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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v practise_v daily_o in_o it_o and_o it_o will_v obtain_v through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n a_o due_a power_n over_o thou_o the_o sum_n then_o of_o what_o we_o have_v say_v on_o this_o point_n be_v to_o the_o end_n godliness_n may_v have_v its_o power_n over_o any_o person_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o principle_n of_o godliness_n that_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o of_o christian_a life_n be_v due_o by_o they_o understand_v be_v firm_o believe_v be_v further_o particular_o in_o practice_n attend_v to_o and_o that_o last_o they_o endeavour_v to_o inure_v themselves_o into_o a_o compliance_n with_o they_o and_o habitual_a observance_n of_o they_o for_o in_o this_o method_n and_o by_o these_o step_n it_o be_v rational_o intelligible_a and_o accountable_a how_o godliness_n may_v obtain_v power_n over_o man_n and_o in_o any_o other_o method_n to_o expect_v it_o be_v a_o presumptuous_a not_o to_o say_v enthusiastical_a though_o god_n know_v too_o frequent_a a_o extravagance_n §_o 3._o now_o by_o what_o we_o have_v thus_o discourse_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o collect_v when_o godliness_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v its_o due_a power_n namely_o when_o in_o aman_n the_o belief_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o godliness_n and_o good_a conscience_n prevail_v general_o to_o regulate_v and_o govern_v the_o man_n life_n and_o heart_n or_o in_o plain_a term_n if_o plain_a can_v be_v when_o through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o such_o method_n as_o above_o set_v down_o the_o man_n be_v bring_v over_o from_o a_o worldly_a vain_a or_o loose_a life_n to_o a_o fix_a purpose_n of_o heart_n not_o to_o allow_v himself_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o any_o know_a sin_n nor_o in_o the_o neglect_n of_o any_o know_a duty_n and_o this_o purpose_n be_v firm_o keep_v to_o and_o put_v in_o practice_n endeavour_v withal_o to_o maintain_v perpetual_o such_o a_o temper_n of_o mind_n whence_o may_v flow_v a_o life_n so_o regular_a such_o person_n as_o these_o there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o such_o as_o these_o i_o say_v and_o in_o no_o other_o let_v man_n pretend_v what_o they_o will_v be_v the_o power_n of_o godliness_n to_o be_v find_v all_o this_o will_v be_v most_o plain_a and_o together_o fortify_v by_o the_o evidence_n if_o illustrate_v by_o a_o example_n or_o two_o out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o first_o as_o to_o the_o prevalence_n of_o godliness_n or_o good_a conscience_n so_o as_o to_o allow_v a_o man_n self_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o no_o sin_n a_o fit_a instance_n can_v well_o be_v find_v than_o that_o of_o joseph_n genes_n thirty-nine_o the_o temptation_n be_v well_o enough_o know_v and_o the_o concurrence_n of_o circumstance_n such_o as_o give_v it_o a_o strange_a recommendation_n his_o age_n he_o young_a his_o condition_n a_o servant_n and_o she_o his_o mistress_n the_o advantage_n likely_a to_o befall_v he_o hereby_o nothing_o already_o be_v keep_v from_o he_o in_o the_o 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