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render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o belove_a people_n then_o if_o you_o take_v in_o all_o these_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o they_o be_v the_o people_n that_o have_v the_o right_a discovery_n of_o the_o way_n of_o god_n they_o be_v a_o people_n that_o god_n honour_a and_o advance_v above_o all_o people_n and_o a_o people_n that_o know_v more_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n and_o see_v more_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n than_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n beside_o second_o for_o the_o transgression_n here_o charge_v upon_o jesurun_n this_o see_a people_n it_o be_v they_o wax_v fat_a and_o kick_v i_o shall_v speak_v a_o little_a distinct_o to_o they_o they_o wax_v fat_a there_o be_v in_o scripture_n fatness_n speak_v of_o in_o a_o good_a sense_n the_o fatness_n of_o god_n house_n speak_v of_o psalm_n 36.9_o and_o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v as_o with_o marrow_n and_o fatness_n psal_n 63.5_o est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la saturitas_fw-la pinguis_fw-la 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a_o upright_a heart_n have_v a_o respect_n to_o all_o the_o commandment_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o david_n act_v 13.22_o a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n he_o must_v fulfil_v all_o his_o will_n not_o only_o easy_a duty_n but_o difficult_a duty_n not_o only_o those_o that_o be_v in_o fashion_n but_o those_o that_o be_v out_o of_o fashion_n and_o be_v discountenance_v among_o man_n in_o the_o least_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o great_a for_o the_o whole_a law_n be_v write_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o his_o obedience_n thereunto_o be_v universal_a rom._n 6.17_o and_o the_o more_o of_o god_n authority_n there_o be_v in_o the_o law_n the_o deep_a impression_n it_o have_v upon_o the_o spirit_n three_o i_o be_v also_o upright_o before_o he_o and_o i_o keep_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n a_o sincere_a heart_n have_v the_o most_o serious_a resolution_n the_o most_o unfeigned_a detestation_n and_o therefore_o the_o great_a and_o the_o most_o diligent_a watch_n against_o his_o own_o iniquity_n 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it_o p._n 422_o holiness_n the_o perfection_n of_o it_o consist_v in_o three_o thing_n p._n 425_o hope_n be_v conversant_a about_o thing_n to_o come_v see_v p._n 152._o follow_v p._n 163_o i_o jacob_n put_v for_o all_o the_o tribe_n p._n 165_o idol_n take_v heed_n of_o they_o p._n 483_o jehu_n service_n p._n 289_o jehu_n heart_n not_o right_a with_o god_n p._n 291_o jehue_n censure_n p._n 293_o jealousy_n of_o god_n have_v a_o double_a fruit_n p._n 703_o jesurun_n the_o word_n open_v p._n 518_o 519_o jesurun_v wax_v fat_a p._n 520_o jew_n national_a conversion_n p._n 274_o jew_n god_n have_v not_o cast_v they_o off_o p._n 268_o jew_n shall_v be_v ingraft_v again_o ibid._n jew_n shall_v be_v convert_v by_o sight_n p._n 277_o jew_n call_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o p._n 280_o jew_n call_v the_o time_n of_o it_o p._n 281_o jew_n when_o convert_v what_o shall_v be_v among_o they_o p._n 282_o jew_n conversion_n the_o ground_n for_o it_o see_v p._n 283._o follow_v p._n 288_o jew_n conversion_n 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their_o pastor_n p._n 105_o member_n have_v a_o threefold_a power_n p._n 119_o member_n be_v not_o to_o entrench_v upon_o the_o officer_n power_n p._n 120_o mercy_n national_a have_v six_o thing_n observable_a p._n 64_o mercy_n for_o god_n people_n see_v people_n mercy_n in_o it_o every_o godly_a man_n be_v to_o look_v at_o two_o thing_n p._n 514_o mercy_n discover_v six_o way_n by_o which_o man_n be_v the_o worse_a p._n 532_o mercy_n the_o fruit_n of_o it_o p._n 535_o it_o be_v threefold_a p._n 736_o mercy_n the_o ground_n of_o it_o p._n 737_o mercy_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n p._n 523_o mercy_n the_o reason_n why_o they_o make_v man_n the_o worse_a p._n 527_o mercy_n the_o use_n of_o they_o p._n 531_o mercy_n how_o to_o know_v they_o make_v man_n the_o better_a p._n 538_o mercy_n be_v sweet_a in_o the_o receipt_n but_o sad_a in_o the_o account_n p._n 724_o mercy_n for_o receive_v they_o what_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o will_v be_v require_v p._n 727_o minister_n how_o its_o possible_a 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faith_n p._n 47_o obligation_n of_o god_n to_o man_n be_v twofold_a p._n 339_o officer_n duty_n p._n 111_o officer_n and_o office_n appoint_v by_o christ_n ibid._n officer_n appoint_v by_o the_o holy-ghost_n ibid._n wherein_o he_o do_v two_o thing_n p._n 111_o officer_n set_v by_o the_o apostle_n according_a to_o christ_n institution_n p._n 115_o officer_n set_v up_o by_o the_o evangelist_n according_a to_o the_o apostle_n appointment_n ibid._n officer_n accept_v of_o by_o the_o church_n ibid._n officer_n appoint_v for_o several_a end_n p._n 116_o officer_n the_o glory_n of_o a_o church_n ibid._n officer_n have_v a_o office_n p._n 118_o officer_n power_n threefold_a p._n 119_o officer_n if_o they_o have_v not_o power_n what_o will_v follow_v ibid._n officer_n be_v the_o church_n servant_n p._n 120_o officer_n have_v the_o management_n of_o the_o church_n affair_n p._n 121_o officer_n must_v account_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o people_n p._n 125_o officer_n will_v give_v a_o different_a account_n at_o the_o last_o day_n p._n 128_o officer_n in_o a_o church_n what_o manner_n of_o man_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v p._n 130_o officer_n choose_v without_o gift_n will_v prove_v miserable_a to_o the_o church_n p._n 132_o oppression_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 394_o ordinance_n of_o worship_n shall_v continue_v till_o the_o world_n end_n p._n 7_o ordinance_n all_o manner_n shall_v be_v in_o god_n city_n p._n 8_o ordinance_n that_o have_v man_n unfruitful_a under_o they_o resemble_v to_o marish_a place_n p._n 9_o â—ee_o their_o judgement_n in_o p._n 11._o ordinance_n the_o pure_a have_v some_o give_v up_o under_o they_o to_o perpetual_a barrenness_n p._n 12_o ordinance_n must_v be_v pure_a p._n 155_o ordinance_n