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of_o god_n we_o shall_v be_v shut_v out_o of_o heaven_n the_o next_o thing_n here_o require_v be_v 2_o to_o aim_n at_o it_o as_o our_o end_n when_o a_o man_n aim_v at_o a_o mark_n he_o have_v it_o in_o his_o eye_n look_v off_o from_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o fix_v his_o eye_n upon_o that_o alone_a this_o then_o be_v another_o part_n of_o the_o direction_n aim_v at_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n that_o be_v make_v it_o your_o design_n and_o the_o scope_n of_o all_o your_o action_n that_o you_o may_v attain_v it_o 1_o this_o will_v make_v thing_n of_o the_o world_n of_o small_a account_n with_o we_o 1_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n as_o pleasure_n profit_n and_o honour_n see_v heb._n 11.9_o 10-35_a vers_fw-la 2_o the_o evil_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n christ_n for_o the_o joy_n that_o be_v set_v before_o he_o endure_v the_o cross_n and_o despise_v the_o shame_n heb._n 12.2_o paul_n speak_v of_o his_o manifold_a suffering_n as_o but_o one_o light_a affliction_n while_o he_o look_v not_o at_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v see_v but_o at_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o see_v 2_o cor._n 4.17_o 2_o this_o will_v turn_v the_o scale_n in_o any_o temptation_n you_o know_v a_o man_n set_v at_o nought_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v that_o will_v not_o further_o he_o to_o the_o attain_n of_o his_o end_n which_o his_o heart_n be_v set_v upon_o as_o his_o chief_a good_a and_o therefore_o offer_v he_o never_o so_o much_o he_o will_v not_o regard_v it_o if_o it_o make_v not_o for_o his_o end_n and_o though_o never_o so_o many_o difficulty_n waylay_v he_o he_o make_v nothing_o of_o they_o that_o so_o he_o may_v attain_v his_o end_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o one_o who_o heart_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n though_o the_o devil_n come_v with_o temptation_n of_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n say_v all_o these_o will_v i_o give_v thou_o yet_o he_o prevail_v not_o so_o when_o with_o affliction_n etc._n etc._n 3_o this_o will_v make_v we_o press_v forward_o with_o strength_n of_o resolution_n in_o our_o christian_a race_n so_o that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o turn_v we_o out_o of_o our_o way_n see_v phil._n 3.14_o come_v to_o one_o that_o be_v run_v a_o race_n and_o tell_v he_o of_o such_o a_o merry_a meeting_n such_o a_o good_a bargain_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v not_o hearken_v there_o be_v no_o talk_v to_o he_o so_o it_o be_v with_o a_o christian_a that_o have_v nothing_o more_o in_o his_o thought_n than_o that_o he_o may_v come_v to_o the_o mark_n for_o the_o price_n of_o the_o high_a call_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n the_o fourteen_o direction_n 14_o set_v faith_n a_o work_n be_v much_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o faith_n faith_n have_v a_o mighty_a influence_n upon_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o enable_v of_o it_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o duty_n of_o self-denial_n read_v over_o the_o eleven_o of_o the_o hebrew_n wherein_o you_o have_v a_o little_a book_n of_o martyr_n contain_v the_o act_n and_o monument_n of_o a_o number_n of_o saint_n before_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n all_o which_o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o grace_n of_o faith_n overcome_v the_o world_n the_o devil_n and_o self_n the_o great_a enemy_n of_o all_o quest_n wherein_o lie_v the_o power_n of_o faith_n to_o carry_v a_o man_n through_o this_o duty_n of_o self-denial_n answ_n 1._o faith_n do_v mighty_o convince_v a_o man_n that_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o deny_v himself_o till_o a_o man_n be_v convince_v that_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n he_o will_v never_o deny_v himself_o till_o he_o see_v that_o he_o be_v oblige_v he_o will_v never_o make_v conscience_n of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n wherein_o the_o power_n of_o faith_n be_v see_v in_o enable_v a_o man_n to_o deny_v himself_o now_o faith_n do_v this_o three_o way_n 1_o it_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o the_o command_n of_o self-denial_n as_o if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o mat._n 16.24_o be_v 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