n and_o thy_o damnation_n therefore_o now_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o the_o aforesaid_a fear_n for_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chastize_v and_o scourge_v every_o son_n who_o he_o receive_v heb._n 12._o now_o if_o god_n will_v not_o have_v those_o that_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n however_o he_o chastise_v they_o to_o forget_v the_o relation_n that_o by_o the_o adoption_n of_o son_n they_o stand_v in_o to_o god_n if_o he_o check_v they_o that_o do_v forget_v it_o when_o his_o rod_n be_v upon_o their_o back_n for_o sin_n than_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o those_o fear_n that_o thou_o have_v under_o a_o colour_n of_o the_o come_n again_o of_o the_o 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and_o do_v evil_a thing_n as_o they_o can_v and_o as_o another_o scripture_n have_v it_o go_v a_o whore_v from_o under_o their_o god_n yet_o god_n call_v to_o they_o by_o the_o prophet_n say_v will_v thou_o not_o from_o this_o time_n cry_v unto_o i_o my_o father_n thou_o be_v the_o god_n of_o my_o youth_n jer._n 3.1_o 7._o 3._o remember_v also_o that_o eminent_a text_n make_v mention_v of_o in_o 1_o sam._n 12._o fear_v not_o you_o have_v do_v all_o this_o wickedness_n and_o labour_n to_o maintain_v faith_n in_o thy_o soul_n of_o thy_o be_v a_o child_n it_o be_v true_a that_o thou_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n before_o and_o so_o that_o thou_o ought_v not_o to_o fall_v under_o thy_o first_o fear_n because_o the_o ground_n be_v take_v away_o of_o thy_o eternal_a damnation_n now_o let_v not_o any_o from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v take_v courage_n to_o live_v loose_a life_n under_o a_o supposition_n that_o once_o in_o christ_n and_o ever_o in_o christ_n and_o the_o 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solomon_n servant_n they_o watch_v about_o his_o bed_n because_o of_o fear_n in_o the_o night_n so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o they_o that_o have_v this_o godly_a fear_n it_o make_v they_o a_o watchful_a people_n 1._o it_o make_v they_o watch_v their_o heart_n and_o take_v heed_n to_o keep_v they_o with_o all_o diligence_n lest_o they_o shall_v by_o one_o or_o another_o of_o its_o sleight_n lead_v they_o to_o do_v that_o which_o in_o itself_o be_v wicked_a prov._n 4.23_o heb._n 12.15_o 2._o it_o make_v they_o watch_v lest_o some_o temptation_n from_o hell_n shall_v enter_v into_o their_o heart_n to_o the_o destroy_n of_o they_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o 3._o it_o make_v they_o watch_v their_o mouth_n and_o keep_v they_o also_o at_o sometime_o as_o with_o a_o bit_n and_o bridle_n that_o they_o offend_v not_o with_o their_o tongue_n know_v that_o the_o tongue_n be_v apt_a be_v a_o evil_a member_n soon_o to_o catch_v the_o fire_n of_o hell_n to_o the_o defile_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n jam._n 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