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man_n can_v have_v any_o propriety_n in_o himself_o or_o power_n over_o himself_o but_o what_o be_v derive_v from_o this_o absolute_a lord_n and_o stand_v in_o full_a subordination_n to_o he_o therefore_o it_o belong_v to_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o absolute_a disposer_n of_o we_o and_o all_o thing_n he_o may_v do_v with_o his_o own_o what_o he_o please_v and_o use_v it_o to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o own_o will_n who_o will_v interpose_v or_o any_o way_n hinder_v christ_n from_o the_o free_a disposal_n of_o his_o own_o not_o any_o copartner_n for_o there_o be_v none_o nor_o we_o ourselves_o for_o we_o be_v whole_o he_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o he_o to_o do_v we_o any_o wrong_n however_o he_o shall_v use_v we_o therefore_o no_o man_n shall_v repine_v at_o his_o disposal_n of_o he_o but_o all_o shall_v acquiesce_v in_o his_o dispose_n will_n nor_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o selfish_a end_n which_o be_v injurious_a to_o the_o will_n or_o interest_n of_o christ._n 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worldliness_n it_o be_v not_o a_o pin_n to_o choose_v whether_o they_o be_v pagan_n or_o christian_n for_o act_v thus_o heathenish_o thus_o brutish_o they_o do_v but_o pollute_v that_o sacred_a and_o worthy_a name_n the_o apostle_n say_v i_o be_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 9.21_o not_o without_o the_o law_n to_o god_n but_o under_o the_o law_n to_o christ._n this_o lead_v to_o second_o use_n of_o reprehension_n it_o may_v serve_v to_o reprove_v three_o sort_n 1._o those_o that_o endure_v not_o to_o hear_v of_o christ_n lordship_n and_o command_n that_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v this_o dominion_n of_o christ_n nor_o let_v he_o be_v lord_n in_o his_o own_o house_n but_o do_v what_o in_o they_o lie_v to_o deprive_v he_o of_o that_o honour_n to_o which_o he_o have_v so_o good_a a_o right_n but_o who_o deny_v christ_n lordship_n 1._o they_o that_o will_v not_o hear_v his_o voice_n obey_v his_o call_n accept_v his_o inâ—itations_n 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