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if_o we_o love_v any_o thing_n more_o than_o he_o wherefore_o this_o order_n insinuate_v this_o selfe-deniall_n which_o be_v oppose_v to_o self-love_n second_o this_o order_n teach_v zeal_n to_o god_n glory_n for_o procure_v whereof_o we_o be_v to_o spend_v ourselves_o and_o all_o we_o have_v the_o light_a account_n whereof_o deserve_v a_o very_a sharp_a reproof_n 24.12_o apoc._n 16.21_o matth._n 24.12_o john_n the_o divine_a prophesi_v of_o a_o great_a hail_n which_o like_a talent_n shall_v fall_v from_o heaven_n upon_o man_n and_o christ_n he_o prophesi_v that_o because_o iniquity_n shall_v abound_v the_o love_n of_o man_n shall_v wax_v cold_a this_o cold_a hail_n and_o cold_a love_n be_v now_o apparent_a in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v marvelous_a to_o see_v how_o furious_o the_o world_n flame_v with_o contention_n about_o worldly_a profit_n and_o preferment_n and_o yet_o how_o freeze_v their_o affection_n be_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n will_n the_o enlarge_n of_o his_o 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sort_n of_o person_n whether_o the_o public_a officer_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n or_o the_o private_a man_n the_o magistrate_n so_o ought_v to_o govern_v as_o god_n glory_n may_v best_o be_v procure_v and_o not_o to_o administer_v justice_n for_o reward_n 5.23_o esa_n 5.23_o or_o of_o affection_n whereby_o it_o sometime_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o just_a and_o righteous_a man_n have_v his_o righteousness_n take_v from_o he_o and_o the_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a be_v justify_v and_o so_o god_n honour_n be_v obscure_v 8.1_o 1._o cor._n 8.1_o the_o minister_n ought_v so_o to_o use_v his_o gift_n that_o god_n thereby_o may_v gain_v glory_n and_o not_o to_o seek_v himself_o by_o ostentation_n of_o knowledge_n which_o puff_v up_o and_o edifi_v little_a without_o love_n every_o man_n in_o his_o place_n and_o calling_n must_v so_o demean_v himself_o as_o that_o he_o may_v credit_v the_o gospel_n and_o adorn_v his_o profession_n and_o that_o no_o advantage_n 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