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door_n of_o thy_o lip_n from_o the_o wife_n that_o lie_v thy_o bosom_n for_o the_o son_n dishonour_v the_o father_n and_o the_o daughter_n rise_v up_o against_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o daughter_n in_o law_n against_o the_o mother_n in_o law_n and_o a_o man_n enemy_n be_v the_o man_n of_o his_o own_o house_n mic._n 7.5_o 6._o jer._n 9.4_o 5._o note_n see_v david_n complaint_n of_o the_o treachery_n and_o unkindness_n of_o his_o friend_n psal_n 88.8_o 18._o psal_n 41.9_o see_v what_o complaint_n the_o church_n make_v of_o the_o treachery_n and_o deceitfulness_n of_o friend_n and_o relation_n lam._n 1.19_o and_o see_v how_o the_o prophet_n hold_v forth_o the_o instability_n of_o humane_a friendship_n isa_n 59.16_o chap._n 63.5_o jer._n 30.13_o 14._o the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n comprehend_v all_o that_o be_v take_v or_o delightful_a to_o the_o sight_n and_o what_o can_v that_o be_v but_o what_o be_v either_o the_o contemplation_n of_o our_o own_o beauty_n or_o outward_a excellency_n 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in_o this_o world_n and_o how_o short_a this_o be_v of_o permanency_n and_o happiness_n experience_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v no_o stint_n of_o man_n ambition_n the_o spirit_n of_o pride_n rest_v not_o in_o one_o title_n but_o envy_n and_o ambition_n another_o and_o at_o best_a all_o these_o be_v but_o fanciful_a and_o have_v no_o intrinsic_a worth_n in_o they_o and_o be_v only_o valuable_a as_o fancy_n esteem_v they_o how_o soon_o be_v all_o humane_a glory_n extinguish_v by_o the_o least_o cross_a providence_n from_o god_n how_o be_v the_o glory_n and_o pride_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n lay_v to_o the_o ground_n when_o he_o be_v turn_v from_o under_o his_o glorious_a canopy_n of_o state_n and_o rich_a embroidery_n and_o from_o wear_v a_o crown_n of_o pure_a gold_n send_v to_o feed_v and_o lodge_v among_o the_o beast_n until_o his_o hair_n become_v like_o bird_n feather_n and_o his_o nail_n like_o eaglés_fw-fr claw_n and_o he_o force_v to_o acknowledge_v his_o own_o nothingness_n and_o god_n sovereignty_n all_o who_o work_n be_v truth_n and_o his_o way_n judgement_n and_o those_o who_o walk_v in_o pride_n he_o be_v able_a to_o abase_v dan._n 4.30_o to_o end_v how_o eminent_o be_v the_o gluttony_n pride_n and_o tyranny_n of_o adonibezeck_n chastise_v who_o have_v threescore_o and_o ten_o king_n have_v their_o thumb_n and_o great_a toe_n cut_v off_o gather_v their_o meat_n under_o his_o table_n who_o be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o sovereignty_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n as_o i_o have_v do_v so_o god_n have_v requite_v i_o judge_n 1.7_o how_o be_v the_o blasphemous_a pride_n and_o ambition_n of_o senacherib_n and_o rabsecah_n against_o god_n and_o his_o people_n punish_v by_o god_n miraculous_a raise_v the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o send_v forth_o his_o angel_n and_o
a_o heir_n of_o god_n through_o christ_n rom._n 8.15_o 17_o 26._o he_o make_v his_o saint_n copartner_n of_o his_o own_o glory_n with_o the_o father_n and_o place_v they_o to_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n with_o himself_o and_o the_o glory_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o i_o have_v give_v they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v one_o even_o as_o we_o be_v one_o jo._n 17.22_o 23_o 24._o to_o he_o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o grant_v to_o sit_v with_o i_o on_o my_o throne_n even_o as_o i_o overcome_v and_o be_o set_v down_o with_o my_o father_n in_o his_o throne_n rev._n 3.21_o hence_o we_o see_v how_o far_o all_o the_o glory_n grandeur_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o this_o life_n come_v short_a to_o that_o inheritance_n in_o heaven_n and_o expectation_n of_o believer_n have_v thus_o view_v the_o emptiness_n of_o all_o these_o carnal_a and_o earthly_a pretension_n with_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o saint_n inheritance_n we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o answer_n of_o these_o three_o forego_v objection_n object_n 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than_o earth_n so_o these_o earthly_a thing_n must_v be_v of_o less_o esteem_n than_o these_o heavenly_a and_o see_v in_o merchandise_n and_o good_a husbandry_n the_o value_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o purchase_n be_v considerable_a beyond_o the_o price_n or_o in_o balance_n with_o it_o in_o prospect_n of_o the_o advantage_n that_o may_v accrue_v so_o that_o in_o reason_n it_o can_v be_v pretend_v that_o the_o get_n of_o heaven_n in_o all_o the_o glorious_a excellency_n thereof_o can_v be_v a_o hard_a bargain_n though_o the_o world_n under_o its_o best_a pretension_n shall_v be_v give_v in_o purchase_n for_o what_o have_v a_o man_n profit_v if_o he_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n mat._n 16.26_o second_o consider_v god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o life_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o dispose_v of_o it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n have_v he_o not_o then_o the_o term_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n must_v we_o cut_v and_o carve_v and_o make_v bargain_n for_o 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