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be_o holy_a what_o heart_n have_v thou_o then_o that_o command_v the_o contrary_a 2._o as_o you_o cross_a god_n command_v so_o you_o damn_v the_o soul_n of_o those_o that_o god_n have_v commit_v unto_o your_o charge_n thou_o that_o keep_v their_o soul_n from_o holiness_n keep_v they_o from_o happiness_n oh_o it_o will_v one_o day_n be_v a_o wound_n to_o thy_o conscience_n to_o think_v with_o thyself_o my_o child_n will_v have_v follow_v holiness_n but_o i_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o therefore_o be_v he_o go_v into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n and_o i_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o no._n try_v whether_o thou_o be_v holy_a or_o no._n use_v 3_o
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§._o 5._o quest_n what_o be_v righteousness_n be_v righteousness_n what_o it_o be_v answ_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o spiritual_a image_n put_v into_o adam_n whereby_o he_o can_v love_v himself_o as_o he_o ought_v and_o his_o neighbour_n as_o himself_o in_o the_o description_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o god_n image_n in_o the_o will_n holiness_n fit_v adam_n to_o go_v to_o god_n yet_o of_o itself_o it_o can_v not_o fit_v he_o to_o love_v his_o brother_n therefore_o he_o must_v have_v another_o frame_n that_o be_v of_o righteousness_n again_o it_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o perform_v spiritual_a love_n to_o his_o brother_n therefore_o it_o must_v have_v this_o part_n of_o god_n image_n in_o it_o 1_o joh._n 4.7_o love_n be_v of_o god_n to_o love_v another_o holy_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o nature_n indeed_o a_o man_n may_v love_v another_o carnal_o as_o adulterer_n and_o natural_o as_o 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to_o another_o he_o that_o love_v himself_o as_o he_o shall_v will_v be_v dispose_v to_o love_v another_o love_n look_v first_o at_o that_o which_o be_v most_o good_a to_o i_o as_o to_o my_o honour_n which_o be_v a_o great_a good_a to_o i_o before_o the_o honour_n of_o another_o man_n it_o be_v true_a what_o be_v say_v of_o david_n 21._o 2_o sam._n 21._o thou_o be_v better_a than_o ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o that_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o his_o place_n and_o office_n but_o take_v a_o man_n as_o a_o particular_a person_n and_o my_o good_a be_v better_a to_o i_o then_o another_o man_n quest_n how_o shall_v a_o man_n love_v himself_o ans_fw-fr this_o love_n be_v bound_v by_o three_o thing_n bound_v self-love_n how_o to_o be_v bound_v by_o a_o right_a order_n measure_n manner_n 1._o a_o man_n must_v love_v himself_o in_o a_o right_a order_n and_o that_o you_o must_v understand_v in_o three_o rule_n rule_n 1._o he_o must_v love_v himself_o in_o the_o second_o place_n god_n in_o the_o 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a_o wise_a and_o glorious_a god_n and_o love_v his_o glory_n more_o do_v thou_o love_v thy_o life_n oh_o love_v the_o life_n of_o god_n who_o be_v a_o live_a god_n rom._n 9.3_o i_o can_v wish_v to_o be_v anathema_n for_o my_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n see_v that_o the_o jew_n will_v fall_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n he_o do_v so_o prize_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n that_o he_o can_v wish_v himself_o to_o be_v accurse_v that_o they_o may_v stand_v this_o be_v the_o cause_n he_o love_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n above_o all_o adam_n have_v power_n to_o love_v himself_o in_o a_o right_a measure_n this_o i_o refer_v to_o all_o those_o
the_o body_n body_n of_o god_n image_n in_o the_o body_n ans_fw-fr i_o answer_v two_o way_n 1._o negative_o not_o wherein_o it_o stand_v not_o the_o image_n of_o god_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n so_o as_o to_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n bone_n and_o sinew_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v double_a 1._o because_o if_o the_o image_n of_o god_n consist_v in_o these_o than_o other_o creature_n shall_v have_v the_o image_n of_o god_n but_o other_o creature_n though_o thus_o qualify_v have_v not_o the_o image_n of_o god_n but_o only_o adam_n 2._o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n joh._n 4.24_o and_o consequent_o body_n imply_v rather_o a_o opposition_n there_o be_v no_o proportion_n betwixt_o a_o spirit_n and_o a_o body_n luk._n 24.38_o a_o spirit_n have_v not_o flesh_n and_o bone_n this_o be_v against_o the_o plea_n of_o the_o papist_n that_o make_v the_o image_n of_o god_n the_o father_n like_o a_o old_a man_n the_o reason_n they_o give_v be_v because_o man_n have_v the_o 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